The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-18
L|GHTWE|GHTS BOX
FAST TEN ROUNDS
Thompson Outslugs Hyland i'll
Speedy Exhibition at
Kansas City.
RECUPERATIVE POWERS
SAVE DICK in FIFTH
California Boy Refuses to Bet
That He Can Stay the
Limit.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Dec. l6.-After
ten rounds of furious fighting, ''Cy-
clone Johnny" Thompson of Sycamore,
Ill. was awarded The decision over
Fighting Dick IIyland of San Fran
cisco tonight,
Thompson easily deserved the YER
dict. He rushed the battle from the
start and forced Hyland into cllnchcs
time after time. Using his vicious
right TO the jaw to good effect, the
Sycamore farmer tutjered the Pacific
coast boy repeatedly.
Had IIyland been n fighter Of slower
recuperative powers he would have been
knocked out in the fifth round. Twice
with hard right swings 10 the Jaw,
Thompson sent his man 10 the can
vas. The first time Hyland took the
count of eight and the second knock
down kept him down nine seconds. lie
came back strong, however, and, al
though Thompson tried hard TO land
knockout punch, he failed.
Men Fight Hard.
The battle was fast from start 10
finish with much infghtlng. BY pre-
vious agreement the men were per
mittcd 10 fight in the clinches rs long
as either could swing, and this kept
them close TO each other The greater
part OF the contest. Hyland landed
many blows in the in-hghting, but they
were not as powerful as those Tbomp-
son delivered i'll the brcakaways.
Mrs. Hyland was a spectator. al
though few people knew she was pres
ent. The gate receipts were estimated
at $500. Sixty per cent of this went
h, ln Il cd y m H.
andi0per cent basis.
Betting was at even money Ihomp-
son offered Hyland 500 To S400 he
would knock him out, but Hyland re-
fused TO take the bet,
Clarence Owens, American associa-
ton baseball umpire, refereed.
Fight by Rounds.
Round Both men bored in at the
outset. Iiyland landed the first good blow.
a right to the body. They clinched and
exchanged rights and efts TO the body
without effect, Round even,
Bound They rushed tc IA cliuGh. and
in the breasawsy. Thompson landed a
good right To the, jaw. liNiand fought
back with vicious body blows. Thompson
missing a hard right 10 the jaw In a
cinch Tlyland hammered Thompson's kid
neys Hyland landed hard right 10 body
and left To jaw. Thompson sent right
To jaw. and Ilyand retaliated with right
To heart Hyland'S round.
Round 3--Thompson rushed TO Byland' 5
corner and sent right To body. Thompson
landed right swing to body and followed
with stifr right 10 head. Thompson sent
hard right 10 jaw, jarring Hyland. Thomp-
son sent right 10 jaw. staggering iiFiand.
Thompson sent succession OF rights 10
head tiyland hammered at Thompson's
kidneys. Thompson s round.
Hyland Receivers
Round i--Thompson was a Hyland as
lie rose from his chair. Hylaud clinched
for q moment and. then drove right TO
Jaw. Thompson sent right TO body. ana
they clnchcd again. llyland sent right
exchanged body blows. Thompson pep
pcrcd his opponents jaw with rights and
lIyland lended TWO hard rights 10 Jaw.
RounG even.
Round 5-Thompson led with = stiff
right TO Jaw. a second blow OF the same
Kind sent Hyland To the floor for coupt
OF eight. y third right ON llylands 5 jaw
sent him down FOR nine seconds, but he
came up strong, and half dozen more
rights delivered by Thompson did not
seem 10 hurt him. Thompson tried hard
for a knockout. hut did not have the nee
,.ssary punch. Toward the end of the
round tIyland used rights 10 stomach and
head with good effect. Thompson's
round.
Round again Thompson rushed
things and missed a right fer the head
They clinchcd, Hyland sent light rights
10 jaw and Thompson sent several Left
10 body. Thompson drove stin right IL
law. They clinchcd aud pulled each other
around tho ring Round even.
Too Much stCyclone.
Bound 7-Thompson put sliT left Il
mouth. Hyland sent loft In JAW. llNlaut
put good lctt TO tho Jaw Thompson drov,
right 10 Jaw. Thompson bombardod Hy,
lands stomach with succession n
rights. Thompson rushed Hyland I,
ropes and MAS planting rights and left
20 body when the gong rang Thompson
round
Round S-They rushed Ia clinch
Thompson forcing the fighting. Thomp
son drove right In jaw. Thompson landc'
stiff right 20 neck. Hyand forced a cllncl
and did good infghting. Thompson hi
right to jaw and lIyland hung on. The.
fought hard To- tic end of the round.
Round 9-Thompson landed two right
To jaw. IIyland rctalatcd with lcft t.
law. They clinchod and delivered bod
blows they wreStlcd around tho ring
Hvland was tired. IIyland pun right &
body. They clinched and referee can
toned Iiyland for holding. They wcr
lighting when round ended. Round even
Round l0--Thompson rushed In to wi
closed in and Thomnson landed scver'
GOOD body blows IIvland landed still
right TO ribs Thompson chased Hylan
around the ring, but failed To lahd. Hy
land drove right IN jaw and landed sovera
body blows. THOMPSON sent right To lay
and Hvland sent left In hody. TbomDso
slipped To floor. and they were in cline
when round ended.
Little Rock Out.