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Show loHiir.rr ami JAcnaoy. The Ureal llallle Urlnsru the Tas rnalllsla. HAK I'iianciscu, May 21, No pugl-llitlcuvent pugl-llitlcuvent ever occurred on the l'.-uluo Co'iat that created tuoru lutereat or excitement ex-citement than the great heavyweight battlo between Jim Corhett or Han Francisco aud l'eter Jackson or Aua-tralla, Aua-tralla, atthugymnulum of thu Call" fombi Athletic club tonight. The purw wo a large one, Slu.Ouu, JloOl) of whloh weutto tho loaer. The wonderful wonder-ful degree of Interest In the match waa duu not only to tho merlta and promt-uoncu promt-uoncu of thu two principals, but also tu thu (act that the contest would ojam tho way to settling tho queatlou of thu championship or tho world, ror it wu generally uudervtood that thu winner would eventually meet Frank Hlavln or any other man who might como forward for-ward for championship honors. Tho condition of tliu men wa alt that could bu dctlred. lloth weru recognized rec-ognized aa game flghtcra, poweaalng wonderful ability and woaderfulqulck-maw, woaderfulqulck-maw, Tho colored man's ring experience experi-ence was far greater than Corbett'a, and it was probably thla fact aa much na any other that made Jaik toil a favorite In the betting during the week Wfore thu fight, at odds ranging rromfl toSlutoHtoflo. Homo comment waa elicited by thn fast that Jackson sprained hla ankle aomu weeks ago, and It waa still alight-ly alight-ly swollen tenlghl, but has causod him no Incouveulenco at nil during his training. Them wna no real fear expressed ex-pressed that It would give him nny troullo during the fight. Hiram Cook was rifereo. Jackson wna seconded by Ham Fitipatrlrk and Hilly Hmllh; Corbctt by John Donald-roil, Donald-roil, Hilly Delaney and Harry Corhett. Tho betting thla evening generally continued at tbo same odds in Jack-sori'j Jack-sori'j Invor which prevailed during tho iiast twenty-lour houra, $100 to Sou undtlUOtotCl. Hoou after U Jackson and Corhett, with their rvcondu, entered thu ring, being received with cheers. Tho weights, near a could lu obtained, werel Jackson, IfJT; Cornell, 1W, although al-though It una claimed by tome that the dideroucu wa oven gieatcr than that. Time waa called for thu first round at M:ia, Aflir prellmlruiry rrarring and u clinch, CorlieU touched Jaeksou llghlly on thu law and as thu round closed received a lefl-hauder ou the ribs, Hecond CorUtt led, and In n clinch forced Jncksou ngnlust thu ropes. Cor-butt Cor-butt got ono on Jackson's stomach aud avoided a body blow by dodging. Third Jackaonatlenipted to light lu cloi.u range, but CorUtt clinched. Jackson followed Corbctt around (he ring. Thu latter laughed oa thn Australian tried to hit him aud failed. Fourth livery time f'orlett led hu fdlowcd It with n clinch. He landod hard on Jackson's ride threo or four llnutnud reteivul nothlug lu return. Fifth-Jackson caught lorlitt light-ly light-ly on tho ribs and tl plivi-l carefully careful-ly ror mi onlng. Corhttt turned hlni Inlon corner, Uit In thu rally Jackson had the better ur It. Hlr.Ui CorUtt caught n gixnl one In tho aide mil then landed hard ou Jaikaun' Jaw with hla ryiit. ISiter was forcing thlDgs, but Coruitt was n clever dodger. Hnventh Iblh men weru extremely careful ami nothing was none. Klghth Corbctt force I Jackson to thn ro und renched him on thuear. Ninth CorUttngalii rrnihed Jackson's Jack-son's sMc, but uot hnrd. Jaeksnu thon Undid ou the other's chin and follow! up with a hard rap on OrMl's wind. Jlmgavuhlmahardoue or Iho rame kind. l.lttle was donu III tho tenth and eleventh. Taxlfih-Corbitt lauded twice ou Jackson's stomach, niidjunurd aaay from ntwllt drlvu at hla Jaw. Thu battle up to this tlmu waa decidedly de-cidedly li leutlllc, and It l)ke I as If It would continue some time. If thero wa nny dltlerencu lu thu men Jacltaou waanlltlhilml,i.r. In tho thirteenth, fourteenth nnd lllteotilli thero wrie romullght blowr, but no damage, !ti tho rlxteenth Corhett led savagely, I ut JackMinm-ajicd. Near the dose, however, how-ever, Jim caught Id mail heavily ou the Jaw twice. Heveutccuth Corbelt laudcj with hla left on tho throat nnd mij.i several eirorta to repeat It. Jackson thru caught Corbelt several more of Iho same kind, and received a light olio In thu law In return. JCIghlreuth Corbelt hhded heavily on tho side. Jackson waa evidently trying for hla man's Jaw. Jim reache I lilt Hack hard, nnd n the round wa rluelno; caught Jackson hard ou tho mouth with his left. Nineteenth Jnckaou awun his left with great force, Uit CorUtt ecated by ducking. Jaekaou then reached Corbett'a til with n sharp blow aud gnvulihiiagooil juts Its Ihechln. Twenthth Corlwtt knocked Jackson backwilliaihort punch on thu throat, then forced him Intoacormr and lu thu Tally wlih h followe,! loibett ha I decidedly thu lt of It, giving Jack-rou Jack-rou sevcr.il hard rlghta aud a left lu thu Jaw. rwvuty.llrat Jackson was on hla mettle, llugivu Cornell a hard onu In Iho Jaw, but received about as good n ouu in return. Jackson welled hanl to land on Cor-Utt'a Cor-Utt'a rilai, but tho Utter wa very quick and wraped. In thu tweiity-tlfth.luenty-slxth and tweuty-aeventh there wrre light ex-chuuiriM. ex-chuuiriM. Thu twelity-elghth rioted with Corlxtt forcing Jaclmii hard. Hu kept It up In thu tnculy-iiluth, nud renched Jacksoii'a heal nud liody auve-ral auve-ral timer, receiving onu or twu count-irr, count-irr, J acUsou wna staggered by several oUlni'a onslaughts, but heMupwell, and toward thu end of tho ruun t Cor-bett'a Cor-bett'a attacks weru showing on his own wind. In thu thirtieth Jackson struck Cor-Udtouthe Cor-Udtouthe Jaw and a clluch rolloweI, CorlieU trying to get In a knockout, but Jackrou held him off. Jackson seemed much wolker and waa forcod to the rotaasoveral tlmif. liitliuthlrty-rlrstthe men weru too tired to do much, but In Iho thirty-second thirty-second Jackaon took thu nggresatvu nud gavo Corbelt n sharp rap lu the side, 'From this to the forty-lint round there was almost nothing done, lloth men wero very cautious. In the forty-first laith men landed several timer, JacUon getting to heavy rights ou Corbett'a wind nnd henrt. Nothlug wa done until Iho forty-rlxth, when Jackson wa cauedit hard lu the throat and again on tho heart, slaggerlug him n little. Corbelt lauded a heavy straight right In Jack-son's Jack-son's side. Forty-seventh Jackson' lli wero swollen tome. Corbelt showed scarcely scarce-ly any marka on the face, but n numlier or red spot on hi body. In this round, llku tho others, nothing was donu. Forty-eighth A few blows were exchanged, but the honors were about even. At ISiSOa. m. the fllly-elghth round concluded with nothlu donu and thu spectators loudly protesting. At theendof the sixty-second round the referee entered the ring und said: "It It evident that this contest Is unsatisfactory un-satisfactory to thu member of tho club and I decfaru no contest." Thu crowd was cheering nnd hooting and both principals entered n vigorous protest, but thu docliion went aud thu crowd left. All Iwts nru held until tho declalori or Ihojudgea today. IntureU null Killed lijr f tie f'jetmie. Mkxicu, Mo., May il. Tho cyclone which justed over thu northern halt ot Audrlan county yesterday kilted threu rsoui and seriously Injured ascoro or others, of whom four will die. The track ot the storm wssaltoutone hundred hun-dred yard wide. The residence or Alex Carter, William Powell. Dlllard Ilrothers, II. Kunkcl. GeorgoC. Hand, William Voetuiclr, T. II. Hall, Valentino Valen-tino H. Tadel, H.H. Norrl. A. Ahlfel.lt, A. Menfu nnd John Doerger, weru literally torn to pletrk, Kiinkel received re-ceived Injuries from which hu died within nu hour. HI eons, Otto and Henry, werosovcrely hurt. Yoetmler, wlfoaml child and Clareucu Harvey, who were vlaltlug there, wero badly cut uud brul.ied. H. H. Norrl' houae was blown to pieces nnd aoven members of tho family fami-ly Injured. Time of them, Mis flertlo Fletcher, Mrr.Hcaie and a small child, cannot live. Close at hand was thuhoutuor John Qoegor, which wa al"o demolished. Hla six-year-old daughter waa killed and the reaialuder or the family, five lu number, lain-fully lain-fully Injured. All Doogcr' stock wa killed. Three men, MaiouKorman, Tlioma and Homer ltogurs, seeing thu slorrn, laid flat nu tliu grntiud and clasped hands. Homer, who wmIu Iho middle, mid-dle, was killed, while thu others weru unlnJuroJ. In tho western part ol thu county thu worst damage wa donu ut I he rami o( J. A. Harrison. Hla sou waa blown hair a mllo and lodged In n tree nud fatally Injured. Hundred ol cat-lie, cat-lie, hogs and sheep wem killed. |
