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LOOKS LIKE COHBETT.Hanlon Has Only n IIopr of Denting:Him.San Fran’1 seo, Deo. 2«.—Corbett 'dopes to win and Hanlon hopes to win Tuesday night. That expresses the condition of tilings in the coming featherweight championship battle to a nicety.The great variance between Corbett’s condition now and that when lie met Eddie Hanlon before gives him a shade In form. There are dozens of angles to he considered, but added experience gained by the Californian in his two struggles with Benny Yanger does not appear to overcome the punch and rapid-nctlon brain of his opponent.Hanlon. aF the hardest man that can be picked for Corbett, always dangerous and ever careful to save himself during the hardest, mining, possessing a defense that has bothered all comers and wifth elbowa that threaten other fellow*' hands every moment, Is u formidable antagonist.No one knows Just how good Young Corbett is. His first bout with McGovern was considered a “fluke'' by many, because the knockout camo quickly and while Terry was swingingiIdly.Few know that Corbett could have, beaten McGovern in tho second round In the second battle, 'when a right to the head sent the lormer champion to tho mat Coi belt wanted no more talks about . superiority He dimply stood away and played with Terry until the opening camo that looked good During the entire progress of tho battle Terry nevet appeared tn havemorethan an outside chanceThere Is not much let-up In Young! Corbett’s work-out. The little rest he took on Christmas, in addition to hla turkey dinner, put some weight on him which had to come off. so be pitched into hard work again. Ho took his usual run on the road in the morning, which wart followed in the afternoon by a strenuous session in the gymnasium. He finished up by boxing four rattling round** with Billy Oitn, who was full^of ginger. Corbett did not expect to box any more, blit the festivities of the previous day made it necessary.When he was through he said thathe weighed 132 pounds, which makes him still three pounds over weight, but trying out will remove this excess baggage.Sunday Corbett spent mainly in receiving friends, but he put in some good work on the road and In the gyir. nasi um.Haul oft did little work Betting is 10 to 8 In favoi nf Corbett.- * I
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Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, Illinois, US
Mon, Dec 28, 1903
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IL, USA 16 Apr 2018
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