The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
BEATEN TO A PULP
EDDIE HANLoN UNMERCIFuLLY
 WHIPPED BY CoRBRTT.
Fastest and Fiercest Fight Ever Seen in San Francisco Results in Victory for the Light
 Weight Champion

San Francisco. Dec. 2s.-A merciful ref. cree probably saved Eddie Hanion from %hes he aS the contest S the @das | of the sixteenth round For ewS ruonds previous Referee Graney had begged Hanion's. seconds to take their. man out youngster at 1t and finally Graney. fear: ing that a fatality might result ordered | ishment in San Francisco ring and l probably Young Corbett'' is the only man in the country who could administer bog tS e bs ner. still conscious but unable to walk, his seconds worked vigorously to revive him. The terribly beaten lad. however. commenced to .vimit blood and things looked very serious for him for short time. He was. finall yrevived and was carried from the rine by one of his sec high tribute to his skin and gameness and saluted his brother prize fighter with ! an afectionate kiss. It must be said for Corbett that he was as merciful under ing the fourteenth and fifteenth rounds he. too, was anxious to have the fighs stopped iR order to save Hanlon need The fight tonight demonstrated that Corbett is any mans superior at his weight. At no time during the contest Woo Ic III any apparent QdnRCT, ana when it ended there was not a mark upon him. Hanlon,s most peculiar and very effec. tive tive defence was all that saved the Ea%e Even MeS kSeek he bseame sea rS TaS and could not protect himself Corbeti could not land knockout blow. In the tnlrteenth and fourteenth rounds Cort ett began to show what he could do. The men were allowed to fight in the clinches and Corbett leaning his head against Han- Ions shoulder and with his arms free would punch him in the stomach with his rigt and swing fierce sort lefts on his jaw That was the beginning of the end.
 In the fifteenth Corbett backed Hanlon intp corner and when the San Francisco boy swung feebiy Corbett swung two He took the count of eight but struggi a to his feet and again received the ter. Ilnc punishment that Corbett was dealing out to him. It was then that Graney wanted the fight stopped.
 Hanlon when seen in his dressing room was still in great distress and refused to talk much. He did say. however, thai Corhett can beat any of them. The at tendance was enormous for a feather weight fight. The receipts were but s16,OOt ana S2o.O00 Fifty per cent of the receipts were divided as the fighters. 75 per cent 10 the winner and 25 per cent to the loser ihe hgnt will go into ring history as the fastest and fiercest ever seen here. The fight by rounds:
 Round i-Corbett tried several times to pene- swings. but failed to ge under Hanion's pe. enltalr defense. Finally he got his right tc tne nc hose right to the stomach and two iefts lentlessly and forced Eddie to cover @ corbeti go. ] na straight left to the body as thes twice to the body and followed % it with h a rish % sent right to tho faes corbett stood sSp up 1"ts t nm S and !aoeed with left and right to the face | the round ClOaed rtu foSt, for the face corbett did mos. % of She % leadins iS poking straight lefts for the face and right the breakaways There was no damage done Round 2-Hanlon swung left and right fo
 the acs eoSe put et two to TseaEhs se aee sf Hanion missed hard swing for he head. Cor Sgti %;ts o1Tsd s is Esgging away at HsnIons tac'
 much rattied and hurt Hanlon. who tough ing on. Hanion swung right and left to th, !aw, forcing the champion to the ropes II, ss ousb. sdss Sae right to the but Cor
 tornian to a elinch. Then followed some de sSSlsoTy sSn%yy SparrinE m ing Hanion made much bette The right that corbett landed on Eddie earl, earl in the round leased Hanlon but momentarily SorDetts ss U S straight iefts and uppercuts did no Round a-Ccrbett with left several times So RssOR put with ioId rRS RS se1 m He bett sent straight right to the face an, cut with light twice to the tace coPBet %PBet missed vicious right uppercut for the fac face, ear and jaw. Eddie bored in ma and Cor Or pett sent right uppercut to the chin and owS without Fs sTns T to sS.t, ss fol
 left on Hanlon,s face as the bell rang. 1t wa c3rbetts round; The pace was very fast.
 eeeded ochop at Hanlon's face They tough r,nS n,eresly in & mSlx-up S both landing letts an' :he kidneys. Corbett sent in a right to Han | Ions face and followed with right to ear cc5bett Ger sent right and straight left to lac
 rap with light to jaw corbett o missed iSs ESS rish fighting followed. corbstt protecting himself off Corbett rushed as the round closed, but faile' | Round 5-In a mlx-up Corbett uppercut righ to the body. In the break Hanlon landed har, right on the head. Corbett then sent Eddi
 sw re Tsmafins How do ''yon yon fSe' iEe that tS ta Hanlon got na right uppercut to the body the referee to be careful Both missed psS ssTers "a | straight lefts and they came to a elinch Han lon having the better of it. The pace continues
 Round s-Both men did considerable talking Hanion stopped the champions talk with | complained to the referee that Corbett wa aolding Furious in:flghting followed. Hanlo anxious to mix # at all times, but when Han | lon went after him right and ieft in Corbett' anatomy after finding that the Denver boy wa | Hanlon would go and the sluggIng would stop | Round 7-Corbett began talking at once am | with right swing to the ear Both men gav remarkable exhibitions. of blocking and pro tecting themselves. Graney once more eau | got in a good right to the head and folowe
 %a and e to the S ss hssa and s%ssea l Ions attempt to counter Hanlon put tw short-arm lefts to the face and swinging har | with left sent the champion to the floor. II Ion sending right and left to the head Han | Ion lashed out and caught Corbett clean on tn point of the jaw and hoored him. When tn l gong sounded both men were fighting furiously Round s--Corbett was more careful and th smile had gone from his face; Hanion followe to the face and a right to the jaw that stag tag another left on the jaw from Hanion that hSr hard rights and lefts to the face with fore enough to knock out an ordinary fighter, bu | Hanlon smiled.
 Round e--Aftrt some mix-ups Corbett lande 9 hard left swing to the. Callfornian's jaw
 He tried right and left swings, but both wer
 was blocked Finally Corbett recovered. II sent right to Hanlon's chin and missed an other try. Hanlon blocked hard right swim
 left swings for the body, Ed put a light lei
 to the face and they elinched. Corbett got i
 a terrific right uppercut to the chin that ohl
 made Hanlon the more vicious.
 Round lo-Corbett missed a fierce right ur pereut for the jaw. A moment later he sent
 each other. Both men began talking to on another and Hanlon waded in with rights an
 iefts for the head. but was blocked: In th
 face. Corbett planted left to face and followe
 with e right uppercut to jaw. Hanlon sen
 a right swing for the head and blocked righ
 uppercut. In clineh Hanlon put in lei