Evening journal., 1903-12-29
SPORTS
FACTS ABOUT
T0NIGH1's FIGHT
Eddie Hanlon Objected to
Californian Graney for
Referee
BUT YOUNG CORBETT INSISTED

San Francisco. Dec. 2s.-Corbett
"dopes 10 win and Hanlon hopes tol
win tonight. That expresses the con-
dition OF things in the coming feather
weight championship battle to a nicety.
The great variance between Corbett's
condition and that when he met Eddie
Iianlon before gives him a shade on
form. There are dozens OF angles 70
be considered. but added experience
gained BY the Californian in his two
struggles with Benny Yanger does not
appear TO overcome the punch and rap
id-action brain OF his opponent.
Hanlon is the hardest man that can
be picked for Corbett; always danger
Gus and ever careful 10 save himself
during the hardest milling, possessing
a defense that has bothered all COM
ers and with elbows that threaten the
other fellows hands every moment, he
is Formidable antagonist
No one knows just how good Young
Corbett Is. His first bout with Me-
Govern was considered a "fuke" by
many because the Knockout came
quickly and while Terry was swinging
wildly Few know that Corbett could
have beaten McGovern IN the second
round. when a right TO the head sent
the former champion 10 the mat, Cor
bett wanted no more talks about supe-
riority. He simply stood away and
played with Terry until the opening
came that looked right.
During the entire progress OF the
battle Terry never appeared 20 have
more than an outside chance.
There was not much let up In Young
, Corbetts work out by the ocean yes
( 4 4
Christmas in addition to his turkey
dinner put some weight on him which
had to come on. so he pitched into
, hard work again. He took his usual run
= on the ,oad in the morning. which was
followed in the afternoon by a strenu-
Gus session IN the gymnasium.
He finished up by boxing four rat
Ting rounds with Billy Otis. who was
\ full of ginger. Corbett did not expect
to box any more, but the festivities oi
the previous day made Il necessary
When he was through he said ht
weighed 1872 pounds. which makes HIN
still three pounds over weight. but dry.
ing out will remove this excess bag
!, gage. Hanlon today weighed a shade
under 1SO
The betting is 10 to S in favor Of Cor
d bett.
Eddie Gr1ney Selected.
: The California man.. Eddie Graney
was selected to referee the fight be
tween Young Corbett and Eddie Han
= lon, Hanlon announced positively tina
he would not fight IL Graney was Sc
lected as the feferee. Corbetts choic
was Graney or Harry Corbett. but tn
Q latter declined to serve. A meeting wa
held and Young corbett announced tina
il was either Graney or no fight AM
" after some argument Hanlons back
NJ ers consented TO allow Graney Z
- serve
n Here are the principal facts abou
"A the fight which win be held IN Mechan
. les Pavilion. San Francisco:
a. Principals and Class.
Ut Principals Eddie Hanlon. San Fran
as CISCO Young corbett civilian Roth
weli), Denver.
s. Scene of Battle Mechanics Pavilion
San Francisco.
10 Number OF Rounds-Twenty.
&c Weight-129 pounds at 6 p. m. IN
day of the fight.
RefeAse-Eddie Graney. of San Fran
cisco.
Title Involved-150-pound champion
ship.
Records Of the Men.
= q Hanlon-whipped Benny Yanger. 2
" rounds; fought a draw with Benn
Yanger, 20 rounds; fought draw wit
u " Abe Attell, 20 rounds; fought a dra'
nc with Young Corbett. 20 rounds; whiT
ped all the Pacific Coast fighters of hi
~ weight.
no Corbett-LoSt once and fought adral
with Benny Yanger. 10 rounds eac
0c' time; knocked out Kid Broad in fol
rounds once and whipped that f1ghtC
W twice afterwards IA 10 rounds; knocl
nd el out Terry McGovern twice. 2 roune
and II rounds: fought 20-round dra
- with Eddie Hanlon.
=. For That Championship
N Ostensibly the boys are 10 fight II
the featherweight championship. b,
de they are not feathers; they are ligh
IA weights. In discussing this matter. v
W. Naughton, in his letter to the Phi
" adelphia Inquirer, says:
I. Eddie Hanlon. who a day or two az
weighed 1874 pounds and was leisure
reducing himself in order to box Your
Corbett at 129 pounds. does not felis
being joshed over the fact that n
prospective opponent and himself al
/. billed TO appear as champion feathe
4 weights. II is evident that Eddie hat,
to be reminded that so far as any pa.
- ticular weight class is concerned he
ar neither fish. flesh nor good red herrin