Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-09
The Immortal Sullivan Is InglOr-
iOusly Defeated by the Tall
Californian.
1t Requires Twenty-One Rounds to
Do the Business, but tits Done,
Nevertheless.
Sullivan Takes it PhilOsOphically,
and Admits That He Fought
Once Too Often.
LIE Roi Est Mort, Vive le Roi.


New ORLEANS, Sept. 7.-Fully 10000
people last night saw the heavy weight
championship wrested from great John
L. by the clever young Californian, Jim
Corbett in twenty one rounds. Betting
on the event closed at $40 to 49, Sullivan
weighed in at 2l2 pounds, and Corbett
at 189 pounds. The men entered the
ring at 9:10, and we're enthusiastically
cheered. Sullivan looked in the pink of
condition and very confident, while the
same can be said of Corbett Fight by
rounds follows:
First round-Sulivan on aggressive;
Dandy Jim laughs at him; Sullivan led
with right, missed Jim five feet; both
men monkeying and cycling each other
closely; Sullivan looks vicious and now
rushes at him, he runs away and Sulli-
van tried to corner Jim but he slipped
away. The.gong sounds on very tame
round.
Second round-Corbett dancing
around him; Sullivan very anxious and
has mad look; Sullivan aimed for his
head; Corbett slipped away; Sullivan
struck him light on the shoulder; the
men came to clinch; both landed
vicious blows on the neck; Sullivan
upper-cut Jim, and touched him with
the left little latter; Corbett cycling
his man closely; Sullivan landed heavy
right on the shoulder; .Corbett got back
on the stomach; as the gong sounded,
the honors were easy.
Third round-Corbett ducked away
from Sullivan's left; Sully leads for the
stomach with the right, but falls short;
Sully swings the left on Corbetts back;
Corbett landed two heavy punches in
the stomach; they both exchanged hard
lefts on each others necks; Sully made a
lunge with the right; Corbett slipped
away; Corbett put heavy right on Sui
livan's ear, knocking his head back;
both men were fighting hard when the
gong sounded.
Fourth round-Both men perspiring
very freely; Sully made a rush at Jim;
Corbett got away; Sully gets Corbett in
a corner; Corbett ducks away; Corbett
swings left on Johns neck; Corbett
showing great generalship; Corbett
landed both right and left on Sullivan's
head as round ended.
Fifth round-Both men came to the
center smiling at each other; Corbett
jabbed Sully on the neck without re-
turn; Sully lands hard left on Jim's
neck; they clinched; Sully swung right
with terrific force, Corbett barely missed
it; both men cautious; Sully eager for
hot work; they both exchanged hard
blows; Corbett swung left hard on
Sully's nose, drawing blood; Sully very
bloody; men fighting like demons; Cor
bett had Sully on the ropes pounding
him as the gong rung. -" p.
Sixth round-C Corbett landed on Sully's
nose, making it bleed; Corbett landed
heavy left on head; Sully retaliated on
neck; Corbett jabbed Johu twice on
chin and ran away; they both landed
heavy lefts on head; honors easy. 8
Seventh round Corbett walked right
up the John and cleverly avoided the
left hand punch; Corbett lands the left
heavily on Sullivan's stomach; Sullivan
cross-countered with two licks on the
head; Corbett jabbed Sully in the nose
twice; Corbett jabbed John again;
(orowd cheering Corbett), Corbett now
the aggressor; punches Sully hard on
the neck; Sully swung his left and
missed; Corbett swung the right, knock
ing Sully on the ropes; the gong sounded
and Corbett had the best Of it. Ss.5 81
Eighth round -Snlly landed on Cor
belts head, and oorbett gave sully one