The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-24

NEW 1Ohh. Nay A-AitSE tWeuSy u'~
rounds Of fast and vicious fghting at the
L<ncx Athletic club tonight KID Mozart
land was given the decision over Spike sui
Ivan.
Going into the night on the short end OF
the betting. Mcfarland completely upset
the calculations Of the sports. He bes;ed
his man ut every point In the game and
administered 70 him the most severe pun
ishment that he has ever received in MA
pugiiistic career.
While the margin between the showing
made BY the TWO men was very wide. there
were several times during the contest when
Mcfarland was on dangerous ground
Despite the terrible punishment which he
received. Sullivan showed remarkable re-
Operative powers and often came hack
surprisingly strong. The men fought IS
II they had = gsudse. Each had reached
. point In his pugilistic career where VIC
tory was very dear to him and they fought
hard and viciously for 1t. It was con-
test replese with sensations and the large
crowd that filled the auditorium OF the
club house was on its feet yelling hall
dozen times. Mcfarland was big favor
tie with the crowd and they. cheered him
on to victory with parfieanship that was
often unfair.
Referee Kept Very Busy.
The men fought under Queensbury rules.
protect himself In the breakaway. and as
q result the referee worked almost as hard
as the principAlA The men c,inched re-
peatedly and constantly sought 10 hit In
the clinches. Sullivan seemed TO keep his
elbow up close to McPartiand's mouth and
Mcfarland often had the appearance OF
hitting his man while holding him. The
referee was kept dancing around and be.
tween the men throughout the contest and
II was only by the greatest care on his
part that the men were kept from making
their fouls more palpable.
Mcfarland won the night by the use or
his wonderful left arm. 1t was service
able from every conceivable position, and
often after planting II straight from the
shoulder he would withdraw 1t and whip
Il in at close range. While he was not at
ali times the pacemaker he seemed always
anxious to get at his man. Sullivan, on the
other hand. demonstrated In the earlier
rounds OF the night that he was going to
end the contest with one punch from his
right. He swung II. crossed It and hooked
with 1t. but either failed to land with 1t or
1t was Intellectual Later In the tight he
brought his left into use and twice II came
very near winning him the contest.
Sullivan was terribly punished His face
was badly cut and he had Jumps over both
OF his eyes. Mcfarland. on the other
hand. showed very little punishment and
came out unmarked and comparatively
fresh from the ring. He asserted that he
had been struck In the abdomen. His claim
was disallowed and disapproved by the
activity he displayed few moments later.
Both Men Active ~ Cats.
The FIRST round was feeler. with the
men a. active and 1.-THE as cats. Near
the close both missed swings that carried
them of their feet.
Sullivan began the second by making
the pace and forcing Mcfarland around
the ring. They ciinched repeatedly. and
then Sullivan put good right on the
Jaw. The round was a whirlwind. Both
tried the left at the same time, both
landed and both went down. but Sullivan
seemed to have taken the hardest punch.
They clinched and Rugged and wrestled
and the referee had to break them away
repeatedly. II looked like McPartland's
round
The fourth opened viciously. Sullivan
forced Mcfarland into his corner. where
the latter slipped down. and when they
went at II again Mcfarland rushed Sui
Ivan clear across the ring and on to the
ropes on the other side Sullivan landed
q fair right on McPartland's stomach and
Mac put left on the jaw. The round was
an even break.
found Spikes face with his left and up
percut him with his right In a ciinch.
Sullivan. came up out Of the clinch bleed
ing badly Sullivan landed his left ana
then his right on the neck and then
rushed his man about the ring and tried
20 use his right again. They exchanged
stomach punches and ciinched. They wers
lighting at the close.
They both roughed II In the sixth. Sui
Ivan setting the pace. but no effective
work was done.
In the seventh Mcfarland had a clear
lead. He put Sullivan on the ropes with
left on the face. and standing against
him, swung repeatedly at him. Sullivan
worked his way out. however. and was
fighsing when the round ended.
Sullivan was the aggressor in the open
Ing OF the eighth They exchanged iefts.
and the Kid avoided a terrible riGht-hand
swing and was up in time TO put a left
on the neck Another series OF ciinches
followed.
Alnost Won In the Ninth.
Mcfarland came near taking the fight
in the ninth. He feiied his man with a
left on the face. and then went in TO finish
him GroHgy and bleeding. Sullivan
ciung TO his man until he recovered. and
before the round was over was back In the
lighting
Sullivan Was on the down grade again
In the tenth. Mcfarland beat him all
over the ring and sent him down twice
Sullivan got Up crying and declared that
he had been struck In the abdomen. but
White ordered him to his corner.
The crowd was up and yelling when the
eleventh opened. Sullivan was stili cry
ing and demanded the attention Of the
referee, but when the Kid came at him
ne Tough, back viciousiy, and Mt the end
Of the raurd was making the pace.
Mcfarland held the advance in the