Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
Russell Too Big and Strong for
kid" Sullivan.
WIMD-UP WAS VERY FAST
Local Boy Got in Several Effective
Body Blows.
THE RACING AT NEW ORLEANS
Good Bowling Battles-Phil King on
Foot Ball-College Champions
of 19O5-Base Ball Notes.
THE RACING AT NEW ORLEANS

According to the Philadelphia papers
INK Russell of that city made a remark
able exhibition against Kid Sullivan OF
Washington in the Quaker City Sporting
Club last night and won the honors by
vide margin. He had the better of nearly
every round. scored two knockdowns ana
several times had Sullivan in such shape
that the Washingtonian had to hang on
= save himself. Russell had the advan-
-age OF height weight and reach over Sui
Ivan and used them effectively.
The show was a good one and the wind
Ip one that Will not soon be forgotten
Russell caused his spectators to open their
eyes as soon as the bout started by send
ing left Jabs TO Sullivans face. little
later INK started putting his left to the
Kids face and then his right to his body
or face. Sullivan did nearly all his work at
close quarters. when he landed some etfec-
Give body blows. once Sullivan sent kus-
sells head back with left hook on the
Jaw.
Russell opened the second round with a
left jab to Sulivan's face. The Washing
tonian came back with a left swing on
Inks face, followed by right swing on the
jaw. rocking the Quaker. sullivan then
Stnt right and left swings to inks body.
Russell came back with three left tabs TO
the Kids" nose and left hook on his
mouth. a mix-up was followed by Rus
sell drawing blood from Suilivan's nose
with a right swing. They got to close
quarters and mixed up. when Russell sent
Sullivan across the ring with a right
swing on the Jaw.
nix sent his left to the Kids face and
drove him to the ropes with a shower or
body blows. Russell worked with might
and main and finally Sullivan fell through
tho ropes while INK was pounding MS
body. Russell then took to swinging, IN
the hope of landing a knockout punch. but
Sullivan stood his ground gameiy ana
fought back in savage style.
inks system of first the left and then
IT, right didnt work quite so well in the
third round. He got in his left iahs but
not his body blows with the right while
sullivan managed to get 10 close quarters
ana do good work in inks body.
\ hard mix-up opened the fourth round,
when Sullivan twice sent his left swinging
against inks face Russell shot his let.
twice to SuIlivan's nose, making the hlood
tow freely Some terrific body work was
then witnessed. each man landing frequent
iy but Russell forcing Sullivan to break
ground Russell fought Sullivan around
the ring and then sent the Kid down
with a left swing on the Jaw. sullivan
was up In Il second and clinched at every
opportunity. Both men we're bleeding when
the round ended.
Russell started out viciously in the ttt:h
round aud soon had sullivan holding on
while the Kid was also Missed for turn
ing his back and holding inks gloves. Rus
sell had all the better of the lighting ana
finally sent Sullivan down for a count OF
seven. When the kid" got up. kusseiI
tried hard to get in Il knockout, but Sui
Ivan again hung hard.
Russell varied his style a tritie in the
sixth round. Each jab he tried to follow
up with right upper cut. Fully half the
time he managed 10 count with this pro-
gram of punches. Sullivan was on the
defensive entirely and Russell made his
victory all the more certain by never let
ting up, but by punching Sullivan almost
every second Al the finish Sullivan was
in bad shape. but Russell bore scarcely
mark of the encounter.