The Washington times., 1906-03-29
RUSSELL SULLIVAN
DRAW A GOOD ONE
Fight Fast in Every Round
to the End.
QUAKER LAD COVERED WELL
Washington Boy Couldn't Deliver Fa-
nous Body Blows-Long Reach
Made Big Difference.
By THOMAS S. RICE.


Kid Sullivan got draw last night in
his fifteen-round bout in Baltimore be-
fore Al Herford's Eureka Athletic Club
with INK Russell. of Philadelphia. in
one of the fercest and best contested
boxing matches ever seen in any ring.
In the amount of damage done. Sui
livan probably had a slight shade OF
his opponent. but in the actual number
OF clean blows landed il is probable
that Russell had the better of the ar
gument. and a draw was the only de-
cision that could be given.
Russell Clever in Covering.
Russell proved to be one of the clev-
crest men in the country in protecting
his body in coming 10 n clinch- He had
method of throwing his elbows down
which completely shut off Sullivaa's
famous ramming blows. and time and
again the Kid rushed for a swat to the
stomach only to find that If he let his
fist go he would simply run the risk of
breaking Il by collision 4.th a bunch
of bone instead of landing a telling
thump on the wind. The only man who
has shown in Baltimore this winter
who was anywhere near RusselTs class
in covering up was Abe AtteH
This peculiar faculty on the part Of
the Philadelphia fighter undoubtedly
saved him from defeat, for Sullivan
was very anxious To win, and when
ever he did connect he soaked Russell
with force and enthusiasm highly
commendable In straight boxing Rus
sell was the better man, principally
because he had a remarkably long
reach HIS left hand stuck out like a
iShlng pole. and when he sent il straight
IN front of him IL was impossible for
sullivan 10 get close enough to land at
nj In one round Russell stuck out
MS long left Just as Sullivan came in
VIII! WIN a rlght swing 70 the jaw. Rus
SeTs fist caught Sullivan squareIy on
the race, and the Kids long right
swing swept by his rivals face with q
margin OF four or five inches to spare.
Kid Would Have Won.
This was a sample of what took DIsce
throughout the fight and what made IL
so difficult for Sullivan to deliver the
goods In weight they were very near
the same. AT 3 p. m. Russell weighed
l@e12' while Sullivan weighed 13O This
was somewhat OF a surprise, because it
was generally thought in Washington
that Russell couldn't reach 1S3 without
getting down too fine for good work
The height Of the Philadelphian. caus-
ing his unusual reach. gave him an ad-
vantage over the Kid, but in sturdiness
and hitting ability the Washington man
was the better. Sullivan did not land
as often as he might. but when he did
the Russell person doubled up and he
was covering and backing away on sew
eral occasions, and once or twice was
nearly groggy. Sullivan, although his
nose bled. as usual. was not greatly
damaged by the constant jabbing he re-
ceived, and II the fight had gone TO a
finish. or even twenty-five rounds. II is
= n nip pnh 3 hot lass
Row About Bandages.
The game was greatly delayed by the
action of RHssell and his manager in
insisting upon using enough hard band
ages TO transform his fist into a maui.
Sullivan noted the bandages when he
entered the ring and very properly re-
fused to fight against such a concealed
weapon. Billy McCarney swore that he
wouldn't allow Russell TO take
off the tape. claiming he had always
fought with that bunch of disguised de
struction on his paws. Sullivan refused
to fight unless he took il off, and thus
they continued. AL Herford finally Of
fered TO return the money of every man
in the house end call the bout off, but
even that didn't produce immediate re
suits
Charley White was referee. but very
properly refused TO take a hand in the
discussion, saying that he had nothing
whatever 10 do with the men until all
the preliminary details had been settled
and the gong had rung for the first
round. Charley was right.
Finally. Maurice Herford came to the
rescue with a suggestion that both boys
take their bandages off and re-wrap
their hands under Whites supervision.
That was accepted and hostilities began.
There were about 800 Washington peo-
pie at the fight, and because of the de-
lay about the bandages they were too
late for the last train for Washington.
Although the large crowd from the
Capital was known to be in Baltimore
and anxious to return the same night
absolutely no provision had been made
for accommodating them. The only sat
isfaction the tired fight fans could get
was that they could get a special train
for hundred dollars. AS they were not
soft enough to fall for a game of that
sort most of them came back on the
Pennsylvania, and the others remained
in Baltimore until this morning.