The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-01
Referees Mercy Saves Sullivan
 Further Punishment
LASTED ELEVEN ROUNDS
Champion Ruled Favorlte at the Ring side, the Odds Being to 1. Sullivan Picks Up
 Wonderfully.

l round contest. Corbett lelt the rlilS Wlth- out a mark. while on the other hand sul- livan received terrific beating, only the merciful action of Referee Graney in stop ping the contest saving the New Yorker from having his face beaten into pulp. Sullivan put up a game fight and while out-boxed, out-fought and out-general- led. he gave the champion cause for wory in one round.
 Taking another feature out of the fight, which was suilivan's gameness, the con- test was never in doubt Corbett had his man safe during all stages of the con test and 1t was but a question of time when Sullivan would have had to quit
 Nearly Saw the End.
 The fourth round nearly saw the end Of the contest, and only by taking the full count on four different occasions did Sullivan manage to pull through. The main feature of the fight was the great amount of in-hght. They hung together for a minute at a time, using either hand they could get free. Corbett proved him. self very much Sullvan's superior in that style of fighting. and seemed to punch harder from a shorter distance.
 After the disastrous fourth round Sul- livan's ability to come up In the succeeding round was a surprise. He seemed to have taken a new lease of life, but 1t was only flash in the pan, and did not prove of any benefit to him, as he re- ceived more punishment without any chance of ultimate success. The contest on the whole was one-sided
 Jimmy Britt was an interested specta- tor at the ringsde and Is figuring on chances to beat the feather-weight.
 The general opinion of the sporting ele- ment which has seen both men in action, Is that Corbett will be the favorite in the betting, and that Britt, while giv- ing him a great fight, will not prove to be the winner
 Was Not Great Attraction.
 The fight did not prove the attraction expected by the Yosemite Athletic club The general belief among the sporting element that Sullivan would prove an easy viotim for the champion, had it's ! effect on the attendance, which was be- low the average. Corbett ruled favor | ite at the ringside, with odds of to l In his favor. Sullivan Is reported to have wagered $500 against $1.5o0 that he would be returned the victory.
 Eddy Grandy acted as referee
 Good Preliminary Events.
 The preliminary events were better than the average contests of their kind Charles Ziegler and Frank Rawlins fur nished the curtain raiser, and Caesar At tell of this city and George Sanfranson | of Alaska were scheduled to go. eight rounds. a
 The first preliminary was between George Sanfranson of Nome. Alaska, and Caesar Attel of San Francisco. It was declared a draw after eight rounds Of fierce fighting The referees in the hrst round awarded the decision to Attell Sanfranson having twice deliberately fouled his man as the latter rested on his knees from the effect Of a knock down. He subsequently, rescinded. his de- cision. however, Attel expressing his will lingness to continue the contest, which then went the limit to draw
 1o:1O D. m.-Corbett was the first to emerge from his dressing room. Sullivan entering the ring minute or so later.
 Round One.
 | After some sparring Sullivan led twice with left falling short. Corbett then | swung Intellectually with right for the jaw and tried a left across which failed | to connect. Corbett missed left and right swing for the face, and Sullivan neatly blocked a similar attempt. Sulli- van landed lightly with left on ear, and they closed in. Both men displayed great 1 cleyerness and Sullivan again blocked left | and right swings for the head. Corbett finally fought his right to the body, and left iab to the face. Sullivan tried left swing, missed. and slipped to the floor | ITpon rising Corbett chopped right to | the face and as the bell sounded sent in a straight left to the face There was no | damage done and but very little fighting | of conseouence done Sullivan made a favorable impression by his cleverness, and was cheered.
 Round Two.
 They went to a clinch. Sullivan missed left for the face and the champion coun- tered with left and right swings to face | Corbett began his usual game of talking | and "jolying his antagonist and then l quick as a flash, drove his right to the body, following 1t with left to the face l Corbett had Sullivan laughing at his wit | ty badinage. The champion missed right and left swing for body and Sullivan just missed vicious left swing that grazed Corbett's face. Sullivan planted a right swing over the kidneys and re- | ceived straight arm jolt to the face. After landing straighttleft on Corbetts nose Sullivan went to the floor for a count of seven from a well-directed right. He was up quickly, however, and pre- vious to the sound of the bell mixed 1t viciously with the champion, but re- | ceived much the worse of the rally. It was Corbett's round.
 Round Three.
 Corbett swung with right for the ear but 1t went wild He then missed left | for the body and the referee cautioned the men about holding on. They mixed it. Corbett missing some lefts for the body. A vicious left swing by the cham pion grazed the top of Sullivans head Then followed a mix-up. Corbett missing several lefts and rights for the face Sullivan stopped the champion talking by planting left and right hard on the face. while in a mix Corbett sent Sul- livan's head back with a straight left to the jaw. The latter clinched, and in @ mix Corbett got in two short-arm rights to the body. Corbett rocked Sullivan's head with a right on the face, and the bell found Sullivan slugging Intellectually at Corbett's body. It was Corbett's round. s
 Sullivan jabbed the champion on the face with straight left and fast in-fighting followed. Corbett placing his left to the | jaw and then followed it with left to the body. Corbett shot his right vicipusly to | the Jaw and Sullivan resorted to in-hht- | ing. in which he was worsted. Sullivan planted two hard rights on the charhpion's ear and the men refused to breakA They | battled breast to breast, both giving and | taking hard face blows. Finally Cprbett broke it up and chopped a vicous fright