The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-25
WILSON WON.
The Terrible Blows He Received
from Sullivan, the
SlugGer.

The hard glove fight between John l.
Sullivan, the champion pugilist, and Joe
Collins, alias Tug Wilson, took place at
Madison Square garden, New York, Mon
day night. Wilson came into the ring in
splendid condition, his arms, neck and
chest much admired by the fancy. AT
least 1000 people witnessed the fight.
After several bouts between local sports,
10 the waist, dressed in full ring costume.
The conditions were that the champion
should give Tug" Il 900 and half the
gate receipts il he could not knock him
out of time in four S-minute rounds, with
minute rests between them. Wilson was
terribly slugged, and batted around like a
base ball during the whole time, but his
condition was so cool that he could not
be knocked out, and he won, although he
was severely shaken up. About o'clock
the men entered the ring, Billy Madden
being Sullivan's second, and Arthur
Chambers, the lightweight, handling
the English pug. Before the
tight began Police Captain Viii
iiams stepped up into the ring and examin-
ed the gloves in order To see that they were
not harder than the law allows They
were regulation four-Ounce gloves, and the
fighting men all declared that they were
not As hard as they ought TO be When
the fight opened Sullivan went at his oppO-
nent in regular sledge-hammer style, knock
ing him in every direction and flooring
him with every second blow he struck him.
Wilson had ten seconds to rise after each
fall and he always availed himself of the
full period, with the evident intention Of
gaining time. Sullivan hammered him In
every direction, Wilson being only able to
pick himself up and be knocked down over
again. Tug" did not try to fight much
and set his teeth to stand his punishment
for the twelve minutes. Although Sulli-
van had the tight all his own way, and
battered his man in every possible shape,
Wilson stood before him for four rounds
and won the fight. The glove contest
showed conclusively that the imported
Englishman will have no chance against
Su liivan in the prize-ring.
Referring to the above contest, yester-
days ost-Dispatch says:
The soft-glove contest between Sullivan
and Tug Wilson, which took place al Mad
ison Square Garden, New YorK City, las,
evening, seems to have excited consider
able diversity Of opinion as to the ability
Of the Englishman 10 face Sullivan in the
ring with bare fists. Tom Kelly, the vet
eran trainer. was seen al his headquarters
On Market street, this morning. He con-
slider. Wilson good man with, plenty OF
muscle and pluck. DO you think" said
the reporter. "he could have stood before
those blows had they been given with bare
fists ?" "The trouble is" said Mr.. Kelly
'had they been given in a ring, Wilson
would not have taken them. He
is every inch a scientiiofghter and pow
erful man, and is, in my opinion, as good
man as Sullivan" Another veteran, an
admirer Of Sullivan, was also interviewed
upon the subject. He is well acquainted
with all the prominent pugilis,s, and says
he cannot pick one from among them who
could face the champion in ring. Said
he: 'ln addition to youth, strength and
vigor, the Boston boy has plenty OF
science You see last night he had no
show to exhibit the latter quality, as il
was simply match against time, and the
Englishman weuld have had almost a
walk over could he have induced him into
scientific display. There are a few oi
the opinion that Wilson was scheming, as
he will challenge Sullivan to fist fight and
wants the latter's friends to back him
heavily"