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

| for the body and two terrific left and
| right swings also went wild. Corbett then
landed hard right on the jaw, for which
| Hanlon rebuked him with a hard right
| to the ear and left to the face Cor
bett received a terrific right uppercut on
the stomach which made him look sick.
| He stalled. however and protected him.
self from further harm. Corbett appear
ed a bit tired at the end with Ianlon
doing all the forcing. 1t was Hanlon's
round.
Round 13-They rushed into miXup
and in the breakaway Corbett landed
q right overland swing on the jaw.
He then missed hard left for the jaw
and they mixed it, Corbett putting LETT
and right to the jaw. Corbett sent iii
| a hard left to the jaw. They mixed il,
| both swinging with right and left.
They stood shoulder to shoulder fight
| ing like demons, both landing rights
| to the jaw. Corbett sent left and right
to the jaw and right to the stomach.
Hanlon looked groggy for the first time
| and Wobbled a bit. Corbett kept after
| aim and they still fought shoulder to
| shoulder, Hanlon hanging on. This
| was decidedly Corbett's round. He
stood with his head against Hanlons
breast, leading left to stomach and
right to the jaw. Hanlon tried to fight
back, but his blows lacked force.
| Round 14-They assumed the same
| tactics, Corbett putting right and left
| to the stomach. Hanlon fought back
and landed two terrific swings to the
| jaw. He then sent Corbett back with
right to the jaw, staggering the
| Champion. Corbett, however, fought
back violently and landed some telling
| blows on HanIon's body. Corbett Sent
| Hanlon to the floor with two lefts TO
| the jaw. He was down nine seconds.
| They went to a miXup and Corbett
| planted right and left to the jaw. Cor
| bett stood away pegSing away at Han
| Ion forcing him to the ropes. The
| gong apparently saved Hanlon from q
| knockout He stood still, covered his
| face and body with his gloves and
| Corbett punched him as hard as he
| could. Hanlon would not be knocked
| out, however, and when the gong rang,
| went to his corner with a grin.
| Round 15-Corbett tried several lefts to
| the face at long range but he was short.
He missed q right for the body and an
|
| straight left to the jaw. Corbett jabb> a
| with his left, Hanlon being content To
| rest. Hanlon missed a hard left swing
| for the jaw and Corbett was short with Il
! hard right. Hanlon blocked some hard
| lefts for the body. CorDett then caught
| IIanlon with right and left to the stom-
| ach and q right Uppercut to the chin
| that sent Hanlons head back Corbett
| wadcd in and landed right and left hard
to the jaw. 'iraney asked Hanlon's sec
| onds to take their man out of the ring,
but they refused. Hanlon was taking It
most terrific beating with gamencss SCI
dom seen. He could not fight back effcc-
| lively and could hardly protect himself
Round 16-Corbett missed a hard right
urpercut for the face, but a moment later
| sent the Californian to the floor with
| right and left to the jaw. Hanlon took
| the count of nine. He then chung to
Corbett, the latter trying vainly to knock
| him out. Corbett sent in a succession OF
| rights and lefts to the face CorbetJ
| yelled to Hanlon's seconds to stop the
| contest, which they refused to do. Cor
bett then delivered an avalanche Of blows
| on the Californians jaw, sending him
| back against the ropes. The crowd yelled
to the referee to stop the contest. Graney
| then intcrfered and awarded the bout to
Corbett
After the fight Corbett went over to
| Hanlon and kissed him. Hanlon said:
You can lick 'em all
| When Hanlon went to his corner he was
| seized with a severe fit of vomiting. Han
Ion was carried from the ring very weak
| but conscious.