The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

the seventh and Sullivan jumped around
a good deal in order to make Gardner leg
weary, but oscar did not fall to the trick.
Gardner landed hard left on the stomach
and Dave replied with a corking right on
Gardeners left eye, cutting ii and drawing
the blood. This was first blood for Sull-
van In the eighth, breaking from a clinch
Gardner swung Sullivan around and Dave
Tell to the floor, but was on his feet instant~
~ Sullivan sent the Kids head back with
a stiff left on the face in the ninth. They
rushed and met each other with straight
lefts and Gardner went to the floor on one
knee. lie got up at once. In the tenth round
Gardner landed his right on the body and
and swung his right to the head. stagger-
ing the lrishman, who pulled himself to-
gether quickly.
In a ciinch in the eleventh they hammered
each other on 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. In a clinch
in the twelfth Gardner struck Dave on the
body with his left after they broke. Oscar
went at his man with right and left, send
ing Dave to the ropes saying Iii give
you all the fight you want" Dave slipped
down in Gardeners corner and Oscar hit him
in the face with his knee accidentally. The
thirteen round was indecisive and they stood
grinning at each other in the middle Of the
ring at the close of the time.
In the fourteenth Gardner sent a 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 daggers at each other. A left chop
a clinch in the fifteenth. Gardner led and
got his left to the neck Then Sullivan sent
his right to the ribs and in a half clinch
Gardner pounded his right three times over
the kidneys. A left from Gardner drew the
claret from Dawes nose. At close quarters
they exchanged short lefts. Then Gardner
swung his left on the head and grinned at
Dave
Sullivan opened the sixteenth with a left
and right OH the head and Gardner replied
in kind. Break clean, you are both Wrest-
ling" 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 a 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.
In the seventeenth and last round Sullivan
went at his man at once and sent left and
right to the head. After a rush their legs
he got up Sullivan was i'll at ease and Gard
ner staggered him with a right swing on the
side of the head. Dave was groggy aud
Gardner repeated with heavier right swing
which landed on the same spot. Dave was
bewidered by this blow and was very un-
steady Gardner went to him in jiffy and
with a wild left swing which landed fiuAh
on the mouth sent Sullivan to the floor of
the ring where the Irish lad lay fiat 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 forty-eight seconds.