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face and protected himself cleverly
from a return. Corbett ducked
vicious right swing and gave Eddie
smart rap with right to the jaw. Cor
bett rushed as the round closed, but
failed to land.
Round Five-In a mix up Corbett
uppercut right to the body. In the
break away Hanlon landed hard right
on the head. Corbett then sent Eddie
back to the ropes with clean right
to the jaw, remarking, How do you
like that?" Hanlon got in a right up
per cut to the body. Corbett struck
very low and was warned by the ref
cree to be careful. Both missed sew
eral straight lefts. and they came to
a clinch, and Hanlon had the better
of it. The pace continued very fast.
Round Six-Both men did consider
able talking. Hanlon stopped the
champions talk with a succession of
rights and lefts to the jaw and COM
planned to the referee that Corbett
was holding. Furious in-fighting fol-
lowed, Hanlon doing the better work.
Corbett was apparently anxious to mix
it at all times.
Round Seven--Both men gave re-
markable exhibitions of blocking and
protecting themselves. Graney once
more cautioned Corbett for hitting
low. Hanlon, swinging hard with
left, sent the champion to the floor.
He got up instantly and fought back
hard. Hanlon caught Corbett clean
on the point of the jaw and floored
him. When the gong sounded both
men were fighting furiously.
Round Eight-Corbett was more
careful, and the smile had gone from
his face. Hanlon followed him
around the ring, sending straight
lefts to the face and right to the
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swung wildly and got another left on
the jaw from Hanlon that hurt him.
In a fierce mix Corbett put in several
hard rights and lefts to the face with
force enough to knock out an ordi-
nary fighter, but Hanlon smiled.
Round Nine-Corbett got in a ter
rifle uppercut to the chin, which only
made HanlOn the more vicious. The
fighting during this round was not so
fast except at the close when Corbett
landed his terrific uppercut to the
chin.
Round Ten-Corbett sent right
uppercut to the chin. and they hung
to each other. In the beakaway both
exchanged rights, ana lefts to the face
Corbett planted his left to the face
and followed with a right uppercut for
the jaw. Hanlon sent Corbett back
with right high on the head, but did
no damage. This round was about
even.
Round Eleven-Hanlon caught Cor
bett with a right swing to the jaw
| and followed it with another to the
same place. Corbett staggered Han
Ion with right and left to the Jaw.
They were leaning shoulder to Shout
| der, both peppering away at the face
and stomach. with Corbett apparently
having the advantage. The blows that
Corbett landed on Hanlon's jaw would
have finished the fight long ago with
any boxer of mediocre quality.
Round 12-They rushed into clinch.
Both seemed fond of infighting. Han
Ion got in a left uppercut and followed
1T with right and left to the face. Cor
bett did not lose his head and fought
back viciously. Corbett received a ter
rifle right uppercut on 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
the forcing. 1t was Hanlon's round.
Round 13-They mixed it, both swing
ing and landing with right and left.
They stood shoulder to shoulder, fight
ing like demons, both landing hard
rights to the jaw. Corbett sent left and
right to the jaw and right to the stom-
ach. Hanlon looked groggy for the
first time and wobbled a bit. Corbett
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shoulder to shoulder, Hanlon hanging
on. This was decidedly Corbett's
round.
Round Fourteen-Hanlon sent Cor
bett back with right to the jaw, stag
gering the champion. Corbett, how
ever, fought back violently and landed
some telling blows on Hanlons body.
Corbett sent Hanlon to the floor with
two lefts to the jaw. He was down
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and Corbett planted right and left to
the jaw. 'Corbett stood away, pegging
away at Hanlon, forcing him to the
ropes. The gong apparently saved
Hanlon from a knockout.
Round Fifteen-Corbett caught
Hanlon with right and left to the
stomach and right uppercut to the
chin that sent Hanlons head back.
Corbett waded in and landed right
and left hard to the jaw. Graney
asked Hanlon's seconds to take their
man out of the ring, but they refused.
Hanlon could hardly protect himself.
Round Sixteen.-Corbett missed a
hard right uppercut for the face, but
moment later sent the Californian to
the floor with right and left to the
jaw. Hanlon took the count of nine
He then chung to Corbett, the latter
trying vainly to knock him out. Cor
| bett sent in succession of rights
and lefts to the face. Corbett
yelled to Hanlon's seconds to
| stop the contest, which they refused
| to do. Corbett then delivered an
avalanche of blows on the Californian's
| jaw, sending him back against the
ropes.
The crowd yelled to the referee to
stop the contest, as Hanlon was game
to the core and refused to be knocked
| out. Graney then interfered and
awarded the decision to Corbett.
After the fight, Corbett went over
| to Hanlon and kissed him. Hanlon
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