The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-01
YOUNG CORBETT
STILL CHAMPION
SULLIVAN BADLY BEATEN.
BOSTON Roy WAS GAME, nut NO
MATCH FOR CORBETT.

Young COrbett Left the Ring With
out a Mark-SuIlivan's Face Was
Beaten Almost to a PuIp-In Only
one Round Did He Give COrbett
Any TrOuble-The Champion
Knocked Him Down Repeatedly.
San Francisco, Feb. 29.-Champion
Featherweight William Rothwell
("Young Corbett'), had no difficulty in
retaining his laurels tonight, defeat
ing Dave Sullivan of Boston in the
eleventh round of a scheduled twenty
round contest.
Corbett left the ring without a mark,
while, on the other hand, Sullivan re-
ceived a terrible beating, only the
merciful action of Referee Graney in
stopping the contest saving Sullivan
from having his face beat into a pulp.
sullivan put up game fight and
while outboxed, outfought and out
generated, he gave the champion cause
for worry in one round.
Taking another feature out of the
fight, which was Sullivan's excessive
. gameness, the contest was never in
during all stages of the contest, and
it was but a question of time when
Sullivan would have to quit.
The fight for the worlds feather
weight championship between young
Corbett" of Denver, and Dave Sullivan
of Boston, did not prove the attraction
expected by the Yosemite Athletic
Club. The general belief among the
sporting element that Sullivan would
prove an easy victim for the champion
had its effect on the attendance, which
was below the average.
Corbett ruled favorite, with odds of
8 to l. Sullivan is reported to have
wagered $500 against $500 that ne
would be victor. Eddie Graney was
referee.
The preliminary events were better
than the average contests of this kind.
Charley Seiger of Chicago, and Frank
Rawlins furnished the curtain raiser
and Caesar Attell of San Francisco, and
George San Franson of Alaska, were
scheduled to go eight rounds.
The first preliminary was between
George San Franson of Nome, Alaska,
and Caesar Attell of San Francisco.
1t was declared a draw after eight
rounds of fierce fighting.
The contest between Seiger and RAJ
fael was declared a draw at the end of
the tenth round.
fine condition. 1t was to be a twenty
round contest.
The story by Rounds.
Round One-very little fighting of
consequence in this round and no dam
age was done.
Round Two-Corbett began his usual
game of talking to his antagonist, and
then as quick as a flash drove his
right to the body, following it with a
left to the face. After landing
straight left on Corbett's nose Sullivan
went to the floor for the count of
seven from a well-directed right, flush
on the jaw.
Round Three-Sullivan made the
champion stop talking by planting
left and right, hard on the face while
in a mix. Corbett rocked Sullivan's
head with a raking right on the face
and the bell found Sullivan smuggling
Intellectually at the champions body.
Round Four-Sullivan jabbed the
champion on the face with straight
left and some fast infigureing follow
ed. Corbett chopped a vicious right
TO the jaw, sending Sullivan to the
floor for a count OF nine. Sullivan
came up groggy and left uppercut
to the Jaw once more sent him to the
floor for a count Of nine. Sullivan
came up and clinched, and the bell
apparently saved him from a knock
out.
Round Five-Sullivan went to the
floor twice for counts of seven. Cor
bett met Sullivan with fearful Jolt
to the stomach. They mixed 1t, Cor
bett delivering terrific punishment on
the body and face. Sullivan bled from
the nose Sullivan surprised the champ
pion by sending in two terrific lsfts.
Sullivan inflicted severe punishment
on the champion as the round END.
Round Six. Sullivan showed great
improvement and Corbett fought more
cautiously, bit without damage.
Round Seven-Sullivan planted
vicious left hook to the body that made
Corbett Vince. Sullivan forced the
champion to the ropes, landing left,
flush to the face. and a right to the
head.
Round Eight-This round was char
acterized by vicious infghting with
Corbett having considerably the better
of it.
Round Nine--Sullivan fought gall
lantly, giving the champion as much as
he took.
"FOuI," They Yelled.
Round Ten-Corbett sent Sullivan to
the floor with a blow very low, and
the crowd yelled foul" He followed
Il with right and left TO the jaw, and
the bell rang. The foul, while unques-
tionably delivered was plainly acei-
dental
Round Eleven--Corbett Jared Sulli-
van with an avalanche OF right and
lefts to the jaw. and Sullivan spit
blood all over the ring. He saved
himself by holding on. Corbett sent
Sullivan 20 the floor with a fearful
right and left swing and, when Sulii-
can came 10 his feet. cOrbett beat his
face into q Jelly, sullivan chung des-
perateiy TO the champion.
The crowd yelled for Graney 20 stop
the contest. the game irishman being
practically helpless. Grauey nuhliy
stopped the contest ana awarded the
decision 10 cOrbetL sullivan, while
Bot Knocked out. was bOpeleasiy de-