Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-18
CYCLONE JOHNNY
WINS DECISION
OVER HYLAND
FURIOUS BATTLE GOES
LIMIT AT KANSAS CITY
Contest Marked by Numerous
CIincheS in Which Scfapers,
by Agreement, Were Per-
! mitted to Exchange Blows,

by Morning Journal Special Leased wireI
Kansas City. Dec. 17.-After ten
rounds OF furious fighting Cyclone
Johnny Thompson of Sycamore. ms.
was awarded the decision over Fight
ing Dick Hsland Of san Francisco,
tonight.
Thompson easily deserved the YER
diet. 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
heen Knocked ont in the fifth round
FW1ee with hard swings to the law.
thompson sent his man 10 the canvas.
The first time Hyiand took the count
OF eight, n the second knock down
kept HIM down nine second. He came
BACK strong. however. and although
thompson tried lard to land a knock
out punch he failed.
The battle was fast all the way with
q great amount Of %infighting. BY.
previous agreement the men were
permitted to fight in the clinchcs MS
long as either could swing and this
kept them close to each other the.
Sreater part Of the contest. Hylanl
landed many blows during the in
fighting, but they We're not as power
fnl as those Thompson delivered in
the breakaways.
Mrs. Hyland was a spectators. al
though few people knew she was pres
ent. The gate receipts We're estimated
at $4,000. Sixty per cent Of this went
to the boxers, who divided ii sixty and
forty per cent,
Betting was at even money. Thomp-
son offered lIyland $200 to S400 he
would knock him out, but lIyland re-
fused the bet Clarence owens, the
American Association baseball umpire
refereed.
The Fight by Rounds. ,
Round both men bored in at
the gong. llyland landed the first
good blow. right TO the body. They
clinched Il exchanged rights and
lefts to the body without effect
Round even.
Round 2-They rushed to a clinch
and in the ~hreakaway Thompson land
ed a good right to the law. Hyland
fought back with vicious body blows.
Thompson missing 4 hard right 10 the
jaw, In a clinch Fiyland hammered
fhompson's kidneys. Hyland landed
hard right to body and left To Jaw
Thompson sent a right TO jaw and
Hyland retaliated with right to heart.
IIyland's round.
Round 3-Tbompson 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 hard right to jaw jar
ring llyland. Thompson sent right to
law staggering Hyiend. Thompson
sent succession Of rights to head. lily
land hammered AZ Thpmpson's kid
news, Thompson's round.
Round 4~Thompson was at iiyland
as he rose from the char. Hyland
clinched for a moment and then drove
right to jaw. Thompsost sent right to
body and they clinched again. llNland
sent right to body and as they clinch-
ed they exchanged body blows
Thompson peppered his ~opponents
jaw with rights and Ilyland landed
two hard rights to jaw. Even.
Round 5-Thompson led With stiff
right to jaw. \ second blow of the
SAME kind sent Hyland to the floor for
the count of eight. \ third right to
Hyland's jaw sent him down for nine
seconds hut he came up strong aud
a half dozen more rights delivered by
Thompson did not seem to hurt him
Thompson tried hard for a Knockout
hut did not have the necessary punch
Toward the end Of tho round ltyland
used rights to stomach and head with
good effect. ~Thompson's round.
Round 6-Again Thompson rushed
things and missed a right for the
head They clinched. Hyland sent
light rights to the Jaw and Thompson
sent several lefts to the body. Thomp-
son drove stiff right to Jaw. They
clinched and pulled each other around
the ring. Even.
Round Thompson put stiff left
10 mouth. Hylsnd sent lett 10 Jaw
Hyiand put good left to jaw. ilyland
put good left TO the Jaw. Thompson
drove right To jaw. Thompson rushed
Hyland to ropes and was planting
rights II lefts t. body when the
gong rang. Thompson's round.
Round S-Thev rushed to a clineh
Thompson forcing the fighting
Thompson drove right to jaw. twist
ing Hvland's neck. Thompson landed
suit right 10 neck. Hyland forced q
'lnch Thompson put right 10 Jaw
ana Hyland hung On. They fought
hftd to the end of the round.
Round 9-Thompson landed two
rights 20 jaw flyland retaliated with
l"it 10 law. They clinehed and de-
HNrFeq body blows as they urestled
around the ring. Hyland WAS tired.
ltahd put right to body. They
.aihched and r~efere. cautioned Hyland
Ior holding. They we're fighting when
round ended. Even.
round i0-ThompSon rushed in to
Mh and landed two rights g. ja a :
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