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to Britt's stomach and kidneys The
honors were even.
Round Furious fighting develop
ed in this round and continued after
the bell had announced the close of
the round. The two sent in staggering
let's to the jaw and alternated with
blows to the body before they were
separated and sent to their corners.
Round S-This was decidedly BIRTHS
round. He landed some vicious blows
in the early part and soon had the
easterner bleeding again. Then he put
Sullivan down with a right to the jaw
and the Kid took the count of eight.
Britt continued his attack on Sullivan's
upper works. but the Kid finally rallied
and fought back
Round 9-SuIlivan came up fresh and
began bringing the fight to Britt he
put a hard one to Jimmy's jaw and Sent
his head back. Britt returned the cour-
tesy in kind. Sullivan got Britt on the
ropes and swung his right, but missed
An exchange of right swings ended the
round
Round 1O-They rushed into a clinch.
Both missed. Britt landed straight lett
on nose. Sullivan put hard rights TO
the stomach and right to face Britt
stepped in with hard right to jaw. Sui
Ivan landed good stiff left on the
stomach and repeated the blow q mo-
ment later. They rushed to clinch.
left on face hard. He landed had on
Sullivan's stomach. Sullivan put hard
left OH face Britt put his left to face
three times. They clinched. Sullivan
put hard right to jaw. Sullivan put left
to law Britt put two straight leftS to
jaw Sullivan rushed but got hard left
to stomach. Sullivan fought back des-
perately in clinehes but Britt did the
best work.
Round 11-Britt started round with
a hard left to face. Sullivan came
back with the same hard blow Britt
backed away, stepped quickly and
landed a hard right to- the jaw. Britt
put a hard right to the jaw.
Round 12-Sullivan bored in but
failed to connect. Britt landed straight
right hard to jaw. Sullivan landed
hard left to the jaw and a right TO the
face Sullivan rushed Jimmy. Britt
was uppercut with hard right to
chin. Sullivan rushed Britt around
the ring, but failed to land. He is
willing but his blows do not find
landing place Britt put straight left
to jaw and uppercut hard with right.
Sullivan put hard right to wind. Sui
livan received hard left to stomach
and as the round closed he was again
the recipient of the wicked left.
Round Diminishing work charac-
terized this round. Britt opened with
a right to the jaw and Sullivan re-
sponded with one to the body. A ter
rife n1ixuD followed in which Britt did
heavy infghting. Sullivan's swings
were wild i'll most cases.
Round 14@They began vigorously
and exchanged lefts to the jaw. Sulli-
van forced Britt all over the ring but
could not land effectively. Blows were
numerous on both sides, but neither
man suffered damage.
Round 15-Sullivan began with
rush; Britt landed three to one and
started blood afresh. Sullivan's old
wild swings sent him to the floor. Britt
kept repeatedly jabbing the sore nose.
In furious clinch both landed hard
body blows. Britt's cleverness was
shown in this round.
Round 16-The round opened with
lowed by clinch. Sullivan got in
hard left to Britt's jaw and later put
the left in the same spot. Then Britt
followed with a fusillade on Sullivan's
jaw and sent in his left to the stom-
ach. Sullivan put his left hard to
Britt's jaw as the bell sounded.
Round 17-Sullivan rushed in but
was met with a hard left to the stom-
ach. Britt then put hard left to the
face. Sullivan sent a terrific right to
peated the Furnishing blow Britt put
a hard left to the jaw. Britt reached
Sullivan in the, jaw with left Sulli
van rushed but his blow was wild.
Sullivan landed a hard left to the
stomach. Sullivan rushed Britt round
the ring and got a hard right on the
face for his pains. Britt was very
cool and collected. Britt put a hard
left to the face. Jimmy slipped to the
floor and Sullivan graciously assisted
him to rise. Sullivan rushed and
landed hard with left on stomach.
Sullivan put a hard right to the stom
ach. They clinched at the breakaway-
Sullivan landed left on stomach but
not. much force went with it. The
round was even.
Round 1s-Britt moved over quickly
and landed two rights to the jaw
Then Sullivan put hard right to the
i-xr H.
to the kidneys. Both rushed in. but
blows were blocked on both Sides
Britt put a hard right to the jaw that
hurt. Sullivan landed hard left to
the face. He rushed Britt, but did not
land. Britt put a hard left to the jaw.
Sullivan worked a hard right to the
kidneys. Sullivan rushed Britt across
the ring and landed hard on the stom-
ach. Britt forced the fighting in this
round in the early stages, but the kid
evened it up at his end and the round
was even.
Round 19-Sullivan came in with a
rush. but Jimmy landed his left on the
jaw. Sullivan rushed again but did
not land. Britt put hard left to the
stomach. Sullivan landed a good right
to the stomach. Britt put hard right to
the jaw. Sullivan put three hard
rights to the kidneys.
Round 20-The men shook hands
and went at it like wildcats. Sullivan
forced Britt around the ring, but did
not land. Britt put two hard lefts to
the face. Britt landed left to the
stomach and crossed with right to the
jaw. Britt landed hard left on the
jaw. Sullivan bored in but Britt
waltzed away. He came quick as a
flash and received hard right on the
jaw. Sullivan landed hard on the jaw.
Sullivan landed right twice to kidneys.
Jimmy put two hard let's to the jaw
and worked right hook to jaw three
times. The last round was furious,
both men fighting like wildcats
| throughout.
Britt was given the decision.