The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-09
CULLEN THE BETTER MAN
HE HAS ALL THE BEST OF THE con-
TEST WITH MORRISsEY.
He IL Given the Decision at the End of
the Ten ROunds-The Prelim-
inaries Were Somewhat Tame.

About two hundred prominent business
men and members of the Indianapolis
Aquatic Club shivered in the cold, smoky
atmosphere at the summer theater at Broad
Ripple Park last night waiting to see the
ten-round bout between Jack Cullen of In
dianapolis, and Kid Morrissey, of Chi
cago. The preliminary bouts were just warm
enough to keep the crowd from losing heart,
and they also kept up interest until the prin-
cipal bout of the evening could be pulled off.
But every person who made the trip and
witnessed the lively boxing between Cullen
and Morrissey was we'll repaid, for they
saw ten rounds of clean, brisk boxing that
furnished sport of the enthusiastic charac-
ter.
The preliminary bouts were interesting.
but the main interest conferred in the ten
round go of the indianapolis and Chicago
men. When these two men entered the ring
1t could plainly be seen that Cullen was
much the lighter. They were scheduled to
fight at catch weights and Cullen weighed
in at 12S while Morrissey tipped the scales
at about 145 Carl S. Rolf end Spriggs, the
Montana Kid" were in Cullen's corner.
while Eddie and John Burns acted as Sec
onds for Morrissey. A W. Thompson ref
erred the bout and o. NJ. Allen was official
timekeeper.
From the time the men shook hands at
the opening Of the first round until the gong
sounded at the end of the tenth round ev-
erything was in favor of Cullen. His clever
ness was in evidence at every stage CO the
fight, and after he made his first lead in the
first round MOrriSSey acted on the defensive
throughout the contest. Cullen was on the
aggressive at all times, and after landing
Morrissey seemed 10 be afraid of him and
fought shy whenever Cullen made his
rushes. But three times during the entire
ten rounds did Morrissey change his tactics
from the defensive and make leads for his
s sd Then he LANDED light
after Cullen had succeeded in planting tell
ing blows on his head and body. but Cullen
Chicago mans jabs. Morrissey guarded his
face and head Well, but Cullen crossed on
the nose and jaw many times with blows
that staggered his opponent. Had Cullen
played more for the wind and not tried so
hard TO land swings on the jaw the fight
would not have lasted so long.
round and landed several good blows. In
the second he sent in three hard rights on
the wind, and as the gong sounded he
was a little tame, with Cullen doing the
leading. Cullen uppercut his man in the
fourth and also sent in good right on
In the fifth round, and toward the latter
part Cullen staggered Morrissey with a
heaVy rlght on the Jaw. MOIflsSey watched
his seconds in the sixth round and Cullen
landed hard one on the side of the head.
Morrissey roughed it in the next two
rounds, but Cullen had all the best Of the
lighting. When the men came UP for the
last round Morrissey's nose was still bleed
ing from a jab he, received early in the
fight and he seemed dazed- Cullen worked
hard and the fighting was fast When the
gong sounded Referee Thompson gave the
decision to Cullen.
Neal Hogan, of Buffalo. did not make an
appearance and Morris Lynch was sub
stituted for a three-round bout with Joe
Walker. They put UP a lively go in which
both men received blows on the nose which
brought forth a flow of the crimson. Jimmy
Cuddy OF Indianapolis, and Spriggs, the
Montana Kid" fought six rounds to a
draw. The kid" claimed that his reputa-
ton was at stake and that he should have
had j draw.