The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
Cyclone Thompson Given the
Decision Last Night.
BUSHES of Illinois Light Weight
Too Much for Opponent.
NEARLY COUNTED OUT.
Twice in Fifth Round CalifOr-
MAN Went to Mat.
Men Went at Each Other Ham,
mer and longs.

Kansas City, Dec. 1S.-Cyclone John
ny Thompson of Sycamore, Ill. was last
night awarded the decision over Fight
ing Dick Hyland Of San Francisco at
the end of fast ten round fight be-
fore the Empire Athletic club.
Thompson deserved the verdict. He
rushed the battle from the start and
forced Hyland into clinches in order to
save himself. 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 less re-
Operative power he would have been
knocked out in the fifth round. Twice,
with hard 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 seconds.
He came back strong, however, and
although Thompson tried hard to land
a knockout punch, he failed.
The gate receipts were estimated at
81, 500. Sixty per cent of this went to
the boxers who divided it on the 50
and 40 per cent basis. Betting was at
even money.
Round both men bored in with the
outset. Hyland landed the first good
blow a right to the body, they clinched
and exchanged rights and 1efts to the
Round 2-They rushed to clinch and
in the breakaway Thompson landed
good right to the jaw. Hyland fought
back with vicious body blows, Thomp-
son missing hard right to the jaw In
a clinch Hyland hammered Thompson's
kidneys. Hyland landed hard right to
the body and left to the jaw. Thomp-
sons right to jaw and Hyland retail
lated with a right to the heart as the
bell rang. It was Hyland's round.
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lands corner and sent right to body.
Thomson landed full swing to body
and followed with right to head and
they clinched. Thompson sent hard
right to jaw Earring Hyland. Thompson
sent succession Of right head. Hy
land hammered back at Thompson's
kidneys. Thompson's round.
Round 4-Thompson was at Hyland
as he rose from his chair. Hyland
cIinched for a moment and then drove
right to the body and they clinched
again and the men exchanged body
blows. In the clinch Thompson pep
pered his opponents jaw with rights
and in the breakaway Hyland landed
two hard rights to the jaw. The round
was about even.
Round 5-Thompson led with a stiff
right to the jaw. A second blow of the
same kind sent Hyland to the floor for
the count Of eight A third right on
HyIand's 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 him.
Thompson tried hard for a knockout
but did not have the necessary punch
Toward the end of the round Hyland
used rights to the stomach and head
with good effect. It was Thompson's
round.
Round 6-Again THOMPSON rushed
things and missed right for the head.
They clinchcd Hyla1d sen. light rights
to jaw and Thompson sent several lefts
to body. Thompson drove stiff right
to jaw. They clinched and pulled each
other around the ring. Round even.
Round Thompson put stiff left to
the mouth. Hyland sent left to the
jaw. They boxed at long range Hy-
land put good left to the jaw. Thomp-
son drove right to jaw. Hyland went
to a clinch and fought back viciously.
Thompson rushed Hyland to the ropes
ard was planting rights and lefts to
the body when the gong rang. Thomp-
sons round.
Round S-They rushed to a clinch
Thompson forcing the fighting. Thomp-
Eon drove a right to the jaw, twisting
Hy1and'S neck. THOMPSON landed a
stiff right to the neck. T1yland forced
a clinch and did some good infighting.
Thompson hit right to the jaw and
Hyland hung on They fought hard to
the end of the round.
Round a-ThompSon landed two rights