The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30


sent right to the face. Corbett stood
up to him and iabbed with left and
right TO the face Eddie then sent
hard left to the stomach. AS the round
closed both men swung rights and lefts
for the face. Corbett did most of the
leading, poking straight lefts for the
face and right upper cuts, but Hanlon
did the effective work in the break
always. There was no damage.
Round 2-Hanlon swung left and
right for the face but Corbett put in
two straight lefts to the face. Corbett
put left to the face and Hanlon missed
a hard right swing for the head. Cor
bett bored in, begging away at Han
Ions face with left, landing several
light blows. Corbett put in terrific
right under Hanlon's heart which rat
tied and hurt Hanlon who fought back
Wlldly- Hanlon accused Corbett of
hanging on. Hanlon swung right and
left to the jaw, forcing the champion
to the ropes. He then sent a straight
right to the face but Corbett fought
back viciously, forcing the Californian
to clinch. Then followed some de-
sultory sparring. Hanlon made a much
better showing in this round, landing
several good lefts. The right that Cor
round stunned HanlOn but momentar-
ily COrbett'S straight leftS and up
percuts did not seem to do much dam
age.
Round 3-Corbett tried with left sew
eraI times for the face but could not
get in. He Strengthened Hanlon up
with a right uppercut and they mixed
1t Viciously, both landing good lefts
to the face. Corbett sent straight
right to the face and Eddie's nose be-
gan to bleed. Corbett uppercut with
his right twice to the face. Corbett
missed a vicious right uppercut for the
face and moment later sent three
rights to the face. ear and jaw. Eddie
bored in and Corbett sent right up
percut to the chin and q. hard right
swing to the ear. In-fighting followed
without result. Corbett planted right
and left on Hanlon's face as the bell
rang. 1t was CorbettS round. The
pace was very fast.
Round 4Corbett came up smiling and
proceeded to 1ab at Hanlons face. They
fought fiercely in mix-up, both land
ing left and rights to the body. Han
Ion planted his right to the kidneys.
The champion appeared to be slowing
down a bit. He sent in a right quick
as a flash to Eddie's face and followed
it quickly with a hard right to the
to the face and protected himself clev
erly from return. Corbett ducked
vicious right swing and gave Eddie a
smart rap with the right to the jaw.
Ion drove hard left to the body. In
fighting followed, Corbett protecting
himself. Corbett rushed as the round
closed but failed to land.
Round 5-Both men missed lefts for
the face and Corbett swung right to
the jaw. Hanlon retaliated with a
right uppercut to the Jaw. Both swung
hard with rights, neither landing. In
a mixup Corbett uppercut right to the
body. In the breakaway Hanlon land
ed hard right on the head. Corbett
then sent Eddie back to the ropes with
a clean right to the jaw, remarl1ing:
How do you like that?" Hanlon got
in a right uppercut to the body. Cor
bett struck very low and was warned
by the referee to be careful Both
missed several straight lefts and they
came to clinch, Hanlop having the
better of it. They hing on and as the
gong rang both ianded rights to the
jaw. Corbett was apparently willing
to take a blow in order to land on his
opponent. No special harm was done
to either man. The pace continues
very fast
Round 6-Corbett tried with left for
the head thrice. but. was blocked. Both
men are doing considerable talking
HanlOn stopped the champions chat
tering with a succession of rights and
lefts to the jaw and complained to the
referee that Corbett was holding Fur
ious fighting followed. Hanlon doing
the better work. Hanlon landed right
and left in this mixup Corbett contin-
ued to talk to Hanlon, fighting at the
same time Corbett missed a right
swing on the back of the head, Hanlon
smiling A mixup followed, but no
damage resulted Corbett was appar-
emily anxious to mix it at all times,
but when Hanlon went after him with
right and left on Corbett's anatomy,
after finding that the Denver boy was
willing to meet him more than half
way, Hanlon would let go and the slug
cling would stop.
Round 7-Corbett began talking at
once and Eddie put left to the face.
Corbett countered with a hard right
swing to the ear. Both men gave re-
markable exhibitions of blocking and
protecting themselves. Graney once
more cautioned Corbett for hitting low.
Corbett then got in a good right to the
head and followed it with two lefts to
the ear. In nixup Corbett swung a
right and left to the head and evaded
Hanlon's attempts to counter. Han
lon put two short arm leftS to the face
and swinging hard with left sent the
champion to the floor. He got up IN
stantly and fought back hard, Hanlon
sending right and left to the head
Hanlon dashed out and caught Corbett
clean on the point of the jaw and floor
ed him. When the gong sounded both
men were fighting furiously.
Round S-Corbett was more careful
and the smile had gone from his face
He mixed it, however, and chopped
right to the head and followed it with {
left to the face. Hanlon followed hin
around the ring. sending straight Ief
to the face and right to the jaw tina
staggered Corbett. Corbett swung wild
Nv and got another left on the jaw from
Hanlon that hurt him. Corbett got in ;
left swing on the jaw. Hanlon backed
Corbett to the ropes and in a fierc'
nix-up Corbett put in several hare
rights and lefts to the face with fore
enough to knock out an ordinary fight
et, but Hanlon smiled. Hanlon put il
! a terrific left to the body at the clos
/ of the round. When Corbett came VI
he commenced swinging but was wild
! Finally Hanlon backed him against tn
ropes Corbett then landed with grea
force with right and left swings OF
Hanlon's jaw, but they only made Han
lon fight back harder.
Round 9-After some mix-ups Corbet
! landed a hard left swing to the Cali
] fornian.s law He tried right and lef