Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-22
JOHN l.. SULLIVAN
Tho Champion Siogser of the '
 Exhibits His S;rens'H'
..,.,,v GILLESPIE AND TAYLOR ALSO SHOW THEMSELVES IN THE uAs1r ART OF SELF
 pEFESSE

DEFENSE-
 -1 Sullivan and his satellites
 1oD-. a,,oe and c5ne. Tucson has seen nave ',,.snt and is satisfied. The man tue -,, o, self-de.ense has b-ea exhibited
 ,! a'' VI. rsaowlej champions. I-e D! .', s, knocked out PAiiy Ryao' and
 IaAI ,,s5e unto himself a name lns''-. i+ -., nnknoVn but among a small N'' . ,s friends. has shown us his ,.scs-t physique, and how he can ,r-t5 men whose ve:y name in the % .;. v,-.I before be app 'arei was terror. .s in. b.ss
 ~ .,.bsr IS he appeared last night,
 ,+ 5s about as follows: He is F-D-l ,-;D., fella v, smooth laced, ex- !ol-s .s--Ii .gs,-,,ygIin- mustache. He Is fully cei, i,@. e b;r5 agi nus weigh over two s.A ls-. s--i ,,--,1I-. but th.s weight IS nun 1'-I ;..-...s .0 h.s size, and does not PIVt''tis:-,,,--,,Iy Hs is decidedly mus
 naA' ,r-, Not o1ly do the flores of cu-1, gl-n--,-' and up IL gigantic knots, but ms ms. -'1-- I--..-- oces appear on the back of SUI -~ .7.-.- and down either side Of b.s bscs. These great .9scies must certainly te the -ec7e' '- HIS sute,ioI
 sf-e1c.6 For n Li5 LiH!s ne .S . me
 s-Tsi of sly man. blt it Is these
 et----,,.5 -11srias of the shoulders and L-.g tha- raise him ECCve all other men,
 F-iiv Eran. whom he whipped had t,5,Eei 5r. three good men before G;-, a1i was very powerful iu his long ---s Sullivan met him aa equal as far ...-rs1r-l of arm was concerned, but .-.4ri3- il these back muscles.
 Srr'-ra- Is said to be bat twenty-five rs.-. aIi. and his appearance last night u5-e Iil out
 The show was advertised to begin at b-1fus-t eight and when that hour ar -ivsi -ea rsp-essrt-tir men of Tucson --sass nbled in and filled the aUditO- -ig- and galleries of the Park theater.
 The crowd grew weary cf waiting, and ig answer 10 repeated cat-cails and ..lc.a- of feet the curtain rolled up s-l the Park theatrical troupe enter .grgai the audIence f T over au hour. T-zie Vernon and Clara Edwards gave aso1- and dance duet. ROsita de Co., -sss. new crusher, danced m the latest .y.s o. the art. She was heartily en- ,1-sE. aud responded in another appear s-s- Julia Bennett gave an exhibition as hoop dance, initiating school girl i- iunpng through the circle. Cora Tna, a new star, sang a really Gice su-. appearing a la Nilsson. Two oi the gentlemen members of h. company gave an Irish farce ID 'i0ine shtUlle.
 Br this time the audience were get tng tired, and anxious to see the slOgger. A,quar,tr 10 ten o'clock Frank Moran vkel ont on the platform, folloTed by tz5 men dressed only below the waist, h.--s on solt boxing gloves. He ln- .-iccei them as stephen Taylor and Ee- Gi lespIe, and, time being called, ttsy commenced a good uatured spar ing. They were very apt at missing ea.l others heads and giving a regular 5,srgsr on the other fellows back shoulder til the latter would be as red s, a boiled lobster. The first round was fou-at iu l:3l The second round contained a greater fen; at regular fight The brulssrs stood up, and just slapped each others face ia pretty good style, to the delight oi the aulience, till Moran stopped ta.m. lime, l-3O.
 The third round WIS a repetition Of the other two. The fighters seemingly made play. Time, l:3J.
 Tle applause was tremendous when NJriu next t-0ttsl ont Pete Mccoy and J-ll !. Sullivan, announcing in gran ag.lae.. hg af fgar- thn 11smpion lIZht weight oi America, and Jun L. Sullivan. tle champion or the ErlL"
 Mccoy Is an active. wiry fellow, and s-8t al it in apparently vigorous style. S.Lisan seemed for a few seconds to be ls e3Eal, and was tho principal focus %. .ll eyes. His fine form under the e-c.rie light showed of to most ex i.a5 advantage. The great muscles w bis back and shoulders heaped up Lk. mountains. Both times that Sulh- vzu appeared hs was in the role of an a-.-e ssor. At uO one minute did be s.ial .n defense out continually pushed Us opponent. This was the longest rould 0f the evening. Time, 1:45.
 T.e second round was unlntsrestlng. I- cons ted io apparently the vain en- asay0rs of Mccoy to bit Sullivan, while the latter merely kept hIm at arms length without any visible eXerhon. Ilme, l:}l.
 The third round was shorter than any pr yloUs one. Both parties did some good skipping, and Mccoy was allowed to give one or two punches on Sullivan lowls. Time, lJ5.
 The interest of the whole evening was centsrel in ihe next match. Gillespie and IcCOy were about of even weight and higlt, and well matched in strength. Besides there IS a trias of iealously between the two. Both men stood sparriug for the first strike when blows commenced and followed thick and fast. The crowd enjoyed this immensely, be- caT5e 1t had a bit of reality d out lt. Moran separated them, as they stood at close quarters, boxing each others ears. Time 10.
 When the second round began they seemed to want to exhibit their dodglng qualInes. So active were the move melts Ot their heads that one ot them spun around like top from the force Of blow be endeavOred to give the other fellow but missed. Mccoy was showed over partly on his back once. lime l3a.
 The third round was a good one. Some hard bl ws were given, and the fight grew little warm. The audience Were lreatly pleased, and frequently applauded. When Moran stopped them they were standing Tn close quarter and punching each other good. Time l:4I12.
 Sullivan and Taylor then fought (D taree, short, closing rounds Taylor IS a good man, and is the heavy weight champion of America. He hit Sullivan '-aiuer hard once or twice. Sullivan Jumped around the stage with about as much grace as an elephant, and exhlb- lied his monstrous form accordingly. These rounds were in 42, B ald 30 sec uuls ~asDaa-1valx-