The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-30
SPORTS.
CORBETT WINS
Is
! !: IN SIXTEENTH
vs.
REFEREE STOPS FIGHT TO SAVE
HANLON PUNISHMENT.
Champion Wins All the Way and
Gives Frisco Boy a Terrible Beat
ing in Last Few Rounds-Crowd
- Is Enormous for Featherweight
COntest.

San Francisco, Dec. sO.-Eddie
Hanlon proved no match for Young
Corbett in their match here last
night. The San Francisco boy took
an awful beating in the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth rounds, and
fused to take their man out of the
ring at Referee Graney's request, the
latter stopped the bout in the middle
Of the sixteenth and awarded the de-
Cision to Corbett.
~ Only in two rounds did the Califor-
nian have an advantage over the Den
yer boy. In the seventh Hanlon
knocked Corbett down twice, but the
champion was uninjured by the blows
and fought back fiercely as soon as
he had regained his feet In the
twelfth Hanlon did all the forcing
and hurt Corbett with a smashing
right on the stomach. This was his
last stand, however, and as Hanlon
weakened, Corbett pressed him hard.
Never has man taken such severe
punishment in a San Francisco ring.
Many assert that Hanlon would have
been killed had Graney not stopped
the fight when he did.
Corbett demonstrated that when in
condition he can defeat any man Of
rhis weight. He defended himself
cleverly against Hanlon's leads, and
showed great skill in getting thru the
Californian's peculiar defense. When
Hanlon protected his head and stom-
ach by crossing his arms, Corbett
would push his head back with left
and then upper-cut him with his
right. The blows did not seem to do
much damage at the time, but they
evidently told before the fight was
over. Hanlon's original plan of
blocking saved him from a knockout
f,o I, 80
last few rounds, when Hanlon weak
ened, Corbett could not land a knock
out. When Graney stopped the fight,
however, Hanlon, tho still conscious,
was unable to walk. When his sec
onds carried him to his corner and
tried to revive him, he began to vOmit
blood and things looked serious for
him. He finally revived and was car
ried from the hall. Hanlon said that
sCorbett could beat any of them. The
local man was loudly cheered as he
left the building.
. Corbett before he left the ring,
paid a. high tribute to Hanlon's skill
and gameness and saluted him with
a kiss. Corbett showed as much mer-
eS as possible in the last few rounds,
and was as anxious as the referee to
have Hanlon's seconds take their man
out and save him further punish
ment.
.. The attendance was enormous for a
sfeatherweight fight. The receipts
were between $4,000 and $4,000
Fifty per cent of the receipts were
divided between the flghtrs, tn win
ner taking Is per cent of this amount
and the loser 25 per cent. In addition
COrbett was given per cent of the
gross receipts in view of his drawing
powers
The fight will go into ring history as
the fastest and f1ercest ever seen here.
M The contest proved to be one Of the
greatest drawing cards in the history
of the fighting game in this city. The
vast auditorium of Mechanics pavilion
which has beene the scene of so many
notable pugilistic battles, was taxed to
Its utmost capacity long before the bell
changed summoning the principals to
action. The interest in the outcome
was intense. Despite the fact that
Hanlon in his previous encounter with
the champion had somewhat the bet
ter of the bout and the well known
propensity of the local sporting frater-
nifty to allow sentiment to warp their
judgment in contests participated in
by local celebrities, Corbett was q pro-
lnounced favorite in the betting.
Opening up at odds of 10 to a few
days ago the odds gradually shortened
owing to the weight of Corbett money
and when the lads entered the pavilion
tonight to l was offered with the
Denver crcak on the long end. At
these figures many large wagers were
made at the ring-side, there seeming
to be no lack Of Hanlon money in
sight.
Corbett and Hanlon met at Harry
5Corbett's resort before the fight, where
the question of weight was decided.
The articles Of agreemnt stipulatd
that they should weigh In at 129
pounds at 6 o'clock or forfeit $1,000.
e Corbett was the first to step on the
scalesand just tipped the beam at an
even 1923 pounds. Han1on evidently
was under these figures as he failed to
move the scales.
-, One feature Of the evening was the
resurrection Of 'tAustra1ian Murphy -
the former feather-weight champion
and the man who fifteen years ago
"could beat anybody Of his weight. He
appeared in six-round bout with
Jack Evans, a local boxer. Evans was
almost out when the gong sounded for
the close of the sixth round but the
referee called the contest a draw;
greatly to the disgust of the big crowd
which thought that Murphy should