Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
THOMPSON WINS
OVER HYLAND
VERDICT Is. POPULAR. TO ALL
PRESENT
"FlGHTlNG DICK" TAKES COUNT
TWICE
"cycIone Johnny" Tries Hard for a
Knockout, but Lacks Punch.
HyIand Is Strong at
lnfightlng
Associated Pressl

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.-After ten
rounds of furious fighting "Cyclons
Johnny" Thompson of Sycamore, Ill,
was awarded the decision over Fight
ing Dick" Hyland of San Francisco To-
night
Thompson easily deserved the YER
dict He rushed the battle from the
start and forced Hyland into clinches
time after time. Using his vicious
right to the jaw to good effect, the
Sycamore farmer tottered the Pacific
coast boy repeatedly.
Had Hyland been a fighter of slow
er recuperative power he would have
been knocked out in the fifth round.
Twice with Eard right swings to the
Jaw Thompson sent his man to the
canvas The first time Hyland took
the count of eight, and the second
knockdown kept him down nine sec
onds. He came back strong, however,
and although Thompson tried hard to
land a knockout punch he failed. The
battle was fast from start to finish.
with much infghting. By previous
agreement the men were permitted
TO fight in the clinches as 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
fighting. but they were not spower-
full as those of Thompson delivered in
the breakaways.
Mrs. Hyland was a spectator, all
though few people knew she was pres
ent. The gate receipts were estimated
at $4,500 Sixty per cent of this went
to the boxers, who divided it on so
and 40 per cent basis. Betting was at
even money Thompson offered Hy-
land 5000 to $400 he would knock him
out, but Hyland refused to take the
bet.
Clarence Owens, American associa-
tion baseball umpire, refereed.
Fight by Rounds
Round both men bored in at the
outset. Ryland landed the first good
blow. right to the body. They
clinched and exchanged rights and
lefts to the body without effect. Round
even.
Round 2-They rushed to a clinch
and in the breakaway Thompson land
ed a good right to the jaw, Hyland
fought back with vicious body blows.
Thompson missing a hard right to the
Jaw. In a clinch Hyland hammered
Thompson's kidneys. Hyland landed
right hard to body and left to jaw.
Thompson landed to the jaw and Hy-
land retaliated with right to heart
Hylands round.
Round 3-Thompson rushed to Hy-
lands corner and sent right to body.
Thompson landed right swing to body
and followed with stiff right to head.
Thompson sent a right to jaw, jar
ring Hyland and followed with a sue
cession of right to head. Hyland
hammered at ThompsonS kidneys
Thompson's round.
Round 4-Thompson was at Hyland
as he rose from his chair, Hyland
clinched for a moment and then drove
right to jaw. Thompson sent right to
body as they clinched. Thompson
peppered his opponents jaw with
rights and Hyland landed two hard
rights to Jaw. Round even.
Round 5-Thompson led with stiff
right to jaw. A second blow of same
kind sent Hyland to the floor for the
count of eight. A third right on Hy-
lands Jaw sent him down for nine
seconds, but he came up strong and a
half dozen more rights delivered by
Thompson did not seem to hurt NM.
thompson tried hard for knockout
b1t did not have the necessary punch.
Taward the end of the round Hyland
ufed right to stomach and head with
effact. Thompson's round.
found 6-Again Thompson rushed
TyAnd He missed a right for the
head Hyland sent light rights to jaw
and Thompson sent several lefts to
body. Thompson drove stiff right to
Jaw They clinched and pulled one
another around the ring. Round
even.
Round 7-Thompson put stiff left to
mouth. Hyland sent two lefts to jaw.
Thompson drove right to jaw and
bombarded Hyland with a succession Of
rights. Thompson rushed Hyland to
the ropes and planting rights to the
tody when the gong rang THOMPSON g
round.
Round S--They rushed to q clinch,
Thompson forcing the lighting. Thomp-
son drove right to jaw, twisting Hy-
lands neck. Thompson landed stiff
right to neck Hyland forced a
clinch and did good infightiug. Thomp-
son hit right to Jaw and Hyland hung
on. They fought hard to the end OF
the round.
Round 9-Thompson landed two
rights to jaw. Hyland retaliated with
right TO jaw. They clinched and de-
livered body blows as they wrestled
. around the ring. Hyland was tired.
Hyand put right to body. They
clinched and the referee cautioned Fly
land for holding. They We're fighting
when round ended. Round even.
Round 10-Thompson rushed In TO
win and landed two rights to jaw.
Hyland closed in and Thompson land
ed several good body blows. Hyland
landed stiff right to ribs Thompson
chased Hyland around the ring. but
failed to land. Hyland drove right to
law and landed several body blows.
Thompson sent right to jaw and Hy-
land sent left to body Thompson
slipped to the floor and they were in
a clinch at the bell.