The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-06-27
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Fighting Dick" Hyland knocked out
Leach Cross of New York in the forty
first round of n scheduled lorty.fye
round battle at the Colma arena this
afternoon. The fight was one of the
most sensational of modern ring his
tory, and was characterized by the
gameneSs and recuperatfVe powers of
The New York pugilist dentist. He
was foored fully fifteen times during
the contest and after the twentv.fifth
round fought practically on the defeD,
siye only.
This was Cross initial battle in
California soil, and was the FIRST time
he had fought at over ten rounds. He
started in as clipper as a lark For
The iirSt ten rounds he was the acme
OF coolness; he chewed gum constant
y and ever and anon INDUCED in
witty repartee with seconds and spec
tators. His great cleaverness gave
him the advantage Of the earlier
rounds and 1t looked for a time as if
he would outpoint and Outlook his
rugged antagonist and pave the way
TO an eventual history. In the
twelfth. Hyland. catching Cross on
his guard. shot a wicked right to the
jaw and the easterner took the count
OF three. From the twelfth 10 the
twenty the tide OF battle ebbed
and flowed. In the twenty-sixth Cross
was sent to the floor, where he re-
mained for the count of nine Inso-
far as Cross was concerned this
marked the beginning Of the end.
Round after round the gong saved
Cross after he had been terribly pun
t6hed, and during which he displayed
great gamcness that was literally SUI
perhuman
In the fortleth round. Cross took
the count of nine on three separate
occasions, the gong saving him from
sure defeat. Hyland. although weak
cned considerably from the eXtraor
dIuary efforts on his. part, finally to
put In a last punch sent Cross
through the ropes and into the laps
OF the newspaper men in the forty
first and final round Cross was
pushed back into the ring only to be
sent to the carpet once more for the
count OF nine, Hyland changed his
tactics. Bringing his right back he
shot il out with all the remaining
strength at his command. The blow
landed In the pit of Cross stomach
and the latter crumpled up like
leaf. There he lay, unconscious
where he was counted out after which
his seconds carried the PROSTATE
form to the dressing room.
The fight was the most poorly at
tended OF any battle given in .his
city a heavy mist fell during the
entire forty-one rounds of fighting.
and both spectators and fighters were
chilled through
Tommy Mccarthy Knocked out
Frankie Murphy in the fourth round
In the preliminary 10 the main bout.
Mccarthy outclassed his man and
settled him With clean right smash
to tho Jaw
Betting at the ringside on the
Cross-Hylapd fight was at even Some
wagers were made at 10 10 ., however,
with Cross favorite.
The weather is cold and foggy and
the attendance light
Hyland and Cross entered the ring
at 255 p. m,
Among the we'll known fighters In
troduced from the ring were Young
Corbett, Billy Papke, Johnny frayne
and several lesser lights. The crowd
yelled for Stanley kotchel. but he
failed to respond
Time was called al 3:06.
Al the end OF the fifth round both
men were fresh as no considerable
damage had been done BY either.
Honors were slightly in favor OF
Cross. The latter's foot-work was
good and his blows were delivered
with a calculation TO do damage.
After taking two vicious left upper'
cuts In the jaw. Cross came back
with TWO straight Aefts that stag
gered his opponent
During the next five rounds hopors
were about even with Cross using
straight rights and lefts and Hylaud
occasionally landing hard swings.
Hyland planted two hard let's in
Cross stomach. but the easterner by
fast and clever foot-work managed TO
avoid many Of his opponents leads
The end Of the fifteenth round saw