San Francisco Call, Volume 94, Number 30, 30 June 1903 — EDDIE HANLON IS MADE FAVORITE OVER YANGER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

EDDIE HANLON IS MADE FAVORITE OVER YANGER

Local Boxer Is Heavily Backed by His, r Admirers to; Defeat the Clever Lad Whtf Has a Decision Over "Young Corbett"

t' ¦-¦ v^ DDIE IIANLON and Benny Yanger are ready to respond to the * tap of the gone which will send them, on their twenty-round battle in Mechanics' Pavilion tonight. They have trained faithfully and are In the pink of condition. Neither lad has been beaten during his career, and the loser to-night will taste for the first time the bitterness of defeat. f Yanger visited Corbett's saloon yesterday nfternoon to see how much he weighed.- He entered a' side room and removed Ms clothes and soon found that he was unJer weight. The pair are to weigh i::o pounds at ringside. Neither Yanger nor Hanlon did any work yesterday. Both took walks and lolled around their respective training quarters, receiving the many visitors who called on them. Hanlon is very confident that he will defeat the Chicago boxer. He says he*feels stronger than he, ever did in- his life and has gained a ; great deal of experiencerboxing with and •watching Jim Corbett,? with whom he has trained at Croll's Gardens, Alameda. Yanger stated yesterday that if Hanlon beat him he would- have no excuses to offer. "I know I am In perfect shape," he said, "and if Hanlon defeats me I will say he Is the better man." The betting is 10 to 9. with Hanlon on the long end.. This la due to the fact that; Hanlon has fought so well in the past and Is' in his' home town. There are many, however, w-ho will pin their faith to Yanger, because of his splendid record and sturdy style of fighting. Those who have watched Yanger in training say he is a whirlwind and that Hanlon has never met his equal as a puncher. • ¦'.¦'* Eddie ' Smith of the Reliance Athletic Club, Oakland, will referee the battle. ''He was selected. some ume ago and the boxers have confidence in his judgment. Yanger will be seconded'by Alec. Greggaitis. the well-known handler of boxers; Jack Cordell, Jimmy Hanley and Charles Moran , of Chicago. Manager John , Hertz is betting a deal of money | that Yanger will win. Hanlon will have Harry Foley, Manager Short, Joe Angell and Eddie Toy in his corner. The men .will ;, battle for 63 and 35 per. cent of the net receipts.; < The advance sale of seats has been unusually large. . The -ticket sellers ' at Corbett's have been; busy for the last three^ days' reserving and selling seats for ring-* goers all over the State.; .. ...'-.'. The preliminaries-ought' to prove interesting... Monte Attell and Willie Bourne are to box six rounds and "Kid" Root and Mickey Welch are to battle ten rounds.

CLEVER SAN FRANCISCO BOXER WHO WIT.I, MEET BENNY YANGER. THE UNDEFEATED CHICAGO CRACKERJACK, IN MECHANICS 1 PAVILION TO-NIGHT. BOTH BOYS ARE IN FINE CONDITION.