Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-04
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
TERRY McG0VERN WINS
FAST BATTLE
WITH DAVE SULLIVAN

Louisville. Ky. Feb. 22.-Terry Me-
Govern defeated Dave Sullivan tonight
in the arena OF the Southern Athletic
Club in fifteen rounds OF as desperate
fighting as was ever seen. From the
first tap Of the gong until the end IL
was slap-bang. hammer and tongs
nearly every second. both men work.
ing away with all the energy they
possessed.
McGOvern. knowing that the fight
meant his position In the front ranks
as a fighter, was after his man every
second. In n majority of the rounds
he was on tho aggressive, and sullivan
was forced to do far more defensive
work than his opponent. lie put up a
wonderful fight and was game to the
core, and lost the fight more through
a blunder Of his own than because no
was knocked out. When the finish
came. however, he was groggy and
going fast. The chances are that he
would not have 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, especial |
ly in the last half and had McGovern |
going. The latter walked in a very
unsteady fashion as he went to his cor
ner, and nothing but his splendid re-
Operative power enabled him to como
up in shape for the sixth round. He
came to the center strong. however,
and although there were times when
| Sullivan seemed about to turn the tide
| his way again. from that time on Me-
Govern kept steadily but very slowly
| getting the upper hand. He fought
| ever forward, and Sullivan was gradu-
ally but surely going backward. Sui
| livan was badly punished, his left ear
being split open. his lips cracked, his
nose well pounded. and his right eye
partly closed. The latter happened
early in the fight, and MCGOvcrn paid
particular attention to It throughout.
During the twelfth. thirteenth and
fourteenth rounds Sullivan was slowly
going. McGOvern was at him like a
wild cat every instant. lie gave him
no rest, and Sullivan was. whenever
possible. hanging on for his life. Tha
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
\. L. Ill
like a flash, but did not rise from his
knees. He 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 instant his knee was
off the floor McGovern came after him
and Sullivan, hardly knowing what he
was about, went down again. The ref.
) cree promptly declared him out and
McGovern the victor. Sullivan at
tempted TO question the decision but
Fitzsimmons would not listen to him
After the fight FitzsimmOns said:
sullivan was down more than ten
seconds before he tried to rise. lIO
was on his knee fully five seconds be.
fore began to count and had he stood
up when said nine and been saved by
the gong would still have declared
him out He was down and out fol
keeps"
Preceding the fight challenges to tn,
winner were received from Eddie Gard
ner, Austin Rice, Harry Harris, Younl
! Corbett and Abe Attell. Sam Harris
! McGoverns manager, said McGovern'
next fight would be with Young Cor
bett II the latter held to his challenge
There were loud cheers as FitZ
g simmons stepped through the ropes t,
n referee the preliminary event an,
urgent calls for speech. After SOM
. hesitation Fit2slmmOns advanced t
=, the ropes and said
81 thank you very much for this out
a burst of enthusiasm and assure you
|. appreciate it very much. | also ap
q preciate the honor OF referecing thi
O fight tonight and will do my best to b.
+ fair in this event. | suppose you know
a ! am matched to fight Jrffrics som
3 time in May. | shall train as | hav
u never trained before and will do m
. best to defeat him" The last sentcnc
: was greeted with howls Of applause,