The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-10
SENT DAVE TO SLEEP
OSCAR GARDNER DEFEATED YOUNG
SULLIVAN IN DECISIVE
STYLE
WENT SEVENTEEN ROUNDS

Sullivan Was Fast as Lightning,
Gardner as Slow as an Ice
WagOn-Six Thousand specta-
tors Saw the Fight-Tommy
Ryan Seeks Match with "Ixid,
Mccoy at I56 Pounds,
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The fight be-
tween Oscar Gardner, the Omaha kid.
and Dave Sullivan, Of Ireland, ended
olsastrously for the latter, in the sew
enteenth round, before the Lenox
Athletic club tonight. Sullivan seemed
full OF fight when the seventeenth
round opened, and went right at his
man. In clinch the legs of both box
ers became entangled, and Sullivan fell
to the floor. The moment he got up
Gardner planted two fearful right hand
swings on Dawes head. and put the
freshman down and out with a. wild
left hand swing, which landed flush on
Sulllvan's mouth. All three of the
blows were delivered within ten sec
onds, and the last one sent Sullivan
into the land of Nod, for the first time
In his ring career. Gardeners legs were
spite Sullivan's efforts to make him
use them. the Kid refused to be coaxed
INTO the spr1ntlng, and saved himself
Tor the supreme effort when the time
arrived. Gardner waited frequently
Tor Sullivan to go to him, and would
either lead or get inside Sullivan's
leads and counter hard. These tactics
puzzled Sullivan, and at times ratified
him so that he showed unmistakable
a lost I, ie-
llVan was beaten fairly and squarely.
and there were no excuses made when
the bout was over.
II the attendance tonight can be talk
en- as an indication of that which will
visit the big arena to witness the Nc
Coy-Sharkey bout tomorrow night,
then crowded house will witness the
fight for the heavyweight honors. From
the moment the doors of the club room
were thrown open tonight steady
stream of patrons passed through the
turnstiles, and by the time the pre-
liminary bout was put on there were
over 5000 people in the house.
The men were billed for a twenty
hVe-round bout, at catch weights
Gardner said he weighed 1907 pounds
and Sullivan's seconds said that Dave
was five pounds heavier.
After the men had donned the gloves
the betting took a turn in Gardeners
favor, $4,000 being laid on him at 100
to 80. They shook hands at $50 o'clock
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round mo damage DONE
Round 2Sulliyan swung left to the head,
staggering Gardner Dave followed with a
light left on the face and repeated the blow.
Then Gardner drove his right to the body.
Dave sent his left across the head and swung
his right to the jaw. Gardner broke ground,
and Sullivan went after him, catching him
over the kidneys with his right.
Round 3-Much fighting at close quarters.
Round 4-Light sparring, with honors even.
Round 5-Nothing Of consequence took
place.
Round 6-Gardner rushed Dave to the ropes
and sent Sullivan's head against post with
left-hand chop. At close quarters Sullivan
landed left on the head and right on the body
and Gardner shot back hard left on Dawes
face.
Round Gardner seemed bit weak on his
legs, and Sullivan jumped around good deal
in order to make Gardner leg-weary but Os-
car did not fall into the trick. Gardner land
ed a hard left on the stomach and Dave re-
piled with a corking right on Gardeners left
eye. cutting it and drawing the blood This
was first blood for Sullivan.
Round S-Breaking from a clinch, Gardner
swung Sullivan around and Dave fell to the
floor, but was on his feet instantly
Round 9-Sullivan sent the Kids head back
with a stiff left on the face. They rushed and
met each other with straight lefts and Gard
ner went to the floor one knee. He got up
at once.
Round 1O-Gardner landed his right on the
body and forced Sullivan half way across the
ring and swung his right to the head. stagger-
ing the Irishman, who pulled himself together
quickly.
GARDNER VERY ICE WAGON.
Round lin clinch they hammered each
other the ribs until the referee stepped in
and separated them. Gardner was very slow
on his feet, while Sullivan skipped around in
lively fashion, but could not make Gardner
move any more quickly.
Round PIN clinch Gardner struck Dave
on the body with his left after they broke
Oscar went at his man with a right and
give you all the fight you want Dave slipped
down in Gardeners corner, and Oscar hit him
in the face with his knee. accidentally
Round 13-The round was undecisive and
they stood grinning at each other in the mid
die of the ring at the close of the time
Round 14-Gardner sent very stiff left to
the wind and Sullivan failed to counter. Both
landed rights and lefts on the head, and the
bell found them standing STILL looking dag
gers at each other.
Round ia left chop on the neck from
Gardner brought about clfnch. Gardner led
and got his left to the neck. Then Sullivan
sent his right to the ribs, and in half clinch
the kidneys. A left from Gardner drew the
claret from Dawes more. At close Quarters
they exchanged short lefts. Then Gardner
swung his left on the head, and grinned at
Round 1e-Sullivan opened with left and
right on the head and Gardner replied in
kind Break clean, you are both wrestling
shouted the referee. as the boys were in a
clinch. When they broke Sullivan forced
Gardner to his corner, but failed to land his
right Gardner landed hard left hook on
Dawes stomach and they exchanged rights
on the ribs. Dave caught Gardner looking
at the people outside the ring and sent in
straight left punch ON Oscars nose.
SULLIVAN ROCKED OUT
Round 17-Sullivan went at his man at
once and sent left and right to the head
After a rush their legs became entangled, and
Sullivan fell. When he got up Sullivan was
i'll ct ease and Gardner staggered him with
a right swing on the side of the head. Dave
was groggy, and Gardner repeated with
heavier swing which landed on the same spot
Dave was bewildered by this. and was very
unsteady. Gardner went to him in fifty. and
with a wild left swing. which landed flush
on mouth. sent Sullivan to the floor of the
ring, where the Irish lad lay fat on his
back until counted out. His seconds then
jumped Into the ring and carried Sullivan to
his corner. He revived very quickly and
was able to walk out Of the ring within five
minutes after he received the knockout blow
Time of round. As seconds
70, ,1I1k