Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-18
SULLIvAN-WK.S0N.
The Fight Last Eight-Wilson Knocked
Down 2z Times, but Wins by His
Pluck.

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The Fight Last Night-wiIsen Knocke,
Down 2z Times, but Wins by HI
Pluck.
NEW YORK, July t7.-Before 7 o'clock
evening, the vicinity of Madison Squar
Garden was perfect ocean Of humanity
Thousands and thousands of people hat
gathered there, attracted by the announce
ment that within the walls of the Garder
John L. Sullivan, champion of America
and 'Tug" Wilson, champion of England
would meet and fight according to the
challenge.
All this mass surged, pushed and strug.
| gled in the effort to reach the entrance, and
| all willingly paid the one dollar admission
and were as ready to pay the neeaful two
dollars for reserved seat.
| There were many growls among those
| struggling for choice places, and a few
| quarrels. The greater number present,
however, waited as patiently as might be
| expected in such place, for "tbe greatest
show ON earth to be trotted out" as it was
expressed.
| In the center OF the building was a o.
| foot ring five feet atove the floor, and
around il some 1000 seats had been placed.
These were sll occupied. Inspector Thorne
and Capt. Williams, with about 200 police
men, were present.
At half.past seven fully 1900 people
were in the garden, and half an hour later
the number had grown to 15O0 or 5000.
It was a queer gathering. Notorious
thieves and roughs were all there; also
respectable people. Three women were in
box on the northern sidA Charles A.
Dana was in a chair close to where the re-
porters sat.
e,At about fifteen minutes past Harry
Hill appeared in the ring, accompanied by
Harry Evans and Tommy Cook, two Eng
lish boxers, who Hill announced had fought
for three hours and twenty minutes in
England. They gave rattling
setto of three rounds, and were
loudly applauded. Two local boxers then
engaged the attention OF the crowd for. a
few moments, but only for few moments
The desire to see Tug" and Sullivan made
the people impatient, and there we're loud
SaIs snpsaprd aer fhT were 1Ss%oroGsy g RseG
Hiil himself, who was acting as manager
of ceremonies, coming in for ashare.
| At 9:38 Wilson and Sullivan, the hrs5
accompanied by Arthur Chambers and
| George Holden, and the latter by Billy
Madden and Joe Goss. appeared in the
ring. The vast mass of people rose and
cheered and seemed wild with delight, be-
! cause they saw there was no ti1sle, and that
| a real, earnest, hard fight would take place,
and they were not disappointed,
Betting at at this time stood 500 to $40,
| in favor of the American.
Both men were stripped to the waist
and wore light tights. Harry, Hill, oy
unanimous consent, was chosed reteree.
| The men then got ready, but before begin.
| ming work were summoned 10 the slde OF
the ring by Captain Williams, who exam
;ned "the gloves" He approved OF the
articles, and there was long cheer for his
| official share in the preliminaries.
The terms of the fight were then an
| nonnced. They were four rounds to be
fought, Marquis Queensbury's rules, three
minutes each, one minute rest, and ten
| seconds in case of knock down for the
fallen man to get up. If Wilson should
fight for four rounds, Sullivan engagedlto
nav him $1,000, which was deposited In
Harry Hills hands; also, half the gate
money.
hand stepped to where Sullivan sat. and
| ofTere a TO bet that amount he would not
he Knocked out of time. Sullivan de-
| clined the offer, saying there was already
| enonph money on the match. Goss and
| Holden then left the ring, and at 9:4V
| Harry Hill watch in hand, called time.
| Promptly to the call both men stepped TO
the middle of the ring and shook hands,
their seconds, Madden and Chambers, DO
ing the same thing. When both men were
in full view Sullivan seemed TO tower ABOVE
his adversary.
q FIGHTER. His body is stout, his legs good
and his arms powerful. although he !:
nothing as compared to Sulliyan's magniti'
Sullivan weighed 100 pounds, and Viii
SON 16O The Englishman, although mani
testify no match for his powerful opponent
showed himself full Of pluck and made
game fight. He stood the punishment in
fiicted by Sullivan, and although knocked
down tyenty-seven times, fought against
the ropes and although pummelied and
hammered in every conceivable manner
managed to stand out for four ROUNDS and
won s., 600 and his share OF the gate money
He showed great cunning. In eact
round he would endeayor to catch sullivan
around the neck and hold his arms IN
lock grip. The object was to prevent pun
isbment during the continuance OF IN
round, and to hold his antagonist unit
the time was up When he found himsel
unable to do this, he would slip down, ant
then slowly rising, warily watch sullivan
who was OF, the alert to catch him. ~
was yery Quick to dodge, and thus avoide'
several terrific blows, such as would hay'
knocked house over.
Round Wilson leading planted ligh
| blow on Sullivan's face. The latter thei
went at the Englishman viciously, and min
times in succession knocked him down
He fought him all over the ring and on tn
rope, planting singing blows on his fac
and neck.
Round 2.-This was q repetition of tn
first round, only. that Wilson, instead
of leading, was on the defensive. Sulliya,
pitchedin hammer and tongs, laying Wilson
out times. Wilson always managed to gail
his feet before the expiration OF ten seconds
He succeeded in getting one or two blow
| in on Sullivan. and when knocked dow
once or twice drew Sullivan on top OF him
Round 3.-This was desperate one
Sullivan, with teeth clenched, rushed a
Wilson and knocked him against the rope
and all over the ring, the little English
man standing up grimly and receiving
terrible slugging punishment. Once in
while he gained few seconds by cliuchin
and holding Sulliyan's arms, but il was TO
few seconds only. In this round he Wa
knocked down FIVE times.
. Round 4-This round being the fms
one, and settler of the contest, people be
came greatly excited, abandoned thei
seats and massed themselves about tn
ring. Sullivan was angry. The ba
tie thus far, so far as the stake
were concerned, was in favor of Wilsor
Time being called, Sullivan fairly leaped 8
Wilson. BE pounded and hammered th
Englishman, and knocked him clean o
his feet five times more, but the littl
fellow pluckily stuck to his job. receivin
all the punishment Sullivan could admir-
, | lister. until the four minutes had expire
and the fight was declared at an end.
Time of battle, Is minutes. including