Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-24
HYLAND PUNCHES
BIC SAND BAG
FIGHTING DICK" DISCONTIN-
UES SPARRING
Thompson Is Nearly at RInesIde
Weight and Anticipates No
Trouble In Making the
Poundage

II Fighting Dick Hyland doesn't
win the twenty-round contest with Cy-
clone Thompson next Tuesday night
at the Maud junction pavilion, 1t will
not be for lack of training.
Hyland punches a big sand bag, Inn
agnlng as he showers rights and lefts
upon 1t that he is going after the Syca-
more boy; makes the light punching
bag play a tune, does shadow boxing
skips the rope, wrestles with JACK
Brown and fairly eats up road work
every forenoon.
There is no getting around the fact
that Hyland is fast on his feet, and II
must also be admitted that he has q
knockout wallop. He uses both hands
and puts muscle behind his blows
when he sends either NIT over.
Because of the fact that Hyland is
down to weight, or nearly so, Sammy
McClintic isn't taking any chances of
his boy getting hurt while doing a
boxing stunt, and since "Wednesday
that part of the program has been cut
out. He will not don the gloves again
until Tuesday evening at the pavilion
Boys Are of Same Height
In build Hyland seems smaller than
Thompson, although he will appear
fieshier when he enters the ring
Thompson's muscles are. more evenly
balanced. and do not stand out as do
those which cover the arms, shoulders
and legs of Hyland. Hyland is trifle
short in reach as compared with the
Cyclone, but the boys are of the same
height, five feet four inches.
Many have figured that Thompson
will have trouble in making the weight
agreed upon, namely, 1873 pounds ring
cid hot
anything else argue that the odds
should favor Hyland In fact it is
common gossip at the places where
sporting men are wont to gather that
Hyland money is plentiful at 10 to s,
but all efforts on the part of Thomp-
sons friends to locate any of the long
green at these tempting odds has failed.
Several $1O0 and 5000 bets have been
made at even money and a large num-
Der of smaller wagers have also been
recorded, showing that interest in the
contest, even though it is several days
away is steadily growing.
In speaking of the mill last evening
we'll known sporting man said:
Figure it any way you can, this is
bound to be the best card put on since
the Nelson Herrera bout was scheduled.
Both of these boys are mixers and the
way they hand out and stow away
"I have seen both Hyland and Thomp-
son in contests before, and against
good men. so 1 know what 1 am talking
about. Thompson appears a trifle awk
ward in the Ting, and seems to be get
ting every blow aimed at him, but you
will notice that he takes nine-tenths
of them on his gloves, shoulders or
head. He is what call an awkwardly-
clever man at getting away from sting
ing blows.
"Hyland is more shifty and has a
good wallop in either NIT, but he has
never been called upon to go through
the many tough places that Thompson
has You can take it from me, though,
that the man who fails to see this mill
Tuesday night will be asking some
friend to kick him the day after"
Manager Talks
Adolph Becker, Thompson's financial
backer, came in from Arcadia last even
ing and announced that he was well
pleased with the training that the Cy-
clone was going through under the
direction of "Rawhlde" Kelly.
Thompson weighed just 1861 today
after his workout" said Becker, land
we believe that he will make the re-
quired poundage easily by Tuesday
evening. He will not come in until the
night of the contest.
fAs regards the referee question,
am in favor of Eyton, as he has always
given fair decisions and because Of this
has the entire confidence of every true
sport who has watched the contests
where he officiated. l sincerely hope
THAI he viii consent to referee Tuesday
night In case he absolutely refuses
to do so, suppose the club will select
referee. Any man who knows his
business and who has a record of being
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