Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-30
SPORTS or ALL SORTS
Young Corbett" Whipped
Hanlon in Sixteen Rounds.
EASY FOR THE VICTOR
EASTERN HoRsEMEN AGAIN WON
BIG BETS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Lou billions Record Questioned-Wal-
colt Whipped Temple-Demont
Signs With st. Louis.
| EASY FOR THE VICTOR

A merciful referee probably saved Eddie
Hanlon from being killed by Young Cor
bett" last night at San Francisco. when
Ia, stopped their contest in the middle OF
the sixteenth round.
For two rounds previous Referee Graney
had begged Hanlon's seconds to take their
man out of the ring, but they kept the
game youngster at it, and finally Graney,
fearing that a fatality might result.
ordered the fight stopped
No man ever received such terrific pun
| ishment in a San Francisco ring, and prob
| ably young Corbett' is the only man in
| the country who could administer such
beating to Hanlon. When. the San Fran
cisco boy was carried to his corner still
| col scious but unable to walk, his seconds
| worked vigorously to revive him.
The terribly beaten lad, however. COM
menced to vomit blood. and things looked
very serious for him for short time. He
was finally revived and was carried out OF
the ring by one of his seconds
Before he left Young Corbett' paid a
high tribute to his skill and gameness and
saluted his brother prize fighter with an
afectiOnate kiss.
It must be said for Corbett that he was
as merciful under the circumstances as
he could be. During the fourteenth and
fifteenth rounds he, too. was anxious to
have the fight stopped in order to save
Hanlon needless punishment.
The fight demonstrated that Corbett Is
any mans superior at his weight. At no
time during the contest was he in any APP
parent danger. and when 1t ended there
was not a mark upon him.
Hanlon's most peculiar and very effective
defense was all that saved him from
knockout early in the game. Even when
he became tired and could not protect him
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blow. In the thirteenth and fourteenth
rounds Corbett began to show what he
could do.
The men were allowed to fight in the
clinches, and Corbett. leaning his head
against Hanlons shoulder, and with his
arms free. would punch him in the stomach
with his right and swing fierce short lefts
on his jaw. That was the beginning of
the end
In the fifteenth Corbett backed Hanlon
into corner and when the San Francisco
boy swung feebiy Corbett swung two light
ming lefts and Hanlon went down. He
took the count and when he got up Corbett
continued to punish him. The referee
asked Hanlon's seconds to take their man
out of the ring but they refused.
Finally, in the sixteenth round, with
Hanlon completely at Corbetts mercy, the
referee ended the fight and gave the ver-
dict to Corbett.
After the men reached their corners Cor
bett took off his gloves and went over and
You can lick them ALL" When Hanlon
went to his corner he was seized with
severe fit of vomiting. Hanion was car
ried from the ring very weak, but con-
scious.
In all the rounds it seemed as though Cor
bett could hit Hanlon at will, but in the last
four rounds the good work of the former
told. Following are the last four rounds in
detail:
Round 13-They rushed into a mix-up and
in the breakaway Corbett landed a right
over Hanlon jaw. He then missed hard
left for the jaw and they mixed it, Corbett
putting left and right to the jaw. Corbett
sent in a hard left to the jaw. They mixed
it, both swinging and landing right and left.
They stood shoulder to shoulder fighting
like demons. both landing hard 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 bit
Corbett kept after him and they still fought
shoulder to shoulder. Hanlon holding
This was decidedly Corbetts round. He
stood with his head against Hanlon's breast
swinging left to the stomach and right to
the jaw. Hanlon tried to fight back but his
blows lacked force. If Corbett could have
got him to stand back he would undoubtedly
have knocked him out.
Round 1LThey assumed the same tactics,
Corbett putting right and left to the
stomach. Hanlon fought back hard and
landed two terrific swings to the jaw. He
then sent Corbett back with right to the
jaw. staggering the champion. Corbett
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some telling blows on Hanon's body. Cor
bett sent Hanlon to the floor with two lefts
to the jaw. He was down nine seconds.
They went to miX-up and Corbett planted
right and left to the jaw. corbett stood
away. pesging away at Hanlon. forcing him
to the ropes. The gong apparently saved
Hanlon from knockout.
Round 15-COrbett tried several blows at
long range. but missed. He missed hard
right for the body and another for the face
Eddie then sent straight left to the face.
Corbett jabbed with left Hanon being con-
tent to rest Hanlon missed a hard left
swing for the jaw and Corbett was short
with a hard right. and Eddie blocked some
hard lefts for the body. Corbett then caught
Hanlon with right and left to the stomach
Hanions head back. Corbett waded in and
landed right and left hard to the jaw.
Graney asked Hanlon S seconds to take their
man out of the ring, but they refused
HanlOn Is taking most terrific beating
with gameness seldom seen. He could not
fight back effectively and could hardly pro-
tect himself
Round 18-Corbett missed a ha I'd right up-
percut for the face, but 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. Corbett yelled to Hanlons Sec
onds to stop the contest which they refused
to do. Corbett then delivered an avalan che
of blows on the Californian's jaw. send ng
him back against the ropes The crowd
yelled to the referee 10 stop the contest as
Hanlon was game to the core and refused
to be knocked out. GraEey then I'm terferad