Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-27

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Francisco. a draw. Young Corbet1
clearly demonstrated that he has not
gone back, as some sporting writers
would have the public believe. Hanlor
also showed that the high opinion in
which he has been held by Californian
boxing enthusiasts has been justified
The contest from a spectacular stand
point was the best ever witnessed on
the coast both men putting up clean
hard, scientific contest.
Round 1-Hanlon was the first to
| lead but was short. Corbett uppercut
Hanlon lightly with his right. Hanlon
drove straight left to the head and
| in a nlixup sent his right and left to
| the face. AS the gong sounded Han
Ion drove his left and right hard to
| the body and head. Corbett looked
] worried.
| Round 2-Hanlon led for the body
but was short. Corbett tried with
right and left for the body but vas
blocked. Corbett planted his right la. q
to the stomach and Hanlon hooked him
| to the body with his left. Corbett sent
his right to the body and they clinched
Hanlon drove his right twice to the
kidneys. Hanlon forced the fighting
| and had an almost impregnable de-
| fence.
Round 3-Hanlon jolted Corbett with
a left to the body and Corbett sent a
right upper cut to the jaw. Corbett
| tried to penetrate Hanlon's guard but
without success. In a mixup Hanlon
| drove right and left to the body and
| then right and left to the jaw. Han
lon followed Corbett to the ropes and
planted half dozen vicious rights
| and lefts to the jaw, and the cham
pion was daZed. Corbett failed on a
! right for the jaw and Hanlon accom-
plished this trick. He fought Corbett
to the ropes and the champion chung
| to avoid punishment. Hanlon
Strengthened the champion out and en-
ployed rights and lefts to the face as
| the gong rang. Corbett went to his
| corner in semi-groggy condition.
Round 4-Hanlon bored in with his
| left for the face and then sent in a
| hard right to the kidneys and a light
left to the face. Corbett got in right
| to the face. His uppercutting failed, as
he could not get inside Hanlon's guard.
Hanlon sent a straight left to the face
and Corbett blocked wicked right
for the stomach. They mixed it con-
siderably. Corbett chung to Hanlon as
the gong sounded.
Round 5-Corbett tried with right fol.
the fact but went wide and a straight
right for the jaw was blocked. In a
mixup he put his left to Hanlon's body
Hanlon kept his face well protected
Hanlon sent lefts to the body and his
right to the head, but Corbett returned
like blows. Eddie jabbed the cham
pion, but Corbett came back with his
right to the eye. In a vicious exchange
both landed hard right and lefts to the
face. Corbett came out of the volley
by sending 81 hard right to Eddie's jaw
and the gong rang.
Round 6-Corbett's body blows were
blocked and he missed two uppercuts
for the face. Corbett began aggressive
work. Hanlon missed left for the
face but put stiff left to Corbett's
jaw The champion came back with
hard right to the face and got one in
return and the men clinched, Corbett
drove Hanlon's head back with a wick
ed uppercut. Corbett sent right and
left to the face and brought the blood
from the Californians nose. This was
Corbett's round.
Round 7-Corbett sent his right to the
jaw and they went into a mixuD and
Corbett with a good blow had Hanlon
guessing. Corbett brought his right TO
the Jaw and Eddie came back with
left to the body. Corbett sent in three
rights to the body. Both men were
fighting hard. In a fierce mixup both
exchanged severe blows. Hanlon put
three rights to the face and was rain
ing rights and lefts on Corbett's face
when the gong sounded.
Round S-Hanlon put his right to the
kidneys but Corbett came back with
his left to body. Corbett looked much
refreshed. A hard right to the body
stopped the champion, but he came
hack with his famous uppercut on the
Jaw. Eddie landed two rights and
left to the jaw in quick succession.
Corbett fought hard. Corbett tried
three rights for the jaw but failed to
land. At the end Hanlon sent in two
rights to the jaw. Hanlon's round.
Round eddie sent his right to the
jaw and tried a vicious uppercut for
the jaw but went against the ropes
from the force of it. Corbett got In
hard right uppercut to the jaw Cor
bett put hard right to Hanlon's left
eye, then right swing to the head
Hanlon tried an uppercut for the cham
pion's jaw and the champion went
through the opening with right to the
jaw Hanlon put two left twice to the
jaw and a right to the kidneys Cor
bett hanging on. The round closed
with a hot rally, of which Hanlon had
"a slight advantage. Corbett's left eye
was badly swollen.
Round 10-Corbett tried with a right
to head and Hanlon came back with
two rights and left to the jaw. Han
lon kept his face we'll covered. In
mixup Corbett clinched to avoid pun
ishment Eddie sent in a rain of rights
and lefts to the body. Corbett was
bleeding badly but fought back game
ly. Hanlon made a chopping block out
Of the champion who was saved by the
gong. Hanlon landed fully dozen
blows on Corbett's stomach but was
unable to land a Knockout. The ex.
element was intense
Round 11-Hanlon sailed in and tried
to beat his man to the ropes but Cor
bett came back gamely and took a dy-