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mo- are unquestioned, acknow-
, ' defeat at the hands o. Herman
~ in the arena of the Savannah
.,l,to Club last night, after being
.c+fcauv counted out twice.
nh blow that sent Corcoran to the
IS was one of the quickest and
.a,sst that has ever terminated fight
"a or any where else, and though
,.,i,,ered at short range it must have
s.or terrific to paralyze the great mus
IF the neck of a man who is able
20 stand the terrific punches that Cor
coran has stood.
l., mis- match the athletic club re-
s.onoed itself for all other fights that
ave been pulled off here that were
o+ ouite up to the expectations of
+be SPECTATORS, and no one had rea-
-. ~ complain that it was dull for a
.,,,r,ap+ Behind every blow there was
ardeayor. and in each mans heart
.h.ra was a determination to win if
,ossibIe, Perhaps there was a little
ZOO much eagerness on the part of
Corcoran. for time and again he JOLT
ad against Millers left while leading
Cor the head, and his badge of defeat
- +an1p0rarily stamped on his right
eva Time and again Miller caught
him singing stiff armed punches on
tbe right optic that soon closed it.
NiIIer's Powerful Left.
ATtIIer's most effective work was with
his left. which for the first three rounds
went high. Corcoran fighting low and
qerting past the stabs that afterwards
brought him to grief. Corcoran's tao
tics we're to fight low, and as soon as
Miller got his range with his left he
met every rush of his adversary with
firmly set feet and a stiff left that
soon had CorCoran aware of the fact
that a Httls more caution would save
him some punishment. More than once
the fighting was at close range, and of
the fierce order that makes the chance
Knockout blow possibility, and it was
here that Corcoran got his few good
blows in The first of these encounters
took place in the fourth, when there
was an equal exchange but in the get
away Miller followed up his last blow
with a left punch on the jaw and a
stab in the nose with his right which
staggered Corcoran and put him tenn
porarily at Miller's mercy, but before
there was time to deliver the finishing
blow the gong sounded and Corcoran
went to his corner where he soon re-
covered. In the fifth Corcoran was
Knocked down, also in the tenth and
seventeenth, and finally in the eight
zenith. The Touchdown in the seven
teenth was practically knockout, as
the referee counted Corcoran out. The
blow however. was delivered just as
the bell rang, and according to the
rules the count out has to be finished
before the gong sounds. Millers sec
onds bitterly protested at first, but
Referee Jenkins upheld the Corcoran
side and called the men to the center
of the arena again for the eighteenth.
Miller Showed Up Well.
Miller never showed to better ad-
vantage than he did in this fight. Par
ticularly clever were the left hand
leads for openings for his powerful
right swing, which however, invariably
resulted in Corcoran's clinching. The
knockout blow was quick as a flash,
and few realized that Corcoran was
really out until they heard the referee
slowly toll off the ten seconds. Land
ed anywhere else on the body the
blow would not have had the same eff
feet, as it was, it paralyzed the great
and for fully fifty seconds Corcoran
could not hold his head up. He was
assisted to his corner, where he re-
covered. At the commencement of the
eighteenth Miller was forcing the fight
ing and had Corcoran over near the
ropes in his (Miller's) corner. Miller
led with his left, Corcoran ducked and
attempted the body blow that he had
been delivering on Miller's left side
time thnea faOfipC n1nUa6
but Miller reserved his force and fell
short with his left, turning his left
shoulder low to his adversarys breast,
and quick as a flash sent his right to
neck just under the left ear. Cor
coran went down in a heap, making
desperate efforts to raise his head, but
to no avail, and it was several Sec
onds after he was counted out that ne
was able to hold his head up.
Would Have Had Decision.
Even had Miller failed to get a
Knockout punch he would have been
awarded the decision, as was after
jenkins, and there would have
been no protests, at least
among the spectators. Miller laided
three times to Corcoran's one,
and all of his blows were hard and di-
rect while Corcoran found considera-
Die difficulty in getting at his adver-
Sarys face and head.
After the preliminary event in which
Jack Mccormick put Joe Lee out in
me first round, Miller entered the ring
apparently in superb condition. He
was several pounds heavier than when |
ne fought Ryan. Clean of limb, with
tne sinuous movement suggestive of
me quickness of the panther, he look
gu perfect from the trainers stand |
POINT. Corcoran entered the ring
rev minutes after Miller, looking
sIeatly improved after his months of
rest His great endurance is account
Gu Tor IN the great bones and compact
~ quilt frame, which lessons his effec- |
uNthess IN swings where momentum is
al important aid. His fighting may be
pII9ed the rapid-fire order as he de-
pvnuS largely on his close-range
pIsHches' and here he is at his best.
SHORTY Jenkins announced that the
night would be twenty rounds for
bboiuls under the Marquis of Queens |
l ouiy rules, and both men agreed to |
N'edn breaks, and then the fun began:
The Fight by Rounds.
:. Round One-Corcoran tented and led |
81. ~ mead and received a left hook in |
o"e lace. Miller got away prettily from |
terrific right hand swing. After |
les les OF clinches Corcoran got in two |
stsfI IllS IN the left side and received a |
Using left in the right jaw.
~ 'pund TWo-Corcoran landed right |
- VI east; Miller sent left and right in |
az, 60 succession into face and neck, |
wv got away without forcing his ad- |
Isft 9se- Corcoran got short swing on |
o,,,. Jaw and was raped three times |
landa[aI me mead for his audacity Miller |