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petere, Eddie Graney Stopped the
Contest in the Eleventh
Round.
SULLIVAN BADLY PUNISHED.
n,r. Oldut Have Chance from Tap
O(the Gong Looks Bad for
Jimmy Britt.

p.v,lor San Francisco, Feb, 90
re,mplor Featherwc.ght Young Cor
lsuo had no difficulty in retaining MS
sn,.ls tonight defeating Dave Sullivan
n Now York in the eleventh round of
,.hs8uled twenty.round contest Corbett
NM the ring without a mark while on
n. otber hand Sullivan received a terrific
Eating only the morciful action OF Ret
,r,s Graney In stopping the contest saw
ne tbe New Yorker from having his face
beat,n into pulp Sullivan put up a
nme Aght, and while outboxed, out
fought and outgcnetaled, he gave the
thanulon cause 10 worry in one round,
taxing another feature out Of the fight.
Which was suIliyans excessive gameness.
II, contest was never in doubt. Corbett
he'll his man safe during all stages OK
,he contest and Ii was but a question Of
tine when sullivan would have to quit.
The fourth round nearly saw the end
q Tie contest and only by taking the
.ul count on four different occasions dld
Sullivan manage 10 pull through. The
nain feature OF the night was the great
snoanl VI indghung. They hung together
IN minute at time, using either
tind that they could get free. Corbett
pNytd himself very much superior In that
Nye Of Sighting ard he seemed to punch
klider fiOm Il shorter distance.
After the disastrous fourth round Sulll-
vans ability to come up IN the succeeding
rIHd was a surprise. He seemed 10 have
taken a new lease VI life, but 1t was only
fash In the pan and did not prove OF
Any benefit To him as he received more
punishment Without any chance Of ultl-
ralt success
The contest on the whole was one-slded,
JIMMY BRITT PRESENT.
Jimmy Britt was an interested specta.
" at The rngsIde and figuring on his
chances TO beat the champion feather.
seght The general opinion Of the SPORT
llg element which has seen both men In
seton Is that C0rbett will be the favor
Ne IN he betting aud that Britt, whilst
svl1g him great fight will not prove 10
q the winner
Hound l-Atter some sparrlng Sullivan
lsd twice with left. falling short. Cor.
gu then swung Intellectually with right
iI ne Jaw and tried a left cross which
Aled 10 connect Corbett missed n left
hhd flght swing for the face, and suln.
w, neatly blocked similar attempt
salllyan landed lightly with left ON the
eat ana they closed In. Both men dis.
layed great Cleytrness, and sullivan
.tan blocked left and right swings for
NE heai. Finally Corbett got his right
Y ne body lightly and left lab to
We lace, Sullivan tried left swing
missed and slipped 70 the floor. Up0n
,sns Cofbetl chopped right to the
~ ana as the bell sounded sent i'm A
straight left IN the face There was M
snnaee done and but very little fighting
. consequence too kplaCe. Sullivan made
favorable Impression by his cleyerness
hd was cheerod
round s-They went to a cllnch. Sui.
ulah missed left Tor the face ana the
.aslnp'on counlercd with left and rleht
"mF 70 the face Corbett began Ria
VIZ game Of talking and "jollying' his
i ,oSes KY aHd then quick as flash
.te hlS right To the body. following Il
10y llght left to- NJ face. Curbott
so SULLIVAN laughing at his witty had.
Enr me champion missed right ana
'" SWING Tor the body and Sullivan lust