The Washington times., 1907-10-29

On form Kid Sullivan and Alatty Bald
win are we'll matched for their 15-rOund
bout before Al HerfOrd's Eureka Ath-
leuc Club, IN Germania MaennerchOr
Hall. Baltimore. tonight.
Baldwin is not credited with as severe
defeats as were given Sullivan by
Amby AcGaTry and INK Russell, TO
say nothing Of the more or less llukisn
knockout by Tommy Murphy. but, while
Baldwin is credited with many victories
by a sleep-producing punch, the victims
he has sent to dreamland have not
c}assed nearly as highly as the men Sui
Ivan has put away.
Sullivan Beat Better Men.
Baldwin is credited with knocking out
six men In 1904. but none Of them had
any regulations. Against men Of caliber
he always went long route. and either
got a draw or won on points. Last
year most OF his lighting was in 10
round contentious in Chelsea, Mass, and
there he won from KID Goodman and
Benny Yanger, and drew with DaI {
Deshler, Chester Goodwin, and Rouse
O'Brien. All these bouts went fifteen
rounds. and Indicate no marvellous abll-
ity on the part OF Matty.
Kid Goodman lost to Kid Sullivan on
points in fifteen rounds in Baltimore
last year. Baldwin defeated Goodman
in April, wheE ne CBaldwin) was going
good and fun of. confidence. Sullivan
outpointed Goodman in Baltimore on
December Is after he (Sulllvan) had suf-
fered successive knOckouts by McGarry
and Russell, and was supposed by many
ul,friendly critics TO be al in. Yet Sui
livan came back and beat Goodman,
and, considering the circumstances,
made a better showing against the New
England Hebrew than did Baldwin.
Records With DeshleT.
The records Of Baldwin and Sullivan
cross again on the name Of Dave Desh-
ler. with whom Baldwin drew in 1906
and to whom Sullivan lost in the same
year. The particulars Of Baldwin's bout
with Deshler are not known, but the
dope shows Baldwin was not able 10
finish him in a lengthy scrap. 1t viii
be recalled that Sullivan went to Chcl-
sea. where they are famous for home
referees. and after he arrived was told
he would have TO fight clean breaks
without hitting in the clinches or go
home minus coin. This was cfuel
surprise 10 Sullivan, who is by no means
a fancy boxer, and had been IOIo Ils
y7rac 10 -fght Oue-arm-free. Rather than
S5lorT'oiHf % ~ fbs crowd ne took Deshler
on the Chelsea mans own terms ' ~,
although badly outpolnteo at tIlS ID L9A,-S
game wound Up strong ana IuA OF
Speaking Of Deshler, that young man man
lost to Jimmy Briggs on points In nj
teen rounds in February, lSVo' VIM "a "a
SeDternber, 1906, Kid Sullivan knocheo
Briggs cold in nine rounds in BaluIloFe'
Still, There's Murphy.
stin. topping all this dope is the fact
that Baldwin net Tommy Murphy aIlS
heat him, while Kid Sullivan Went
against Murphy last spring and was de-
cIared by Referee Bert CrOwhurst TO
have been knocked out in one round
although the Sullivan camp claims It's
man was handed a raw deal ana was
c.Iie5 ont because CrOWhurst lost MS
There YOU have the material for fgur-
ing in your own way. sullivan 1ipVa1S
TO have an excellent chance 10 80
draw or a decision tonight, ana the
fight promises TO be well worth seeing
Eurst in His Element.
Tim Hurst is to referee the Sullivan
Baldwin bout tonight and should be IN
his element Tim is a good referee
probably better at that than at umpir-
ing baseball games. on the field and
on Tim has always given the impress
sion of being bored by baseball as a
game really not worth the while Of an
active and energetic citizen with good
red blood in his veins. This at times
detracts from Tins value as an umpire
and leads the public to believe he does
not hustle enough to get close 70 the
scene OF action on the bases.
Georgetown Looks Foolish.
To a non-partisan observer it seems
nothing less than ridiculous that George
town should wait until this late day be-
fore making a demand Of an additional
10 per cent Of the receipts before play
ing George Washington IN the annual
football game on Thanksgiving Day.
Unless Georgetown comes to the front
with a more reasonable explanation than
has yet been offered, the incident viii
have to rank as about one Of the most
childish that ever broke loose IN college
athletics
Ceorgetown's whole position seems TO
be untenable. If the 500 worth OF
bleacher seats, for which it demands
reimbursement were temporary affairs
TO accommodate the crowd for one game,
then the contention would be right; but
as Tar as can be learned the seats are
to be permanent, and Georgetown ex-
poets to make hundreds of dollars out
of selling them for future contests in
which George Washington will have no
part The absurdity of GeOrgetown's s
argument is revealed in its offer TO play
the game on the Saturday before Thanks
giving using those same bleacheTs, and
giving George Washington half the re-
ceipts-
Equal Drawing Cards.
It cannot be said that the quality of
football furnished by the Georgetown
eleven this season has been such as 20
set the city mad with a desire to see 1t
Co., C1O