The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-01
CORBEIT PUNCHED
OUT Of COMMISSION
Curtain Rung Down on the
Former Champion; New
Star Appears.
HYLAND FLING TOU
MUCH FOR DENVERITE
Fighting Dick Was in the Ring
to Win and He
Did.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
! OGDEN, April 30.-Thc grand opera.
house In Ogden tonight was crowded
from the floor 10 the ceiling and
fully 1000 people witnessed Dick Hyland
put the quietus on Young Corbett In
addition to tho seating capacity OF the
house, the stage was banked up with
seats that won't eight tiers high, and
everyone Of them was occupied. Salt
Lake was thoroughly represented, and
about 1000 people from that city were
present There were three special trains
over tho Rio Grande carrying tho specta-
tors
Was Good -Natured Crowd.
There was never Differentiated
crowd attending any boxing exhibition.
ever witnessed any dramatic entertain
ment There was an entire absence OF
roWdyism, and when the battle was
| over they filed out Of the building In an
by Referee Donaldson before the main
event came on were that no lnsultiER or
unseemly remarks or coaching from the
| audience should be offered. was strictly
! observed. and when Hyland had his op-
ponent going there was considerable tu-
mutt. there was nothing from the audi
| ence that had to bo criticised,
Was Credit to Ogden.
| An hour before the doors were opened
| the crowd was In line. waiting for ad-
mission, 1t reminded one OF matinee
assembly. and when the doors were
! opened absolute order prevailed. The
In charge; for the officials of Ogden there
was nothing but praise, Ogden had
sxergth,,ns s,ecraf,i, no to gain through her
her people from the standpoint of good,
| olean-cut sport. 1t was a mighty triumph
| for the Junction city
Punched Out of Commission.
Punched out OF commission tells the
story of the utter downfall of William II.
| Rothwell, known in pugllistic circles as
| down on the former champion by the
| coming star In the nstianic Armament
Fighting Dick Hyland of San Francisco.
End Came in Fifth.
! The end of Corbetts hopes in regard to
getting back In the glare OF the boxing
lamp light came In the NTH round OF
what was to have been twenty-round
exhibition. 1t was case of condition
and earnest get-therc stuff on the part
OF the winner against the cleverness and
rims generalship gained by years of eX-
pcrience the part of the Coloradoan.
Revelation to Corbett
1t also came in the nature OF a revela-
ton to Corbett, who held tho ability of
Hyland at too cheap a figure since the
match WAS made, III the Denverte de-
liberately intended to go to the bad he
could not have framed up an easier way
OF doing 1t: His viciousness and fierce
wnllops with either hand were there, but
not the power to continue them
Fought in Spurts.
Corbett fought in spurts Of speed, and
when he slowed up. as he would Hyland
was Johnny on the Spot with a shower
of wcll-placed shots on Corbetts body
and Jaw that soon took what little sap
was left in the cx-champions body out
OF him.
Hyland In to Win.
Hyland was in the ring TO win and
followed Greggains instructions to the
letter. playing for Corbetts stomach and
kidneys from the first clang OF the bell
being well advised as to ths weak spots
of his opponents 3 physical makeup These
body blows. with a shift to the jaw and
head, was Hylands style OF action
clsion
Officials in the Fight.
William BItner was tho Official an
nouncer for the club. Louis Savllle was
the official timekeeper while Harry Pat
tison offcated as referee in the prelim-
mary bouts James Donaldson was the
referee OF the main event
First Preliminary.
The first preliminary was between two
unknown amateurs. Harry Pattison was
referee and the two young men went in
hammer and tongs. Before the second
round was completed Mr.. Pattlson de-
clared the fight on One OF the contest
ants was SO badly beaten that he could
not proceed with the fight
The second preliminary was between
Kid Tex and Kid Opie. Aside from the
main event this was the warmest contest
OF the evening. In the third round Kid
Opie, after a good fierce fight, was
knocked out by Kid Tex
Principals Enter Ring.
The principals entered the ring at 9:35
First was Young Corbett. He was at
tended by his seconds and was clad in an
ordinary street costume. Not until young
Dick Hyland had entered the ring did he
oisrobe. Corbett resented the remark of
Mi: Donaldson that he was overweight
and stated that he was near the weight
and that Hyland was probably overweight
He was offensive In his talk and was told
by Donaldson TO tnko his corner. Even
then he insisted that the positions of the
corners be changed, AS a result Corbett
occupied the upper right and Dick Hyland
the lower left.
Would Have Been Knocked Out.
In the final outcome this did not give
fought into his own corner by Fighting
Dick and would have been knocked OUT |
had II not been for the interference of tho |
Sheriff and for the fact that Jim Donald |
son picked him out of the ring and car |
ried him to his corner Tho fight by |
rounds follows
First Round
Corbctrs left lead blocked by Hylans
Clinche1s DICK whips lcIt to Corbetta |
twice. Corbett awnings for Hylands neck and |
slipped. Corbctt hooked right to body Hyland |
sends right to jaw and right TO Corbetts head
nearly knocking the Denverite down. Hyland's |
round
Second Round
Corbett right TO ribs. Both exchanged left |
and rlghts 10 body. Corbett sends left to |
Hyland's face. Ilyland right TO body and left |
10 rbs, Clinch Corhott left TO facc twice |
Both mix rights and lefts. innshting furously !
Hyland left TO Corbctts neck and right twice |
to Jaw. Corbett comes back with hard right |
hook to Dicks neck Both men hanging on |
and roughing another. Hylnnd leads left |
10 face and lands right TO jaw. Corbett misses
two right swings to head and lands right In
the otonach Hyland forcos Corbett TO tho
ropes and lands right CorbottB Jaw Hy-
land proves himself much the better at in
nEhtng Just before the gong Changed IL
looked as though Corbctt was nearly all In
Hylands round
Third Round
Corbett makes dying effort when tho tw,
came together and went after Hyland with |
the intention OF pulling off the money in a |
h,,s th. IL,