Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-22
Eight nv Rnnnds.

any better than he did his two tonight he
could not have whipped Britt. The odds
were 10 to against Sullivan.
Fight by Rounds.
Round both crouch low. Britt landed
left to face. Britt landed again to face.
sullivans few leads are neatly blocked.
Both men are. very cautious. Sullivan
forces Britt around ring but does not land.
Lots OF Britt's left leads went high He
landed hard right to stomach as the round
closed. This round was very tame. Sui
IVAN did very little leading and Britt made
occasional left leads, but did not land with
Round 2-Both men cautious. Sullivan
rushed, but Britt danced out of harms
way: Sullivan landed two hard rights in
clinch. Sullivan fights Britt tO~a stand
still in the center of the ring and landed
hard right over heart. Britt lands straight
left on jaw. They clinched. Britt landed
hard right across face. Sullivan landed
him back. Britt landed hard right to
stomach. Sullivan followed Britt around
the tn. ring, but did not land effectively;
Britt landed hard straight left on body at
the bell. Honops. even.
Round S,sullivan kept coming up to the
meet him. Coming to the Californian, Sui
Ivan received a stin blow on the mouth
that brought blood Britt made the best
showing, but no Serious damage was done
Round 4-The pace became faster, Britt
paying frequent visits TO SHllivan,s bleed
blows against his opponents body Britt
did the better boxing. Sulivan's rushes
failed to lconnect'r sparring closed the
Round 5,,cantl93 marked the opening
work, but the two began soon doing heavy
with a hard right 10 the jaw and forced
the champion aPepnd the ring. Britt landed
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| in this round, Britt playing to do damage
to sullivan's face. and putting in several
put some hard blows to Britts stomach
and kidneys. The honors were even.
Fight Becomes Furious.
Round 7-Furious lighting developed IN
! this round and continued after the bell had
announced the close Of the round, The
| two sent in staggering lefts to the jaw
| and alternated with blows to the body be
| fore they were separated and sent to their
Round S-fhis was decidedly Britts
/ round He landed some vicious blows in
the early part and soon had the easterner
bleeding again Then he put Sullivan down
with right to the jaw and the kid took
| attack on Sullvan's upper works, but the
kid finally rallied and fought back.
Round snsuiliya s game te up , fresh ana be,
! hard one TO Jimmy's jaw and sent his
/ head back, Britt returned the courtesy in
| kind. Sullivan got Britt on the ropes and
swung his right but missed. An exchange
of swings ended the round.
Round lc-They rushed s,1t into a clin Inch;
| left on nose. Sullivan. put hard right to
| stomach and right to face. Britt stepped
landed led a good sim left on stomach and
repeated the blow a moment later. They
rushed to a clinch. Both missed rights
| Britt landed on face hard. He landed hard
right on Sullivan's stomach. Sullivan put
! hard left to face Britt put his left to the
put hard right to jaw Britt landed left to
| the stomach and missed swing for the
jaw. Sullivan put left to jaw Britt put
but got hard left to the stomach Sulli-
| van fighting back desperately in clinches
but Britt did the best work In this round
Sullivan Unable to Land.
Round 11-Brltt stepped in with hard left
| to face Sullivan came back with the same
hard blow. Britt backed away stepped IN
| Quickly and landed hard right to the jaw
Britt put hard right TO the jaw
S Setl'SF Brit ia landed straight left hard to
/ Jaw. Sullivan landed a hard left TO the jaw
! Jimmy. but was uppercut with hard right
| to chin. Sullivan rushed Britt around the
| ring, but failed to land. He is willing, but
put straight left to jaw and upperout hard
with right sullivan put hard right to wind.
| Sullivan received a hard left to stomach
and as the round closed he was again the
recipient Of Jirnmy's wicked left,
Round l2-Sullivan bored In with left on
face. Britt put hard right TO jaw and re-
peated It a second later. Sullivan put hard
! left TO jaw. Britt landed two hard lefts on
face. Sullivan forced Britt around, but, as
James Britt put left to jaw. Sullivan
landed two rights TO stomach as they went
into clInch. Britt sent hard left TO head.
Sullivan missed a wicked left swing and
| Britt stepped In with his famous to
the stomach. Britt put right and left TO
Jaw. Sullivan Is short with left lead. Britt 3
footwork Is something wonderful Britt put
| stiff left TO jaw and right to body. Round
! closed with men sparring.
! Round l3-Punishing work characterized
this round. Britt opened with right to the
jaw and sullivan responded with one to the
body. A terrific mixup followed in which
Britt did heavy infghting. sullivan 8
! swings were wild in most cases.
| Round l4-They began vigorously and ex-
! changed lefts 70 the Jaw, sullivan forced
Britt all over the ring but could not land
| effectively. Blows were numerous on both
/ sides, but neither man suffered damage.
| Round l5-SulliVan began with a rush.
| Britt landed three to one and started blood
| afresh. Sullivan's own wild swings sent
him to the floor Britt kept repeatedly 1ab-
bling the sore nose, In furious clnch