The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-01
OF The World in Fcaiherwcight
Class by Defeating Sullivan.
ONLY ELEVEN ROUNDS
REQUIRED TO SETTLE QUESTION
OF SUPREMACY AT FRISCO.
A FAST AND FURIOUS
FIGHT.
by the Associated Press,

San Francisco, Feb 29.-The fight |
for the worlds featherweight cham
pionship between Young Corbett'
of Denver and Dave Sullivan of Bos-
ton. drew small crowd owing to the /
balef that Sullivan would prove an
easy victim for the champion. Both |
were weighed in at 1870 pounds. Ed
die Graney as referee.
First Round-Sullivan' two leads |
fell short, and Corbett failed three !
times to land Sullivan landed lightly |
and both closed in. Sullivan blocked |
right and left for head, but Corbett
finally got his right to body and left
to face. Sullivan missed left swing
and Slipped to floor. Corbett chopped
right to face and as bell sounded
sent in straight left to face.
Second Round.--Both clinched. Sui
livan missed left to face and Corbett
countered with left and right to face,
quickly following with right to body
and left to face. Sullivan planted
right to body and left to face. He
landed left on Corbctt's nose and
went to the floor for the count of sew
en- from right on jaw Both mixed,
round ending In Corbctt's favor.
Third Round--Corbett sent In right
and left but missed, He missed sew
eral vicious blows aimed at LIS an,
tagonist. While in mix Sullivan
planted left and right on face. A
straight left to the jaw sent Sullivan's
head back. aud in clinch Corbett
rocked Spllivans head with raking
| right andNthe he'll found Sullivan Stag
ging Intellectually.
Fourth Round.---Sullivan sent a
! left to face, and Corbett gave lefts To
jaw and body Vicious right landed
on Sulivan's jaw and the later sent
two right to ear Both men then gave
and took hard face blows. Finally
Corhett snapped vicious right to
the jaw sending Sullivan To the floor
again for count of nine. Sullivan
clinched and the bell saved him from
A knockout
Fifth Round Right aud lcfts on
jaw set Sullivan TO the floor twice for
+ 4 count Of seven Sullivan received
a fearful Jolt to the stomach and clung
desperately to the champion. Cofbctt
was caught in stomach by y wild
swing, but sent Sullivan 30 the ropes
with left and right hooks to the jaw
Corbett delivered terrific punishment
on body and face and rallied and in
ilicted some punishment as round
| ended.
Sixth Round.-Sullvan' recupera
| tion continued and Corbeit missed
left and right swings for jaw SulI.
van also missed left for body and Cor
bet again missed two lefts for body
and failed to land right on body. AS
the bell rang, Corbett sent a straight
right to face,
Eighth Round,-Corbett missed
right for ear, and following clinch,
| planted left to nose and right to jaw
| soon after landing two rights to Sui
livan's body. Corbett received a left
to face aud sent straight left TO face.
forcing Sullivan to clinch A vicious
right followed and al the close round
Sullivan looked worried.
Ninth Round--Corbett landed sew
eral rights on body and lefts to face.
and seemed to have no difficulty in
landing, Sullivan backed Corbett
against the ropes. sending several
good rights and lefts to body. Cor.
| bett finally landed two rights and a
left on jaw. Corbett did the most ex.
eclltion. but Sullivan got in two rights
and left to body. He forced the
champion to the ropes in his oppon.
ents corner and gave as much as he
! received. Round ended with honors
/ even
| Tenth Round.-They exchanged
rights and lefts in fierce mix, Cor
bett outfightng his antagonist. Sui
livan jolted Corbett with right up.
percut but received a hard right and
/ left on jaw. Corbet received a left
on the jaw and in the mix he planted
a vicious right and left to Jaw He
sent Sullivan TO the floor with a low
blow. the crowd yelling foul and fol.
lowed 1t up with a right and left to
/ jaw as the bell rang. The foul was
unquestionably delivered, but was
plainly accidental.
Round Corbett delivered
several hard blows and forced Salli-
van to a clinch. showered an ava
lanche Of rights and lefts. causing
/ Sullivan to spit blood all over the
ring. Corbett sent Sullivan to the
floor with fearful right and left
swing and as Sullivan came to his
feet Corbett beat bis face into jelly
Sullivan clung On desperately. Corbet
beat his opponent mercilessly about
his face. and jaw. nearly sending him
through the ropes. sullivan was prac-
ticalIy helpless and Graaey stopped
The ctnocst and awarded tAe iecision
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