Show KNOCKOUT BETS MUST BE PAID PAl D This Is the Decision Made by Graney 1 SAYS HANLON WAS HELPLESS COULD HAVE EAVE EASILY T PUT TOM OUT OUTS ou ouan S an Francisco Jan 9 Many bite beta were decided on tb last light but there art are a few yet to tofee tobe fee be paid The TRe papers hare hove been with letters asking them to de do decide dodde cide bets on the knockout question They read A b ts E B that Corbett knocks out Hanlon WHO Wio wins That Thatis is a question as Hanlon was te to the bed bad very much and Referee Graney stopped the go Of course on Han lena Ions record he will claim that he Ha hen never been knocked out and he has ban not I it was a humane act on the part of Corbett to refuse to hit the local hey bey when he was so far gone but there te in no Question at all about his fete being able to knock Eddie out Tb champion was strong and full of fight at the time the go was stopped and he might have killed Hanlon had they allowed the bout boitt to go on It was a strange thing to see so Hanlon in such distress Never before in a light fight has Eddie ever staggered and his lite seconds not believe he was wan done Ills His friends t not see it either He Ee was though He Lie know a and was wag absolutely harmless There wan wag no in him He was practically practically cally out and Corbetta s people knew w would happen should the bout continue Eddie Graney was waa men saen regarding the query and hesitated a few moments before giving his answer which wil decide all bets Strictly speaking said mid Graney Grancy Hanl Hanlon n was not knocked out Of course when a man bets th another will he be knocked out he bete beis that he be will take the count of f ten and stay there unable to rise That Is the you cart can get on A should win the however as Hanlon could nit continue When B made the bet he argued that Hanlon would pot not be so far gone as to throw up the sponge He was however and that man loses his hie money He can stand standout standout out and refuse to pay however but by rights he loses loees In the Corbett tight fight there was no knockout as the sponge was thrown up in the tenth round just ae as the timekeeper called seven It saved Corbett but buthe lie he never would have regained his feet We claim it a knockout jUst the th same aine Frankie Neil put Forbes down in the second and the latter got on his foot feet a fraction after tent ten was called H He was almost at the count but was called out That is also considered a knock knockout knockout out Terry knee left the te floor just Jost as the timekeeper yelled ten tea but Terry was out He Was wag a abit abit bit too slow although he was for the tenth second His head was clear but then he did not come around and we considered him knocked out Yes the man that bets Hanlon would be knocked out wins These bets wilt will all be paid if my decision in the mat matter matter ter goes |