The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-11
Lowe Had No Chance
With KID SuLLipan
Whipped to StandstiiI EarIy-Quitting Action
Great Observation-Disclosures
Affair a Huge Joke.

Tommy Lowe will have to start all
over again In the fight business.
Kid Sullivan made the pride OF L
street look like a losing ticket at a
bush meeting when they came togethe,
before the Eureka Athletic Club. in
Baltimore, last night. Tommy thought
he could stay fifteen rounds with Kid.
but the best he could do was seven
and a half, and then he lost on a foul
The foul consisted IN going TO his
knees without bel,4g struck. Twice ne
tried that trick In the seventh session.
and each time was warned by Referee
Jim O'Hara. In the eighth round, after
receiving three or four body wallops
that took all the steam out Of him,
Tommy again deliberately sought res
pite on his marrow bones, and . Eara
promptly gave the fight to Sullivan.
Not Knocked Out.
Lowe lost on a foul He was no.
knocked out. Those who bet that he
would stay ten or fifteen rounds IN
doubtedly lose. unless It was stipulated
that the bet should he called Of in
case OF a foul. To all intents and puT-
poses Lowe was whipped TO q stano-
stIll. but it could hardly be said that
he was stopped" The decision against
him on a foul was the same as If he
had been still as strong as Sullivan, but
had been disqualified for hitting below
the bet. biting. kicking or other unfair
tactics.
That Lowe should lose for such an
offense as dropping TO his knees was
something no one ever anticipated. and
II would have been many times better
for his reputation and popularity II ~
had been put to sleep or his seconds
had thrown up the sponge. In all his
previous bouts gameness had been one
Of his 6fErfnQ71iShing CnaTa cteFtgrIcg-
ana that when receiving a laclng he
should adopt the tactics of a tWo-dOl-
lar scrapper In battle royal was the
last thing that would have been pre-
dicted.
Had No Chance.
From the very start Lowe had no
earthly chance. He had been told TO
keep away from Sullivan, and did it
for the first round. in which there was
no damage. In the second round nc
put two or three singing lefts TO Sulli-
vans face. and when they cane 10
clinch. gave as good as he sent. That
slight success turned his head, and af-
ter that he determined to take chances
on winning money and glory all in
bunch by putting Sullivan out with one
vicious swing. He managed to stick
his right into Sullivan's face with some
effect and twice he apparently stag
gcred the Kid. but after the second
round he was never dangerous.
Sullivan got busy IN the third round
and landed some OF those thumps on
the wind that have made the best light
weights take notice. and he soon had
Lowe going. At the close Of the round
he sent n fierce left TO the body. fol-
lowed by right swirl to the jaw, and
Lowe dropped cold. He managed TO get
to his feet at the count OF nine, but was
absolutely helpless, and was leaning
~
mained between the fighters for some
reason. and seemed about 10 say some
thing. whom the bell rang and Tommy
missed the sleep punch Sullivan was pre-
pairing to send his way.
Great Recuperative Powers.
The succeeding rounds were sad ones
for Tommy, but he showed remarkable
recuperative powers. Although he final
~ lost through a foul that amounted to
quitting. he withstood a series of blows
to the Jaw which would have Jared a
heavyweight. In the seventh round, Sui
llvaE landed two lefts and two rights in
succession full on the head, but they
had surprisingly little effect, and the
Kid was plainly astonished when he
found his fellow townsman still alive.
Sullivan could probably have disposed
OF Lowe earlier by combining his attack
to the body. but he was anxious to
score \ knockout To attain this end he
would plant one or two in the body
and follow with swings TO the neck.
Lowe would cover uD. Sullivan would
push him OF, try to pull his gloves q"
with the left hand, and let go q right
to the top piece It was about the
Queerest proceeding ever seen in q Balti-
more ring, and why Sullivan did not get
/ home with the finishing fling is a mys-
/ terry.
| Lowe was a badly beaten boy. but he
! received an immense amount of punish
ment in the seven and a half rounds and
/ by quitting.
How Peyron COINED En-.
Never was there a more prodigious
! joke worked off on the unsuspecting