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STILL THE CHAMPION.Hanlon-Yonug- Corbett Contest Stopped in the 16th Round.The Defeated Lad Was Carried to Hl3 Corner ar.d Commenced to Vomit BJod—Things Looked Serious For a Short Time.rcccwofSiciSi,t.BfiatclrhwCffEreCiW'a 1’Mjf*cFfoartilthcrlt;nI!of ri:htinBioSiwalfoi'owdiatlt;UfcSan Francisco, Dec. 30.—A oercffnl referee probably staved Eddie Hanlon from being- killed! by Young Corbett’’’ Tuesday night when be stopped their contest in the middle of the 16th round. For two rounds previous Referee Graney had begged Hanlon s seconds to take their man cuat of the Ping, bset they kept! the game youngster at it and finally Granny, fearing that at fatality might result, mrrfeired the ffg-htr stopped. No man ever received such terrific punishment in: a S'an Franeisco ring and probably Ymrng Corbett”' is the-only man in Che country who fowl'd administer such a bearing to Hanlon’-When the San Francisco hoy was carried to his corner stiff conscious but tinabfe to walk, his second's worked vigorously to revive him. TlVe terribly - . beaten lad, however, commenced to- T 71 vomit blood arid things looked very | seriorrsr for him for a short time. He was finally revived and was carried from the ring by one of his seconds.Before he left ''Yomrg Corbett” paid a high tribute to his skill and game* ness and saluted his brother prizefighter with an affectionate kiss. It must be said for Corbett that lie was as merciful, under the- circumstances, as he could be. During the l-ft i and 15th rounds he. too, was anxious to have the fight stopped in order to save Hanlon needless punishment The fight demonstrated that Corbett is every man’s superior at his weight.At no time during the contest was he in any apparent danger and when it ended there was not a mark upon hint. Hanlon’s most peculiar and very effective defense was all that saved hint from a knock-out early in the game. Even when he became tired and could not protect himself Corbett could not land a knock-out blow. In the 13th round and 14th round Corbett began to-show what he could do. The men were allowed to fight in the clinches and Corbett, leaning his head against Hanlon’s shoulder and with his arms free, would punch him in the stomach with his right and swing fierce short lefts on his jaw. That was the beginning of the end.In the 15th round Corbett backedHanlon into a corner and when the3an Francisco boy swung feebly Corbett swung two lightning [efts and Ha«’on went down. He took the count o£ eight, but struggled to his feet au^Hgapi received the terrific punishment, that Corbett was dealing out to him. It was then that Graney wanted the fight stopped.In the seventh round things looked a bit bright for the Californian. He scored a clean knock-down when he landed a right swing on the point of Corbett’s jaw. The Denver lad was up in an instant, however, and was appar* ently not injured by the blow. In the 12th round Hanlon made his last stand. All through he did the forcing and leading. Corbett was swinging wild when Eddie landed a terrific right on the stomach. It evidently hurt the champion, but he was too busy to think about it and went right on with the game.The 16th round had lasted but a minute and 40 seconds when Referee Graney stopped the fight. Hanlon, when seen in his dressing room, was still in great distress and refused to talk sl much. He did say, however, that Corbett can beat any of them. Although c: defeated the San Francisco boy was P not disgraced and was even more loud* 0 ly cheered than the champion when he left the ring. The attendance was w enormous for a featherweight fight. 5l The receipts were between $16,000 and £20,000. Fifty per cent, of the receipts Si were divided between the fighters, the b winner taking 75 per cent, of this amount and the loser 25 per cent.In addition Corbett was given five per cent, of the gross receipts in view of his drawing powers.The fight will go into ring history as the fastest and fiercest ever seen here.thPlt;diOTfilmciSiwblt;nlllsfPiir;01VITvirolmeitlb
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North Vernon Plain Dealer
North Vernon, Indiana, US
Fri, Jan 01, 1904
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