Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-02
STILL THE CHAMPION
The enVer Fighter Retains
the FeatheTWeieht
Championship.
TOOK GREAT PUNISHMENT

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San Francisco. Dec. ga mcrclfuI
referee probably saved Eddie Hanlon
from being killed b. Young Corbctt
tonlrht when DC stopped their con.
test In The middle OF the sixteenth
round. For two rounds PREVIOUS Rofp.
roe braucy had begged uanlons sec.
onfa 90 take their ma out OF the
rims, out they kept the game
yuungaler at 90 and finally Gransy.
earring a fatality mIrnt result. OF.
derod Csc drht stopped 40 man over
received such terrific punishment .n
ihU San Francisco ring. and probably
young lurtDtt iB che only man WHO
could administer such a beating 90
iau.lu Whom the San Francisco boz
was carried to hiB corner. SIN con
sc.ous. Due una0Ie to walk. h.a seconds
worked eIroruWy tD revive HIM
The terribly beaten lad. however
commenced t1 yomIt blood. and things
looked very serious Tor him Tor a
short time Ho was finally revived
and was carried from the ring by ono
OF his SECONDS Before he left louur
Corhott paid o. high tribute 90 bic
Hkill and gamouosH. and samtrd bis
brother prize fighter with an affect
tomato Kiss.
10 must be- raid Tor Corbott that BE-
ives mcrclul under the circumstancea
'a could ho During the fourteenth
and fifteenth rounds De-. too was any
iouH o. have the fEbt stopped In or
der to save Iiau'0a needless punish.
m.1t
Tho frbt tonight demonstrated that
'1r.Ct Do amy man superior bt h.a
wHEh. a. ro time during tho con
'Dat was hD in any apparent DANGER
1ni when 20 was ended there uas NOT
% mark upon him Haulona muat nU.
.uIIar and very effective defense wac
HIl that saved him from knockout
earlier iu the game Even when he
became tired and could not protect
himself Corhctl could NOT land
knockout blow IN the thirteenth
and fourteenth rounds Corl,ott boran
20 show what be could do The men
we're allowed 90 nFht ln the cllnches
ana Corbett leaning his head arains,
Hanlon'B shoulder and with bio arm
free would punch him In the stomach
with hls r.ght and swing short lofi
on bis jaw That was the beginning
% thc end
in The fifteenth Corhett backed Han
Ton Into bis corner. and when the San
Fraucisco boy swung freely. Corboit
swung two tightening blows with M
left and Haulon went down BE took
che count OF eight. but strurelod 90
h.0 feet araiu and received thc terri.
DC punishment that Ccrbott wac dca
INK out % him
70 was then that Grlgoy wanted tho
hght stepped
Too tHo rgycu'h round things looked
o. biz brighter Tor the Californian. Hr
scored DlOln knOok-doWu Whcu ho
landed "a r.rht swing on the point of
torbotts Jaw Iho Denver lad wal
nap In au instant however. and was 90
paTCu.ly m.uiurgd uy the blow Ir
Tho twelfth round Ilan'ou made HH
last stand All through this round he /
d.i tF. forcing and leading Corbou |
wac swinging Wildly when Eddie land |
60 two terrific rights on inc stomach .
thoso evidently hurt the champion
hut hg was apparently too busy to
think ah1u. 10 and went right on with F.
tho ramc
iu tho earlier part of the Fight .
when ilan.0u was protecting his head
and stomach ny crossing lis arms and |
gloves. Curl.tt would push hia head |
back with h.s r.ght These blows ana .
900 apparent harm but eventually
tho' told Hunlon would HFht Ir the I
cl.uch,H Doe Corbott was even moro /
proficient than be- at that style. and |
70 was his ability 20 land hard short |
arm blows that lod no hIa winning I
th, frht
The sixteenth round hui lasted but /.
one minute ANA forty seconds when .
lir'.ro GwHry stopped the light Han
I"u. when seen in h.s dressing ruum. /
WAS son .n great distress and refused |
to taIk much