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Show derful'speed and agility. Corbett now weighs fully 140 pounds. Both men received a lot of punishment, Corbett closing one of Marto's eyes In the second sec-ond round and the latter drawing blood from Corbett's nose in the third. Both men adopted aggressive tactics from the first. Marto being warned repeatedly re-peatedly for using his head. In most of the rounds, Corbett forced the fighting. fight-ing. It was only in the last minute that Marto took tho offensive; even, then, however, Corbett cleverly held him off, finishing the fight nearly as fresh aa at the beginning. YOUNG CORBETT DEFEATS MARTO OF NEW YORK New York, March 2. Young Corbett of Denver, formerly featherweight champion, signalized his re-appearance in tho ring hore tonight by defeating Johnny Marto of New York, in a fast en round bout, before the members or the Falrmount Athletic club. Although Corbett disappointed ma friends by failing to knock out his opponent, op-ponent, he surprised them by his won- |