Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-27
BIC FIGHT ENDS IN DRAW
HanlOn Nearly Wipes Out COr5ett's Title as
Festhsrweight Champion.
GONG SAVES KNOCKOUT MANY TIMES
Eddie seems Freshest through Most
Rounds, Though His Opponent
Battles GnmeIy and often RE-
covers Lost steam.

covers Lost steam.
/ SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 26-Before
/ crowd such as few previous prize lights
! have attracted Young Corbett and Eddie
J Hanlon battled tonight. in the Mechanics
pavilion, for the featherweight champion
ship Of the world. For twenty rounds the
! two fought like demons, each striving to
finish the contest with a knockout, and
then, after all, the referee declared the fight
a draw.
From the seventh until the twentieth It
was a give-and-take contest, and to the pro-
| Hanlon house present 1t seemed as IL the
| decision would be his. But Referee Graney
thought otherwise.
To the cheering multitude which thronged
the ringside 1t looked. almost from the be-
| ginning, as though Corbett must inevitably
succumb to the vicious jabs of his lusty
opponent. Round after round left him weak
and groggy, time after time the gong alone
! saved him, as il seemed, from absolute de-
| feat Still weak and bleeding from num-
berless wounds he steadfastly refused as
| sistance, walked to his corner unaided and
came up again game If none too strong.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about
the fight was the champions apparently Ia
exhaustlble fund Of reserve strength. Let
the finish of any given round leave him
weak as IL might, he always managed to
turn up again on time able, at least to
give good account of himself in the sue
ceeding bout.
Fight by Rounds.
] First Round-Hanlon was the first to
pS gaSd' uDr, Dns was snort GGr6ett pranGed about
| Hanlon assumed crouching position and
! was well guarded. Corbett was unable to
penetrate Il. Corbett finally got in light
right to the face. AS the gong sounded
Hanlon drove his left and right hard to the
corner with a worried look.
Second. Round-Hanlon led for body, but
was short Corbett tried with right and
ion kept his face well protected. Corbett
planted bis right hard TO the stomach and
h6SSeS Hh to 70 ooay SSdy With left 60
clinched Hanlon forced the fighting and
had an almost impregnable defense.
| Third Round-Hanlon jolted Corbett with
left to body and Corbett sent right upper
cut to the jaw; Corbett tried TO penetrate
Hanlon's guard but without success. Cor
Dett tried right uppercut for Jaw. In a
miXup Hanlon drove right and left to body
and followed Il up with right and left to
jaw. Hanlon followed CoEbett to the ropes
and planted half a dozen vicious rights and
lefts to the Jaw. and the champion was
jaw, but was unsuccessful. Hanlon crossed
with a right TO the jaw. He fought Cor
Dell 10 tne ropes ana planted his right hard
to the jaw and the champion clung TO avoid
punishment. Hanlon Strengthened the
champion out ana employed rights and
bett went TO his corner in a semi-groggy
condition. Hanlon forced the fighting.
for the face but was short M ~ sent mth a., Ie,.
hard right to the kidneys and in a ldixup
put light left 70 the face. They mixed Il
with right to jaw and followed it up etR with
rights to the kidneys. Corbett was cling
Fifth RouDdcorbettt tVnf trfed WitS right for
race, but went wide. He then tried straight
right right for ~, the jaw, but the blow was
left to the body corbett poRed his right
landed hard rights and io efts AA to the fSce GUs
Corbett came out of the volley by sending
hard right to Eddies jaw. and the gong
Sixth Round-Corbett tried for body
with both hands, but was blocked. He
Hanlon got back out of harms way Cor
bett put hif right to the face and was
now doing most Of the aggressive work:
Eddie drove his right to the face and
clinched. Corbett drove Hanlon back with
wicked uppercut. This was Corbett's s.
dencs
Seventh Round-Corbett sent his right to
the jaw and they went into a mixup. Cor
bett was trying to get In good blow and
had Hanlon guessing Both men were fight
ing hard In fierce mixup both exchanged
III.
He was raining lefts and rights to Corbett's s
face when the gong rang.
Eighth Round-Corbett looked much re-
freshed. hard right to the body sent
the champion back, but he was not to be
denied and came back with his famous
two rights and a left to the jaw in quick
| succession. Corbett fought back hard. At
the conclusion Of the round Hanlon sent in
two rights TO the jaw. Hanlon's round
Ninth Round-Eddie sent his right to the
: kidneys and tried a vicious uppercut for
the jaw. but went against the ropes from
the force OF 1t. Corbett put right hard to
Hanlon's sore eye. Hanlon put left twice
to Jaw and right 70 the Kidneys. CGTbett
drove ina short arm right TO the kidneys.
, Corbetts left eye was badly swollen.
, ! Tenth Round-Hanlon. kept his face well
covered Hanlon swung twice to the head
with left and in a mixup put his right and
LEFT td hard to to the Jaw GST9ett elinehed to
) was making a chopping Block out Of the
hopeless The gong saved Corbett. who was
on his last legs. Hanlon landed fully a
; dozen en- blows % & on Coreetts stomach, but Was was
ment. was so intense that the bell was not
heard.
Eleventh Round-Hanlon sailed in and
, tried to beat his man TO the mat, but Cor
bett came back gamely and took a dying
man mans chan chance; Hanlon Han 6oTeed n the cham
and left an opening. corhett sent in a
straight left to the facet but his blows
fully in this round and let Hanlon do all
= the fighting.
Twelfth Round-Corbett sent in two
vicious rights 20 the stomach and then fol-
I lowed with another TO the same place. He
3 planted his right hard again to the body
and had recovered his steam apparently.
Hanlon was not so fresh. This was Cor
belts round.
Thirteenth Round-As the bell sounded
: Corbett sent in a stif right TO the face
| Fourteenth Round-Corbett went I'm al
once with right to head. He tried left for
the same place. but was blocked. Corbett
| planted his right twice to the face and
then Jared Hanlon with three hard rights
] and lefts TO the same place. Hanlon came
| back like fiend and as the bell sounded
| nearly put the champion out OF business by
n a succession Of rights and lefts to the face
HanlOns right eye Is badly cut and bleed,
e ing profusely. 1t was anybody's night In
n this round.
j Fifteenth Round-Corbett cIinched tc
| avoid punishment Hanon swung witt
a right TO the jaw and COrbett retaliated Will
left to the head. Hanlon put in two wicked
. | rights 10 the Jaw and forced Corbett 10 tn,
ropes. He again rained blows TO the fac,
s | and as the bell rang II looked as II the
= | champion must surely succumb. He wa!
. game, however, and went to his corner un
, | assisted.
e Sixteenth Round-Both men danced
| around the ring and the champion looked
much fresher from the minutes respite