The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-09-16

Wnen these had been JOHN L. SULLIVAN.
established that the laurels shifted and
a new man had been born into cham
pionship.
The battle commenced at 9:05. Both
men stepped lightly to the center of
the ring. Sullivan Immediately became
the aggressor. He made left lead and
was stopped. Corbett danced all about
his opponent, eyeing him closely. Sui
iven made a rush, but Jim backed
away. He also attempted left handler,
but Jim would not bite. Sullivan looked
vicious as he played for an opening.
He attempted right hand stomach
punch, but the blow fell short. Sulli-
van tried to corner Jim, but the latter
slipped away. The gong sounded and
not a blow had been landed by either
man.
Round 2-Sullivan WAS still ths aggressor
He attempted a left on the head and missed,
Jim also slipping neatly away from a left hand
swing. moment later the men came TO a
clinch and Jim aimed left handler. Sullivan
upper cut Jim In a duck and touched him again
with his left hand little later. Jim eyed his
man closely and when Sullivan would rush the
Californian would slip away. Sullivan landed
heavy right on the shoulder, but received a
stomach punch in return.
Round 3-Corbett ducked heavy lunge Sui
Hyan followed him about the ring trying for the
stomach. Jim's head missed heavy left
handler and Sullivan look vicious Jim landed
two heavy stomach punches and Sullivan
missed vicious right Corbett stepped out Of
harm's way. He came back back quickly and
landed his left on the stomach He also planted
heavy left ON the champions ear, sending his
head back Both men were fighting hard when
the gong sounded Sullivan was wringing wet
with perspiration
Round 4-Sullivan missed his left again, but
he chased Jim around the ring. Sullivan
landed a light left. Corbett stepped up close,
attempting to punch the stomach, but John
was guarding that member with his right hand.
The champion followed his opponent all over
the ring and received heavy left hand swing
on the head for his pains Corbett was stand
ing well up in this round against the great gladi
ator with whom he was fighting Jim landed
both hands on Sullivan's head as the round
ended, and the champion went to his corneE
with sneering smile.
In the fifth round Corbett drew first
blood, striking the champion fairly on
the nose and dazing him. The fight
continued with both men in good trim,
but Sullivan evidently losing ground
until the nineteenth round, in which
Sullivan lost his temper. When the
twentieth round was called Sullivan
looked tired, but he was resolute and
cautious. He was clearly weakening.
Round 21-In regard to this triiing minute
and half which decided the heavyweight
championship great deal might be said even
in that short time. That the contest would
end in that round man present believed
Sullivan camo from his corner In the same
shape that he had shown for a dozen rounds
before He had the same cross express
sion on his face and seemed to be as
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tinued TO do the edging in and Corbett fol-
lowed his original tactics of ''edging away"
This sort of trade was not going on very long,
not more than ten seconds, when Corbett
jumped back, rushed forward, hit John
on the nose and John was dazed. Cor
bett went Of him further and the same
old nose was again smashed and more blood
came out. John looked astounded and Cor
bett jumped back with the merry smile of
a schoolboy with big apple. Suddenly he
knew what was the meaning of the Cali
fornians happy look he got a crack on
the side of the head that made him close his
eyes With this Corbett was on top OF him in
no time Left hand one side of the
head and right hand on the other, poor
beaten man He staggered about on his
pins for second or so and while dis
playing this fatal weakness Corbett went
down at him again A right on the ear and
left on the jaw settled the business and the
championship. The last blow sent the great
John L. Sullivan to the floor with thHmp the
second time in all his long career as a fighter
that he had even been knocked down But he
was down this time, fair and
finally. 1t was clean and clever knock
out blow. Sullivan doubled up his legs as
though in pain, but in another instant seemed
70 collect his senses and made an effort TO rise
He failed in that and tried the second time,
with the same result He was knocked out,
pure and simple and was unconscious when
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