The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
SPORTING.
INC sulllvan.Rurke Fight.

The Sullivan Burke Fight.
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE following is an
additional summary of tho Sullivan
Burke fight, mentioned in last nights
dispatches:
In the second round Sullivan began
to realize that his adversary possessed
an amount of nerve, dexterity and sci.
ence that would make up for the deal
that he lacked in weight, but it closed,
however, without any notable adyant.
age being gained by either, but for
some more of Burke's left-hand work
on the champions face, during the lat
ter's recovering from several terrific
lunges.
The third round was uneventful.
At the beginning of the fourth, how
ever, 1t was apparent that the champion
had decided that the fifth round would
be superfluous. Though Burke was
never squarely knocked down, he was
four times forced against the ropes aud
three times fell on his hands and knees
Sullivan forced the fighting and hi
blows became so wicked that the referee
and Parson Davies, master of ceremo
MES, began To look as though they
smelled blood. When the men retired
to their corners it was evident that the
two champions were badly winded.
In the last round Burke got in two o.
his best hits on Sullivan's neck and
jaw, but their effect would have been
scarcely less noticeable had they been
exerted on brick wall. Sullivan forced
the lighting, as in the fourth round, and
though a number of times he had Burke
against the rope and on his knees, he
/ unQhln n no In al oil nnra
blow, and the contest was only decided
in his favor owing to the fact that al
knock downs (such as they were) were
on his side; otherwise the points were
nearly equal. The Irish lad leaped from
the ring after the decision and walked
down the track as jauntily as though
the five rounds with the champion wai
hardly worth mentioning.
Patsy Cardif whips Billy Wilson.
ST. PAUL, June 14.-About 1000 mon
including visiting sports from othei
cities, went by boat five miles down thu
river this afternoon into Dakota coun
ty, where Manager Conley's brother IL
sheriff, to sec fight to finish between
Patsy Cardiff and Billy Wilson, TIL,
| OlOWu was lulAtOJ WHO anu COlOTbu
but orderly. Eight rounds were fought
and the fight awarded to Cardiff
on the ninth. Conley wa'
referee and Williams time keeper
The fight was characterized by somt
hard hitting, fouls on both sides ant
wrestling, catch-as- cRtch-can, Cardiff
threw Wilson heavily to the ground sew
eral times, then fell heavily upon hin
With vigorous knee action below thu
belt, which winded his antagonist, In
one round Wilson crowded Cardiff des
perately and dealt him series o
very effective blows, but the wrestling
tactics soon weakened Wilson. In the
ninth round Cardiff knocked Wilson
down, and instead of going back to hi
corner, he stood over him ten seconds
menaolng him with Knockout. WI
son declined to get up, when the fght
was awarded to Cardiff amidst great ex
element caused by the seconds
Dalton and Hatfield, bounding
Into the arena and assaultinl
each other. Wilson's hackers offered &C
put up money on another fight, but Car
diff's friendS refused. Cardiff drew The
first blood and gave the only knock
down administered. Both men suffered
blsokened eyes and Wilson had a badly
cut lip.