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finish came, however, he was groggy. The
chances are that he would not nave lasted
many more rounds even had he risen to
his feet before Fitzsimmons called ten.
In the fifth round Sullivan was at his
best. He forced the fighting especially
in the last half and had McGovern plainly
going. The latter walked in very I'M
steady fashion as he went to his corner
and nothing but his splendid recuperative
power enabled him to come out in shape
for the sixth round
Sullivan Seeks to Protest.
From that time on McGovern kept
steadily, but very slowly getting the up
perhand. He fought ever forward and
Sullivan was gradually but surely going
backward. Sullivan was badly punished,
his left ear being split open, his lips
cracked, his nose well pounded up and
his right eye partly closed. The latter
happened early in the fight and McGov-
ern paid particular. attention to the eye
throughout.
During the twelfth and thirteenth and
fourteenth rounds Sullivan was slowly
going. McGovern was at him like a wild
cat every instant. He gave him no rest
and Sullivan was, whenever possible,
hanging on for his life
The end came when the fifteenth round
was nearly over. McGovern had forced
Sullivan into neutral corner He landed
a storm of right and left swings and
catching Sullivan with the left square on
the jaw, sent him down on his back.
Sullivan was up like a flash, but did not
rise from his knees. ne was confused,
groggy and nearly out. Fitzsimmons
counted nine and as he uttered the last
word Sullivan started to rise, but did not
get higher than a low crouch. The in
slant his knee was off the floor McGovern
came after him and Sullivan, hardly
knowing what he was about, went down
again. The referee promptly declared
him out and McGovern the victor.
Sullivan attempted to question the de-
cision, but Fdtzsimmons would not listen
to him. After the fight was over Fitzsim-
mons said:
Sullivan was down more than ten
seconds before he tried to rise. He was
on his knee fully five seconds before /
began to count, and had he stood up
when I said nine and been saved by the
gong, / would still have declared him
out He was down and out for keeps"
FitzsimmOns Liked the Fight.
Discussing the fight, Fitzsfmmons said:
'It was the greatest battle of little
men ever saw. McGovern is certainly
a wonderful fighter, but he has a great
deal yet to learn He took an immense
amount of needless punishment tonight.
and had he been more careful he might
had won the fight rounds earlier than
| he did,
McGovern said:
''From start to finish it was the hard
est fight I ever had and Sullivan is the
toughest man 1 have ever been up
| against
Preceding the fight challenges to the
winner were received from Eddie Card
ner, Austin Rice, Harry Harris, Young
Corbett and Abe Attell. Sam Harris,
| McGovern's manager, said McGovern's
next fight would be with Young Corbett,
If the latter held to his challenge.
Loud Cheers for Referee.
There were loud cheers as Bob Fftz-
| simmons stepped through the ropes to
referee. F1tzsimmons said:
ct thank you very much for this out
burst of enthusiasm. I appreciate 1t
very much. I also appreciate the honor
Of refereeing this fight tonight, and I will
do my best to be fair. suppose you
know / am matched to fight Mr.. Jeffries
! some time in May. I shall train as I
have never trained before and will do