Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-11
KELLY AND SULLIVAN
FIGHT TO A DRAW

Special Dispatch to The Star
Los. ANGELES, Cal. May 11-Hugo KEEL
ly and Jack tTwin) Sullivan fought twenty
rounds to a draw here last night In their
battle for the middle-weight champion
ship of the world. 1t was fast and furious
and the draw decision was good. Sullivan
was disappointed at not receiving the deci-
sion. but he had not earned II, and the de-
ctsion Of Referee Tommy Burns was popu-
lar with the fight fans
Sullivan loafed too much early in the
light, and in the final five rounds Kelly
put UP such a stir battle that he at least
evened up the score. Kelly scored the only
knockdown Of the fight in the fourteenth
with a straight left to the chin after Sulli-
van had beaten him all over the ring. The
blow dazed Sullivan, and he required all
his generalship to stall Off the round. In
three rounds, the fifth, fourteenth and sew
enteenth, Kelly had good chances to end
the fight, but Sullivans generalship saved
him each time. Sullivan had a big lead
from the sixth to the fourteenth, and then
seemed to become affected with overconf-
dence. which made him careless. Kelly be-
gan to freshen up after the twelfth. and
this overconfidence of Sullivan enabled KEEL
lY to get the draw.
Sullivan devoted the first five rounds to
feeling out Kelly. thereby permitting Kelly
to hold a. shade over him until the sixth
round. Kelly was especially effective In the
fifth round, when for a moment 1t seemed
that he might win by the Knockout route.
uppercut dazed Sullivan until he pulled
away and dropped his hands to his sides.
But Kelly was unable to take advantage of
his dazed condition before he recovered suf-
ficiently to defend himself. After this. and
up to the tenth round. Sullivan was never
In trouble. but from the tenth to the If
teenth 1t was a most terrific battle. with
advantage alternating with each round.
Sullivan was confident OF himself and took
careless chances. In the twelfth, however,
he seemed to be preparing for knockout.
putting several rights and lefts to the Jaw,
and beating Kelly all around the ring.
Kelly came back strong in the next period,
and in the fourteenth round. in a fierce
mix-up, Kelly caught Sullivan with
straight left to jaw. scoring first knock
down in the fight.
For the next six rounds II was even
break. although Kelly almost had Sullivan
out in the seventeenth. Sullivan was the
stronger in the final round and Burns de-
clared the fight draw. 1t was one of the
fiercest fights ever staged in the Los An
geles ring, and there was not a minute dur
ing the twenty rounds that the crowd was
not yelling as d result OF the action of the
glove artists.
vassar Out to Break All Records.
POUGHKEEPSIE. May 11.-sixry-two
athletic maidens will compete in the annual
field day at vassar College today. This Is
the largest number ever entered for field
day games. There will be much disappoint-
ment several records are not smashed.
for all four classes have put their most
promising athletes forward. Only two OF
the existing records are held by girls now
in college, and both will take part today.
Miss Alice Bedding 07. Of this city, holds
the records for the standing broad Jump
and throwing the base ball. She will try
to do better than her own best and 1907 will
cheer her on to make q new record In the
50-yard dash. 4, :.
Miss Martha Gardner of Hartford made
a new record In the 100-yard hurdles last
year, and she has trained most energet-
ically to do even better.