The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-09-23
SULLIVAN D0WNED.
James ]. COrbett Defeats Him
in TWenty-one Rounds.
The Californian Led from the Start
Prospects Of a Match with Peter
Jackson.
The Californian Led from the Start

yesterday purporting to have been
received from San Diego via Hilo, in
which it was stated that John l..
Sullivan had been "downed at last"
on Sept. z, by James Corbett. More
definite news has been received by
the S. S. Monowai confirming the
veracity of the telegram, with the
exception, however, of the number
of rounds in which it required Cor
bett to finish Sullivan. 1t took
Corbett, better known as Pompadour
jim, twenty-one rounds to put the
Boston boy to sleep, although after
the fight he stated that had he
known he had such soft snap, as he
calls it, he would have demonstrated
supremacy in eight quick and deci-
sive rounds. Sullivan, the Boston
boy, on the eve of the fight in New
Orleans stood five feet ten inches
and half in his shoes. He was in
the pink of condition and according
to the Eastern papers he was per-
feet specimen of athletic manhood
amplified. His seconds were Phil
Casey, Jack McAuliffe, j. Lannon and
AL johnson. Sullivan weighed in
the neighborhood of 2l2 pounds.
He wore green trunks.
James Corbett looked the picture
of health and his symmetrical form
and brawny muscles deeply impress
ed the assemblage of between 1000
and 5000 persons. Corbett stood
weighed 1875 pounds. He wore gray
trunks with the stars and strikes as
a belt. The following report is
taken from our exchanges:
1t was evident that Corbett was
going to play waiting game. He
sprang into the first round with a
nimble step, but made no hostile
demonstration. Sullivan was the
first to lead. The Californian danced
away and ran about the ring like
sprinter. He was not taking any
chances. Smiling at the champions
wild efforts to reach him, Corbett
pranced about amid the Kisses of the
crowd. When the gong sounded
Sullivan stalked to his corner with a
contemptuous sheer on his lip. cts
another boatrace," he said to Nc
Auliffe.
There was no change of tactics in
the second round, Corbett perform
ing his sprinting tactics and cleverly
evading John LIS terrible right
hand, one blow of which, if landed,
would have laid Corbett in the sand.
In the third round Corbett closed
in and showed wonderful science,
planting three blows on Sullivan's
stomach-one being terrific smash
which made the champion glare
savagely. Honors slightly in favor
of Corbett.
Corbett continued his policy in
the fourth, either jamming his left
on Sullivan's face or running away,
causing the latter to puff and blow
in his effort to plant blow.
The fifth was hot and was fought
amid crowd transformed into howl
ing demons. After clinch, in which
there was no damage, Sullivan got
in his right but recovered so slowly
that Corbett landed heavily on his
nose. Then the champion felt al
upper cut in the chin and at the
same second another punch in the
nose started stream of blood. Six
times Corbett found his massive OPP
ponent's face, and the Kisses were
changed to wild delirium of cheers
The round was every foot of it Cor
belts. He did not lead but tool
= every advantage of Sullivan's slow
ness.
Both were very careful when tn,
: sixth opened, and Sullivan wore hi
Y demonish look at the scratch. SooI
5 Corbett landed on the open nos,
| and again drew blood, and befor'
i time was called claret was again
: started by Corbett,
i. Corbett was far the cleyerest il
the seventh round. He hit Otter
' and hard and danced away whel
Sullivan, who was looking for
:" chance to use his awful right, mad
: lead. He caught the champion il
y the neck and followed up with
3 blow in the paunch that sounde'
. like thump ON a bass drum. The
he jabbed the sore nose, continuin
: his hammering until he reached tn
: champions jaw with his right.
# Eighth round Sullivan landed o
N Corbett's head and Jim gave him tn
) same in return, Sullivan jabbe
l. Corbett hard in the neck and Coz
O bett cross eountered hard on Sull
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