Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-18

ana R1co cOnLout6Qs uluS0lI WILL bloS'>- ing and ducking away from punish ment Sullivan was winded at the close from his fast work. In the thlf- teenth Sullivan fought still harder aDd landed several good lefts and rights cn Rice's face and neck. Rice still kept his head and let Sullivan fight himself out In the fourteenth Rice started III to do some warm work and he Jab3eu Sullivan's face and hammered his ki:i- neys until Sullivan was very tired at the end In the fifteenth round Sulll- van started in again on the aggressive, but Rice went after him hot himself and he chopped Sullivan's face until It looked like raw beefsteak. His kid- neys, too, came in for grueling, and Sullivan was again tired at the close The sixteenth saw the same work, ai- though Sullivan did land one hard right and as the bell sounded Rice uppercut him. In the seventeenth Rice agaln outpointed Sullivan, who was not fight ing as carefully as he should. In the eighteenth Sullivan worked so hard to land a blow that he slipped to the floor twice. He was unable to get one good blow on Rice, who ducked, blocked and clinched to stop the punches that Stll-
 
 round Sullivan, grown desperate, went after Rice and with lefts and rights soon had Rice weary for the first time during the fight. He tried to evade Sulliyan's rushes. but he only ran into them, and he took a good grueling be- fore the bell rang. This was the best round that Sullivan fought throughout the night and Rice was very tired at | 4l,Ao ho c1X the New London boy get even for the previous round for he cut Sullivan's | face at every blow. He hammered his ! left into the sore eyes and pounded l the body until Sullivan was like a wild man. He lost his head and Rice was finding it for him with those deadly | left punches, and when at the close Rice was still pounding the New York CT, Sullivan was trying his best to get in one good punch. Everybody was yelling at this remarkable windup to 1 a clever exhibition and the name of Rice was shouted from all parts of the hall as the bell rang for the close. Sul- livan nor Rice did not hear the bell, for they were going at each other like two machines in motion until the referee stepped between them and told them it was over.
 l The announcement that Jim Corbett eand Jim Jeffries have been practically matched to box some time next Sep tember at Frisco has evidently caused 1 Bob Fitzsimmons to change his mind about not meeting the brawny boiler maker in this country. Fitzsimmons now admits that after all the state of California is the only place in America I where a battle between the pair can be held, and as a result yesterday after noon he issued the following challenge to Jeffries for fight for the heavy weight title of the world: q am con- vinced after careful investigation, that the only state in the Union where a glove contest can be held without in- terference on the part of the authori- ties is California. Of course, there is Nevada, but it's isolation makes it out of the question. Kentucky has de clared her opposition to the event, and South Carolina, through her governor, with whom I had communication hy telegraph. expresses determination to oppose a glove contest with the militia. By letter and tlegraph I have carelly investigated the propositions and offers tAAelI AAttNS OCOA ttuu SllISQ 0dED report and bid to it's bottom. This l did for the furtherance of mutual :n- terests, and to give intelligent consid- eration to every possible offer I be lieved the east to be the best possible place to pull off the contest, and CT that basis 1 worked, but it is clearly out of the question. Therefore, this brings the issue upon the section you have always favored, and inasmuch as It has been intimated ill the public press and openly suggested by various handlers, trainers and packers that I am seeking to avoid meeting witl you, l make this proposition: I will
 meet you anywhere in the state of Gal lfornia at any hour on any date VOL may select, and box you for the cham
 plonship of the world, either in a linn
 tied round or finish contest. I leave It entirely to you to make the best DOS sible arrangements for all concerned select your club, name the hour an6 place, and I will be on hand to meet you as per our previous articles o1 agreement or forfeit $2,5OO.
 ROBERT FITZSIIAIONS.o
 San Francisco, April 1S.-A dispatch from Los Angeles says Jeffries Joe. not believe that F'itz is in earnest ir his effort to reopen negotiations. Jee Tries added: When Fitz puts up Z