Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-09
SULLTVAN-sLADE.
The Features of the Great Sparring
Match in Madison Square Theatre,
New York.


There was long wait before Sullivan
ana Slade appeared, and the audience
grew impatient. Howls, whistles and
stamping OF feet echoed through the hall
untlI the two men were seen approaching
the platform, when loud cheers were
gwen. sullivan was first on the stage.
The Maori quickly followed him. SuIli-
van wore salmon-colored tights, white
stockings and a white knit frock. Slade
wore white tights, pink stockings and a
white frOck. The men took seats
dlagonally opposite each other in
the corner of the platform. Neither
appeared nervous, and the Maori paid no
attention to the incessant cheering which
greeted Sullivan. Goss stood at Sulli-
vans side arranging the gloves. Mace.
from his position near Slade's corner.
whispered few words of advice to his
protege. Barney Aaron, who skipped
nlm6ly around the stage, told the report
ers that he would be referee, and Parson
Davis, OF Chicago, a clerical-iooking
Drllser, took out his watch and prepared
10 serve as tlme-keeper. The frocks were
taken on, and, as they stood stripDed to
the waist, the spectators had for the first
time a chance to observe the condition of
the men. i. -, 49,. :. ~
There had been some little betting early
IN the evening, three to one, that SIade
would not be knocked out, his friends re-
lying upon his power to endure the awful
blows OF the Boston slugger, but Slade
STOCK went down 100 per cent. when his
Sleek Iat BODY, with comparatively small
visible muscular DEVELOPMENT. was eX-
posed. Sullivan did not seem to be in as
good form as when he met Tug Wilson.
Dut MS tremendous muscular develop
ment gave the lie to the story that he was
not fully equipped for the fight. He
weighed l97 pounds, while Slade turned
the beam at 220 pounds. The terms of
the match did not require Sullivan to
KNOCK OUT his opponent, and the show
was advertised as display.
THE PROGRESS OF THE FIGHT,
After few points and the exchange of
several light blows, Sullivan caught the
Maori under the chin with a left-hander
that knocked him down. Slade came up
and the men clinched, rapping
each other about the head and BODY with
ineffective short-arm blows. SIade did
his best IN this round, and he planted two
or three staggering blows in Sullivan's
race. The men clinched several times
ana Vlclously slugged at short range.
Goss, who was standing on the
ground near Sullivan's corner, acted like
a mad man. ''Hit him in the bellv.', he
shouted, shit him in the belly" 'Epound
him i'll the ribs" and Sullivan, respond
ing to the call, gave Slade half a dozen
smart body blows. Time was called at
the expiration of three minutes, and the
men went to their corners. Sullivan took
a drink OF water and was on his feet
when the men were called for the third
round. Slade opened the last bout with
two or three neat left-handers on the
champions face, but his blows seemed to
lack force. They made no impression on
sullivan, who faced the fighting and
drove the Maori over against the ropes on
the west side of the stage.
There Slade rallied bit and turned.
sullivan closely following and pounding
hlm at every step. At last he hit the Ma
orr terrific right hand blow under the
ear that lifted him from his feet and
stretched him upon the floor Slade made
one or two efforts to rise, but failed, and
Parson Davis called time. The hall rang
with cheers. Slade was helped up, SuIli-
van pulled off his gloves, and the crowd
slowly filed out of the garden. Slade
was knocked out about thirty seconds be-
fore the expiration of the time for the
third round. 1t is estimated that the re-
ceIpts OF the show will be about 5000,
OF which Sullivan receives 50 per cent.
and Slade 80 per cent.
NOTABLE PAST CONTESTS
The longest glove fight on record is that
between mike" Donovan and Professor
Mcclellan, which took place in San Fran
cisco August Is, 1879. They met in the
ring to tight ''tO the end" and Donovan
won after lighting ninety-three rounds in
three hours and fOrty-three minutes.
Inc longest battle with gloves in Eng
land was between little Joe Fowler. now
in this city, and Tom Hawkins. Both
men were feather-weights. They fought
III London August 10, 1878, and Fowler
won after terrific struggle lasting three
hours and twenty-three minutes.
The shortest match on recond lasted
five minutes and twenty seconds. The
contestants We're Denny Harrington and
Florry Barnett, and they boxed MAY 26.
1873. The battle lasted for two rounds
only, when Barnett was ''knocked out"
Probably the shortest battle on record
IN this country was that in which the old
time antagonists, George Rookie and Pro-
lessor Mcclellan, met. The battle took
pace at a well known resort on Long
Island December /, 1881. 1t lasted for
OnIy.three rounds. Rookie, who was much
heavier than Mcclellan, took the lead at
the start and was never headed, and i'm
the third round hit the professor, a
blow that knocked him over the
ropes and out of the fight. The battle
lasted five minutes and twenty seconds.
a more recent battle was that at the
'Garden" about year ago, when Sulli-
van, fresh from his battle with RYAN. ex-
llDited ms skill In contest with Tug
W lIsOn. The "Garden" was crowded al
most 10 sufocatlon with people who had
come from all parts of the country. The
conditions were that Sullivan was to
knock Wilson out in four rounds with
solt gloves. Sullivan was attended by
Billy Madden, and Wilson nv
Arthur Chambers, the famous light
weight. Both men were i'm fine
Fix" and were confident of vic
tory. Harry Hill was referee and time
keeper. From the outset Sullivan smash
ed and banged away at his opponent in
such way that during the four rounds
W llson went to the floor twenty-eight
llmes Indeed he was on the floor the
greater part OF the time, Though the
event was finally decided in his favor. il
IS stoutly asserted by many 'profession-
ais" that he lost, as the Marquis of
lueensbury rules allowed him ten seconds
On the floor, and in reality he was often
down longer time.
The advent of William Mitchell. Eng
lands champion glover, who is matched
to hight Slade with the bare "bunch of
hVes," revived the interest in glove fight
Ing, ana set-to was arranged between
him and Mike Cleary. They met early in
The spring at the American Institute, and
Mitchell gave Cleary a frightful doing,
fairly putting Philadelphia's Champion
TO sleep" Then came the Sullivan
Mitchell set.to in the Garden, and though
i was light tapping bout sullivan
showed his superiority and clearly dem
onstrated the erroneousness of the decis-
ION IN the Wilson set-to, as he with ease
9eat p ", Mitchell, who in the fight for the