The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-29
BROAD DEFEATS SULLIVAN.
CLkVELANDER FURNISHES 4 SUR
PRISE IN IWESTY-EI1E ROUNDS.

PRISE IN 1WES7Y-tIvE ROUNDS.
The Boston Pugilist n Two-to-Onc Fnvorite,
but Is Fairly Outpointed Mt the Broad-
way A. Chilly Gardner Too Much for
Lew Myers In tho Preliminary Bout.
The twenty. fvc- round glove fight between
Dave Sullivan Of Boston and Kid Broad Of
Cleveland at the Broadway A. Q. last night fur.
nishcd big SURPRISE. Broad was looked
upon by the talent as an easy mark
and Sullivan was accordingly made II warm
favorite in the betting The Cleveland puci-
list. however, proved to be clevetcr in almost
every respect and won signal victory on
points. Sullivan did not fight up to his usual
standard
The preliminary was n rnttler. Billy Gardner
oil Lowell, and Lew Myers of this city. met for
twelve rounds at 122 pounds. Myers
forced tho fight until tho eighth round
when Gardner knocked him down with
clean left hook on tho jaw
Twice more Myers was noorcd and ns hi was
In the act OF getting ur. Gardner swung on his
hcad again. Myers went down onco
moro amid cries Of "toulw Referee
Charley White stopped the bout and
gave his decis on to Gardner. cx-
claiming that no foul had been committed ns
both o. Myers'4 knees were of the floor whom
Gardner hit him The time OF tho round was
minutes and ~ seconds.
sullivan was az to / !avorite over Broad.
The conditions were twenty-five rounds at
12f pounds. Broad started IN" fight with
n%imEs t,v anh oor r"piht3G. Snily3n god
to regard his task as unusually easy.
sullivan began aggressive work IN the
second: but Broad mixed II and showed SO
much hitting ,vcr. that hHv" was apparently
surpris"d While they were at u man. who
had been bowling instruct ons from u sea-
~ w. ring side. was dragged out by I've
They broke oven in the third. hpt ip tho
fourth Broad reached he inv with hard irit
the rnund. which wn- nerre affair
>. broad began he n.th with randi lets in tho
KIDS nose bleed Bronl rushed intoa felce
mix NJ IN the sTth. Both men aud"I heavy
Il in the seventh. but broad put in
hot NOT sI,n ~ sslrr,Hi.y VIII the ~. EToIi
sullivan blocked neatly. Brpad'a left shook
Dave up once, bur he later rushed with
II was sullivan urn. to baud staggering
smash s on The Jaw !" n" ninth H." go' ne
ior q minui~, BROAD hai the better u u"
tenth IL was even up In 'hn eleventh. tho
pace being much slower, Broad clearly out
pointed his adversary n the twelfth .
Broad hustled IN the thirteenth and with
several stinei!ng left- on "a" Jaw n" matn suit
ani rot into viccus sTir.ng match in which
nroad held his own. Sullvtn's eyes wcr" both
swollen when he sat d WI. Broad IT. cransei
his attack In the fourteenth and ran"i the
blows In 40 hard and rapidly that sullivan.
whose mouth was bleeding. was slightly be-
wdered
Broal was after his man like fasn in the
fifteenth and put IN IN" blows with cN-
IRENE clevrrness Su ivan was both tir"d and
puzzled. He sirpel Town "a time was up.
B:oat opened the slS'centh with q courlc OF
bod" blows He lande repeated laf's on the
Jaw aud finally threw Dave down in u half
Cllnrh. 'or VIII Oh H. wh~ warned.
sullivan logan III" scvr' tenth with an in
effective attack Then Brpad ruunle the
DO " and face with hi loft. an out'oIEht him
to the end. Broad continued to outIpiut the
Boston pug list in ia" eighteenth ami Incident
ally pu' iU another staggering l.it on The Jaw,
sullivan "a ad In the nineteenth Broad WAS
dance. sullivan showed .or sldrrall" improve
men' In tn" frat part ~ the twentieth II"
did the leading. Brad showing clever de-
fence and a. the same time throwing Ia the
same old effective ief's.
In the twentv.nrsi Broad landed NJ least
four blows to one. and looked like a SUR VIM
ner on points Sullivan began shooting his
right over - the Jaw IN the twvu'v-seron 1,
Broad took them oil and came back with strong
punches.
sullivan rushed In the twcnty-thirt. Broad
ing swings Sullivan's left cy" was bleeding
in m" twrnty-four'h. Broad sent IN ;all labs
and swings. but Dave stood NJ 20 II and 'oughr
with DESPERATION. Broad went e. win hard
body blows in the last ,und. sullivan Ian i"d
heavy swngs on the neck with 10 at Parent
effect. Broad lnsy cur loose. AMI had Dave
shaking near .he end broad g,t the decision.