Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-30
coRBETT WINS
From HanIon in the 10th Round
at San Francisco.
One Of Fiercest Battles Ever Seen or
the Pacific Coast.
Fight Stopped in 10th and Awarded to
the Champion.

tonight, when he stopped their contest
i in the middle of the 18th round. For
two rounds previous Referee Graney
had begged Hanlons seconds to take
their man from the ring but they kept
|, the eamey younster at it and finally
Graney, fearing that q fatality might
l result, ordered the fight stopped. No
man ever received such terrific pun
isliment in San Francisco ring, and
| probably Young Corbett' is the only
man in the country who could admin
lister such q beating to Hanlon. When
the San Francisco boy was carried to
his corner still conscious but unable to
walk, his seconds worked vigorously to
revive him. The terribly beaten lad,
however commenced to Vomit blood
ard things looked very serious for him
for short time. He was finally re-
vivcd and was carried from the ring
by one of his seconds.
Before he left Young Corbett paid q
high tribute to his skill and gameness
ard saluted his brother prize fighter
| with ali affectionate kiss. 1t must be
said for Corbett that he was as merci-
full under the circumstances as he
could be. During the 18th and 15th
rounds he, too, was anxious to have
the fight stopped in order 70 save Han
Ion needless punishment.
! The fight demonstrated that COrbet;
| is any mans superior at his weight
| At no time during the contest was he
in any apparent danger and when it
ended there was not a mark upon him
Hanlon's mcst peculiar and very effec-
-. Jofa, oil hat
from q knockout early in the game.
| Even when he became tired and could
not protect himself, Corbett could not
: land Il knockout blow.
In the 18th round and 14th, Corbett
| began to show that he could win. IN"
men were allowed to fight in the
| clinches and Corbett, leaning his head
| against Hanlon's shoulder and with his
arms free, would punch him in the
| stomach with his right and swing fierce
short left on the jaw. That was the
| BEGINNING of the end.
| In the 18th COrbett backed Hanlon
! into a corner and when the San Fran
ciscan swung for the body. Corbett
| swung two lightning lefts and Hanlon
! went down. He took the count of eight
but struggled to his feet and again
! received the terrific punishment that
! C0lbett was dealing out to him. It
| was then that Graney wanted the fight
j stopped.
| In the 9TH round things looked a bit
| bright for the Californian. He scored q
| clean Touchdown when he landed a right
swing on the point of Corbett's jaw. The
| Denver lad was up in an instant however.
i,,t,, Inv IiN,,
/ blow In the 18th round TIanlon made his
, last stand. All through he did the fore
: ing and leading Corbett was swinging
wildly when Hanlon landed a terrific right
/ in the stomach. 1t evidently hurt tho
champion but he was too busy to think
! about it and went right into the game. In
the earlier part of the tight when Ifanlcn
was protecting his head and stomach by
! crossing his arms and gloves, Corbett
| would push his head back with his left
and uppercut him with his right
| These blows did no apparent harm but
eventually they told. Hanlon would fight
in the clnches, but Corbett was even
| more proficient than he was al that style
and it was this ability to land hard short
arm blows that led to his winning the
+ fight.
| Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco,
! Dec. 29.-The Young Corbett-H anloa
contest for the featherweight cham
rionship at Mechanics Pavilion, to-
night, proved to be one of the greatest
drawing cards in the history Of the
fighting game in this city. The vast
auditorium which has been the scene of
| so many notable puglistic battles was
/ taxed to it's capacity long before the
! bell clanged summoning the principals
! to action.
! The interest in the outcome was in
tense. Despite the fact that HanlOn,
in his previous encounter with the
champion had somewhat the better OF
! the bout and the well-known propen-
! sity Of the local sporting fraternity to
allow sentiment to wrap the Judgment
| in contests participated in by local
celebrities, Corbett was a pronounced
favOrite in the betting. Opening up at
odds of 10 to 8, few days ago. the
odds gradually shortened, owing to the
weight Of Corbett money and when
the lads entered the pavilion. tonight,
2 to / was offered with the Denver
crack on long end. At the figures many
!
side, there seeming to be no lack of
Hanlon money in sight One of the
reasons advanced for the apparent IN
everness of the betting is the fact that
most of the Eastern turfmen and book
makers attending the local races have
pinned their faith on the superiority
of the champion and have backed their
. opinions freely.
Neither Corbett nor Hanlon did any
heavy work, today. simply jogging a
little and taking enough light exercise
to keep easy and supple. Hanlon came
over from Alameda at P. NJ, and
went to q friends house to rest. Cor
bctt left his training quarters at the
beach later in the afternoon, and he
YVES not taking any chances of his
weight shooting up at the eleventh
hour
Il am now engaged to meet Tom
CONTINUED on page %