Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-25

Of age, yet in his battles he keeps as
level as an oldtimer
with all OF McGoyern's good points
on top Of this, there should be nothing
/ but a glorious career in the ring In
! front Of him He can do l22 pounds
and II he were to meet Corbett at l24
he would whip him, and whip him
sure"
philadelphia Jack" O'Bren says 81
| see whore great many supposed to
| be thoroughly posted on the game are
| picking Eddie HNnlon to beat Young
! Corbett. | never saw Hanlon put his
| hands up and from accounts am Will
ing To admit he Is good hard boy
| But take II as coming from me that In
| Corbett he meets the toughest little
proposition In the ring today Never
mind about the had fights in Philadel-
phia. He will give a corking good ac-
count OF himself in this coming bout.
81 think he Is invncible al l2S pounds.
lie Is good and strong when at that
weight and very fast ~
HOW HANLON WILL FIGHT.
Hanlon is hard game for any man IN
! the vicinity OF l25 or 1870 pounds 20
| tackle. He Is 10 years old, has been
fighting for about three years and has
! an unblemlshed record. He knocks out
| his opponents
Hanlon is the inventor Of a style OF
fighting that Is as original as II is
| effective. 1t is a greater innovation
| on the usual methods OF boxing than
| McCoy's famous corkscrew, or any OF
| the purseWinning devices Of the recent
masters Of ring craft.
Hanlon never takes a back step In
any Of his fights, He is always fore
| ing his way IN, driving his opponent
| before him Yet he Is never punished
This rs the way he does II. He draws
| himself into a peculiar crouch. II Is,
In much exaggerated form, something
like the crouch OF Terry McGoyern
lie drops his head forward, His left
| arm is held before him in a horizontal
| guard with the wrist almost touching
| his forehead. The fist clenched ana
the palm turned outward and under
meath II. HIS right hand and forearm
come vertically IN front Of his face. lie
is bent forward IN crouch that draws
his stomach and body entirely out OF
| range. r
No blow can reach his jaw The
| block Is perfect. The only target Of
| fered is the ton OF his heat ana no
| fighter but Bob Fitzsimmons Is rash
enough to endanFer his hands by my
| ting at a mark Ike that Hanlon Is
"puncher" He hits terrible ploW lof
man OF his weight, HIS tactics are
| unique
Covered as he Is from attack, as safe
| rs "a turtle an lis shell. he forces his OPP
ronent around the ring with continu-
| cus PUSHES. When he can get him
! against the ropes or near them he sud-
! denly ducks under his guard and comes
| ~ inside OF It. cutting loose at the
| same time q terrible brCadside battery
Il hts body Body punching is his long
| suit. Sometimes he uppercuts FOR the
| jaw. but not often.
| While forcing his way IN Hanlon
| rarely hits out az all His blows always
ccme I'm sudden yolleys after which he
/ as suddenly drops back into his de-
| tense.
Many clever fighters have tried 20
solve the puzzle Of getting through
Banlon's guard, and none Of them nave
! succeeded
Abe Attel. who was one Of his latest
victims, tried 10 get az him by IAN
ming the heel Of his left hand against
Hanlon's forehead. showing his head
back and then crossing the right while
tho Jaw was momentarlly uncovered
but Hanlon soon learned how TO SHIFT
his guard. and Attei found II danger
Gus TO let him get In close.
Hanlon Is q we'll built and sturdy
fighter. He win be a good match for
Corhett in strength. He can hght
easily at lei pounds and be strong
Whether Corbott can invent a way 70
set at him or not only the battle itselt
can tell. In any case he may mo
Hanlon a tougher customer than ne
expected to meet
HOW THEY LINE UP.
Herewith Is given the measurement
OF tho two little fighters and the re-
cttds they have made:
Corbett. Hanlon.