The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-17
YOUNG CORBETT SAYS
HANLON HAS NO CHANCE
He Claims 1t Is Impossible to Fig
ure the Young Californian as
a Winner.
AFTER HIGHER HONORS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-'Eddie Han
lon hasn't a chance in the world to whip
me-" said Young Corbett in an interview
yesterday at his training quarters here.
why do / think so? 1 suppose you fig
ure on that twenty-round draw Hanlon and
l fought some time ago. That was an en-
tirely different proposition. When 1 came
out here before to box Hanlon 1 had to
take off twenty-five pounds in twelve days.
Now 1 am trained already and still have
more than two weeks to go on. When Han
Ion could not beat me in the condition 1 was
when we last met it is impossible to figure
him to whip me now. 1 will be at my best
Dec. q. and 1 know him like a book"
Corbetts logic is sound and nearly every
fight follower here. except the prejudiced
ones. looks to see Corbett put up a different
battle from that of his last contest.
Any one Who has studied Corbett's rec
ord will admit that he is what is called q
repeater. That is, he seldom fails to show
better in his second fight than he does in
his first. Kid Broad, Jack Dempsey and
Benny Yanger all beat Corbett the first
time they met him.. The next fight Corbett
turned the tables.
With this evidence in class n the
knowledge that the champion will be in
superb shape, whereas the last time he was
in miserable condition, it is Corbett who
is expected to carry off the heavy end of
the purse.
Both men have been training hard during
the past week. Corbett looks like a differ
ent man and when he Is down to the 129
pounds at 6 o'clock he will be fit as a
fiddle.
Many friends of Corbett believe that he
is going to graduate into the lightweight
division after his coming battle. The men,
strictly speaking, are lightweights now, but
Corbett has never made a p~retense of going
after the lightweight title.
With all the fuss that is being made of
weight limits at present, Corbett probably
figures that he could stand a great show
for first place. If Cans should fail to get
down to 133 ringside, the lightweight maxi
num-.
Corbett says in this connection:
I agreed to make 19 pounds at 6 p. m.
just to see how fighting at a heavier weight
agrees with me. 1 have a purpose in 1t, but
just what 1t Is | am not ready to say. In
the meantime, If any one thinks L am
growing heavier, L am prepared to meet all
Corners at IA pounds at 3 p. m"
The reason" is supposed to be his am
bition to strike out as a lightweight sooner
or later.
Hanlon is hard to change in the matter of
weight. Featherweight champions may
come and go. but Hanlon is always there
with his demand for 1870 pounds ringside. =
In the Corbett battle he made what he
considers especial concessions in order to
get the match. Hanlon is one of the most
careful trainers among the list of feather
weights. He works long and hard and has
~unbounded confidence in himself. If the
man who whipped McGovern has gone back
to any extent the paths Terrible Terry
took to the woods will be open for Corbett
after Dec. 20.
There is nothing to indicate that the
critics here are shown differently they will
all stick to one who, this time. is not a
native son."