The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-30
MercifuI Referee Probably Sap- ed the Californian from
 Being Killed
WENT DOWN BEFORE THE
 FIERCE BLOWS IN THE 16TH
Over 10000 People Saw the Great Con. test for the Featherweieht Cham pionship, and the Receipts
 Were Nearly $2o,ooo.

| San Francisco. December PA merci- 1 ful referee probably saved Eddie Hanlon | from being killed by Young Corbett' tonight, when he stopped the contest in the middle of the sixteenth round. For two rounds previous, Referee Graney had begged Hanlons seconds to take their man out of the ring, but they kept the game youngster at it, and finally Graney, fearing that fatality might result ordered the fight stopped. No man ever received such a terrific punishment in San Francisco ring and probably Young Corbett'' is the only man in the country who could ad- minister such a beating to Hanlon. When the San Francisco boy was car ried to his corner still conscious. but unable to walk, his seconds worked wig orously to revive him. The terribly beaten lad however. commenced to vomit blood and things looked serious 1 for him. He was finally revived. and was carried from the ring by one of his seconds
 corbett Kisses His Adversary.
 
 high tribute 10 his skill and gameness. and saluted his brother prize-aghter with an affectionate kiss. It must be said for corbett that he was as merci- full under the circumstances as he could ] be- During the fourteen rounds, he, too. l was anxious to have the fight stopped. l in order to save Hanlon needless pun ishment.
 The fight tonight demonstrated that Corbett is any mans superior at his weight At no time during the contest was he in any aparent danger and when 1t ended there was not a mark upon him. l'Hanions most peculiar and very effective l defense was all that saved him from q knockout early In the game Even when | he became tired and could not protect | himself, Corbett could not land knockout | 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 Hanlon's shoulder and with his arms free would punch him in tho 1 stomach with his right and swing fierce short arm lefts on his jaw. That was the beginning of the end.
 Terrific in the Fifteenth. l In the fifteenth Corbett backed lIanlon 1 into corner and when the San Francisco 1 boy swung feebly, Corbett swung into 1 lightning lefts and Hanlon went down. He took the count of eight but struggled to his feet and again received the terrific | punishment that Corbett was dealing out l to him. It was then that Graney wanted the fight stopped
 l Hanon when seen in his dressing room was still in great distress and refused to talk much. He did say. however, that | Corbett can beat any of them The at tendance was enormous for a feather- weight fight. The receipts were between S16,OOO and $20,000 Fifty per cent of tho receipts were divided between the fight ers' 70 per cent to the winner and 25 per cent to the loser
 The fight will go into ring history as tho fastest and fercest ever seen.
 Before the fight Referee Eddie Graney said
 T want to let the public know that the championship title will cut no figure with the decision. The puglllst whom [ think has had the better of the battle and does most of the fighting will be given the honors"
 The conditions were announced calling for twenty-round contest and straight Marquis of Queensbury rules the men protecting themselves in the breakaway and break by order of the referee. Time was called at 9:4s.
 Fight by Rounds.
 Round 1--Corbett tried several times to penetrate Hanlons guard with right and left swings, but failed to get under Han Ions peculiar defense. Finally he got in his right to the nose, a right to the stom- ach and two lefts to the face. Corbett kept begging away relentessy and forced Hfa fI .nff rot f,, -f- ,f left to the body as they mixed it up. Hanlon was mostly on the defensive. In the mix-ups Hanlon drove his right twice to the body and followed it with right to the jaw Hanlon missed left and then sent a right to the face. Corbett stood up to him and iabbed with left and right to the face. Ed then sent hard left to the stomach. As the round closed both ex- changed left for the face and right upper cuts. but Ed did the effective work in the breakaways. There was damage done
 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 hard right swing for the head. Corbett bored in, begging away at Hanlon's face with left landing several light blows. Cor bett put terrific right under Hanlons heart. and hurt Banlon, who seemed rat tied, but who fought back wildly. Han lon accused Gorbett of hanging on. Han Ion swung right and left to the jaw. fore ing the champion to the ropes He then sent straight right to the face. but Cor bett fought back vcously. forcing the Cahforian to a clnch Then followed some desultory sparring Hanlon made much better showing in this round. land ing several blows. The right that Cor bett landed on Ed early in the round. feazed Hanlon but momentarily. Corbetts