The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-29
IN THE ROpED ARENA.
Billy Sullivan Easily Bested Rogers
In Six Rounds Last Night.

In the six rounds at the Narr6gansot1
Athletic Club on Haswell street last night
Billy Sullivan easily demonstrated that
Rogers wasn't in with him at any stage
OF the game and strange to say Rogers
agreed with him when the contest was
over. On the other hand Rogers showed
that he could take lot OF punish
ment but could give none. 1t
was just like punching the Dag
Tor Sullivan. Rogers was right there
whenever he wanted to hit him, and ne
had not the least trouble In getting away
from the formers blows, which wouldn't
have amounted to much had they landed.
Rogers In what is commonly known In the
ring as "A ''mug." He can't fight little
bit, his only redeeming trait being that he
stands a lot OF punching which he neither
knows how to guard nor get away from.
Sullivan's right hand was out OF shape,
so that 1t was of no practical use. HAD
he been able to throw It across with any
force the chances are that Mr.. Rogers
would have taken short nap ere the SIX
rounds were completed.
Ii the first round Sullivan walked over
into Rogers corner, tented and then let
man flush In the face. lie followed IL up
with couple on the chin and Rogers be-
gan to see stars, He clinched to save
himself and Referee Billy Hands had TO
use main strength TO break them apart.
They walked back TO the centre ana then
Sullivan cut loose again. lie hit Rogers
on the chin with straight lefts three or
four times and then threw his right on
the ear. Rogers went down groggy ana
took the full limit of ten seconds. Sulli-
van jumped In to finish him as soon as he
got on his feet and Rogers was on the
floor again In twinkling. Rogers was
knocked down once more in this round,
and NJ han TINA rallQd bo QrORQV
and very much out of breath.
In the succeeding five rounds Sullivan
kept landing his left on Rogers face,
chin and neck whenever he pleased. But
the Olneyville man managed to stay the
six rounds out. The referee decided that
Sullivan had the best Of 1t and gave him
the decision amid applause. Even Rogers
agreed with the decision. Sullivan then
offered to make a match with Rogers for
finish fight but the la ter said he was
satisfied. and the crowd thought he
showed good JUDGMENT.
"Smiler" Halle Of the Sydney Referee
and Australian correspondent of the
Police Ne,rs. is in this country. He has
high opinion of Australian fighters and
in q recent article tells OF their gameness.
He says Jackson and Slavin do not know
what punishment is. The heavier they
are hit the better they like it and without
Knockout blow neither man viii stop
thinks Hall will surely whip Fitzsim-
mons IL they come together. He refereed
their fight in Australia when Hall
knocked Fitz out in four rounds, and he
ought to know what he is talking about.
He says it was no LAY down" nor
chance blow, but as square and fair
Knockout as was ever given in the ring,
and that Fitz did not recover for fully
minute.
All that now remains to be done to have
the match between Mike Cooney and
Barney Hubbard ratified is to find Cooney
and get his signature to the articles or
agreement. Mike is working in Somer-
vile and word was sent TO him yesterday
to the effect that the match was as good
as made and that all that was required
was his name on the articles of agreement
which will probably be put there to-day,
or the first Of next week. The pair will
meet at the Metropole Club for a $400
trophy, three weeks from signing arti-
cles.
After the Cooney Hubbard match the
next event will in oil probability be
contest between doc" O'Connell of Bos-
ton and George Dawson, the champion
welter- weight of Australia. Patsy Kerri-
gan showed no indication of be-
ing willing to accept the Metro
poles offer OF 500 trophy and AS
OConnell is willing and anxious to get
on match with someone in his class.
The offer was raised to 1900 for go be-
tween Dawson and the Doctor" Word
was sent by telegraph to Dawson who is
In San Francisco, by Capt. Cooke of the
Police NetCs, last night, and an answer is
expected in day or two. Dawson is the
man who recently defeated Gallagher at
Frisco In AZ rounds, and match between
him and O'Connell being an international
event would attract widespread attention.
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