The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-02
nia. 1t was Morrssey's first appearance in tho
ring. He won without n scratch III nine rounds.
THE FIGHT WITH gtfII1yAN

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im2ng mg M aiterwhrd no @ met ipnkrc sullivan IN a
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native American feeling but the match with
and put a romical phasc upon thg matter;
Many rural, Americans. who, had looked
pion, now gave him their support on the
ground dt that H. was s,,o more mo- OF an
Of Hycr Poole. and others were with the litter.
| me hight came on ut Boston Corners. Oct. IL.
| 1888. The stakes were 81 200 side. Tom
| O'Donnc and the Rev. Orville Gardner see
| ondrd Morrissey. and Gen. Billy Wison nnd
| Andy Sheehan were Sulvan's best men. Nor
| rissey was twenty-five years old. and Sullivan
iorty-onc, thirty pounds lighter, and three
| inches shorter. Eager rs n boy. MOrrissey
his wary and experienced antagonist. II was
endurance against science. Morrissey's face
| was beaten to Jelly and in the thirty fourth
| round Sullivan fell from exhaustion with scarce
| ly a scratch. The Trojan got his second wind
| again began the attack ana II required all Sui
| liyan's skill to clude HIM. A dispute arose
| Sullivan got into trouble outside the ring and
failed to turn w. at the cry of time. lie was
| not hear the call The fight was thereforp given
| to Morrissey. Nearly 5000 persons were pres
| ent Morrissey's nose was broken. Sullivan wns
arrested and sent To n MMssachusetts jnii. liver
| generously rnised 81 900. and never rested until
he was released. This action intensified Norris
| sey's bitterness against Hycr and public out
| breaks frequently occurred between tho friends
of both parties. Hycr had announced his de-
| and Morrissev taunted and tantalzed him
upon every possible OCCASION
|
THE ONLY TIME HE CRIED ENOUGH"
The old native American feeling had been
| famed by the Know Nothing excitement and
WINS MT more than fever hent Men wearing
wide awake hats were mobbed In the streets
The for"ign element was driyine the natives
from political power in this city. and Aldermen.
courts. and noiice were suhseryient 10 the dan,
rs b"nne%s sounded the alarm alarm "nd BiiI Poole
came To the front. His MISUNDERSTANDING charge
trristics were his fighting qualities and his ma
tired of Irishmen. He rcpresented tho com
| bniiye native American in municipal politcs
while Morrissey was regarded as the chief
| Of the foreign-born noliticinns who were
then nrmiv inironched In mower The rivals
met one hot night in July in Dick Plntts sn-
9on nh4rr Maa men ~ m 1b
Poole rough -nnd tumble Poole said he would
pet SlO0 that he dar, not llght MN NJ the place
named Christopher street wharf. Morrissey :
substituted. The two piers were close together.
| in the Ninth Ward, but Morrissey did not
know it, He drove TO the spot, accom-
panied by Johnny Lying, early in the, morn
| INK ot July 20. 1854. the time ana place
| of the match were well known. and nearly u
thousand persons were gathered al the loot
Of Amos street Poole ran in on Morrissey.
and threw him quick as lightning; Both men
fought like tigers. Morrissey made strenuous
attempts to roll Poole over the stringpiece into
the river. His friends said that John Poole and
John Dean. better known as Butcher John. p,
diyning his object. kicked him in the head and
| aided loole in other ways. Pooles friends de-
| MED H. Ono thing. however Is certain: Forthe
first and only time in his life Morrissey cried
enough and was allowed to depart
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ABOUT this time Morrissey marrieu Susan.
daughter OF capt Ley Smith. and took up his
residence win ms iather-in-law, NJ % HUDSON
street ne lrequented notorious drinklng
mouse IN Ieohhru stIe'l' cMlen me Isii beiie ol
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nropenst{ ior snpiinS aiu % a ~ ,nnt eary IT. any ne
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