Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-04
TEN BLOODY ROUNDS.
THE BURNS.SUTToN. FIGHT OCCURS
 ON LONG ISLAND.

THE BURNs.SUTToN FIGHT OCCURS
 ON LONG ISLAND.
 Burns Eyes Closed by Left-Hander
 From Sutton-He Breaks His Hand in
 the Third Round and His Seconds Throw Up the Sponge in the Eleventh Round
 Both Men Fearful1y Punished.
 The much talked of fight between Mike Burns and James Sutton, both of this city, came off at 6:3O a. m. this morning at Port Jefferson, L. I. This match has been the talk of sporting circles for several weeks | and there has been general belief that this was not going to be fake. The fact that the fight was to be for $500 side and gate money, with the cash up, gave it con siderable standing in the estimation of many sports who had been fooled many times by put-up jobs to get the boys money Sutton had been i'll training in | New Haven and Burns had taken pretty good care of himself. There seemed to be determination on the part of each princi- pal to make desperate effort to win. | The fight was set down to take place at Port Jefferson to-day and the programme i was carried out. Thirty men left this city last night for Bridgeport and it was gener- l ally known that the fight was to take place within twenty four hours. There were sixty men on the tug which steamed out of Bridgeport harbor at 3 o'clock this morn | ing Port Jefferson was reached at 5:45 and the party and principals climbed the sandy declivity and entered the picnic grove at the top of the hill The ring was a twentyfour foot ring and was pitched in pavilion. It was expected that Jack did not show up and Joe Lannon of the Boston Police News was selected by mutual consent. Sutton had for seconds Gus Zills of New s.Haven, end Bob Null hill of Boston, and Ike Williams of Bridge port, and Jack Files of Chicago, performed a like office for Burns The time keepers were John Donovan of Bridgeport, and 'sDick" the rat catcher of New York.
 The battle was for $500 side, the gate money to be divided, with skin tight gloves to finish, Marquis of Queensbury rules. Forty-five people paid s5 each to see the fight, and besides the Waterbury friends, there were present sporting men from New York, Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford. The principles stepped over the ropes at just 6:45 o'clock. Both men wore blue trunks. Burns legs were bare but Sutton's were covered with stockings Both men appeared to be in excellent con dition. ssBurns looked confident and Sutton had an air of determination about him. The former offered to bet S100 that he would win. Burns weighed 156 pounds and Sutton 10 pounds lighter Time was called at $50 and the contestants faced each other. Burns smiled and Sutton re- turned it as they began to play for an cfo Ivy TN1,s men went at it like tigers, fighting regard less of science. Each man pursued the same tactics, pitching in to win There was considerable money up, the betting be- | ing even and when Sutton reached out a hot left handler and puffed up Burns left eye | in the first round, the Burns stock went down. The first round ended with honors about easy. In the second round there was some hot infighting. Burns coun- tered with his right on Sutton's left eye and the blood spurted out in a stream. First blood was claimed and allowed.
 The slugging was continued with renew ed ferocity in the third round and Burns finally got in heavy right handler, knock ing Sutton clean off his feet. In this ronnd Burns broke his right hand but his seconds did not discover it until some time after. The fighting being renewed Burns contin- ued to direct his blows on Sutton's left eye and pounded it until it looked like a piece of beefsteak. Sutton got in another sledge hammer blow on Burns other eye and con | tinuedsthe process until his opponents glimmers began to close. The fight ing continued for five rounds in much the same manner, each inficting additional punishment upon the other and going to their corners without gaining any great vantage ground. In the ninth both men came from their corners very groggy Sutton was the weaker of the two, but Burns could hardly see out of his eyes and he famed the air with his fists, one of which was practically useless. He got in a left-hander on Sutton's sore eye, and had he been able to follow ent easily kept out of his way, and this round closed in Suttons favor: The men s faces were disfgured beyond all re- semblance of human beings when they | came up for the tenth round Burns eyes were closed and he had bad gash on the upper lip, and his body was covered with bruises where Sutton had played his trip hammer blows. Suttons left eye was closed and as big as full moon. His face was badly marked. Both men were cov- cred with blood and when they faced each other many of the spectators turned away thei' heads in disgust. Burns was badly punished and had to be helped to his cor ner. When time was called he was ready to respond but his seconds threw up the sponge and the fight was given to Sutton
 Both men were carried to the tug and upon their arrival at Bridgeport they were taken to the Atlantic hotel Old sports say it was the worst fight they ever saw. A collection was taken up for Burns.
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 ONLY A ROSE.
 Only rose, with bl1shing cheek
 And a perfume straight from heaven!
 Only rose; but it made the morn
 Seem brighest of all the seven!
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