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Lrltt duhsc 1 a terrliic i.it swing for the Jaw and Corbett's efTorts were wild. -"V-rv few Mowe foim 1 a Ioi't-ine Ioi't-ine place. 1 rut sent 11 a rir i.t to tne head and followed it wltn left to the face, Corbett etaliinr dewoerstely, Brltt 1id most of the f sriitin tn this round. The round-and fir't ended wUri the men fix-jajed fix-jajed in a here mix-tip, Eritt landinf. alnioet at win. ' 1 Brltt-w riven the decision. It wll received re-ceived wlih tremendoua cbeeri. - ' i .it' ,' r , . , -;' r i I t t i . , 1 H .' . ' ,v y , ; . i - r r i c r 1 ... i t . f , t .. f ' cx t t -s 1 a l- v . ... i ta l-.s - 'r- , -...r) ftr- tv '"t i:"rc-t ' h r' ''t t , , . : ' ( t f -J f -r 1 .., i j.; r 1 . ., t t i i.'-t 1. i. I t .,.lt, i to i' t at.-r 1 ' .v-t' ' 1 t t .. . -re r-' .' 1. Cortrtt 1 .- t , t ! l t e . w . i ! t '.- I t fa e c - -ve. -x.rb"i t f ..ori it i'i r:-i.t and K'Xt wsi.:9 to tne Jiw, s-i t .'v'r l It. I -'it irl-oci a l-'t ., ' 1 T t e be ' y. i rut c rove, a 1-ft r ti fori- i a rw, Mart j toe I , c'rr! -t t n -"tfit v i r' ; i.t nt " fa'-, t -r the biood afre-t ficm -j t fx, l-oin men are covered !'n I .. .1 und thr-:r erpfr to be baa.y c t 1 us rotr.d C!"t""i i-i C""rbett' favor. 1 ,'itt corstoni .;. bi'irf.-'f uri resiinf and acung niosuy on tue defensive. . , KOT'XD lV-Tr.ey immed!aty mixed It, 8nd tritt blockf-1 evt-nl ruhta and lefts fur the bodv I. rut then swung his Jeft twice to Corbetfa ear, and then Jabbel a straight If-f t to the champion's fare. Corbett Cor-bett rocked Jimmy's head with short-arm win and in a mix put a hard rlnht to the jaw. Brltt mh.ed a r!s ' t for tea Jaw, and an attempt by Corbett to counter was blocked. Tha pace slackened mrsiJerably over the previous rounds, liritt sent a ttraUht left to the face and missed a leit awing for the Jaw. They tneu exchanged hard riRhts to the face. Brltt sent Corbett's head back with a i . 1. 1 . L. t .ira tf A flllhM i i ! I i i i I ! I x J "JUIiHE" EEJXT. . - - :: ; ' : :;: co, z' .r-.'x : c ja- i :'(.: ' . - i ai i t', (! - :- t cr V,'.:.!: i 7. 1 ' (' r 1 . .1 s -Ycur.j Cu:'t;t") ! C j i i a t' f r.ty-rour.l cor.t : -'. at '"."c ; ; . lis; : l. V? t3 f f - er.tetr.th round C r ' f " -x v as errarf.t, but ii that r: : : t i ::: I and ra'.rei r" ' t ar.d 2 . c . i j Ttior.s cf Ct ri t' an-. i , : rv..- t t:.e cta:r.;ion to tUr.ch t)' -".. ' 1 ? i cf the two t r.xt rs tvf re en- ! f :.v. ITitt i . t f r the I ' 1 . - r t cf the time, w .-... Cr.rbett j c -', : i li.T.sc'.f to the face-, 1 aj ar.d 1 t Wf' 1 Just 129 rr l5. but C :l l's v:;ht was r.ot n.a'.e public. " t .i It is br.derstood thflt l vas at .1 .a round and a l;alf U'.ow the t ci Wi!;ht 130 pounds. . ,i men fought hard in every xound. Tr.-t, In his crouching attitude was. el. to yuard his etomach 'effectively,, tho. -h Corbett was1 able to land hard. ' , on bead and Jaw. In the first few rounds Erltt found the Denver man's stomach, repeatedly, though bis blows lacked steam. j Tritt a IUn: General. ' ' It was without -doubt the greatest i f-vt ever fought In California. Britfs : eU.ity to Bssimilate punishment and bis endurance were pimply marvelous. . At ro time during the twenty rounds Cii Britt break ground. lie always bmueht the fight to Corbett. Urut was heavily punished, yet vas st ail times willing to take more, and i ' f.rrhy outgamed the champion. ) The pace that Both men set was of a I ' 'nature to make both men tired. However, How-ever, their, condition brought them after af-ter a minute's respite to the center of the ring with renewed vigor.' Britt was better at out-fighting and Corbett superior In the in-ftghting. L.ritt had the best footwork and the greatest speed. Corbett showed himself him-self the cleverer fighter at times and the heavier hitter. " Corbett to the ropes, but failed to connect. con-nect. As tha bil rang liritt reopened Corbett's eye with a straight left It was a hard fight and both men again went to their corners with blood flowing from all i over their damared facea. Corbett's sec-I sec-I onds worked hard on the champion's eye, which was badly swollen. - , ' ROUND 11 Corbett bored !n with hard rljtht to the kidneys. A mix followed, Britt missing two lefta for the face and Corbett putting in two rights to the face. Tho referea had his hands full separating the combatants. Britt missed a left for the Jaw, and a right bv tha champion landed on Britfs face. They clinched repeatedly. re-peatedly. Corbett missed several rights for the fate and held on to Britt, for which he was hissed.- Both men appeared tired. Corbett was very wild with two j iinnecmita for the Jaw. es wera also two Corbett Deeply, Affected. Up to tho fifteenth round Corbett had the better of the fight but from this . round on Brltt out-fought Corbett at every stage of -the game. "When Cor hett reached his dreselng-rocm he burst Into tears. Commenting on the decision, , ... be said: ..... . "I am a stranger In this city, and I have been badly treated. I waa warned before X came here that I would be treated as I have been, but I did not believe It until tonight. I was deprived cf the decision unjustly. I waa stopped from fighting according to Marquis of tjueensberry rules. At the end of the rineteenth round they had to carry , 1 rstt to his corner, jet he was given jhe decision." Harry Tu thill. Corbett's trainer, announced an-nounced that he would match Corbett against Brltt the fight to come off In three weekst winner to take all. . Brltt said: "It was a clean-cut vic-' vic-' tory." i Britt waa badly marked up, . wbile Corbett was unmarked with the exception ex-ception of a cut over his eye. Corbett claims to have Injured his right hand and forearm during; the contest, but he does not know In what round. It is thought that a small bone waa -Injured. This deprived him of the full use of hla rij&t' 810,000 Cat Honey. - ' however, a straight left caught Britt on the face. They then went to a mix-up without result and the gong clanged. Careful fighting marked this round, with Britt having a very slight lead. Both men looked very determined and timed their blows carefully . . . ROUND t They closed In, and BrUt tried with left and right for the face, but Corbett blocked them. Again they BWM it. Britt putting his left hard to the body. 11 almo6t floored the champion with a fearful left to tha body. Corbett -fought back wildly, and received a left swing to the Jaw that nearly put him to the ueor. Corbett's face took on a worried look. HJ rushed In, but waa met with a straight left to the body that sent him back to the ropes. They closed la and Corbett missed several vicious let and right swings tor the Jaw. Britt Jabbed with straight left to the face, and Corbett swung right hard twice to Britfs kidneys. The second blow waa a hard one. They mixed H and Corbett Cor-bett planted his right and left on Britt 8 Jaw. The bell rang and the seconds ran in and "separated the men. Corbett had ail the better of the in-fighting,- and Britt was warned by his seconds to keep his distance. dis-tance. Corbett had a slight lead In this, round. - , ROUND S-They went to' nilx. botij missing with lefts to the. head. Corbett swung a left to Jimmy's ear. And Brltt was wild with a left swing for-the Jaw. Britt Jabbed Corbett to the face with a left and In a mix Corbett pushed Jimiy-to hia knees. Britt was up quickly and drove a straight left to the body. They pUn mixed it. with the result that Corbett put In a hard left to he face. Britt then blocked a straight right for the body. They came to close quarters ana corDetx swung a short-arm right to the face, and a left to the -rose. Britt did not relish this style of fighting and waa backed against the ropes, Corbett getting In m good right to the face. They exchanged righta to the face, and the bell rang, it waa Corbett's round. He set a very fast pace and did not give Brltt much timo to keep his distance. ROUND 4 Brltt'missed a left swing and a right swing by Corbett went wild. A left swing by Britt caught Coibett on the face, but the champion countered with a vicious right uppercut to the Jaw. Jl. feinted with right and sent a, left hook hard to the body. Corbett swung a hard right to the body and Biased i hard left swing for the face. He kept after Britt sending a right swing to th Jaw. Brltt rushed Corbett to the ropes, but land a straight right for the Jw. Then they mixed in, and Brltt on the break-away, break-away, swung hard left tp the -head. .The champion retaliated with a right to ithe head. They mixed it again, and Corbett put a hard right to the face, and then whippeda terrific left to the nose that sent tha blood spouting from that organ. It wsj T a hard blow. The bell then rang. Corbett had much the better of the round. rights for the face by Brltt In a mlx-up acainst the ropes Corbett sent in left and right to the Jaw, and Jimmy looked very tired as the bell rang. It waa the cham-ion's cham-ion's round. Britt looked very tired a La received attention from his seconds. ROUND 13-Britt "missed a left swing for the heaL and they mixed It without damage. Corbett seemed to be waiting for a chance to get in a telling blow. Finally he drove In a straight right to the stomach, stom-ach, but received a still harder on from Britfs left in the stomach. Corbett was wild with7 a terrific right swing, and they went to a clinch. Corbett kept rushing at Brtu, who appeared tired. Corbett bored tn and .sent a straight left to tha Jaw, escaping a left counter. Britfs cleverness stood him well In . stead, as Corbett kept after him relentlessly, but in moat cases did not land. Brltt forced Corbett to tho ropes and failed to take advantage of a wide opening. They got to the center of the ring and the bell found them In a clinch. Both men appeared tired at this stage. It looked like an even fight up to this stage. , ROUND 1-They Immediately fushed to a clinch, and Referee Graney parted them. Brltt was wild with two lefts and another left for the body was blocked. Very little fighting followed, the men clinching repeatedly. Britt was short sev eral times with his left and Corbett whipped smart left to tha Jaw, duplicating dupli-cating the blow a moment later. Brltt then forced Corbett to the ropes, landing a left hook- to the stomach and a left to the faoe. Corbett forced him back to tho center of the ring and caught Brltt twice on the Jaw with two hard right upper-cuts. upper-cuts. It wssl noticed that Corbett took good care to keep his stomach covered. As the bell rang Brltt swung With a fearful fear-ful right for the Jaw, but It went wild. The pace slowed down and both men again went to their comers tired. Corbett Cor-bett had the better of tho round. - ROUND 14 They sparred In a desultory manner, each looking for an opening. Finally Corbett swung two hard rights to the ear and followed it with a right to the body, that was partially blocked. Borne clever blocktrg followed. Corbett falling to connect with three vicious right swings. Jimmy hooked his left high on the breast and a clinch followed. Corbett then blocked a left for the body, but received re-ceived a straight left to the face. A right swing by Corbett .went wide, asid Britt missed two fierce lefts in succession for the face. Corbett Jarred. Britt with a straight left to the Jaw that forced tho Californian to a clinch. Jimmy g'n appeared tired 1 as the bell rang. Tho round waa a shade Corbett's. The men are resorting to much 'clinching and the referee ta keptbusy prying them apart ROUND IS Corbett went m after Britt ' planting a straight left to the Jaw and a right to the body. Brltt then received two right and left swings on tho Jaw that daaed him. He fought back desperately and drove a couple of left hooka to tha . When the bell summoned the principals princi-pals in the main event to the center of the ring there were 8000 people In attendance. at-tendance. . The club officials stated tha -' the receipts would total about $40,000, which is the greatest amount ever con-, tested for by fighters of Corbett's and Brltt's caliber. Included in the assem-' assem-' tlage were prominent sporting men from all over the country. ' Corbett was a pronounced favorite' at nlds which fluctuated from 10 to to 10 to 6tt. ' 1, ' The betting, which had been apathetic during the day considering the importance import-ance of the contest and the tremendous , Interest displayed, revived early in tho ( ' fvening with a suddenness that literally liter-ally swamped the pool tellers. Corbett . "wagered $2500 against J150O that be would be returned a winner, while Britt traced J500 against J900 on his own chances. It was rumored that tho champion had 5000 or over to place at odds of 1 to 3 that be would win inside of twelva rounds. In the mutuals, the majority of speculators spec-ulators figured-Corbett to win in from ' ' ten to fifteen rounds, while Britt Is held to have .tie best chance in eighteen " rounds or more." ROUND S-They wentat It at close range, Corbett doing much execution with short-arm right aid left .owlnga. When they broke away Britt hooked his eft twice to tha body. Britt tried with left for the Jaw, but Corbett cleverly brushed It aside. Brkt rushed Corbett to the ropes but the champion sent him back with right to the body. Corbett rushed in. but wis met with a straight left to th. Wr and a left to the face. Corbett "t" with a fierce right to the Jaw. but Britt not to be denied, sent the l against the rore with a -fearful left to the stomach. Thev then mixed It but no damage resulted. Britt sent In a straight left to the' face and Corbett stalled till the bound of the bell. Britt had a shake the better of it in this round and looked more confident His body blows did not appear to suit the champion, who clinched repeatedly In this round. f ROUND They rushed Into a mfx, In which Corbett swung right and left to the Jaw: but these' were offset by two vicious lefts that Britt sent to the champion's cham-pion's stomach. A moment later Britt s feft sank Into Corbett's stomach, but Corbett Cor-bett sent In two lightning lefts to the face that sent Britt back. Corbett nearly went to his knees from ,a. missed right . Twing. A straight left by'Corbett for ther stom'ch was blocked by Britt who countered coun-tered with right on, the stomach- Corbett was wild with ft left and right swing, Britt getting in e-straight left to the body. Quick as a flash Corbtt whipped his left to Britfs Jaw, sending his head back. It was a vicious blow and Jimmy fought desperately, landing a left over Corbett s eye that tore that member open. It was a hard finish to the round, in which honors were even- . . v ROUND 7 Brltt missed two lefts tor the bodv and received a short-arm Jolt io the facefrom Corbett'sleft. Corbett missed a territio right uppercut. and they clinched. Corbett landing several rights over the kidneys. Both men wore badly discolored optics. Britt sent a ternfic rn-tt to the Jaw, and followed it with a bird r5?ft to the body that forced the champion to clinch '-They went at it hammer and tons, Britt having much the b-nx-r of a fierce rally, in this rotind Britt outfought Corbett in the mixes. Cor-belt Cor-belt rep-tu.V stalling. Corbett swung wiM'vwnn rltrht "nd moment later Inn led a fearful riht uppercut to the Jaw loth men foufiht liercely, glylrr end taking considerable punishment U ws a cm, psratively even round. If any-t- .- sr l rut kept his head better than the cnaii.i ion and lar.. d the cleaner blows. r.CUND 8 Eritt lunged out With left, m rignters Enter the Eing. - Young Corbett was the first to enter the ring. He was clad in a blue nd white sweater, and had both banui -. bandared.' After being cheered he at ' once took his seat and proceeded to read numerous telegrams which had ,pre-' ,pre-' ceded him. He smiled confidently to his friends around the ringside.- His condition con-dition appeared to be perfect. ' Brltt entered the ring fifteen minutes later. . He was introduced as the "Idol of the Olympic club and the pride of California." Britt was accorded an ovation, which lasted several minutes, " . r Jimmy looked a bit worried, but it was seen that his physical condition was ' " g-oof in rpite of the low weight. Immediately afterwards Corbett was Introduced as the "pride of Denver and " the feitherweight champion of the ' world." HLs reception did not suiter in comparison with the ovation accorded the local favorite. - Both men posed for ' a flash light photograph. Referee Eddie Graney entered the ring, and after "shaking hands with " both men brought them to the center of the ring and gave them their lnstruc-. lnstruc-. t ins. He announced that the fight ould.be twenty rounds. Marquis of Q ieenFbury rules. , l.ritt and, Corbett then shook hands p"d went to their respective corners. '- r '117ND 1 After "maneuvering for an c "? Corbett l;"ed out with a left t e t' ' 1 r.'t ci.vwly blocked then. ' . o i ir ai.f r-j-ts also went wild, as I - c-1 a ?tra:it lft lend bv Britt for t fice. 1 in then mlss-ed urrercuts. a i t bv C i r-it end a left by i-ntt Cor- whs t i. i ciH.rt with a left lead. . ? . f,, l.ntt then hooked his left i l,r, ;y pr,d Quickly foikwed it with x - 'fc-i "). :t to the Jaw. They then , I v nut tiamaee. Corbtlt planted t i J y s rit s a nd n . . I a . . j- t e tte. A mutiier.t louter, bett forced Brltt to the ropes, planting right and left to the Jaw. It looked bad for Brltt. He appeared very groggy ana fought like a dying man. Corbett sent a left to the Jaw and missed a right that would have ended matters had it landed. Britt received two rights and lefts on the Jaw that sent bin to a clinch. He hung on desperately to avefd- punishment. As they broke away Brltt drove a straight left to the stomach with a great deal of foroe, . remarking,- '"How do you like It yourself?"' The bell then sent the men to their corners. It waa Corbett's round. ROUND1 They stood In the center of the ring, exchanging blow for blow. Brltt ?lanted a hard left to the body and fol-owed fol-owed it with a left swing that sent Corbett's Cor-bett's head back. Brltt followed hla adi Jantagi, putting right and left to tho aw. Cotbett araln looked, worried. Corbett Cor-bett then shot his right to the body with great force and Brltt again clinched. Britt got In a left to the body and they mixed It, both delivering telling blows. Both seemed lb tire from the efforts. . Corbett sent In a straight left to tha body, the Impact Im-pact of which was heard all over tha building. Britt sent Corbett to the ropes with two terrino rights to the Jaw. The bell rang at this stage, but the fighters did not .hear it. It waa a wonderful rally on Britt's part and Corbett looked a bit froggy as he went to his corner. Britt had the advantage, notwithstanding he received some hard blows. ROUND 17 They went at It hammer and tongs, Britt sending his right and left to tho Jaw, forcing; Corbett to stall. Britt tnen sent In two stralsrht lefts to he face and blocked a desperae right swing by Corbett-. Britt landed several punishing lefts to Corbett's stomach and missed a hard rirht for the Jaw. Desperate fsht-t fsht-t followed, both men appearing almot tired out and Corbett clinching. Brtrt finally snt Corbett aralnst the rop with a e tfi'rM left ta trie body. - Corbett foukht'wlMly end they mixed it, with Ji-nrny uppercuit g Corbett on the face ar.d bo-' ; t l-ixa. It was a gruelling t!!a, Lri-.t Mving sll the better of It The bell stopped hostilities. It watf Britt's ! - - |