The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08
AVE SIGNED THE ARTICLES.
opcoRAN AND HANLON FIX UP
THEIR AGREEMENT.

rtobt TO Be a 2O-Round Boxing
contest for "A Decision and to rake
place at the Thenter Thursday
,,,, AnriI 19-Both Men Will
ri.bt Mt I43 Pounds and the Win
- will Take 10 Per Cent. of the
Net Receipts-The Men Are Well
,,,,ched and "a Spirited Contest Is
Predicted.
,.tio,as Of agreement were signed yes
-, bv Tom Corcoran and Jack Han
Ian " 2O-round boxing contest for a
docision to take place at the Savannah
r. Alter Thursday night, April 10. The
agree to fight at 145 pounds weight
10 give or take five pounds. After
necessary expenses have been deduct
the receipts are to be divided on a
of rs per cent. to the winner, ard
Der cent 10 the loser.
The agreement was witnessed by John
carr at whose instance Hanlon came to
savannah to fight Corcoran, and who is
exercising a general supervision over the
affair. The referee has not yet been
selected. but Mr.. Carr has undertaken to
secure one who will give satisfaction both
10 the fighters and the public.
II has been some time since Savannah
had good mill and the large percentage
Of the male population which enjoys wit
Messing an affair of this kind occasionally
when it is properly conducted, is begin
ming to take an sinterest. The members
Of the sporting fraternity are all
ready sizing the men up, and getting
ready to pick the winner. Satisfactory
opportunities for making an estimate Of
the capacity Of the two men have not
been afforded as yet. and the favorite in
the betting has not yet developed. Han
lon has been in the ring longer, and is
better known in fstic circles, having
fought number of battles with men Of
some note ia his line. He has nineteen
battles to his credit, with first-class men.
in every one Of which he was the victor
with one exception. This exception was
Martin Judge, whom he later put out in
another fight in two rounds
Corcoran is regarded as the local cham
pion. He has fought every man in his
class in Savannah and the ueighboring
cities and has sixteen fights to his credit
His first fight TO attract general attention
was with Sam MCGOWAN at the Savanna
Jheater. whom he put out in nine rounds
More recently he put out Tom Williams
OF Atlanta in nine rounds and shortly
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city in fifteen rounds. He has fought and
defeated all the local fighters of any note.
having twice defeated Billy Duke and
having had one fight each with McDon-
I'D Gibbons, Dave Horn of Baltimore.
and others. In the fight with McCullough
Of Birmingham at the Savannah Thea
~ last summer, the decision was awarded
Ainst him on a foul by Referee Lynch
Of Atlanta, much to the dissatisfaction
md .
'he referee 1t was plainly evident to the
crowd that Corcoran would have finished
his man in one more round.
Inc night is given special interest by
We TACT that If Corcoran succeeds in de-
4llng Hanlon he will thereby obtain a
P9sltlon among the middleweight fighters
Q the country which will entitle him to
u attention of prominent middleweights
ELSEWHERE, and will enable him to seek
contests in larger fields, where the in
.eleSt Is greater and the compensation
much larger
Norcorans style of fighting is well
known He is quick, wiry and a hard hit
u ms training as a boilermaker has
mace nm tough and he can stand a great
eeai OF punishment, while at the same
t!ne administering a fair share to his
adversary But little is known of Han
ION methods of lighting but he is evil
u7huy We'll up in his business and does
~ STAND in need of any pointers from
local advisers. The men are ia rlv match
a. Both are about the same hight.
Nesn' and build. Both are i'm good shape
ts.'gaay, but are training daily to keep
~ CONDITION All the indications are tina
tle contest will he a very spirited one.
onl IL Is predicted that it W II be the mos
satisfactory affair of The kind. from a
PPosAlstic standpoint. that has been seen
mere IN a long time