Show HANLOHO1ll3ETT OUT Only Big Fight Event Now in Sight RAISING THE WEIGHT LIMIT What Some of tho Critics Say of Hanlon Is the Idol of the Coast Sports and Has Improved Greatly Since HeMet He-Met Corbett Before The only big event in the pugilistic world for the month Is the coming light between Eddie Hunlon and Young Cor belt at San Francisco December C9th for the featherweight championship of the world The men are matched to meet at 330 pounds although the right limit is 120 down to which it would he Impossible for Young Corbott to get and by no meant a little task for Han lon There is a piece of interesting history his-tory connected with the raising of the limit Terry JlcGovcrn had great dilli culty in making the 122 limit when he fought Dixon and thereafter he gracefully grace-fully demanded all comers to meet his requirements The result was that when he fought Young CorbPtt the required I re-quired mark was 128 and then Corbett In pursuance1 of the same policy > added an extra pound and brought it up to the present limit of 130 Despite this fact the contest Is for the featherweight feather-weight championship of the world anIs an-is sure to be a big drawing card Hanlon is perhaps the most popular fighter that the coast has ever produced pro-duced with the single exception of James J Corbett The people of Frisco Fris-co have watched his growth from an unknown preliminary fighter to his present emlable position as a probable champion candidate He is only Ifl years of age and if he now wins per imps will be as invincible In this class ns Jeffries is i In his Hanlon is now down to the required 130 pounds and that mean that he will be in the best condition for the contest con-test for ha will not have to subject himself to the violent training which so often Weakens good men Just at the last moment Hanlon will employ the rest of the time to the acquirement of speed He has already shown his punching abilities and staying power in more than one hard contest with men of no mean ability It is nearly a year ago since Hanlon and Corbett met and gave a twenty round exhibition of the fastest and fiercest lighting that ban ever been seen in historic Frisco The decision was a draw but Hanlon had a little the best of the contest and would probably have been given the big end on points had Corbett not been the champion On several occasions Hanlon had the champion going but on most every occasion oc-casion the greater experience of the older man came In to his rescue It was Hanlons first big fight and since that time he has learned a lot of things about ring generalship that will make the champion show up all his hidden cards If Corbett trains sufficiently hard during the remaining time he will ProbablY go into the ring a 3 i to 2 favorite favor-ite He has a tine physique but he hates to train and everybody knows that lie yasnt in the best of condition when he met Hanlon the last time It is an admitted fact that Corbett is not in the best of shape at the present lime but with the advantage of his fIne physique and other natural physical abilities he should be able to get Into condition In the next lllteen days But If he wants to conquer the Western boy who desires the championship above everything else in the world he must needs settle down to the more careful training than has been his custom cus-tom heretofore James J Corbott hat stated that Hanlon Is one oC the very best boxers In the country and that he will defeat Cqrbett when the two meet 4 < In their last battle said the exheavyweight champion Manlon was more or less nervous which Is generally the case when an inexperienced lighter tackles a champion I realize that Young Cor bett is a great fighter and It will take u great little man to defeat him Still 1C Corbett is to defeated r look for Hanlon to do the trick He is a fighter purs and simple Ills fight with Cor belt should be an interesting contest to witness Jt is sure to be for blood |