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.anlon had q slight advantage.

middle of the round began to land right
and left ON Corbett's jaw. He had
Corbett going and CQrbett saved him.
self only by hanging on. Corbett was
bleeding badly, but fought back game
ly. Hanlon was making chopping
block out of the champion, and the
latter was practically helpless. The
gong saved Cor'bett, who was on his
last legs. Hanlon landed fully a doZ-
en- blows ON Corbett's stomach, but
was unable to land knockout. The
excitement was so intense that the bell
was not heard.
Eleventh Reconsideration started in
to rush things, but Corbett was game.
If Hanlon had had strength several OF
his blows would have ended the fight,
but he had no strength.
Twelfth Round. --Corbett came up
greatly revived and tried for a left on
wind and uppercuts. He hit Hanlon
repeatedly in the wind. 1t was Cor
belts round
Thirteenth Round.--Corbett was
fresher and had the better of the
round, which was featureless, as Han
Ion was tired and did not try to mix
things.
Fourteenth Round. --Corbett landed
two sharp uppercuts that Jared Han
Ion. He followed this with a series OF
blows on the nose. In return Hanlon
landed half a dozen terrific blows on
| Corbett's face and Jaw, which made
the Denver boy groggy
Fifteenth Reconsideration forced the
| fighting, landing right and left on
Corbett's head. In fierce rally ter
rible blows were exchanged, but Han
Ion landed two blows to Corbetts one
and at the end again hit hard Cor
bett was groggy at the end Of the
round.
| Sixteenth Round -Corbett forced the
fighting and landed two OF his favor
tie uppercuts, but he received heavy
punishment on the body In a series
Of clinches and rallies Hanlon had all
the advantage.
Seventeenth Reconsideration forced
/ the fighting, but exchanges were even.
Corbett played for the Jaw and just
missed a vicious left swing. After a
rally Corbett slipped to the floor. He
returned several Furnishing blows on
Ianlon's wind, but rs the round closed
Hanlon again smothered him with
rl&nt ana leIC DlOWs.
Eighteenth Round. - Hanlon forced
i Corbett all around the ring, landing
right and left, but his blows lacked
steam. A left hand on the wind
dropped Corbett to the carpet Cor
bett took nine seconds and rose, but
was banged about by Hanlon and only
saved by the gong.
Ninteenth Round-Corbett seemed
refreshed and landed several left and
right swings and uppercuts. Ham
/ Ion bored in and punished Co1bett Sc
verely about the body. The round
closed with both men fairly strong and
with honors even.
Twentieth Round. &C orbett went al
1t hammer and tongs, but his blows
lacked force. Hanlon put his left tc
the jaw and two rights to the body II
mix-up, but Corbett came back with
/ a right and then crossed to the jaw
and followed 1t up with right to tht
head, and Corbett slipped ito the floor
Corbett landed left swing to the head
and Hanlon almost went to his knees
Corbett fought fast and furious, trying
yainly to reach the Californian. IL
mix-up he sent in several hard rights
ana lefts to the body, but Han1or
came back at him and forced him Il
the ropes.
Philadelphia, Feb 27.-Philadelphi
. Jack O'Brien, for the second time y
two months, last night made choI
ping block OF AL Weinig Of Buffalo
The men met before the Broadwa:
Athletic club here In what was sched
L.
forced the pace from the start, landin
on his man, at will, and from the be
ginning of the first round the ring too
. on the appearance Of shambles
: Weinig knows absolutely nothing Q
: L the science OF the game as compare
with O'Brien. and he was big and ia
| and out OF condition besides. Ever
blow to the head brought blood frol
his nose and mouth, and at the end Q
|, the third round he was a pitiabl
. sight At the beginning of the fourth
J O'Brien. who had been hammering hi
opponent without mercy. greV
ashamed OF himself and looked appea
ingly at the referee, who thereupo
! stopped the bout, ruling that as Weini
clearly was outclassed it would b
. cruel to permit him to take turtle
punishment. For Weinig 1t can onl
be said that his courage is better tina
, his Judgment He never flinched froI
!. the grueling, and always was comm
back for more. O'Brien recent
: knocked Weinig out before the Interni
!. tional Athletic club in Fort Erie In
!. battle that was as bloody and on
: sided as the affair last night. Weini
9 asked for another fight and got
. O'Brien tried hard to put him out la
0 night, but did not seem to be able
land what would have been a mercif,
\ blow.
. After q war of words extending ov,
! two months, there seems to be a po
! sibility that Champion Jeffries and jill
: Corbett at last will get together ar
= arrange match. Billy Delaney jeff
= manager. arrived in New York {
!. Wednesday and his first act was
= wire Corbett, who is showing in Phi
delphia this week. asking for an a
: pointment. Yesterday Delaney r
d ceived the following telegram fro
b Corbett: ssIf Jeffrias and Won are 81