Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19
THOMPSON GIVEN DECISION
Cyclone Johnny" Wins Fast Bout
from Fighting Dick"
BIG CROWD SEES BATTLE
1xid brown of Chicago Knoclor Out
Roxie Kenall of Buffalo In
Fifth Round of PreIim-
mary Bout.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1s--After ten rounds
OF furious fighting, Cyclone Johnny
Thompson Of Sycamore, H., was awarded
the decision over Fighting Dick Hyland
OF San Francisco, before the Empire Ath-
letic club here last night
Thompson easily deserved the verdict. He
rushed the battle from the start and forced
/ Hyland into crnches time after time In
order to save himself Using his vicious
right to the jaw to good effect, the syca-
more farmer tottered the Pacific coast boy
repeatedly.
] The battle was fast from start to finish,
with large amount Of infighting. BY pre-
vious agreement the men were permitted to
fight in the cllnches as long as either could
swing, and this kept them close TO each
other the greater part OF the contest Hy-
land landed many blows during the infight-
ing but they were not as powerful as those
Thompson delivered In the breakaways.
The gate receipts were estimated at s4,5OO
Sixty pc. cent of this went TO the boxers,
who divided it on the 80 and 40 basis. Bet
ting was at even money. Thompson offered
Hyland $500 TO 500 he would knock him out
but Hyland refused to take the bet.
kid" Brown Of Chicago knocked out
Roxie KenaIl Of Buffalo in the fifth round
Of a preliminary contest.
| Fight by Rounds.
Round both men bored In at the outset.
Hyland landed the first good blow, q right
to the body. They clinched and exchanged
rights and lefts to the body, without effect
Round even.
the breakaway Thompson landed a good
/ right to the jaw. Hyland fought back with
vicious body blows. Thompson missing a
hammered Thompson's kidneys. Hyland
landed hard right to the body and lett
to the jaw. Thompson sent right TO jaw
and Hyland retaliated with right 10 the
heart Hyland's round.
! Hound s--fhombson rushed to Hyland's $
corner and sent right to the body. Tnomp-
son landed right swing to body and fol-
lowed with stiff right TO head Thompson
lsent hard right to jaw, JarrinB Hyland.
! thompson sent right to Jaw, staggering
Hyland. Thompson sent succession OF
rights to the head. Hyland hammered back
at rhompsons kidneys. Thompsons round.
rose from his chair. Hyiand clinched and
then drove right to Jaw. Thompson sent
right to body and they clinched again.
Hyland sent right to body and as they
clinched the men exchanged body blows.
Thompson peppered his oppOcent's Jaw with
lrights and Hyland landed two hard rights
to jaw. Round even.
Fifth Round ThOmpsOn's.
Round 5-Thompson led with stiff right
to jaw. A second blow Of the same kind
sent Hyland to the floor for the count of
eight third right on Hyland's jaw sent
up strong, and half dozen more rights
delivered by Thompson did not seem to
hurt Thompson tried hard for a knock
out, but did not seem to have the necessary
punch Toward the end of the round Hy-
land used rights to the stomach anad head
with good effect. Thompson's round.
Round 6-Again Thompson rushed things
and missed right for the head. Hyland
sent Hight rights to the Jaw and Thompson
sent several lefts to body. Thompson
drove stiff right to jaw. They clinched
and pulled each other around the ring
i'Ft Round 7--Thompson put stiff left to
mouth Hyland sent left TO jaw. Hyland
put good left TO jaw. Thompson drove
right to jaw. Thompson bombarded Hy-
.and's stomach with a succession OF rights
Thompson rushed HylRnd to the ropes and
was planting rights and lefts to body
when gong sounded Thompson's round.
Thompson Forces Fighting.
Round S-They rushed to clinch. Thomp-
son forcing the fighting. Thompson drove
right to jaw, twisting Hyland's neck
land forced a clinch and did good infight
ing. Thompson hit right TO jaw and Hy'
land hung on. They fought hard to the
Round 9-Thompson landed two rights L
jaw. Hyland retaliated with left to jaw
They cinched and delivered body blows
, as they wrestled around the ring. HylanC
was tired. Hyland put right to body: They
clinched and the referee cautioned Hylan(
for holding. They we're infighting wheI
round ended. Round even.
3 Round 10-Thompson rushed in and lande,
! two rights to jaw. Hyiand closed in ant
Thompson landed several good blows. Hy
land .anded stiff right to ribs Thompsol
chased Hyland around the ring, but faile'
, TO land Hyland drove right to jaw ant
landed several body blows. Thompson sen
right to jaw and Hyland sent left t
y body Thompson slipped to the floor ant
n they were IN clineh when the roun'