The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-23

as Sullivan held Sullivan landed a light
left on the head and the men clinched and
wrestled Sullivan put a right TO the face.
McGovern rushed. landed left on the face
and repeating IL a second later. The men
clinched. Sullivan holding. Sullivan put a
hard left TO the mouth. the men again
clinched, Sullivan holding McGovern
landed left and right in succession on
the face, staggering Sullivan. McGOvern
landed lard right on the jaw as the gong
round.
Round 2-McGovern landed left on the
jaw. The men clinched. lighting savagely
with short-arm body blows McGovern put
left to the mouth. Sullivan led with his
left. but fell short getting a left in the
stomach A clinch followed McGovern
put his left 70 the jaw and right TO body.
Then he sent left 10 the jaw staggering
left TO the mouth and right TO the ribs
Sullivan landed q left on the ear and got a
hard body blow with the right. McCiovern
ducked a left swing and landed a success
sion OF lefts and rights on the face SuIu-
van backed away, followed by McGovern,
who put right 70 the body and left TO
the jaw Sullivan landed a right on the
neck
Round s-McGovern put his left twice to
the face Sullivan mixing IL with a right
and left TO the body. McGOvern rushed
Sullivan TO the ropes and Sullivan cinched.
McGoyern got a hard left on his jaw and
put a right and left on Sullivan's jaw in
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and a hard right on the ear. They clinched
McGovern pushing Sullivan 10 the ropes
McGovern put two lefts to the body, Sulli-
van landing two rights on the face Nc
Govern landed a hard right on the neck
and Sullivan clinched Sullivan uppercut
McGovern with a right and swung his left
TO the neck. The men clinched and in the
breakaway Sullivan got two hard rights
. on McGOvern's neck Sullivan seemed to
be gaining I'm strength.
Round 4-McGovern put a light left to
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jaw and the right to the chest They
clinched, McGOvern punching while they
held, amid cries of Foul" McGovern
put his left to the chest. then swung right
and left wildly, Sullivan landing a right
swing on the ear. McGovern took a right
and left on the jaw without attempting a
return. Sullivan upper cut McGoVern on
the jaw and landed hard right on the
chest. McGOvern was staggered by "A left
on the neck. Sullivan landed the left on
the mouth, right on the ear and left on the
mouth without return. McGovern seemed
tired at the close.
Round 5-sullivan put his left TO the
jaw and got "A right on the neck in re-
turn. McGOvern bored in, putting left and
right TO the neck. Sullivan put his left TO
the face and the men clinched, McGovern
break. Sullivan put his left TO the face
and right TO the ear. Sullivan landed a
stiff left on the jaw, pushing McGovern
back McGovern swung wildly, missing
Sullivan by six inches. Sullivan put his
left TO face and right TO the body. Sullivan
staggered McGovern with right on the
jaw. then pushed McGovern to the ropes.
landing right and left. McGovern was
groggy. McGovern staggered Sullivan with
left and right to the Jaw. \ hot mix up
followed. both fighting wildly and both
tired This was Sullivans round.
Round 6-Sullivan came out of his corner
determined to finish McGovern if possible.
He rushed McGovern to the ropes, both
landing light blows the body. Sullivan
put two lefts to the face and got hard
right on the jaw, staggering him. McGov-
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peated il Immediately, McGovern landed
left on the jaw, Sullivan uppercutting with
his right as McGOvern came in. McGovern
put his left and right TO the jaw and got
straight left on the mouth in return. Nc
Govern landed his left on the body and
clinch followed McGovern rocked Sullivan's
head with a left and right following 1t
with left TO the mouth. McGovern landed
hard left on Sullivans mouth, starting
a few drops Of blood. The men were spar
ring in the center of the ring when the
/ round ended.
Round 7-McGovern rushed and Sullivan
clinched. Both men seemed tired. Sulli-
van put right swing TO the jaw and a
right to the body, stopping McGovern as
he rushed. McGovern landed a left and
/ right on the jaw, sending Sullivan to the
ropes, and landed a right on the jaw as
/ Sullivan came up. Sullivan clinched. Nc
Govern landed a left on the neck. but his
+ right for the body was blocked. McGOvern
put his left 10 the face and right to the
jaw and brought savage uppercut flush on
Sullivan's chin, shaking Sullivan badly.
\ Sullivan was then bleeding freely from the
mouth. Sullivan uppercut on the chin with
his right, but was sent backward by series
of Short-arm hooks. McGovern swung
viciousy with his left but was blocked
and Sullivan clinched as the bell rang
Round S-McGovern led with left for
the face but was blocked. He staggered
Sullivan with left and then staggered him
in the opposite direction with a right. both
blows going to the jaw. McGovern led for
the body but was blocked. and Sullivan
/ clinched. McGovern uppercut with his left
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\ his right to the body but got McGovern' 5
4 left the face in return The men
/ clinched and were pulled apart by the ref
/ cree. Sullivan, on the breakaway, landed
his right on the jaw and got a left under
\ the right eye, nearly closing it. McGovern
put a left swing TO the bad eye and his
! lowed, McGovern endeavoring 70 uppercut
/ in the clinch. The men were wrestling at
I the close of the round.
Round 9-McGoyern rushed, landing his
left and right on the face. On the break
away he put heavy. right on the body.
/ In the cinCh that followed McGoyern re-
ceived a hard right-arm jolt on the chin
! from Sullivan. McGovern landed a hard
/ straight right. staggering Sullivan. and
followed it with left on the bad eye. Nc
Govern rushed again. putting a heavy
/ swing on Sullivan's mouth clinch fol-
+ lowed, Sullivan uppercutting with mis-
right on the chin in breakaway. Nc
van clinched, uppercutting with his right
and putting a heavy left jolt on the jaw
I as tney oEoAe. me men clncneu again
and as the referee broke them apart Sui.
/ Ivan got a hard straight left on the nose
/ Round 10-McGovern put O left to the jaw
and got similar one in return. McGovern
landed a left on the mouth and swung his
right pretty low. Sullivan appealing to the
referee. Sullivan landed a straight left on
/ the nose and got a right on the body as ne
4 clinched. McGovern swung twice with his
left for the jaw. but was blocked both
/ times. McGovern put a right uppercut on
/ the chin and left swing on the ear The
! ClinChPN ard WregtlPd
! ring. Sullivan put a left to the mouth