Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-17
FIGHTING DICK
BEAT THOMPSON
,,.ir Bout at Ogden Last Night
Went the Full Twenty
Rounds.
me DECISION WAS JUST.
;. e,est Majority Of Rounds the Coast
Boy Had a Lead by a saio
Margin.

nh. contest at the Grand Opera House
az nsdsn las, night between "Flgh'ihg
~ pyland OF San Francisco ana
p'N .rer Thompson OF Chicago, went
,,m twenty rounds, At the end OF
wy w., referee Jim Williams OF Sal,
ur ,, unhesltatngly held up the gloved
aa n uyIand as token Of victory Tor
n~ sammy McCllntcs little fighting
Nv S,re The decision was Just one
pa,~ ns, With the approval OF three
,h. or more, Of the large number OF
.,sctators present
MANY SALT LAKERs THERE
~, loyalty OF Salt Lake fight fans to
-, he,ins game was demonstrated by the
me vs AZ more than 900 local Queens
PItsslSssSv 5tees They went to Ogden on
ey ' oreesn Short Line specials. When
lnt zoo they returned don't mater
mgcn and s y II" they enjoyed the event
aarS III could be repeated they w.nlu
y villrg TO 90 twice the distance. me
srir serious drawback 10 the AFFAIR was
tsask OF proper management, the hour
ts',, searly II o'clock before the prinei-
~ cct into action.
RECEIPTS ABOUT 5000.
~, Ogden sports supported the event
.hsssly' and we had II from McCtntic
sst night that more than 1900 was repos,
an ernglv IN the box office. The or wa
W. wbst might be called representative
css. Was orderly and well behaved
WILLIAMS A SUCCESS.
~. Williams proyed d success as the
MA man I'm the ring. lie was fair 10
sssh man allowing each to use his own
/ o,Tfular style Of milling and was only
,led ma twice to suggest caution. Tnls
gH when a couple OF low blows were
struck When Jim gave the decision 70
pylapd there was not murmor from
| Tbompson's corner. Some II the specta-
US expressed the opinion that IL would
hye done no harm to have called the ar
Al draw This expression was be-
quse OF sympathy FOR lnVmpso.n ana
| stause he rallied in the sixteenth and
Nenteenlh rounds and had the better
h Them. But II was only fash IN the
use, the superior work Of Hyland.
GRUELLING CONTEST.
Now. as to the swnttest Itself In the
rain II was a hard eruelling contest.
nngy ard ~" entirely lack
ID Both boyfs were In the pine
seal conu,ul., a.... ~. . Onake the h.h
q their Nta. .,s .....a mas tne stronger
i the two but Thompson proved a
nmester OF the first order. In the OPEN
g round Thompson missed a light left
ad and Hyland shot IN two rights 20
|A body and left nppercut TO Jaw.
1qmpsun countered with right and left
sings to the head, Honors we're even.
HYLAND TAKES LEAD.
! nom the second round Hyland gradual
NNged ahead aud BY desperate work
nhianed his lead. The second round
Nealcular damage. 10th settled down
hfsbting at which Hyland proved TO
ne master OF Thompson. Dick had a
'1de Ia tho second Honors were even
Q ne third but IN the fourth there was
lively miXup and Th0mpson's blows
lgked steam. In the fifth Thompson
d'ke away from Hyland and led twice
vth the left but the blows were cleverly
booked. Cyclone then managed to work
left and right swing 10 the Jaw bur
fey were wild and Dick was evening
lalngs UP az 70 gong. Thompson had a
sight advantage,
DESPERATE IMPORTING.
The sixth, seventh and eighth saw des-
Pale lnhehtlng with Thompson holding
% most Of the time. The blows he did
ah was noticeably weak. Hyland. In the
mrahtine was playing havoc with RIP
Phs rights to the stomach and ribs.
PUNCHING WAS WEAK.
The splendid condition Of THOMPSON
w SHOWN ~ the ninth. In the previous
,ulhd Il looked declaAdy blue for him,
s Sg ~ ,n ' ninth session he came from his
W ,,. with rush and appeared TO be as
suong as ever. With right and left to the
ace ne drew the crimson from Hyland's
Wy s me tenth. eleventh and Nv,
~ cynS!delaDie WiesuIug, holding and
%mf lhhghting. A few warm rallies
S% ,sa, IN me next three rounds, In the
" r,'qithaaway thompson held his own, but
TA,i .ahsnllng his punches lacked steam.
ssd Wand were well.timed, accurate
0ash Fellow than Thompson
THOMPSON STRONG.
n M ms stage Of the game It looked al.
Ts sSv seItaln for Fighting Dick" but
ds,ympsuh handed the coast boy n few
,stss,s ~ pilses in the sixteenth and sew
stirsi,tH Dy rocking Dicks head with
ssd ta5 Srwlngs, Hyland began to tire
Ne vsr u Ihqlnpson been able to continue
,br,Ss zane KIND Of milling for the next
. NInge rounds he would llndouhtodiy haXe
aylsns IN ~, draw. But In the final rounds
p6nsn,u iSehed up and went after his OBJ.
hyc.d nhe demos. Thompson was
|naio5 70 hold on 10 save himself He
sendN great shape but Dick kent
s hume terrific body punches.
CYCLONE" HELD ON.
q II ss me iast round Hyland fought wildly
AodInS thompson on, Thompson was
bsl",S ~ Gear life and Dick tried his
Eilon a chance for the FINISHING
Ma o,,, both were desperate, Dlck ~
% avoiS we dream tablet and Thomnson
~ III lsklng the medicine. Einafiv
,ui, Noke away and started Ia n clInnS
VI out S snSH as a fash Hyland's left
n laftspq ana landed on Thompson's chin
vi spN went down but quickly rerav-
Il ort,. lushed to a clinch. This was
Nnoekdown during the bout.
TWO PRELIMINARIEs.
pssnlnnsali nan event was preceded nv two
shs snnaes' which furnished cnns,dcrD
Smshaauiis eIinent. Kid Bernstein anS ia
r9phds ~ ..Vf-Other were 10 have gnna ~.
anaggbo.ut Bernstein handed his irnn,,
he Rl5i'gs sap on the top Of the hrad and
hVli r,ronluu high lofty. and tbnn |
Re W. .uholing stunt well North sea 'nen
NE audlepcSa0u e,nuy anxious to convince
and as evsr'e mat he was knocked on,
AZ that SSSy9S9dy was willing 10 lei II w