New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-18

interval between rounds TO get back his senses and
his bre ath. Therefore, il Sullivan failed to knock
Wilson senscess or out of BREATH OF to damage him
40 badly that he could not fight again,
| within the allotted number OF seconds, Sullivan
would have to pay the 81 900 and half the receipts
ma already stated II he should succeed in this aud-
! able effort, Wilson would get nothing, not even
| glory.
The two champions passed the day quietly.
Sullivan had his headquarters in the Continental
| Hotel. at Broadway and Twenteth-st. He took
Turkish bath IN the morning and spent most OF the
| afternoon at the Garden overseeing the arrange
ments About 8 O'Clock he went to his hotel, ateIa
Iobt simmer and Law down for hour or two, to be
| fresh for tho fight. Wilson was lodged
at Luke Welsh's at Eighty-sixth-st. and the East
| River on Sunday night. Yesterday afternoon he
| went to the Putnam House in Fourth-ave., just
opposte the Garden, and rested and refreshed him.
self for the struggle The betting was 100 to 70 on
| the Boston champion, and large amounts were put
up all over the country among men interested III
| such affairs.
THE MEN IN THE RING.
About o'clock the word went around among the
policemen and others who get the earliest informa
ton in such momentous matters that the fighters
| were in the building. This was true, but half an
hour passed before the deliberate rivals
came out from their dressing roOms.
Meanwhile the patience OF the people was passing
away and shouts and yells which at times combined
in tumultuous roars filled the building At half
past 0 there a swaying and stir on the out
skirts, and escorted by policemen, who
walked rs il they were proud of the
honor of attending such heroes, Sullivan
and Wilson moved maestically through the
parting host and reached the platform. AS they went
up the steps the roar of greeting and applause
/ Ill Tn.
conpassed by the obsequious attentions of such dis
tinguishcd men as Harry" Hill, Joe" Goss,
"Billy7 Madden and other leading citi-
zens the champions took their seats,
Mr. Wilson being stationed at the southwest
corner of the "rlngn and MIR. Sullivan at the north
east corner They invited the gaze of the people for
a few minutes, and seemed to revel in the admlra-
ton which they excited. Ii W as seen that Sullivan
is man of great Frame well-knit and well-propor-
toned His muscular development is
and symmetrical that. big as he is, he
does not appear heavy clumsy. His long arms
do not show the ridges and layers of muscle seen on
the arms of athletes, but 1t is plain enough
that they are of enormous power. His face is dull
and gross, with the coarse and brutal fea-
lures of the born pnze-fghter. Sullivan
fought at 90 pounds and it was evident that he
could have trained off flesh to advan-
tage for there was fat on his body that ought not
to have been there. Wilson has face even grosser
and more british than Sullivan's,
his thick, shapeless lips giving him
peculiarly torbidding expression.
He seemed to be in better training than Sullivan.
His skin looked white and firm MARBLE and as
the muscles played under its glisening surface,
there was no sign of superluous fat. He is a much
shorter man than Sullivan, and in frame and size
resembles the departed Thomas Sayers. once cham
or
and with great concentration of force, he is
vet no match for such Hercules Sullivan in
muscular strength. He fought at 160 pounds.
The two were in full ring costume lack of cos
tune with bodies naked to the waist. Both men
were perspiring freely in the over-powering heat,
and their faces and bodies ran rivers of sweat
The gloves weighed only four ounces. They were
very small and almost hard as wood. The men
had to tug and strain long time to get them on.
When that was done Police Captain Williams
called the pair to the edge of the platform and
graveIy felt of the gloves if he thought brass
knuches might be concealed under them. Wilson
said few words low tone to Sullivan;
Harry Hill, referee aud timekeeper took his sta
| ton the two pugists shook hands, assumed their
| fighting attitude. and the struggle was begun.
now WILSON WAS KNOCKED ABOUT
| At the opening blow chorus Of cheers, screams,
wells and understandable noises went up from all
parts of the house. and from that time to the end
| the uproar was furious and unbrokeD. It was evil
dent enough almost at the outset that Wilson was
| not the peer of Sullivan in power.
| His plan from the start to
| himself as much as he could Naturally enough,
| tor he was not there to knock out sullivan III
| he could escape being knocked out" himself he
| would win the money ana the glory. sullivan
| forced the fighting in tremendous style, raining
| crushing blows on Wilson's neck and head, and
| knocking him all about the platform, AGAINST
4 l., flaH Inyn ul-
most as much as he was up The laundering
strokes which he received again and again seemed
| enough to knock a dozen men senseless. But the
| Engllshman has very thick skull anu
| his nervous centres are not easily disturbed.
| lime after time Sullivan smote him on the neck
| with blows like those of Tbors hammer. and time
| after time Wilson went sprawling on the floor or
tell i'll a heap on the ropes. But every time IN his
| deliberate but determined fashion he struggled to
uriver as SuIvan's 1T came down. Very rarely
In prze-ring or out OF II has a man been knocked
| down often and got up again so many times In
| SO few minutes, sullivan could knock down Wilson
| easily enough but he could not knock him out He
| would not stay down. Nothing would keep him
| there. In stontness OF head and heart
| and in frmness of much-endurlng flesh, Wilson
wonder. sullivan, stimulated by the out
of hIs trends and the thought OF the thousands
of dollars at stake, outdid himself, and dealt whole
| ayalancnes of tremendous thumps on the s0rely
| buileUed fnglishman But thump as he might Wilson
was still there, stubborny refusing 10 be knocked
| out. The sweat was now pouring In Hoods rather
| than streams from the two They were gaspng
| and painting. The enormous strain was sapping
| the strength OF both OF them Sullyan's blows
| were becoming feeble, and tine Engnshmaa stag
geTed to his feet and more weakly
+, after each fall. But the twelve minutes
| the four rounds of three minutes each-wcre
drawing to a close.
After the first round when it clear that Sui
lvan superior TO Wilson, a desperate rush was
made by The crowd near Suinyan's corner. a band
of rui;ins jumped In among the reporters and at
tempted to force their way 10 the platform.
For moment riot seemed certain. Captain VIII
lams at that instant was on the other side OF the
platform. In the wlnking of an eye he was on the
| scene OF danger and swoOped down on the enemy,
supported by his men, with upllfted clubs Inc
peril OF rlOC was almost as soon as 1t was
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