The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-23
M'G0VERN WINS FAST FIGHT.
KNOCKS OUT SULLIVAN IN THE
FIFTEENTH ROUND.
sullivan Has the E~y-Champion Almost Out
IN the nth Round and Has the Better
Of the Argument Until the seventh.


Of the Argument Untii the seventh.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 22.-Terry McGovern
scored a clean knockout against Dave
Sullivan In the fifteenth round before 1000
persons at the Auditorium tonight. The
contest was held under the auspices OF
tho Southern A. c., and was one OF the
fostest ever seen In Louisville.
Up to about the middle OF the seventh
round il was Sullivan's fight, n even those
who were bitter partisans OF
feared that Dave would at least go the limit
and the best that McGovern'could expect was
a draw. After the seventh round. however,
McGovern seemed to regain his old-time
strength and skill, and bored into Sullivan
so successfully that each round appeared
to be the last for Sullivan.
McGovern landed whenev YER and where
ever he pleased, knocking three or four
teeth from Sullivan's mouth, splitting his
left ear and closing his right eye. After the
twelfth round Sullivan seemed TO be losing
the courage which sustained him since the
seventh round, and il appeared to be a
matter OF n few minutes before It would
all be over.
In the fifteenth round Sullivan was
practically defenceless against the PUSHES
Of McGovern who landed at Will on his
face and finally put a hard swinging left
to Sullivan's jaw which put him down
in a neutral corner. McGovern walked
behind Sullivan as he tried to get up and
Sullivan appeared to be ready to stand
the round through, when f1tz counted him
out.
Sullivan and Sharkey were very sore
and protested against the decision, but
Fitz would not listen to them, and Sullivan
took the count of nine from the blow on
the jaw, got up and went down a second
time without a blow which disqualified him.
McGovern reached Louisville at IL o'clock
this morning, accompanied by Sam Harris
Hugh McGovern, haywood and a number
Of Cincinnati sporting mon. At 3 o'clock
he met Sullivan, with Tom Sharkey, Bob
Armstrong and Tim Hurst at the Audi
forum, when the boys weighed In. They
are TO fight at 1875, and the man that tipped
it was to forfeit $500. Harris had the
scales tested before McGovern stepped on.
When the boys got of it was officially
announced thai MoGovern weighed i2i1S
and Sullivan 1851, pounds. Terry shook
hands with Sullivan and expressed the hope
that the best man might win. Sullivan
said Terry would nave a tougher tims
than he did at Hartford on Thanksgiving.
The crowd began to gather at the audi
torium a. early as $50 o'clock although
the preliminary was not scheduled until
two hours later. At $ O'Clock Bob Fitz-
simmons who was to referee the fight came
through the boxes and climbed up the
front of the stage. He wore a broad brim-
med crush hat and a long coat which oom-
ple,ely disguised him and if any of the
T.. a. 100. .aAAnNf1al him thAu
gave no sign of IL.
Jack Merriam headed a party which ar
rived from New York early this morning.
In this party were Danny Sullivan, Patsey
Sullivan, Tim Sullivan. Charlie White, Doc
! Chambers, John Grayfeld, John Howson,
Ed Milan, Charley WEIGH. Paddy Shea,
| John McKenna, Harry Oxford and twenty
of thirty others.
Pittsburg and Chicago sent delegates
| hat had seats close TO the ringside. When
| Abe J. Fleischaker of the club stepped
| into the ring at $50 o'clock to make his an
| nouncements, the big building contained
| about 1900 persons.
Fleischaker announced that the crowd
must be orderly or the fight would be
| s,optrd. He then introduced Bob Fitz-
| simmons as the referee of the fight. When
the lanky fighter stepped into the ring
the applause lasted for some seconds.
IN crovd called for a speech. Among
n-. 49, ID bo would try IN lick
other thuhss ne hau nc
Jeifries when they meet next may.
The preliminary was between Kid shuh
and Dutchy Sparks, a rising local pugilist.
Tbov wont ten rounds that started out
ihoS enod 80 annativar 10, ,ha
last anu proIiiSe" q So paD-o Wy
big fight. The boVs iet Gown early ana
-, Eit ,siy,unoua declared the fpht n
drov rho decision gave general satisfac-
ua"
tlon'
Dave Sullivan was the hrst OF the Two
principals 10 enter the ring. He climbed
,brough the ropes at GAO, followed by Tom
-. Tho crowd velled for Sharkev
Sharkey. u 49, naanp
and sullivan anu DOM oo"e", Seoohu
later McGovern jumped through the ropes,
and the applause was revived. Sullivan
,noL the corner he has occupied in all his
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