Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-19
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Sullivan and Head Pat on the Gloves
at Piitsburg Before an linz
mense Audience.
Beach. tho Australian, Defeats the 81.
Louis souiler-The Last Day of
the Louisville Races.
Sullivan and Bearld.

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sparrlng match.
sULLIyAN-BBARLD MATCH.
PrTTsBURG, Pa, Sept. lS.-The contest
between John l.. Sullivan and Frank
Heard, that was to be solely for scientific
points, and In which each principal was
pledged 10 not hurt the other, was com
meDced in the coliseum, Allegheny City,
tonight. 1t proved to be what
was generally expected, des-
perate fight for blood. While
III, men were yet struggling IN desperate
embrace in the second round, Chief Of
Police Murphy, with half-dozen officers,
ran on the stage and pulled the furious
combstants apart and declared the
match ended. Then the referee gave the
: fight TO Sullivan and 5000 people howled
their disappointment over the brevlty Of
the entertainment.
The air OF Plttsburg has been
thicker than at any time since
the discovery and general use
OF natural gas; not with the old-time
smoke, however, but with pugllism.
Everybody has been talking about the
great fight, the contest that was to settle
an aching doubt In the mind OF the Amer
lean people as to whether John l.. Sulli-
van really was invincible, or whether
|
from Philadelphia, Frank Heard
possessed skill, backed up by
pluck to plant his fist ON
Sullivan's carcass often enough to
score u majority Of thumps, playfully
called points. With the proneness of hui
manity TO accept as gospel what they
keow rather than to partially pin their
faith on what lsionly claimed TO be true,
most OF those who expressed an opinion
at all gave IL In favor of Sullivan. John
is big bully, and has thrashed score or
so already, why should he not knock the
head of of Heard
"Six rounds, four ounce, for scientific
points, was passed from mouth to
mouth with significant grins. No knock
ing out of course, not but 1t is safe to say
that OF the 5000 people in the coliseum
when Sullivan and Heard took their cor
ner, there were not hundred who had
paid their 81 in expectation OF
seeing one OF the smuggling ex-
hibltlons which the gentle John
has made so popular. Even John him
self had tacltly acquesced with a know
ing smile TO audible conjectures made in
his presence as to the likelihood of his
knocking out Hearld for his temerlty in
daring to face him at all. AS to Hearld
he confessed that he had nothing to say
until after the contest.
The immense coliseum with its ca
pacity of 5000 people was thrown open at
O'Clock and the crowd that had been
I standing around for an hour made a
rush, Two dollars for admission and 81
for reserved seats was evidently
not an exorbltant rate In
the eyes Of the Plttsburgers
and 1000 people were in the hall as soor
i as they could buy tickets. The audienc,
, was miscellaneous one, and comprised
! besides large delegation OF the fancy,
! many solid citizens, who all day long hat
been sitting In banks and mercantll,
Offices In solemn dignity.
At 10 O'Clock they shook hands. HearlC
seemed afraid Of Sullivan and spared To-
!; wind. Sullivan reached for him and hi
i him in the stomach. After sparring TIVE
Q and three-iourth minutes time was called
Second round-Aiter several felnt
! Sullivan got good lick in and knocked
. Hearld down. They came together
y again and the police interfered. The
men retired to their corners and tn,
y light was decided In favor OF Sullivan.
Sullivan Insists on another round.
II The proceedings commenced at S;3
IS with spar between two young loca
70 lights, followed In due time by two othe
p couples, who did their best to proven
" the audience getting impatient,
v At $50 p. m, Tom Hughes, the man
J ager, announced that Sullivan and Hearl
10 were In the hotel getting ready Will
their representatives were trying to agre
upon a referee. Pat Sheedy shortly aftel
IN wards told the audience that John Newe
T. Of Plttsburg had been chosen IL
n. referee, and that Peter Donahue {
III the New York World was tlme.keept
n for Sullivan, and Eugene Camisky OF tn
10 New York Telegram was Hearld's time
iu Scarcely had the applause that followe
Sheedy's speech subsidized when Fran
Heard, with a sack coat over his bar
shoulders and his tights showing below
-, followed his hacker, Wallahan, into III
hall and marched to his dressing.roou
There was some slight applause, bit
!, II was evident that the sympathies OF Il
audience were not with the boyish-loo
10 ing pugilist from Philadelphia. The ne,
or minute cheers could be heard bloc
"A away, and one enthusiastic pollcems
,st raised his hat respectfully as John L.. Su
- livan came into the hall, The big one wi
de In full ring costume, white trunl
IL blue stockings and black CATERS. II
*. powerful chest and shoulders were ba
M. and he carried his coat In his hand. l
Ma did not go to his dressing-room b
IN climbed on the platform at once, dl
ms daining the use OF the steps, aud took h
,as corner while William Kelly OF Australl
mi and Arthur Chambers OF PHILADELPHIA
mo- with q bucket and tin dnner-pail, ic
nd bottle, fans, towels and the other reaV
in sites OF toilet, OF knocker-out, pr
,ss ceeded TO rub him down and put hi
mi through his ablutionary pacing general
ed IN the most approved STYLE
commotion In the hall aud Hear
made his way up the steps and sat In b
corner facing the champion. The latt
looked curlously at his antagonist al
evidently took his physical measur
Heard was attended by Bennie Jones a
M I'D Wallahan OF New York, who pl
ate pared their man carefully tor I
nv contest, evidently realizing that he HI
OF a serious job before him. He was attir
20, In dun-colored tights and white canv,
}. There was a great difference In the !
pearance OF the two principals, Heai
seeming TO dwlndle visibly In the pr,
the enoe Of Sulliyan's tremendous physiqu
II was 1855 when Heard entered the ri
and exactly 10 O'Clock when the refer
called time.
Both men sprang lightly forward a
try shook hands, giving the audience III
nv llrst opportunity 20 compare them clo
~ ly. Sullivan weighed POS pounds a
'ue- Heard lS5, but Il was hard to believe 4
aye ihprp was a dlflpranra ~ nulv turan