Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-13
SULLIVAN WHIPS GREENFIELD.
Though In Poor Condition He Ha.
Easy Work With EngIand,s Cham
pfOn.

Ihough I'm Poor Condition He Has
Easy Work With EngIandss Cham
pion.
Boston, Jan. 12.-The four round glove
h8ht, Marquis of Queensbury rules, between
John l.. Sullivan and ALI Greenfield came
OH at the Institute building this evening as
advertised before about three thousand spec
tators. The aldermen met this afternoon to
consider the question of granting a license for
tne exhibition, a two thirds vote being nee
essary. Five of the twelve aldermen were
opposed to granting the license, but the adj
Vocates of the exhibition euchered their op-
ponents by moving to suspend the order of
business, which was done by viva voce vote
OF seven to five. A motion to grant the
license was then carried by similar vote, a
majority only being necessary under
the suspension. AS soon as the
motion was made to reconsider,
but Sullivan had secured his license and
skipped. Thirty officers under the COM
mand of Captain Twombly were sent to the
exhibition. The preliminaries were of no
special interest. When tie giants appeared
1t was apparent to all that Sullivan was out
of condition. He evidently weighed about
200 to Greenfeld's 1885, and during the entire
match pulled and blowed like a porpoise,
1t requiring the constant devices of two
seconds III tanning and squirting water
In his face to keep the wind in him.
On the contrary Greenfield was in excellent
form and needed no such handling. Jim
Colvllle of Boston acted as referee O, P
Reyes of San Francisco time keeper, Tom
Daley and Patsey Sheppard as seconds to
Sullivan, and Nobby Clark as best man for
Greenfield. In spite of the, disadvantages
under which he labored Sullivan showed
himself master of the situation from the
outset The first round was spent
by Sullivan in vain attempts to
get in his right. Greenfield used
strategy from the start and by hugging,
lodging and running managed to avoid
severe punishment, although he took some
severe blows The second round was rope
tition of the first save that near the end Sui
Ivan struck at his opponent with his left
and as Greenfield ducked to avoid the blow
he received singing right handler which
knocked him completely off his
pins and landed him on the
ropes. In the third round Sullivan
had things all his own way, but treated the
ihIS1suindH tendefiy, the latter continuing
to avoid punishment by hugging his antago-
mist or backing around the ring closely fol
lowed by the strong boy. In the fourth
round Sullivan had him on the run and
chased him all around the ring, but put in
no hard blows. At the close the referee de-
clared Sullivan the winner. Greenfield came
forward and addressed the audience as fol
lows:
Gentlemen ave fought many good I'm in the
hold country, but not any that could stand by it so
long or it alf Sc ard as Mr.. Sullivan You under
stand my policy is not to work against man like
Mr.. Sullivan.
The words could not be heard half rod
from the ring. As soon as he ceased speak
ing Sullivan rushed up and shouting az
want to make speech also," delivered him
self of the following:
Gentlemen-All have to say is this: treated Mr.
Greenfield with respect and if I was allowed to go
on with the match regardless of the captains or.
ders it would not have been such slow work But
nevertheless give me credit for what have done.
All ask of the Boston press is that it treat me fair
ly. They have published stories about me- some of
them true and some false All ask is that in Bos-
ton be given fair play that's all ask. Gap
plause.)
Sullivan gets sixty-fve per cent. and Green
field thirty five per cent. of the profits, which
were about 81 900