Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-02
DO|NGS IN The
SQUARE CIRCLE"
Young COrbett's Victory Over
HanlOD no Surprise to
Salt Lakers.
BIC FIGHTS OF the YEAR.
0'Brien Appears to be Anxious to Meet
Tommy Ryan ia the Ring
Heavyweight Game,

II Is pretty safe to a that the vie
tory Young Corbett' gained over Eddie
Hanlon at San Francisco on Tuesday
night, when they met for the scconc
time for the featherSeight champion
ship of the world. was no great surprise
10 Salt Lake fight fans. Despite the
fact that the coast idol gave ihe cham
plon about all he could take care OF IN
their first meeting. the majority OF
local ring followers looked for the lit
lie Denyerite to take the candy, And ne
took II.
Il was well known to them that, In
the first engagement, Corbett was 'hog
fat while HanlOn's condition was well
nigh perfect. A. that time COrbett un.
derestimated Hanlon's fighting ability.
He expected TO find another easy prop
osition. He had but II days In which
10 train and then he did not over exert
himself. The result vas that Hanlon
came very near TO putting 1t on the
champion and taking his wreath away
from him. The coast fight fans nearly
went Wild over Eddie. He was hailed
as the next champion and arrangements
were made for another night.
In the meantime Corbett and Meow
ern had another contest. II was a fierce
fight, but In the eleventh round Cor
bett landed that sleep producing punch
and McGovern listened TO Graney count
10. That fight rather opened the eyes
10 what the little Denver scrapper could
do-when In good condition. His fight
with McGovern and his battle on Tues
day night, clearly demonstrated what
we have said Of him on several occa-
slons during the last is months, to-wlt:
In condition he In the King OF all the
little fellows. Out OF condition he Is
little better than a dub. Corbett has
had more than one hard time In pulling
through a fight with an opponent who,
n Corbett were In good condition, would
have no nor show against him than
Mexican Pete would have against Jim
Jeffries.
IL Corbett will listen to the advice Of
some OF his friends, and "cut out"
Broadway and other things, there Is no
reason why he should not wear the
featherweight wreath for q long time.
As to his training methods he has a
theory all his own.
III ! trained for every fight as I did
for my fights with McGovern and Han
Ion, | would eventually weaken my
self. / see no necessity OF working
hard for a fight with a maj whom I
know ! can get away with" Is what
Corbett says. There Is more truth
than poetry In the statement. too.
Now that he has eNectually disposed
who Is left TO give him a good
haytlao He haa nskIn,aI go, "a.
who has faced him since his memorable
contest with Terry McGovern at Hart
ford, Conn.
II Is true that Terry still believes he
can whip the champion and regain his
twice lost laurels, and II Is barely pos.
sible that the CHAMPION viii give him
another fight. II he ,oes II win not be
TO convince people that he Is McGov.
master, but because there Is
money to be made.
Although an agreement has been
between the men FOR a contest.
the Tommy Ryan-Jack O'Brien match
stll hangs fire. 1t looks as II O'Brien
mad succeeded IN getting the crafty |
Tommy Ryan In a place where he viii
either have TO come up or shut up, and
II Is likely tina the will do the latter.
Ryan has the reputation Of being one
the craftiest m%atchmakers In the
world, but at that he he's very little in
y Brlen, who has shown plenty OF evil
1ence that he does not iced a nurse.
Ryan IL apt to overdo t~a craftiness.
lie appears to think that he can fool all
people all the time, but to great n
man as the dear martyred President
Abraham Lincoln set It down as am
ixium that no man could do that. and
president Lincoln was a very able man
n his day and generation. The way
nat Ryan has Kept the O'Brlen match
up In the air has taken a great deal
the edge on II, and II does not ap.
pear so attractive a fight as IL did
'ome months ago.
IL was at first reported that RYAN
a siX-rOund contest with the
UNDERSTANDING that Il twenty.round
light was 10 follow In some Of the
western cities; but he was evidently
switched and signed for a twenty
'ound contest II was evidently Ryan's
opinion that he could do better In a
ong fight with O'Brien than he could
n q slX-rOund contest. The six
'ound bout did not seem 80 good "A
proposition TO a lover Of the sport OF
for the best than any ONT could
ook for ON Ryan's part would be Il
in.cannlng display Of eighteen min.
ties In order to study OUT Jacks style
boxing and discover. II he could, any
weak spots that the Philadelphia boxer
night have, In order to make use Of
he knowledge thus acquired when
hey came together In the long fight.
such work as this would make a very
bout, and the patrons OF boxing
.ould hardly be blamed If they did not
warm W to such an exhibition,
The expected formidable candidate
or the heavyweight championship
Ionors did not materialize IN the re-
ent battles between Jack Johnson and
ferguson. A fairly good line was held
N the last named pair, but the light
ans were In the dark regarding the
abilities Of Munroe and Linn
rick MunrOe's first battle after his
iutte AFFAIR with Jefirles was with
'eter Maher, whom he beat handlly,
ut this did not add much 10 his
1eager reputation, AZ Peter would be
urprlesd &C receive other than the
hort end Of the purse, Munroe's match
nth Limerick, II was thought. would
pst his skill 10 the utmost Judging
rom the manner In which Al was be-.
* touted. but the big fellow from
knew so little Of the lighting
anne that Jack did not add 10 his
rep" by Debating him, His willy man
ger. however, did not overlook the
pportunity 70 make n play for Jeffries,
the short end Of a purse with
champion, be- It ever 80 small, would
'0t UP a neat sum
Regarding Johnson and Ferguson,
10 first named, because OF his color, Ia
by the champion, and SANDY"
not 10 much Impressed with his own
ability at present 10 think he s
no q look IN with Jcffries. Despite
his H. Ia the most likely aspirant for
10 heavyweight tile, as he IL only % 4