Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-09

matches at Boston, the city in which he was
born in 1857, he soon gave the ordinary run of
boxers snch a taste OF his powers that all hesi-
tated to meet him.
In December, 1880. Sullivan gave boxing
exhibition in Cincinnati with Donaldson, the
heavyweight pugilist of the West, and the re-
suit was fight between the two with hard
gloves for purse on December 2. 1881, in
room in Cincinnati. The fight lasted ten
rounds, and Donaldson was beaten. Donald
son had previously knocked out Dan Carr,
Bryan Campbell. Bluett BOYD and Jim Taylor.
Sullivan's victory over him caused him to be
regarded as one of the best boxers living.
On May l6. 1881, Sullivan. who had acquired
reputation in New York, fought John Flood OF
New York with skin gloves, London prize ring
rules, for purse. The tight OF eight ROUNDS
nearly opposite Yonkers. In l6 minutes Flood
was done up. Shortly afterward Sullivan
knocked out Crossley, of Philadelphia, Nc
Carthy, of Baltimore and Dalton and Byrnes,
Of Chicago.
Winning the Championship.
On February z, 1882, at Mississippi City, Sulli-
van and Paddy Ryan fought An enormous
crowd witnessed the affair, which was for s., 500
a side and the championship of America. Nine
rounds were fought in IL minutes, and Sulli.
van won.
At Washington Park, New York City, on
July 4 when Sullivan met Jimmy Elliott. for
$500 for four three-minute rounds, the fight
lasted minutes 20 seconds, and Sullivan was
the victor.
Tug Wilson arriving from England, Sullivan
met him in trial bout with gloves, four three
minute rounds, at Madison Square Garden on
July II. In this Wilson was the winner, Sulli-
van having failed to knock him out in four
rounds.
Early in 1888 glove contest of four rounds
for gate money was arranged between Ts Sullivan
Maya, 1883, in Madison Square Garden, but the
affair was ended by Captain Williams before
the conclusion of. the third round. Mitchell
knocked Sullivan down in this fight. 1t was
the first record of such an event. 1t is an open
question whether Sullivan would have knocked
out the Engiishman had the mill been finished.
and Herbert Slade, the Maori, was settled in
the same place August G. 1883 when Sullivan
was declared the winner in three rounds by the
referee.
Starring the Country.
Beginning in September, the champion went
on a nine months sparriLg tour throughout the
United States. in which he beat Dalton, Burns,
Jack Stewart Marx, Dan Henry, William
Fleming and Enos Phillips.
On November 10, 1884. Latin lost fight to
Sullivan in four rounds at Madison Square
Garden,
Eight days later Sullivan, who for the second
time had refused to contend in the arena unless
in glove contest, met Alf Greenfield four
rounds in New York. The fight was ended by
the police in the second round. A boxing
match between Ryan and Sullivan on January
l9, 1855, was stopped by the police.
After fight with John Burke on June lS
1884, at the Chicago Driving Park, Sullivan
met Dominick McCaffrey for six rounds at
Chester park, Cincinnati. Aug. %. 1885. and the
referee decided Sullivan the winner. On Sept
26, 1886. Sullivan met Frank Herald at Pitts
burg. Pa, with small gloves, Queensberry rules.
The referee decided, after the police had
broken up the fight in the second round, that
Sullivan had had the best of it, though Herald
was not whipped.
Sullivan fought with Patsy Cardiff at Peoria,
Ill. Jan. lS 1887 and the fight ended in con-
fusion, Sullivan having broken his arm.
Sullivan's refusal, in 1887, to meet Jake |
Kilrain lost him the championship.
On March 10 last Sullivan met his Waterloo |
at the grounds of Baron Rothschild, near |
Chantilly, France, when he essayed to whip |
Charlie Mitchell in fight under London prize |
ring rules. Sullivan had trained hard and |
and said he would lick the English |
man handily and then do up Smith, and after |
him Kllrain, all within three weeks time. The |
fight lasted thirty-nine rounds and was de- |
clared draw.