The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-21
IN the RING NEAR BOSTON
New York Prize Fighter Badly Punished
by One from the umb.

BosToN, June 20.-A prize fight Of the old
fashioned sort was fought in the Old Colony
District about dayhrcak this morning. The
principals were Jim King Of Mulberry street.
New York. and John f. Cullen OF this city. bet
ter known at the North End ~ lack Cullarn 90
Both are light weights. and they have been pre-
pairing for thu contest for some time. The
stakes were $500. Tho place for the battle was
about half a milo from Lovcll's Grove. Wey-
mouth Landing. The battle was opened with
only little sparring. Cdllen showing detormi-
nation to push the lighting. He opened the
music In good earnest ny planting a heavy left
handler on Kings right eve. and in return
caught n short-arm blow On the jaw. Cullen
then sent in his n-t in lively style on King ;
nose. the force Of the blow knocking the latter
oil his feet. This ended the round.
In the second third. ana fourth rounds the
men INDUCED in light sparring and at times
each tried to punish the other. Cullen playing
on Kings nose and mouth. while the latter cone
tented himself with dealing heavy blows Oh the
In the nth round both showed science as
VOL rs hard hitting. The New Yorker forced
tho lighting, and opened by aiming several
poorly directed blows and was finally caught
WIN a powerful blow under the ear, which
Both tocd Tie scratch In the sixth round much
iatlsurd and bleeding. especially King. from
whose mouth the blood flowed copously; both
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punishment. they clinched and fell in heau
aud were taken TO their corners by their SEC
uuds
In tho seventh and eighth rounds Cullen
endured no little punishment 10y receiving
ucnyy blows on the chest. Kings intention
/ heing apparently q wind him. but. In return
an the while Cullen dealt King successive blow
/ hard and sharp on the nose.
In the ninth round the blood flew In grand
| style all over Kings face. which vas badly
! bruised. H. rallied. and with 'hc right catch
| ing Cullen singing blow on the lett ear. III,
In the tenth round Cullen. on coming 70 the
scrat h. WIS caught heavily on the chest ligh
| spArrlng was .ncn in order and the round was
| ut leugth ended By lis giving hingat"rrIOie raj
In the eleventh round King however wen
| gamely to the scratch. Cullen appeared badly
| used up. aud King took advantage II severn
2p.n'nes and poured IN blows not and heavy
! hut iailcd to do much damage. as Cullen took
| the blows on his neck and shoulders.
| The twelfth round was short. Cullen. aftel
short sparring. knocking the Yorker clean OF
The thirteenth round WINS uninterosting. hu
| N ~" fourteenth kinL sot even 10y hitting th'
| drive him To the ropes.
In the fifteenth round Kings friends re-
| quested that Cullcn's seconds should throw NJ
| the sponge IN favor OF their man. but this wa
| refused. Both did poor lighting and the roun,
ended by Cullen hitting King several times oI
Tie sixteenth round was opened by Cutler
! dealing King a hard left handler on the nose
! II became now evident that King was beaten
yet he promptly went TO the scratch. only to re
| ccive a hard ono On the jaw.
The Seventeenth round was opened b. kim
! aiming a blow at Cullcn's hend hut the latte
! lodged II. Cullen forced the fight. and plante,
several blows on Kings eyes.
The eighteenth round was severe for King
On opening he got hard one square on TN
mouth and was Knocked down. He again wen
up, and Cullen striking out from the shoulder
| the New Yorker was again sem 10 grass.
The nineteenth round closed the battle Cul
| len forced things and drove King 10 the ropes
the latter hitting hard all the time. King wa
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| 10 time. thu fight was awarded TO Cullen. Ih
| nhAt lastel about iorty-llye minutes.