The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-09
HOW SULLIVAN WAS WHIPPED.
The Big Fellow Like q Child Before
Corbett, who Laughed In His Face.

Corbett, who Laughed In His Face.
NV ORLEANS, Sept. SWhcn the fight be-
Ean LAST night Corbett came up praucing. very
fsancing He teetered about Sullivan like a
carpet amateur. and while the crowd laughed
sullivan smiled as though amused. SO did
ecrbeti. bu. one of them grew terribly serious
before the night had grown much Older, while
Tue other continued TO smile in the face of his
Toe and IS smiling yet Coming TO the second
round the crowd was treated 10 what has gone
down into history as "the sullivan rush" His
a"iul rgh, few ont, finding lodgment but for
IN Instant as glaueing shot on the back
Of the catl,ke fellow, who wheeled and
slammed his left on the big mans
stomach. ieil- Did the crowd yel9 1t did, and
with gusto. The cheers for his foes cleverness
henlef The champion. though again he smiled
IN sde.islve Way, while Corhett laughed in his
use The spectacle was new TO tho
eictiner who had never before seen
man laugh In SuIl;van's face SO
went on. There onslaught by the
champion but there no teeterng then.
ss'sight and swift as lightning Corbetts left
{ shot forth aud landed with u shock on Suili-
vans jaw Sullivan would brook no such lib
erues To re sure he had not yet landed q
esn" az any moment on Cotbett, but after such
a. shIoas Ae would xiii his p'csumptuous Zoe.
ile big fellows law closed. The lower lip be-
cane P0shed up against its fellow. and the
.fo"d cried. "See suliivan's mug now" Cor
os'l heeded tbs Injunction. Again his right
snes away ana reiufned-snd could IL be blood
soiaeaF sulliyans nose bsed, and blood
wicked over hs> lips Surely now be would
hs'hd terheit e. atoms. lie tried, but away
ass oo'eettS let; and right, landing squsrely
va 'ae damaged nose again and again. The
so~s smashed the blood over sullivaa's face
-as' u was dripping with the red fluid
"'ess soodnesNi Could this be- sullivan re-
sssig sGeh iRd.gnlties and permitting his as
.s''ah' 10 I've, Yet so II vast Another time
sHs men lined un, and sullivan's face bore the
sN'paees of defeat. His eyes were anxious, his
sAs'see had sasnrtscd ana troubled express
91' anu the conviction WAS being forced upon
.ee,esa tAas II was possible. ave. probable,
-. sullivan was 10 go down. Cerhett con-
.aasa To 1sud On suliissn's stomach aud jaw
saa safes times en- tia bleeding nose that was
tsA.ag raipy. Again aud again sullivan led.
-. iaase1 and lEgchs1 forward with the force
= Gss an sndrd blows. Could 10 pe that ne was
sN1aaiag wsaA. while CGFbett was unruilied:
was Thus Shs battle continued from
sshd 70 ronad untll ia the tsfteeuth the bleed
ss sasnpion ,-c rzyoi clearly the outcome of
Hwss oaly matter Of time.
"hsn Tor t1e twenty fret time tina men stood
~ cope has gone srom sullsaa's face aud de-
va sas puttlae Is iron Ia bis heart he knew
"saa .eeset g Sullivan was beaten down
- - heavy Eu-t and Iet.. failing 20 tire f.our.
Aa The ia, tas great pnuisist tne count 81
"terSe began. Sullivan moved. rolled
s~,xot Ga oCe knes and both hands sae tried
ae ,ota~t. advanced - pinch him more
$50 &c succeed. Bat IL was useless. The
-. "aAA q, vast bad hern Champion ree.a1
- &aia wea; a,'sB, and the .Ten ANA out Of
w'sFee Told tnat the battle was over
sss p1l.so.s s.gAs sAaa ias 81 champion