The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-13

Nlse on mhttefS puglnStc received a Tuu'
jar this evening. when Dave sullivan OF
New York decisfvely defeated Jimmy
Briggs OF Chelsea in l5-round bout be-
fore the Criterion Athletic club OF this
city. Before the fight Briggs was hot
favorite in the betting odds OF 10 to and
even Ia that he would win being freely
offered The Chelsea mans performance
was a great disappointment 10 HIS friends.
and n hardly seemed possible that he
was the same man who gave Terry Nc
Govern and Young Corbett such good
bouts
Only lack OF steam and telling
punch prevented Sullivan from putting
Briggs away early In the contest for he
landed almost mt will and several times
had the Chelsea boy In a bad way BY re-
sorting TO clnching aud holding Briggs
was able 10 make a nght OF IL. but as Ions
as the men fought at long range he was
hopelessly optclsssed Briggs showed
sood judgment in mixing matters. for in
the innghting he was able TO hold his own
fairly well landing some telling punches
on sulllvans Jaw and body.
sullivan fought In very ltstless man
ner I'm the early part OF the bout and
seemed 10 regard the entire affair
rather bore. In the first 10 rounds he re-
peatedly neglected 10 follow up his ad-
vantages. BY far the greater part OF the
nght .wns given up TO short-range work.
and many OF the rounds were composed
entirely or this sort OF nghting
Both men landed a large number OF
blows. Sullivan did his best work on the
Jaw and head. while Briggs pounded his
opponents body industriously. At the end
OF the bout Sullivan's body was literally
marked and his left ear was bleeding
from a cut while Briggs showed n cut on
the left cheek n ~ hts only scar
The frst round showed Sulivan's supe-
rfority at long-range fghting. he sending
the right TO the head time after time in n
manner that brought howls OF delight
from the spectators. with the majority OF
whom ne was decided favorite.
AT the beginning OF the second Sullivan
sent the right 20 the head and body and
Briggs slipped 20 the floor. He rose quick
". however. TO be met with a succession
or punches on the Jaw and body which
soon had him groggy. The Chelsea man
was game. however. and. rallying. mixed
~ UP In lively style For. the remainder of
the round Sullivan sent a regular shower
Of blows TO his opponents face and jaw.
but without being able 10 put Briggs
away The Chelsea mans showing UP 10
this time had been very poor. and II look
81 like Sullivan's fight In canter.
In n cIinch at the beginning OF the third,
both fall to the floor. but quickly rose
~
listiess manner and apparently made little
effort to punish his man. Neither the
fourth nor NTH rounds developed any
thing startling. except that Sullivan va
ried the monotony n trife In the latter by
falling down while launching wild
swing. Continued cllnchlng and vicious in
fighting marked the next three rounds.
the eighth being one continuous hug
Briggs WAS now resorting almost entirely
TO inhghting and was holding his own
better
The ninth was fast round. Sullivan
landing q series Of rights TO the jaw
which had Jimmy grosgy. Before the
end Of the round the Chelsea boy re-
covered himself. and as the bell rang
was forcing matters. fnhghting with
out any particular advantage 10 either
man was the rule In the 10th. In the
following round Briggs carried his buck
Ing and clinching tactics TO such an
treme that he was roundly hissed. Briggs
had rather the better Of the 12th. which
was fought mostly at short range. At
the end OF the round he slipped to his
knees, but was on his feet and fighting in
q moment. Briggs fought rapidly in the
18th, and I'm the furious exchange OF
punches which characterized tho round,
showed up well. Tho Chelsea man ap-
peared trine the fresher at this time.
and 5ulivan's punches seemed lacking In
steam.
There was hard hitting and plenty OF
II In the 18th round. Sullivan having
the advantage The final round was the
fastest OF the bout. both men lighting
like demons to gain the decision. Sui
Ivan literally rained blows on his op-
ponents head and jaw and had Briggs
In very wobbly condition. but could
not put him away.
Referee ColviIle's decision for Sullivan
was greeted with the widest enthusi-
asm and the victor was showered with
congratulations from every side.
In the first preliminary Johnny Powers
OF this city was given the decision over
Johnny Sheehan, also OF Boston. after
a fast bout OF eight rounds Eddie Carr
OF this city beat Lew Macarthur OF NAL
den in the semi-fina after eight rounds
OF hard hghting. Macarthur exhibited
great gameness I'm standing up to n ter
rtfc hammering In the full time, but Carr
demonstrated his superiority at every
stage OF the bout.
Jimmy Colvile OF this city refereed
oil bouts
CANS WON FROM FITZGERALD
Detroit jan. 1s--Joe Cans the light
weight champion, was given a well
merited decision over Willie Fitzgerald
OF Brooklyn at the end OF their l1-round
bout before the Metropolitan Athletic
club I'm the Light Guard armory last
night He knocked Fitzgerald down four
times. forced the fighting the major por
tlon OF the time and landed more effective
and more powerful blows. Fitzgerald
had the better OF only two rounds, the
NTH and ninth. In the fifth his blows
TO Cans stomach checked the colored
mans aggressiveness perceptibly and
slowed him.
Early In the ninth round FITZGERALD
landed terrific left swing full on Cans
jaw and staggered the champion. Cans.
however, hung on and Fitzgerald instead
OF following up his advantage witn blows
TO the stomach. swung repeatedly for
Cans head and missed. enabling the col
ored man TO recuperate. Again in the
last half-minute OF the ninth Fitzgerald
landed a hard left swing on Cans head
but the bell rang before n could follow
IL up 10 any advantage.
coRBErT- BRITT MATCH
San Francisco. Cal. Jan. iS.--The Britt
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