The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-23
M'GOVERN THE WINNER
DEFEATS SULLIVAN IN FIFTEEN
HARD FOUGHT ROUNDS.
Southern Athletic Club Of Louisville
Pulls off One of the Best Ring
Battles Ever Seen Between
Little Men.

Louisville, KY. Feb. 22,-Terry Mcdovern
defeated Dave Sullivan tonight in the arena arena
os fbe Southern Athletic Club after ntteen
rounds Of as desperate fighting as were ever
seen In any ring. From the first tap OF the
gong until the end It Twas was sscond 10th men
working away with all the energy theS pcs
sessed x..,. .,,h.-. Tia ID
sue was more in doubt. In one round IL wouia
he Sullivan and in the next McGoNern. men
sullivan w anss more moving
the fight meant his position in the front ranks
as a fighter, was after his man ever se az
V the aggressive and Sullivan was forced to do
far more defensive work than his opponent;
He put up wonderfa una hs snst the fisht more
through a blunder OF his own tnan oeoauI ~ e
was knocked out. When the nnisn came . h nv
aver he was groggy and going fast. Inc
Chances are that he would not have lasted
many more rounds even had he risen 10 MS
feet before Fitzsimmons called ten. 49,.
In the ffth round Sullivan was at his best.
He forced the fighting. especially IN the Iast
half and had McGovern plainly g Sasbor ne as
latter walked In very unsteady Iasnlon as
he went to his corner and nothing bqt ms
splendid rocuperative power enabled nun 10
come out in shape ior .n and 5 f5om that time
Mc(;overn kept steadily but very SLOWLY get,
ting the upper hand. He fought ever FORWARD
hackward sullivan was badly finished. his
LEFT ear being split open, his lips CRACKED
his nose eo %s Tss in
he fsht and McGovern paid particular at
tention to II throughout g..
tenth rounds sullivan WAS slowly going
Mc(5overn gave him no rest and sullivan was
whenever possible, hanS En- e Sn % round was
nearly over McGovern had forced sullivan
Two neutral CORNER He landed s en,1',.a o,
With the left nush on the jaw, sent him down
on his back. sullivan was up like nash nut
did not rise fr sns h nsary ou
counted nine and as he uttered the last WORD
sullivan started to rise, but did not get nlsner
than a low erouching position The instant
his knee was off the floor McGovern came at
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
decision, but Fitzsimmons would not listen
After the fight Fhzsimmons said; 1T was
the greatest battle of little men ever saw !,
was the hardest fight ever had and Sullivan
IS the toughest man l have ever oeen UP
Preceding the fight challenges to the winner
were received from Eddie Gardner. Austin
Rice, Harry Harris. Young Corbett ana Aoe
s Aitsis McGd Sam hH next sh; would be Win
Young" Corbett 10 the later held to his chai-
lenge. ,-. ,,s,,,..
on jaw: clinch. NcGovern rushing sullivan 70
ropes. Referee had troubleN separating them.
head head. c clinch ie and wrestied. sullivan put
right TO face. McGovern rushed, landing left
on face. repeating it a second later Men
clinched, Sullivan holding. sullivan put hard
left on mouth Clinch again Sullivan hold
McGoveru landed left and right in succession
on face. staggering Sullivan McGovern land
ed hard right jaw gong SOUNDED. THIS
clearly MCGoverns round.
Round 2--McGovlrn landed left on jaw
Men clnched. Fighting savagely with short
arm and body blows. McGovern put left 10
mouth. Sullivan led with left. but fell short,
getting left in stomach, and clnched; Nc
Govern put left to law and right to body, then
left to jaw. staggering Sullivan to the ropes.
McGovern put left TO mouth and right TO Tbs.
Sullivan landed left to and got hard body
blow with right In return. McGovern ducked
left swing and landed succession of lefts an
richts on face. Sullivan Backed away fol
lowed bv McGovern. who put right to body
and LEFT to Jaw. sullivan landed right on
neck at end Of round Sullivan firing.
Round 3-McGovern put left twice to face,
Sullivan mixing it with right and teft to body:
McGovern rushed Sullivan to the ropes ami
Sullivan clinched McGovetn got hard lett
on his jaw and put right and left on Sulii-
vans Jaw in return. Sullivan put two letts
on the body and a hard right on the ear
They clnched. McGoveTn pushed sullivan 10
the ropes McGovern put two letts TO tn-
body and Sullivan landed two rights "h IN
face. McGovern landed hard right on re"k
and Sullivan clinched. Sullivan upper-cut NC
Govern with right ana swung t.' 90 II -.
Men clinche1 and in the break away sum
got two hard rights to McGpF,ihs neck
Sullivan lighting stronger.