The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-08-03

J effect, while III vas throwing ali hi
weight upon Sullivan and dragging hin
down. Then, wien the pace got TOO he
forhim IN that position, lle would drop, 0
: let himself be Knocked down and oecup,
! all his full ten seconds in getting up again
AL this was clear gain Of time in the thre
: minutes, and Sullivan was now so weary
J apparently, that his blows had scarcely
J anything Of force, and very often Lacked
} directness and were spent upon the air
J even when Wilson made little or 40 effor
TO do1ge them. ss0l! isn't he foxy p
ssJast look at him 1!52 ssIsn,t he daisy p
: 'sY on bet he'll last were the approving
: yeIls Of wild delight from the Wilson ad
! herents, while the Sullivan faction hoWlee
itself hoarse with fierce injunctions, Otter
accompanied b5 vigorous profanity, to stgt
], in and finish him. ssYou've no time tt
Hose, etc. 10 those best Informed it wat
already conspicuous fact that time to LOSE
was al tie sort Of time Sullivan had be-
fore him in this business. Still, he made
some desperate elldeaYors to save his fast
fading IaureIs. Of the nine times that ht
knocked Wilson down IN this round, re-
ceiyjn9 no punishment in return, only
once did he appear tot1o real hurt, and that
was when he beat the EngIishn3an down
a succession Of heavy blows. upon the back
Of his head. apparently delivered with tile
heel Of the hand.s Once, too, Wilson was
nearly knocked through the ropes. Yet
every time Wilson'S face could be seen
leering over Sl1lI5Ean2s shoulder, or as be
was slowly and with pretended difficulty
rising, iae was smiling. When the round
ended both men painted heavily.
The fourth round was in all respects like
the third, only tIIat=ont Of the seven times
that Wilson dropped, fell, or was knocked
down, Sullivan fell on him three times,
and Of the tive men the big blacksmith, at
the latter end Of the round, seemed to have
most difficulty IN rising to his feet. And
when the end CT the round was called,
Wilson walked +iauntily to his corner,
amid q very tempest Of cheering, while
Sullivan numbered slowly and Wearily to
his corner, painting for air, like one half
| sufIueaCcd.
/ One Minute later time" was called for
the men to come to the scratch for the inn
aginarg fifth round, ard Wilson came up
Isnilingly, almost airiIy, winner Of about
I&lI, ,700-a. people Nho knew pretty we'll
FI,p rac4tf5%S II iotllrnff 81 mn
Sullivan hadn't knocked him out.
THE MEsaasg .zFl15R 4EIE BATTLE.
immediately aI5er the tight, Sullivan
vent to his 4Eessjng room and was very
sGs:lz 4z i'll stzs.ssss: hen he went to the
boz Office aH5f sat down, Il61fzfIf5S5 his head
III hisshands IS though still sick. He felt
of llis nose as tAollgIL.it was hurt, and ez-
peIienced some difficulty in breathing.
Wilson went to the Putnam House, was
rubbed down, and dressed himself, LIE
sslid
~ di6lll' try to fight 1T all. 7 kept on
The defedsive. But when he gets me be-
fore him with bare lsnuckles he will find a
different man.
There were no marks on Wilson. lie
went to The box Office to look after his ST.
900. He found Sullivan there vomiting.
Sullivan rose, and shaking hands with
Wilson, said:
'sTug, you're a.good man. We must
have this over again.
''All right, = said Wilson.
AfterWard Sullivan said, referring to
his sickness:
"They told me I could knock him out
easily, and I didn't take any care Of N.Y.
SELF
Richard K. Fox Of the Police Gozetet
said to Sullivan:
Il viii match Wilson against any man
for IS, ,00O-you, yourself, preferred. #
you think well OF it, meet me tomorrow
at my. office.
'.I'll be there, . replied Sullivan.
After his fight with Paddy Ryan, sulli-
van made SO much money by giving exhi-
bitions that he accumulated $4,000. Be-
fore this lie had never been IN the habit of
drinking hard liquor. Elated with his
success, it is said, he began to drink con-
siderably, and spend his money freely.
It is estimated that the sale Of tickets
yieleed-betWean $40 600 and $25. 900. They
counting the money in the Office at
the Garden late last night.
Harry Hill said in his theatre, after the
fight Gentlemen: have to announce
that in the match at.tne. Madison Square
Garden tonight, Mr.. Tug Wilson won the
money. Mr.. SulliVan7s agreement was
that if.Ir. Wilson should stand up. to him
for four rounds be. should have 81, 900 and
half the gate money. and Wilson did it
am the same friend of Mr. Sullivan as
ever was, but he undertook a big thing
when he tried to knock a good man out in
fifteen minutes. Ir. Wilson came up
every time. It was a big task, and there
was a time. .Wl1en.ffI I had had a thousand
dollars on Wilson would not haye. given
i dollar for t5,--AVTeeg York s1til, July IS.
Little hi.
Hllan. General Sheridan was fishing at
.Pnt-in-BBay, i couple Of weeks ago, he told
tie following story on himself TO some
fishermen, with whom. he became hail fell
low j i. Is ii = Kansas town one day, and
the landlord d tie hotel being . clever sort
of fellow I let him have drink Of some |
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