The morning call., 1892-09-08
AT THE ORPHEUM.
A Mimic Representation Given of the
FlstIc Contest.

A mimic snow OF Lno great ngnt was
given at the Orpheum under the patronage
of the Pacific Athletic Club.
The absorbing interest in the contest was
shown by the great crowd there as we'll aS
in the various other places where the news
was being received.
A ring had been erected on the stage and
a woodland scene set Billy Smith of Aus
tralia and Joseph King were the con-
testants. and fought from the same relative
corners that Corbett and Sullivan did.
They were attended by seconds and all
the other helpers in such contest
Behind the ring was stand on which
telegrapher received the news OF the con-
test, which President William Harrison an
nounced to the audience.
The boxers took their cues from him and
posed in the positions and attitudes de-
scribed, or pummeed each other. landed
blows and acted the details Of the fight as
announced.
At the sound Of the gong they retired TO
their respective corners and between an
nouncements they filled in the time boxing
around the ring.
The work was warm and they earned
their money.
In corner pools we're sold, and at the
beginning of the contest 90 to 10 on Sulll-
van.
The crowd was fer Corbett, or at least it
made the noisiest demonstrations with every
announcement that favored him.
According to these announcements. and
they came fast and furious, ii was evident
and the comment was general that "Sulli-
van was not in 1t.
Corbett stock was on the upward rise, and
before the eighth round pools we're 100 to 40
and then 100 10 90 on Sullivan. The greatest
satisfaction was derived from such pieces
OF intelligence as that in the thirteenth round
Sullivan was very mad; that the other
man 'acted on the defensive" yet success
fully jabbed his opponent time and again IL
the stomach or in the mouth.
II the announcements were intended to
buoy up Corbett's admirers and dishearten
the others they admirably served their pur-
pose
That Corbett drew first blood and through
out was reported to come up fresh aud
smiling for every round gave the most in
tense satisfaction.
The announcement of Sullivan being
knocked through the ropes in the fourteenth
was received with loud cheers.
sullivan says that he can always call the
turn on himself and would knock out Cor
belt in fifteen rounds. Now we'll see
whether he will" argued the enthusiasts.
FrenZied interest was manifested there
fore In the acting of that round.
Cheers were given when upon its conolu-
sion Corbett had not been knocked out, but
hard blows had been given at close quarters
and the pugilists were reported to have
clinched.
Then came the news that for the sixteenth
Corbett seemed TO be the fresher and Sulli-
van breathed hard.
That's bad" was heard on all sides as if
uttered by one man.
Corhetps reported confidence in the seven
teenth, his rushing fight in the eighteenth,
opening with the landing of heavy blows on
Sullivans jaw, taken in connection with
the non Standardization of the Sullivan
knockout plans. greatly raised the hopes of
the CoTbett contingent, and loud cheers
greeted each announcement.
sullivan looks vicious and angry"
"Oh." exclaimed the knowing ones for
Sullivan.
'Corbett is smiling"
Corresponding elation on the part Of the
Corbettites.
"Sullivan taking no chances. but acting
cautiously"
Corbett stock took another upward jump.
sullivan thoroughly winded
The house broke out in yellS, loud and
prolonged.
The excitement was at blood heat when
the gong sounded for the nineteenth round.
"Corbett lands Sullivan on the ropes and
hits him half dozen times"
Vocferous approval followed this piece OF
intelligence, and was manifested by pro-
longed shouts, yells and the stamping of
feet.
The booksellers were crying out:
Even money on Sullivan winning the
fsht!'
Strange to say. that. with the one-sided
bulletins, the offer passed uDheeded.
Cor bett crowd as IL was in sentiment, II
was willing to cheer and drink in the reas-
suring news, but no more.
a The next good piece of news was that for
Che twentieth round Corbett seemed the
fresher of the two.
Then came the last round, with Corbett
rushing it and punching his opponent
around the ring.
No one imagined that the end was so near
at hand.
Sullivan knocked down by terrible
right handerP'
The house rose to lis feet.
Zone, two. three, four. five, six, seven.
eight, nine, ten."
sullivan knocked outP
Fever heat had been reached
Deafening cries and shouts went up, con-
tinuing fully one minute.
The hoarse and excited throng, among
whom there was fair sprin king of the fail
sex. then moved out and joined in the stree
the still greater crowds of shouting and ex.
cited people who had left the newspaper
bulletin-boards.