The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-30

a right uppercut for the jaw. Hanlon
sent Corbett back with right high on
the head but did no damage. Hanlon
missed a right swing for the head and
blocked a right uDDercut. In a clinch
Hanlon Dut in a left hard to the stom-
ach and the gong rang. This round
was about even.
Round 11-Hanlon was short with left
for the jaw. Corbett then sent straight
left to the stomach. They clinched and
both missed vicious rights for the jaw.
Hanlon caught Corbett with a right
swing to the Jaw and followed it with
another to the same place. Hanlon
got in two straight left jabs to the
face. Corbett sent a right to the face
and Eddie Ietaliated with left hard
to the jaw Corbett was leaning
against EIanlon, coming up with short
left swings on Hanlon's jaw. Hanlon
then got in a right swing to the jaw.
Corbetts right went around Eddie's
head. Corbett then staggered Hanlon
with right and left to the jaw. They
were leaning shoulder to shoulder, both
peppering away at the face and stom-
ach, with Corbett apparently having
the advanta ge. The blows that Cor
bett has landed on Hanlon's Jaw would
have finished the fight long ago with
any boxer of mediocre qualities.
Round 12-They rushed into a clinch.
Both seemed fond of mitigating. Han
lon got in left uppercut and followed
it with right and left to the face. Cor
bett did not lose his head and fought
back vieously He missed a terrific
straight left for the body and two ter
rifle left and, right swings also went
wild. Corbett then landed a hard right
on the jaw, for which Eddie rebuked
him with hard right to the ear and
left to the face. Corbett received a
terrific right uppercut the stomach,
which made him look sick. He stalled,
however, and protected himself from
further harm. Corbett appeared a bit
tired at the end with Hanlon doing all
a TTlrr I,xzf
Round 13-They rushed into a 1nixup
and in the breakaway Corbett landed
a right overland swing on the jaw.
He then missed a hard left for the
jaw and they mixed it. Corbett put
ting left and right to the jaw. Corbett
sent in a hard left to the jaw. They
mixed it, both swinging and landing
with right and left. They stood
shoulder to shoulder, fighting like de-
mons, both landing hard rights to the
the jaw and right to the stomach. Han
Ion looked groggy for the first time
and wobbled a bit. Corbett kept after
him and they still fought shoulder to
| shoulder, Hanlon hanging on. This was
decidedly Corbett's round. He stood
with his head against lannon'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 have knocked him out.
Round 14-They assumed the same
| tactics, COrbett putting right and left
! to the stomach. Hanlon fought back
and landed two terrific swings to the
| jaw. He then sent Corbett back with
right to the jaw, staggering the cham
pion. Corbett however, fought back
violently, and landing some telling
blows on Hanlon's body. Corbett sent
Hanlon to the floor with two lefts to
/ the jaw. He was down nine seconds.
1 They went to a mix up and Corbett
planted right and left to the jaw. Cor
/ bett stood away, pegging away at
Hanlon, forcing him to the ropes. The
gong apparently saved Han1on from A
j knockout Hanlon stood still, covered
! his face and body with his gloves and
Corbett punched him as hard he
could. Hanlon refused to be knocked
/ out however, and when the gong rang
1 went to his corner with a grin.
Round 15-Corbett tried several lefts
! to the face at long range but was short.
. He missed q hard right for the body
and another for the face. Eddie then
sent a straight left to the face. Cor
I bett jabbed left to the face, Hanlon
\ being content to rest. Hanlon missed
\ hard left swing for the jaw. Corbett
was short with a hard right and Eddie
4 blocked some hard lefts for the body.
Corbett then caught Hanlon with right
and left to the stomach and a right
uppercut to the chin that sent Han
4 Ions head back. Corbett Waded in and
landed right and left hard to the jaw.
their man out of the ring, but they re-
fused Hanlon took terrific
beating with gameness seldom seen. He
could not fight back effectively and
could hardly protect himself.