Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-27
his lost strength and let Hanlon do all

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| the fighting.
Round 12-Corbett tried a straight
right for the jaw but Eddie got under
| it. Corbett sent in three vicious rights
to the stomach and had recovered his
steam apparently. Eddie landed with
a right over the heart and blocked re-
turns. Corbett crossed with two rights
over the eye. Hanlon was not so fresh.
This was Corbett's round.
Round 13-Corbett sent straight to
stomach and got a left to the face in
return. Corbett missed a vicious right
uppercut for the jaw and escaped a
right swing for the body Clinch.
Hanlon was resting. Hanlon landed
right and left lightly to the jaw but
as the bell sounded Corbett sent I'M a
stiff right to the face.
Round 14-Corbett went in at once
with a right to the head. His eft for
the same place was blocked Eddie
sent in several left and rights to the
body and Corbett fought back vicious
ly but did not land Hanlon came back
like a fiend and nearly put the cham
pion out of business by a succession of
rights and lefts to the face as the bell
rang. Hanlon's right eye was badly
cut.
Round 15-Corbett waded in with his
right and was blocked. I'hey then
fought had but no damage resulted
Ha1lon upperclt Corbett three times
With his right and then planted q
Iight and left hard to the face and
-orbett olinched to avoid punishment.
,4ahon with rights to the jaw forced
yGrbett to the ropes. He again rained
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It looked as if the champion must
surely succumb He went to his cor
ner unaided.
Round 1e-Both men danced around
the ring and the champion looked quite
fresh. Hanlon with right and left to
the head and left to the stomach drove
Corbett against the ropes. Corbett
fought back wickedly but inflicted no
damage. Hanlon swung a hard right
to the jaw and followed with a rain of
blows to the jaw. The bell again came
to the aid of the champion.
Round 17--Corbett uppercut Hanlon
with a right to the jaw and Hanlon
sent Corbett back with a left to the
face. Hanlon went after his man, who
had his hands full blocking the Califor-
mans body blows. Corbett sent his
right twice to the face and slipped to
the floor. When he got up Hanlon put
in right and left to the jaw. Corbett
displayed much skill in this round in
laying on Hanlon and keeping his
stomach out of range. Most of Han
Ions punches did no damage.
Round 1S-Corbett rushed in with a
left to the face. Hanlon landed three
rights and lefts to the jaw and Corbett
clinched. So many blows were landed
on Corbett that it was wonderful how
he rallied. Corbett's ability to take
punishment was a revelation.
Round 19-Corbett, as usual came up
refreshed and sent his right to the jaw.
Hanlon danced around Corbett and
succeeded in landing right and left to
the jaw. They mixed it. Hanlon tried
with right and left to the body but
failed to connect. Corbett fought back
strongly, but most of his blows lacked
force and the gong was a welcome
sound to him. Eddie tried to finish
Corbett in this round. but was unable
to do so.
Round 20-Corbett went at it hammer
and tongs. but his blows lacked force.
Hanlon put his left to the jaw and two
rights to the body, but Corbett crossed
to the jaw and followed it up with a
right to the head and Hanlon slipped
to the floor Corbett fought fast and
furiously, trying vainly to reach the
Californian. In mixup he sent in
several rights and lefts to the body
but HanIon came back and forced him
to the ropes.