Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-30

Ions face as the bell rang. 1t was
Corbett's round. The pace was very
fast.
Round 4-Corbett came up smiling
and proceeded to jab Hanlon's face.
They fought fiercely in a mix-up, both
landing left and right to the body.
Hanlon planted his right to the kid
neys. The champion appeared to be
slowing down a bit. He sent in a right
quick as a flash to Hanlons face and
followed it quickly with a hard right
to the ear. Corbett sent light left to
the face and protected himself cleverly
from a return. Corbett ducked a vi
cious right swing and gave Hanlon
smart rap with his right to the jaw.
Corbett missed right swing and Han
lon drove a hard left to the body. IN
fighting followed, Corbett protecting
himself. Corbett rushed as the round
closed, but failed to land.
Round Both missed lefts for the
face and Corbett swung his right to
the jaw. Hanlon retalated with
right uppercut to the jaw. Both swung
hard with rights, neither landing. In
mix-up Corbett uppercut right to
the body In the breakaway Hanlon
landed q hard right on the head. Cor
bett then sent Hanlon back to the
ropes with clean right to the jaw, re-
remarking: How do you like that?
Hanlon got in q right uppercut to the
oodv. Corbett struck very low and
vas warned by the referee to be care
sul. Both missed several straight let's
md they came to a clinch, Hanlon
having the better of it. They hung on
and as the gong rang both landed
lights to the jaw, Corbett apparently
willing to take a blow in order to lana
IN his opponent No special harm was
tone to either man. The pace contln-
| led very fast.
Round 6-Corbett tried with left for
he head twice but was blocked. Both
| men did considerable talking. Hanlon
topped the champions talk with sue
l ession of rights and lefts to the Jaw and
/ ,omplained to the referee that Corbett
vas holding Furious nfghting followed.
Ianlon doing the better work. IIanlon
! anded right and left in the mixup. Cor
| ,ett continued to talk to Hanlon. fight
ng at the same time. Corbett missed a
/ ipht for the head and landed four right
wings on the back of the head, Hanlon
i milling A mixup followed but no dam
/ ge resulted. Corbett was apparently anx-
/ Gus to mix it at all times.
| Round 7-Corbett began talking at once
nd Hanlon put a left to the face. Cor
EFT countered with a hard right swing
the ear. Both men gave remarkable
xhibitions of blocking and protecting.
;raney once more cautioned Corbett for
l lifting low. Corbett then got in a good
light to the head and followed it with
1 wo let's to the ear. In a miXup Corbett
| wlng left and right to the head and
vaded Hanlons attempts to counter.
1 IanlOn put two short armed lefts to the
l ace and, swinging hard with left, sent
! he champion to the floor He got up in
family and fought back hard. Hanlon
ent right and left to the head Hanion
l ut loose and caught Corbett clean on the
l ONT of the jaw and fioored him. When
/ he gong sounded both men We're fighting
l uriously.
Round S-Corbett was more careful and
/ he smile had gone from his face. lie
niXed it, however. and chopped a right
the head and followed it up with q left
l the face. Hanlon followed him around
/ he ring, sending straight lefts to the
] ace and a right to the jaw that stag
cred Corbett. Corbett swung wildly and
OF another left on the jaw from Hanlon
hat hurt him. Corbett got in a left swing
m the jaw. Hanlon backed Corbett to
he ropes, and in a fierce mixup Corbett
ut in several hard rights and lafts to the
i ace with force enough to knock out an
1 rdinary fighter, but Hanlon smiled Han
1 on put in a terrific left to the body at
he close of the eighth. When Corbett
anne up he commenced swinging wildly.
finally Hanlon backed him against the
opes. Corbett then landed with great
orce right and left swings on Hanlon :;
aw, but they only made Hanlon fight
ack the harder.
I Round 9-After some miNups Corbett
anded a hard left swing to the Califor-
lians jaw. He tried right and left
wings but both We're blocked Another
ticious right for the jaw was blocked.
l 'inaily Corbett succeeded in getting the
light to lannon's chin and missed an
| ,ther try Hanlon blocked a hard right
swing for the face and then got inside of
light and left swings for the body. Han
| on put a light left to the face and they
| vent to a clinch. Corbett got in aterrific
| right uppercut to the chin, which only
| made Hanlon the more vicious. The fight
/ ing during this round was not so fast
| except at the close when Corbett lande d
| a terrific uppercut on the chin. Hanlon
| has enormous capacity for taking punish
| ment and blows that doubtless would
| 6Eock out an ordinary man merely stag
| gered him and maue him night ell the
| harder.
| Round 10-Corbett missed fierce right
| uppercut for the jaw. \ moment later
| ne sent right uppercut to the chin and
| they hung to each other. Both men began
| talking-to one another and Hanlon waded
| in with rights and lefts for the head bat
| was blocked. In the break away both
| exchanged rights and lefts to the face
| Corbett planted his left to the face and
| followed with a right uppercut for the
| jaw. Hanlon sent Corbett back with
| right high on the head but did no Ga M
| age Hanlon missed right swing for the
head ard blocked right uppercut. In a
clinch Hanlon put in left hard TO the
stomach as the gong rang. This round
was about even.