The San Francisco call., 1909-06-27

one, but in the fifteenth HyIand mixed
1t again and had Cross apparently in
as the bell rang The sixteenth was
another good Hyland round, and it
looked to the majority of the spec
tators that Cross was weakening. He
held on continually and stalled the
best he could, while Hyland was on
top of him all the time.
In the nineteenth Hyland rushed
Cross all over the ring and the New
Yorker was about ready to drop from
the effects of the severe body blows.
Hyland surely could have knocked his
man out without further ceremony. hut
he would not go in. He was waiting
for Cross TO lead and Cross did not
have the strength to rally He could
barely hold his hands up
For the next six rounds it was the
same old story over and over again.
Occasionally Cross would rally, after
some brandy had been administered to
him by his seconds, but as soon as the
effects of the stimulant died in his
system he was helpless. He staggered
and stalled around, and Hyland fol-
lowed him up without doing any seri-
Gus damage.
Cross was down for the count of nine
early in the twenty-sixth, but Hyland
could not see how near he had his man
on his way. For the next three rounds
Cross simply staggered around the ring,
with Hyland on top of him all the time
Everybody thought that they saw the
finish, but they were all mistaken All
the coaching and the urging in the
world could not send Hyland in fast
enough TO finish his man. He could
have turned this trick with a good
right swing to the jaw in any of the
rounds. Instead, he stood still and
allowed Cross to come back. Hyland
simply would not lead. He wanted his
opponent TO start each and every rally.
MARVELLOUS RALLIES
From this round to the finish Cross
showed his marvellous powers of re-
euperation. He took the count so many
times that those at the ringside could
not keep track of 1t. He fell time after
time from sheer weakness, only to
rally again and fight Hyland toe to
toe. He was exhausted and beaten
down, but still he kept on He did not
lead which Hyland had assumed after
the twelfth round was bound to carry
the latter through if the fight went the
limit.
Hylands friends begged him to knock
Cross out. They urged him on, they
pleaded with him and they cursed him.
But still he was the same old stolid
Dick. He wanted his opponent to
come to him before he started hostili-
ties. He did not know how to start
them himself.
Hyiand did not show the Knockout
punch. He swung often and hard
enough on Cross jaw to fatten him
beyond the question of doubt, but on
each and every occasion the dentist
rose slowly TO his feet after the count
of nine. He. too. seemed to realize
that only his own weakness and not
the blows of his opponent would bring
about his ultimate defeat
NELSON'S PAIR SPLIT
Near the end of the fight Willis
Britt stationed himself in HylanGs
corner and coached the California boy
along. Throughout the fight Jack
Grace Bat Nelson's other side part
ner, was continuously in Cross COR
ner, urging him on. 1t seemed strange
to see both of Nelson's followers in
different corners of the ring
Along about the thirty sixth round
Ketchel made mis- appearance in the
arena and was loudly cheered. The
fight drew out a very small crowd,
about the same number of persons as
witnessed the -AttelI-Neil contest week
ago reporting on the job. A dense
mist MAS in eyidence all AFTERNOON, and