Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22
kid" Sullivan Bleeding Freely at
Close Of Fast Twenty Round
Mill at Frisco.
CLOSING ROUND WAS FURIOUS
Both den Fought Like Wild Cats
Britt Showed Wonderful Foot Work
and Clever Ring eeneraIship
Throushout-SuIlivan Showed He
Was no Baby.
tDy Associated press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, July 21.-
Jimmy Britt was awarded the decision
at. the end of the twcnt y-round mill
tonight hetwcn him and kid" Sulli-
van, OF Washington. The contest was
fast enc from the start and up to
the thirteenth round was anyonc's
fight
Britt seemed to have The hest of it
from a scientific standpoint, his foot
vance Of that OF the Washington boy
"A large crowd saw the contest.
Story by Rounds.
Round ! was very tame. In the
second Sullivan fought hard, but
honors were even
Round 3-Sullivnn got Il stiff blow
in the mouth that brought blood, but
no serious damage was done.
Round pace became faster Britt
did the better boxing.
Rounds 5 and 6-Thcre were heavy
exchanges in these rounds, with
honOrS even.
Round Furious fighting develop.
ell i'll this round and continued after
the bell had announced the close of
the round
Round S-This was Dritt's round
He landed some vicious blows, but the
kid rallied and fought back.
Round 9-Sullivnn came up fresh
aud hogan bringing the fight To Britt
An exchange of right swings ended
the round.
Round 10-Smllivm fighting back
desperately III clinches, hut Britt did
the bestfWorlt III, This round. -~,--,,r-.,-re,
Roiinl f1ABritt,,4 stepped s.ihy with
hard left to face and landed several
hard rights on jaw
Round 12-Dritt sent hard left 10
head. Sullivan missed wicked left
swing and britt stepped in with his
famous punch to the stomach. Britt
put right and left to jaw. Sullivan
is short with left leads. I'ritt's foot
work is something wonderful Britt
put stiff left to jaw and right to body.
Round closed with men sparring.
Britt's Heavy ln-Fightins.
Round 13.-Punishing work char
actcrizcd this round. In a terrible
miN-up Britt did heavy in-fighting.
Sullivan's swings were wild in most
cases.
Round 14.-l,lows were numerous on
both sides, but neither suffered dam
age.
Round 15.-Britt landed three to one
and started blood afrcsh Britts clev-
erncss was shown in this round.
Round 1G.-Sullivan got in hard
left to Brtt's jaw and later PIT the
left in the same spot. Then Britt fol
lowed with fuslladc on Sulivan's
jaw and sent in his left TO the stom-
ach.
lSulIivan Gets in Good One.
Round 17.-Sullivan sent terrific
right to Britt's stomach and second
later repeated the Furnishing blow.
Britt was very cool and collected.
Jimmy slipped 10 the floor and Sulli-
van assisted him to rise. The round
was even
Round 1G-Britt put hard right
to The jaw that hurt Sullivan landed
a hard left TO the face. Ile rushed
Britt hit did moi land Britt put a
hard left to the jaw. Ii was dam
aging punishment. Sullivan rushed
Britt across the ring and landed hard
on the stomach.
Ilound 19.--Sullivan forced Britt
around the ring, but Jimmy sidcstop-
ped and slammed n hard right. to the
jaw. Britt put hard left to the
stomach. Sullivan landed good
right to the stomach. Britt landed a
singing left to the face. Sullivan
agnin forced Britt around the ring, but
Britts elbow was in the way and he
could not land
Last Round Was Vicious.
Round 20.-The men shook hands
and went ut it like wild cats. Sullivan
forced Britt around the ring, but did
not land. Britt put two hard lcfts to
the face. Lritt landed left to stomach
and crossed with right to the jaw.
Britt landed hard left on tho jaw.
Sullivan landed hard on the jaw.
Britt rushed and landed hard left on
tho stomach. Sparring followed
Britt landed both right and left on jaw
Sullivan landed right twice to kidneys.
Jimmygput two hard lefts to the jaw
and worked right hook to the stom-
ach vicionsly. They clinched and
Britt reached the jaw hard three
times
The last round was furious, both
men fought like wild cats throughout
but Brltt's left hand found its usual
resting place on Snlivan's jaw and
face, Sullivan was bleeding freely Mt
the close! of the round. Britt was
giveni the 1decision.