Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-07-29
SATURDAY, JULY %. 1882.


On the 18th, i'm New York, at the
Madison Square garden fifteen thousand
people assembled tn witness the much
talked-of contest between John l.. Sulli-
van. of Boston, and Tug" Wilson, of
Leicester, England, resulting in favor of
the Leicester man, the Boston champion
failing to knnck him ont Of time in four
three.minute rounds, as he had under
taken 20 do. By the term Of the contest
Wilson, i'm case of Sullivan's failure, was
to- be entitled to Fl 900 and 40 per cent
of the gate money over and above the
expenses. 1t is estimated that his nights
work netted him fully $4,000.
First round not a second was lost
after the men had toed the scratch in
sparring for an opening; but the Boston
man went right in to his work, landing
his left ~clevcrly on Wilson's mouth, fol-
lowing IL with n ~stinging blow with his
right ON the left cheek. Before Tug re-
covered from his apparent surprise or
was able to stop the blows, three or four
singers were landed in quick succession
on either side ofhis face. The pace was
evidently too hot for him, and, after
being forced nearly over to his. orner
he managed to drop. Loud shouts were
r.ised, and first knock-down claimed for
Sullivan. Wilson was soon on his feet
again, and TO avoid the sled.e.hammer
blows of his antagonist he closed with
him, and pushed him with such purpose
that Sullivan could only get in a half
dozen blows while Wilson was doing
some pretty effective work in the region
Of the Boston mans bread basket, Sulli-
van pounding away on the side of Will
sons head. At last he broke away and
sent in q hot one with his lett; but Will
son stopped it clevcrly, put in a good
hpper-cut under S~ullivan's chin, and,
jumping nimbly back from a visitation
from Sullivan's right, managed again to
90 down. The remainder Of the round
was but a repetition of these tactics,
Wilson closing in and going down to
avoid punishment. He was knocked
down once in the whole round, but
managed to get to grass ten times during
its continuance. At the end Of the
round there was intense excitement, and
for the only time during the evening the
crowd became unmanagcabIe. A deter
mined rush was made for the ring, hut
a dozen officials. headed by Capt. Will
liams, were speedily at the spot, and the
Or,u.A xry,o f.r,n1 I,ol, o., Sb,:, ,l~.
Second round. Once more the men
faced each other, and Wilson stopping
Sullivan's left very neatly, sent in a
straight lef-hander Of his own that
made the Boston gentleman's teeth
rattle, and then, a. he was caught lightly
with Sullivan's right, he went down
amid wild shouts of That's tire game, |
Tug! That1l fix himr' while Sullivan's
friends screamed themselves hoarse in
adjuration for him to "Knock him out !'
But Tug was wary. Whatever punish
ment was meted out he took with good
humor, the smile never leaving his
countenance; but he took as little as
possible, and got down as often as there
was a decent excuse for it, and remain
ed upon the floor as long as his
second permitted. 1t was clear that un-
less Sullivan, by n lucky blow, could
noel him senseless, Tug was good for
twelve four rounds. In this round ne
went down six times, and on one oc-
c'ision Sullivan fell on him heavily. At
the close Of the round Sullivan fought
Wilson clear to- the ropes, and nearly
Knocked him through them as he fell.
Third round. Without any preface
both men let fly and each fell short.
Then Sullivan planted \ stinger with
his left on Tugs port optic, and followed
It with a straight right. handler on the
Leicester lads nose, and he ut once siu.
niied that he had enough Of this by
lying down. As he rose, before he had
time to turn and face Sullivan, that i'm
patient gentleman shot him one under
the right ear, and down he vent again.
Slowly he arose, and quickly running
HI clinched his opponent, and hung on
TO hap like q GrGcy. k1tsan wrestler.