The sun., 1899-10-03
SPIKE SULLIVAN THE WINNER.
He Whips jerome QuigIey in Six Rounds
Mt Coney Island.


at Coney Island.
Spike Sullivan OF Boston won an easy victory
over Jerome QuiGley OF Philadelphia at the
Coney Island Sporting Club last night. In the
sixtb round Ouigley was knocked down twice
and was so helpless tina. his seconds threw up
the sponRe Sullivan outclassed him in every
way
There was no steam trains running to the
Island and those who made tho trip were
compelled to ride in open trolley cars with
chances OF catching all sorts OF colds. There
was q fair-szed crowd In tho barn-like build
ing when Louden Campbell OF Pittsburg. and
Joe Handler OF Newark. came into the ring for
n twenty round preliminary bout at CATCH
weights. Handler was substituted for Tony
Moran. who said his hands were In no shape
Georpe Siler was the referee Handler. who
was out OF condition. put up warm argument
for 1--WE rounds Then Campbell began to cut
his face with jabs and in the seventh round
Handler was wobbng. From this point to
the thirteenth round Handler received hard
walloping but was strong. In the fourteenth
round he made Campbell dance away by land
ing a number OF heavy swings on the head and
neck.
In the fifteenth. sixteenth. seventeenth and
eighteenth rounds Campbell outpointed the
Newark man. but he Was not vigorous enough
two ROUNDS The referee decided in favor Of
Campbell.
There was an unnecessary delay OF half an
hour before the star event was put on. Sulli-
van was in the ring. shivering like a leaf for
twenty minutes. while Quigley was back in the
dressing room. The crowd tried In vain to
keen warm and incidentally denounced the
iSmiiiyan's $ handlers were Ben Jordan. Tom
| Jordan John sullivan ana Patsy Sweeney.
| Quigley's seconds were Hugh Kennedy and
twenty nTHp flve rounds at lbs pounds and Quigley
| was three pounds overweight.
| demand on the part OF Quigley for division Of
the percentage that was contrary to the articles
| OF agreement He was overrulsd,
| Sullivan began by ieinting. then he tried his
left for tho jaw and Q4iGIey put two hard
counters on the head spIliyan n rushed and
down again in tho same way momen before
time was up Quigey oPened tSI the cSn second nd
SpiKs worked to close quarters and hooked his
lett 10 the jaw. ,QuiGley responded witha pow
again but it was short. az the Philadel phian
took care to keep out Of reach.
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as they broke he reached QuigIey's nose with
the left Spike also drove in a stomach punch
that m ado Jerome hpG for moment. QuiGley
kept away after that until the gong was
Quigley got to the neck at the beginning q
his left and for the first time sent his right tc
the jaw. He warmed to his work until QulGle'
rallied with heavy swlngs When Quigley hac
spent the force OF his.rushes sullivan baltereC
him to the ropes whore he hnG tht
Quaker worried Quigley's sw inRs in the ilitf
were for the most part too short to do an,
harm. sullivan. on the other hand. got to hi
man rather easily and made all of his smashe
| count.
Spike landed a crashing right in the stomacl
as the sixth began. He also put left and Tlgh
to the Jaw. Quigley swung wildly but Spk
went in with more heavy blows and foored hi
man twice. QuiGley had no chance and hi
| seconds threw up the sponge after minute
| and 81 seconds had elapsed.