Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-30

p10n again with a left swing to the Jaw and doored him. Corbett got up and they were fighting fnriously at the bell.
 Round eight: Corbett was more careful now. He found that Hanlon was no pink tea. Tn fact, up to this time Hanlon was leading by mile. Corbett, for the first time in his life, at least for the first time since he rushed Terry McGovern into defeat for the championship. was tin-canning. Hanlon kept following him around the ring. cutting loose with both hands to the face and Jaw. staggering his op. ponent. Corbett began swinging wild ly and Hanlon strengthened him with another left to the spot Hanlon rushed and, jamming Corbett up against the ropes. dug in several rights and 1efts to the face and stomach wltn force enough to knock out any ordinary fighter.
 Round nine: Corbett opened up with right and left swings to Eddfe's head, but apparently without effect This
 made the champion furious. and he cut loose a vicious right to the jaw, but was blocked Hanlon swung right to the face and stepped inside two well meant rights and lefts for nls body. They came to a clinch, CorDetf sending a terrific uppercut to the chm at the bell. The fast work had told on both boys, and they began to slow up.
 Round ten: Corbett began to. get clever. Feeling and feinting with rlght and left, he began to reach Hanlon nose, but lightly, with the evident h tention Of drawing Hanlon close lie succeeded. The Frisco boy stepped III, only. to meet vicious uppercut to. the stomach which lifted him off his feet, ana before he could get down to the work in hand he was jared with an other one to the same spot. Hanlo1 steadied himself Toward the end of which Eddie fought back viciously and got home repeatedly on Corbett's wind.
 Round eleven: Hanlon began again to cut out the pace, but got all Of the losers end of 1t in the mix-up which followed, Corbett reaching his mouth and nose with short right and left hooks. Both started to slug savagely, and in this also Hanlon was the re ceiver generally His mouth and nose were badly spattered, although Cor bett was plainly winded
 Round twelve: Again Eddie started to force things. Corbett clinched him, in fact, seemed fond of being together. Hanlon managed to get in left up percut to the chin, and followed it with a right and left to the face. staggering the champion Corbett did not lose lightly with a left to the body, but a a He did better with the next effort, and got a stiff right to the jaw. Corbett then received terrific uppercut to the wind which made him turn pale. He smothered up and it was very much Hanlon's round at the bell
 Round thirteen: Corbett jumped out of his corner and put a right and left on Hanlon's neck Hanlon prompt ly mixed it, and neither had much the better of the exchanges. Corbett then set and cut loose his Q d-time left hook. which nearly upset Hanlon. Follow ing up this advantage Corbett bored in and ripped a pair of uppercIts to the Frisco lads middle works. This sent Hanlon going and Corbett rushed, anx- ious to finish his man He was Dit too eager. however. and missed left
 
 might have done the business. He got home another, however. and Hanlon was plainly on the edge Of nowhere. The gong alone saved him.
 Round fourteen: Corbett with grin on his face, sprang out of his angle to make q finish. But fn h1s rush Hanlon stabbed him straight lefts to the face, stopping his ivance But ~ Ia YAsafSI pressing his man savagely and landing repeatedly on head and body with left flush on the face and right over to the jaw, following fast. Eddie was tossed in heap under the ropes. He took the count of nine and when he got up rushed into 8 clinch to save himself. But Corbett shook him off and with terrific uppercuts had him reeling and helpless at the gong.
 Round fifteen. Corbett tried several Iefts to the face at long range, but was short. He missed a hard right for the body and another for the face. Han lon then sent straight left to the face. Corbett jabbed with left, Hanlon being content to rest. Hanlon missed hard left swing for the jaw and Corbett was short with hard right. Hanlon blocked some hard lefts for the body. Corbett then caught Hanlon with right and left to the stomach and a right uppercut to the chin that sent Hanlon's head back. Corbett waded in and landed right and left hard to the faw Grahey asked Hanlon's seconds to take their man out of the ring. but they re- fused. Hanlon was taking most ter rife beating with a gameness seldom seen. He could not fight back effec- lively and could hardly protect him. self.
 Round sixteen: Corbett missed q hard right uppercut for the face, but moment later sent Hanlon to the floor with right and left to the jaw. Han Ion took the count of nine He then clung to Corbett. the latter trying vain ly to knock him out. Corbett sent in succession of rights and lefts to the O. %o