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14 THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MAROH 26, 1909. |; |UP TO DATE | AND NEWSY CORBETT'S GRIT EARNS HIM DRAW WITH BERT KEYES os | py. Champion Starts in Like Whirl- | * wind Against Younger Opponent —Tires in Middle of Battle, but Comes Back Strong at Finish. } NE of the most amazing things O I have seen in a long ring| side career !s the way In| which Young Corbett has come back. I remember very clearly one night not many months ago when I met Corbett after a fight at the Natlonal A. C. and) walked a few blocks with him | “What a lot of dubs aro getting the money now," said Corbett. good mind to try again.” I looked him over, noted his globu- lar figure, remembered the knockouts that had ended his ring exPer'ence| years ago and the tales of wild digs: | pation that followed ..im everywhere he went, “Too bad,” H thought. “He was a good one once.’ ‘And last night I sat at the ring elde again and saw vane Corbett put tap as hard, game, fast and clever @ fight as he ever did when he was among the champions. UG There was a contrast botween Corbett and Bert Keye 1 they entered the ring at the Whirlwind, Keyes is bullt) Ike the ancient Greek warriors immor- | "I've a Corbett came back with bull-like rushes. | Keyes caught him with a paralyzing hook in the stomach. It sunk in wrist deep, yet Corbett only laughed and be- gan kidding. His endurance was won- ; ane Sey 5 dertul, Keyes's round P talized by ¢ isel of Phidins. Physl-| ong of this session it. look { cally he is p His broad shoulders, | Corbett. He was bleeding and seemed & clean-out 1d. muscular limbs | tred. For the first time Corbett came out Again With @ serious look on his face, No grin thts time. He rushed at Keyes d was met with a savage punch on e@ chin. It zed him, In he beat Keyes all around nd threw hin against the es, almost carried off his swing after swing. Still he} hard wallop, Even round. t mark him as a man built especially for g the fighting game Corbett, from the waist up, still has the fine shoulders and smooth, supple muscles that earned him fame. His legs Were good as ever. But re was no denying that in spite of the loss of thirty or forty pounds he still carried|"Kevee started well withna tight hora: too much stomach, er. Corbett tore back at him and forced | him to give way. He ducked Corbett Starts Out Fast. Keyes's swings cloverly and fought ion Yet, when Charlie White motioned to| back with snappy letts and paralyzing e the time-keeper and the bell rang, Cor-| rorced to cover ‘and stall é Keyes’ wat He came out Dett was first out of his corner. As he of tt Kt) Ae th a swing that opened | a Keyes came together Corbett|Corbett’s left ey There was more om y lett hook to| 100d: Corbett, savage, began. talking whipped the old snappy 1 Bert's Jaw, and the first glimpse of his # foot work showed unexpected speed, At} ‘ once the fight was fast and furlous. | Tenth Round Was Fast. 4 Corbett tore in and forced matters with-| Up to this time avaaihaatntaiaaetie as he forced the ned at the tau Stand Corbett o: ting. Keyes grin- ut was unable to Corbett's round. ten rounds to travel. Before a minute) damage. Now, In the tenth, Corbett opened the ball with a crack tl had passed he showed that he could | oP pened) the (ball, withiies crack, on the take'a punch. He caught Keyes a hard | rallied and slugged Corbett away. Back clip on the chin, and Instantly Berteerne ee is silo as teats as in thet \first round, not even puffing. , rushed Corbett to the ropes and stood | pinned Ieaves to the ropes and bate | toe to toe with him, swinging both fered him, until ‘Bert grew weak and andaiioithe Brains chin with force| wobbly, Keyes was very tired, but his! floor a middle-welght, Cor-| Condition stood him well, He recovered enough to floor : jenough to make a flugging finish. Cor- pett stood the gaff without wavering | bett's round, and his work In the last and fought Keyes back to the middle of |two made the event so even that a qe |"draw" ts the only satisfactory decl- out a thought of the fact that he had! best of it. He had done most of the C 8. The first round was Corbett’ lacuna thw auhonence tneveatintadbencet In the second Corbett came out laugh-|gvenly contested “fights of the seuson {ng and slugged from bell to bell. Keyes THE BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK | YOUNG CORBETT CAN STILL GO SOME. Ay Wuss SS Senator Sin Frawusy nest, INTERESTED IN THE TI Ane PELL OFF Md CHAIR Corsett s THERE WITH THE? SMILE AND THE CONVERSATION « Johnny White Again on Job. al National Club evenin , Stopped rd has already | Will Take Place of Jim Buc Ke | ley, Who Has Resigned as Referee. gah, Be of Chi. days ago, eet some good Benny has BY JOHN POLLOCK. OHNNY WHITE, manager of the J National A. C,, 1s going to refereo| the boute at his club again, Johnny | $$ old the writer last night that as Jim| Buckley had resigned as the club's of- ficlal referee, he thought st was up to { him to get back on the job again. White will resume his work after the show to- night, at which Tim Hurst will oM- clate. White says that the pugilists who appear tn the bouts when he ts refer-| t18, eeing will have to show thelr best | toret work, or he will stop the contest_an order them out of the ring, "They |! | will not slow up on me," fala White Bere the past two days, also has proven | vor they will suffer’ IN his s worth aut that position. Gardner {s iNew aoe le Fa { SUll sick and taking it ea it the Salle < |New Manager Well Pleased ing plantation, wii {oer te ha: ay | i. 6 nae ng the time of his life to get his throw- | With New Material Picked | tng arm in good shape, Ball und Lo ony | Porte have both shown excellent work | an a0 as th local fan the Quaker fen rounds. ast nigh ille, the Chicag ta show Cc, of Pt LEON AMES, Corbett reached his mark ywith the harpshooter. He shook | ‘This was his round, | ged with him, punch for punch, but} e Keyes missed many a good wal- alseay ofa Raves up badly. to impre was a champlo rater. He r ! had the best of th minute !t was all ( t with @ second-| ' the Bail That He Has bbed him stralg eee ‘ aiiaed a fierce left Always Needed chin at close qua heavily, but C | y athim. F E ter F bett beg “Come 8 dis- That !s “Bugs” His success of Rain Spoils Practice of theBrookiyns Jack O ten first —— BASEBALL GUIDE FOR 1909 SEASON APPEARS a s aaa of Ar d alisha ally. curve} SPITBALL “ARTIST, corm me MAKES BIG HIT WITH M'GRAW ° last year 18 attributed to that curve} Jalone a mix-up and | Big Twitler “Finally Masters | Ame Men Face Him in Practice has always needed a slow curve| Fans the First am us wide sweeper, a aS at last mastered it, In the practice game of yesterday | McGraw t eaded pitcher to! Game. cut loose ¢ ything he had. n and he} @ warm-up. ling an exhibition Ames Fans Five Men, selves w He went in half hour harged. 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