Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-29
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Round One

Contrary to expectations the men
came slowly to the center of the ring
and fiddled for an opening. Thompson
drew first honors with left jab to
the face. The boys clinched and wrest-
led and Thompson sent right to body
ond they went to a clinch. Hyland be-
gan inighting and slipped I'M light
right and left to the body. Thompson
shot right to the head as the came
from clinch and Hyland snuggled
for cover. Hyland chopped two vicious
rights to the kidneys and a right to
ribs and Cyclone came back with a
stiff counter to the face. Cyclone
rushed sending Hyland back to the
ropes and hte men wrestled. They ex-
changed light lefts at the gong.
Round Two
The men rushed to a clinch Thomp-
son sent right hook to the face and
the boys wrestled. Highland snapped
right to kidneys repeatedly but Thomp-
son paid little attention to them and
countered with jabs to the face. Hy-
land missed left to the face and Cy-
clone sent in hard right to the body.
Hyland hit Thompson in the stomach
after the gong and Referee Robinson
warned him.
Round Three
Thompson rushed, sending in a left
jab to the face. AS Hyland came back
he received another in the same place.
Hyland sent a right to the body and
the cinched, Hyland hitting in the
kidneys. Thompson rushed with left to
face and Hyland countered, slipping in
vicious left to the body and right to
the kidneys. Cyclone stepped back
sending roght to the head and two
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shot his right to the stomach and Hy-
land finished the round with a slap to
the kidneys.
Round Four
Thompson opened his cyclonic bat
terry with a rush which Hyland to the
ropes. Hyland shot right and left to
the body and Thompson stepped out
swinging both hands to the head
Thompson rushed his man to the ropes
banging in right and left and they
clinched. Like a flashed, Hyland swung
low one. intending for a right to the
stomach bat the blow crashing. into
Thompson's groin, three inches below
the belt With face distorted with pain
and hands clutching at the injured
spot, Thompson rolled over and over
while the crowd and the injured mans
second yelled for { decision on foul.
Eight seconds were counted off by the
referee before Thompson realized that
he must get to his feet or loose Stag
gering about the ring with one hand
held to his groin and his left held be-
fore his face, Thompson in the gamest
exhibition ever witnessed in a local
ring stayed with his man, to the end
,or the round. The gong sent Thomp-
son staggering to his corner a favorite
with the crowd.
Round Five
Thompson came fast from his corner
his face drawn with pain. Like
panther he sprang on his opponent and
battered Hyland on the head and body.
Hyland fought desperately defending
hi sbody but taking hard rights and
lefts to the head while Thompson
swung around fairly out boxing Dick.
Thompson shot three left 1ab to the
face at the close of the round.
Round Six
Thompson sent right to the face on
the rush and Hyland drew away and
sent in right and left to the body. Hy-
land sent two hard rights to the kid
neys and Thompson broke the cllnch.
Thompson cornered Hyland. swinging
right hook to the head and following
with vicious left To the face and an-
other to the body. Hyland rained blows
to the body at the gong.
Round Seven
Thompson shot left TO face and
right to the head and they clinched
Thompson drove a left to the face and
Hyland countered with a right TO the