Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-27
.BATTLERS AWAIT
SOUND OF GONG
THOMPSON AND HYLAND ARE
DOWN TO WEIGHT
Kid Dalton Slips Over a Bad One on
the Cyclone, Tapping the
Latter's Claret
Keg

Large crowds took the trip to Santa
Monica and Arcadia yesterday to see
Hyland and Thompson put the finish
ing touches on their training.
The boys meet tomorrow night at the
Maud Junction pavilion, to hammer
each other for twenty rounds or less
for glory and a cash consideration.
The bath house at North beach, Santa
Monica, did thriving business, many
of the sports who took the trip to the
beach to see Hyland go through his
daily exercise taking advantage of the
opportunity to take swim in the pool
and surf.
Fighting Dick" did not do any box
ing, but took his turn at the bag and
swatted that article for several rounds.
Hyland is in the best possible shape
and states that he never felt better in
his life. He does a little road work in
the morning, but never travels far. as
he is below weight and does not care
to reduce further.
This fight won't go more than fif-
| teen rounds at the most" said Hyland's S
manager. 81 expect a knockout, and
Dick is going to be the one who will
hand the sleep tablet out, you can bet
on that
Many of the sports are betting on the
outcome. The odds are to 10, with
they will drop still lower before Tues
day night.
Seats will go on sale for the battle
today, and several thousand ring fans,
who are sure to get their moneys
worth, will be in attendance. Contests
like this one are few and very far be-
tween, as the two boys have long rec
ords to the effect that they are the kind
of battlers who never retreat or put up
a runaway scrap.
HyIand a Topnotcher
Highland is considered a top-notcher,
having won from some of the best men
in his class. He and Thompson both
want a chance at the championship
honors, and will therefore put up a
never-say-di battle.
Hyland has more than earned the
name of Fighting Dick" AS an anna
teur he fought his way to the top of
his class, and since he has graduated
from the ranks of the amateurs he has
met and defeated some of the old war
horses among the professionals. In May
he met, and after a terrific struggle
stopped. Young Corbett at ogden. Cor
bett for many years held the cham
pionship of the lightweight division
and was one of the best men in his
class.
little fighter knocked out Tommy Now
att in Denver, and from there came to
the coast. The match with Thompson
was made without delay
Hyland with his manager went to
Santa Monica, where he is occupying
the quarters lately vacated by frankie
Neil.
Thompson, under the direction of his
trainer, "Rawhide" Kelly, has prepared
Aob hot will Ia
the turning point in his career. If he
loses he will go back to his farm in
Illinois, but if he wins he will challenge
the winner of the Nelson-Gans contest
at Goldfield.
A large crowd went out to Arcadia
yesterday to see Thompson go through
his daily training stunts.
AT precisely o'clock the Cyclone ap-
peared, dressed in green tights and ac-
companied by his two sparrng part
ners. Kid Dalton and Kid Webster, and
his trainer, "Rawhide" Kelly.
Dalton was also bedecked in green
The Italian claimed that he was go ne
to put Thompson out after Webster
had warmed him up.
After two rounds with the bag Cy-
clone donned the gloves with Kid Web
ster. The 117-pound boy started in tc
! finish Thompson, but succeeded only In
firing himself so that he was out OF
commission after the second round.
Dalton now had his chance and tried
from the beginning of the bout to carry
out his threat. In the first round he
slipped in a chance blow that tapped
the claret keg of the Cyclone and few
drops of blood began to trickle down
over his lips and chin.
That's good, Dalton keep 1t up;
you've got him going" called Kelly
from his corner
Thompson only laughed and opened
his guaDd still more so that the blows
of the Italian could land with more
force, for It was Kelly's instruction
that he should take all that his spar.
ring partners could hand out to him.
Dalton has a punch that Is some
thing like the kick of a mule, but
Thompson dropped his guard and took
blows in the face which many OF
the try-out boys have tried hard to
avoid when in the ring with the
Italian.
That's good. Kid; lets have some
more of It," said Thompson as he poked
his face up for the Dalton boy to slug
at. Yesterday was the last day OF the
Cyclones hard work, as he is down tC