Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-19
PRIZE RING SCIENCE.
sullIvan and HearId Meee
At Pftt.burs.


eaziy maEnlng train fFem The East and
wsEa - oneo 6fiVa1 70 theif hotels. Sal
lisan Bas aceompanied b. Bheedy and
HsaId - Mailahan and Jones. AFthaF
QhambeFs, Zoe Cob1Fn, Harry Hill and
Joha MoOafmiek also arrived e the
name tina
Tha nir % PiilshurR has ben thioker
today than Is any time aince the disooE-
eEs and general nns of natuRal gas, nas
vita she Old time smoke. however, hus
with puRiliam. Everybody has been
talking about the great 6Rht, the uon-
kaGi that wag 70 nst4ie an aching d0uh1
tn tie mindn Of the Amorinan people az
% whsfheT John Il. Snlliwan really was
km8ineible, OF WhekheR q oomparaeively
nnkno9n gladiator from PhiladRlphia.
Heard. possesses tthe akill, backed %
hy plush, 10 plant his dsi on MF. Sailf-
vans eaFoe1s offsn enough 10 scoro Z
msfeEity of tnampa. playfally called
points.
Ths imnsnss oolosssum, With ils O.
paeitY 81 500, Was thrown open Ct 7
o'slosk, and he crowd that had been
slameFina around al she doors for en-
hsnEs made q Fush. Toe tWo doliars
for admission and i've dollars for Fs-
served seats vas evidently not an exoFbi-
tant rate h the eyes Of the PitfaburR-
err. end ihoussnds of people vent IN
the ball as faat as thsy could buy tickets.
The oontest proved 90 be What vas
generally expected-a depefato 6eht Tor
blood. Wills TIE men we're yet stFuR-
cling II . desperate embrace Ia the aae-
0nd round. Chief Of Police Murphy,
with haif q da4An ufAeeEa. ran On the
ssaas. pulled the fuFiona contestants
"a - rna.1 AamNmus.H -
Then the reffree gave the faht % Salh
iaappointmeut oVor the bEeviiy Of the
anteFtainmsnt
Ate:30 Ton HaRhea, the manager, an
noaneed that Sullivan and HeaFld we're
n The hotel getting Fsady. while thsiF
Representatives were trying % agree
npon 9 referee. Pas Sheedy shorily
afterwards told the expeotant people
that Jehn Nswall, Of Pittsburs. had
been chosen 20 aot e. Feferee,
that Peter J. Denahus, Of the
New York World was timeksspsE for
4ullivan, and shat EaReua Oomiaky. Of
timer. Scarcely had the appla1as which
Frank Hearld. with q sack coat over
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below. followed his backsF, Waltham,
into the hall and marched 70 the dEesa
ina room. There vas some slight 50
plaasa. but Il was evident thai the sym
pathies 81 The aadienee we're not with
the boyish-loGkinq p1giligt from Phila-
deirhia. The next minute cheers that
coald be heard far away arsse,
and o1e enthusiastic policeman raised
bic hat respectfully a. John 4. Sullivan
came into The ball The biz oBe was IN
fall ring costume with uhita franks,
blue stockings and black CATERS. His
powerful chest, arms and shoulders
we're bare, aud ha carried his coat IN
bis hand. he did not 20 TO the dressing
Fuom, hut climbed on the platform et
once, disdainine the use Of steps, and
took hfa corner, while William ksllF, OF
Australia, aud Arthur Chambers, Of
Philadelphia, with q bucket, a tin dinner
pail, lee. bottle, fan :, towels and other
requisites OF she toilet OF the kR0ckeF
ous, pFoosedsd 30 rub him down and
put him through his Abl1ti0nary paeings
0eueFallya IN the most approved style. |
There vas = eommotion 10 the hall and /
HsaFld made bis way ap the steps to /
ssas Ia his corner, facing the champion.
The latter looked curiously at his an
taQonist and took his physical measure.
HsaEld Vas attended b. Bsany Jones !
and Ed. Nalthan, Of New York, who !
prepared their man carefully for the
contest.
Evidently they thought be had =
serious job before him. he vas attired /
IN dun colored tights and white canvas |
shoes. There was great difference In |
the appearance Of the twos HeaFld |
seeming 70 dwindle In the presence Of
Sulltvan's tremendous physique. II |
w4a ss65 when Heafld entered the ring
and exactly 10 when the referee called !
tima. Both men srrang spFiRhtly for
yard and shook hands, giviaG she audi |
enea their dFst opportunity 20 compare
them clossly. Sullivan weighed 206
poands and HsaFld Is5. but it was hard
20 bsaieve that there VS. difference OF
oaly % pounds between them. Ths
gloves, foar ounces. looked very small.
snd eyervbodv felt that II ths intention
was 20 alnn, it could Be done with terri
BE eject With the apologies for hand
coversaQs worn By the s0mbatants
The FinR attsadanta reserved . shower
OF orders 70 SIC doWa and n0t obstFuet
the vieW.
A sullivan and Hearld came 10 the
ceniar for Business thai was 70 b busi-
ness, il could bs seen IN SnllivAns eye
that L was flashing onin0asly. while
Hsagid'a red head bobbed here and
there aa the two SPARED fer an openiaR.
Both we're very eantloua, bat nailivan
evinced the most desire 70 begin he
made several faints at HsaEld, but the
latter, 1.-THE and active - . est, Rot
awav and danced asound the bic nan In
AmfIIRan
~ aFidsntly getting mad. bat HeaFldis
faes - a sxprsssionIsss e. q Uhiss
washss fence. Jehn could not
ssand 4 any Iengsg. He made
oue az hfe famoas Fuahea and
mt 8 fearful Fiehthandsr into
Hearlass stomach. Hoarid eountefed
rauilllV On eho ebega, bat got another enc
% ths nose that aan1 him living half
aeroas the FinR; but tha PhiiadelpolAn
vas not there 10 be shFashed Wtthous
strnaeis, and be was back aRain. bang.
iuR away af the champion. wan Dos
iittis eject, seFtAlniy, b1t wtth ramaRk-
ably good inaantisns- There vas 70
aoaht now about the ehAFaetsr of tne
contest. Sallivan meant 20 kno9k oal
his man. II be eoald- The TOO feagnt
for wiud for perhaps . minute ano toen
eliDehsd- n ~ was Desperate innRat
inc anA Hesrid Was forced over the
ropes. Ths referes cried, Break away"
bat there vas no treak auay ~ ne
aou naadensd fighters. and anid ne
geliius of ne crowd TIE pagsliess vsrs
ruaed apart by their attendants snd
60 s.ruzslina iato their chairs the
tlme.af the roand gas ~ minute4-
Ree-af shoak himaalf and laughed
whlis - ~ ksina sponzed ard ruhbed
asgn. He did nos look nauce Wosss Tor
sAs roanh hsadling BE ksd feoeived-
ealIivan Wss nut hart. bat hs wAs very.
verv mad. He had svidenily found
snusre pawera of reEiEaanee ~ the rnitA'
s@Iphia B3y than ha eKpscted-
The sseond tound opaDed VITA e4a.
staaa sgeaFftna. Salilw4n waa wAfF ana
Hsarld q liitla Mpprsbnns!gs 2. Ne
uinnsas rushaa. This time ha1ria VS.
- stkaeaina party. He ha4 mese 90
- esfad that ka mGsi nahi. 49, HAt
aeesFusfnea 20 o. his best De ~ . .
- = aallivAnis face. bat III Short y
A suaant he uas - The emoraee g
81 asasa sstst. who poandsd ban 80
- faes and neck gtth AL aos
fo-.a ef his bEawny FiEet ara
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