The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-30
CORBETT BESTS HANLON.
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and was warned by the referee TO be
careful. They went to clinch, Ed
getting the better of 1t. They hung
on and as the bell rang both landed
rights to the jaw. Corbett was ap-
parently willing to take blow in or
der to land on his opponent.
Round 6-Corbett tried with left
for the head. but was blocked. Both
men were doing considerable talking.
Eddie stopped the talkwith success
sion of rights and lefts to the jaw and
complained to the referee that Cor
bett was holding. Furious close fight
| ing followed, Eddie doing the better
work. Eddie landed left and right in
this mix. Corbett continued to josh
Eddie, fighting at the same time.
When Corbett came up he commence
ed to swing, but was wild. Finally
Eddie backed him ayai-st the ropes.
Round 7-Corbett began talking at
once and Eddie put a left to the face.
] Corbett countered with hard right
to the ear. Both men gave a re-
markable exhibition of blocking and
protecting themselves. Graney once
more cautioned Corbett for hitting
low. Corbett got good right to the
head and two lefts to the ear. In a
mix Corbett swung right and left to
the head and evaded Eddie's at
tempts to counter. Corbett appar-
entity anxious to mix it at all times.
Hanlon went after him with right
and left. Corbett put in several hard
rights and lefts to the face with force
enough to knock out an ordinary
1 fighter, but Hanlon only smiled. Et
put in a terrific left to the body al
| the close of the round.
Round S-Corbett was more care
full and the smile had gone from his
face, He mixed 1t and chopped ths
right to the head and followed with 6
left to the face, Eddie followed hin
around the ring, sending straight
left to the face and right to the jaw
that staggered Corbett. Eddie back
ed Corbett to the ropes In fierce
mix and then got inside with left ant
| right swings to the body. In clinct
Corbett got in a terrific right upper
cut to the chin, which only made Han
lon more vicious.
Round 9---After some mixups Cor
beet landed hard left to Eddie's jaw
He tried right ard left swings, but
both were blocked. Another vicious
right for the jaw was blocked. Final
ly Corbett slipped in getting right
to Hanlon's chin. Hanlon blocked 8
hard right for the face and then got
inside with left and right swings fol
the body.
Round 10-Corbett missed a face
uppercut and moment later he sent
a right uppercut to the chin and they
hung to each other. They began talk
ing to one another and Eddie wadet
in with right and lefts for head bu
was blocked. In a breakaway botl
exchanged rights and iefts to the face
Corbett planted left to the face anc
followed with a right uppercut for tn,
jaw. Eddie sent Corbett back with
a right on the head that did no dam.
age. The round was about even.
Round 11--Eddie was short with I
left for the jaw. Eddie caught Cor.
hett with a right swing to the jaw
followed with another to the same
place. Ed got In two left jabs to thu
| face. Corbett was leaning against
Hanlon,. coming UP with a short lef
swing on Eddie's Jaw. Eddie then got
a right swing to the jaw. Corbett's
right went around Eddie's neck, and
he then staggered Ed with a left and
fright to the jaw. They were leaning
shoulder to shoulder, both pepperins
away at the face and stomach, with
Corbett apparently having the .ad-
vantage. The blows that Corbett had
landed on Hanlon's Jaw would have
finished the fight long ago with any
boxer of mediocre quality.
Round 12-They rushed into o
cllnch Both seemed fond of in
fighting. Corbett did not lose his
head and fought back viciously Cor
bctt landed hard right on the jaw for
which Eddie returned hard right to
the ear and left to the face. Corbeti
received 9. terrific right uppercut on
the stomach which made him lool
sick. He stalled and protected him
self from further harm. Corbett ap-
peared a bit tired at the end, with