Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-11
.SULLY AND KELLY
FIGHT TO DRAW
TOMMY BURNS RENDERS A
POPULAR DECISION
Flasco Participant Is Received with
Mingled Cheers and Hisses-Pre-
lminary Bouts Cause
Trouble

Jack Sullivan had fought twenty taSi
and spectacular rounds.
The verdict received deserved COM
mendation, as Burns gave both men
exactly what was coming to them. At
ter a long dispute, In which the affair
came within an ace of being called off,
Sullivan and Kelly agreed upon Burns
as referee.
The announcement was received with
a combination of cheers and Kisses, the
latter ringing in Burns ears several
minutes after he climbed into the ring.
Many anticipated that a decidedly
slim house would greet last night S
principals when they met in the first
battle following upon the greatest of
ring fiascos. Whether the house was
paper" could not be determined, but
a goodly assemblage gathered. One of
the best affairs ever witnessed at Maud
Junction resulted and the crowd was
on edge with excitement from the time
Sullivan and Kelly came together.
That Burns was absolutely cool, de-
spite the unenviable light which has
been cast upon him. was made manifest
at the conclusion of the twentieth
round. AS the bell changed Sullivan
turned to Burns and offered his hand.
The Canuck regarded Jack cody for
a moment and then passed in front of
him reaching for Kelly's glove. Both
hands went on high and the crowd
gave vent to cheers.
Because Kelly objected to Charlie Ey-
ton it was necessary to find another
referee, and the parties concerned were
unable to reach a conclusion until a
few minutes before the hour of battle.
Rumors went abroad that Kelly and
Sullivan wished to see what sort of a
house would turn out before deciding
tn Rnh GI1Il Pln
watch at the box office and 1t ap-
peared as though there might be some
thing in the rumors.
In addition to the lively main event
an incident occurred which was the
first of it's kind ever witnessed at Maud
Junction. Referee Walsh gave two
preliminary decisions that were re-
ceived with a wild burst of disappro-
baton. After being hooted and hissed
from the ring Walsh returned and en-
deavored to explain.
The crowd refused to be pacified and
the more rowdy element amused them
selves by hurting oranges at the I'M
fortunate referee. Many rushed to-
ward the ringside to vent their spleen
and the occasion was one of general
excitement.
An expectant air hovered about the
entire proceedings and jocular refer
ences to fakes and double-crossings
formed the principal line of talk.
After a long delay Sullivan made his
way to the ring, followed shortly by
Kelly. Burns issued his instructions
and the mill was on.
1t appears too bad that the Kelly
Sullivan bout could not have been
carded as the main fistic event of Fies-
ta week. Both men were clever and
each displayed an ability to give and
receive grueling punishment.
Sullivan started to fight at long range,
but later gained more confidence and
mixed with the husky Italian. Kelly
gave evidence that he possesses a vi
cious punch and scored the only knock
down of the fight when he sent Sully
fiat on his back in the fourteenth
round with a right to the jaw, followed
by vicious right lunge to the stom-
ach. The Twin was up in a moment
and rushed to cover.
Kelly at all times struggled to send
in a Knockout punch, while Sullivan
jabbed repeatedly with his left to the
face, mixing with a heavy swing to
the stomach, which caused Kelly to
slow up considerably in the first ten
rounds.
Sullivan Wants Foul
The Twin started using his elbow af-
ter the initial gong sounded but soon
ceased, as the crowd yelled it's disap-
proYal. The Bostonian was not loath
to take advantage of every opportunity
that presented itself. In the eighteenth
Kelly whipped a hard right swing to
the body, trifle low.
Sullivan looked at Burns and then de-
cided that a chance for foul claim was
at hand. Sully dropped to his knee
with an assumed expression of pain on
his face. Burns motioned for him to
get up and fight.
Sully opened the fioht with i. left to
the face. A fierce rally occurred in the
first round when it was seen that no
Burns Brien affair was on the tapis.
The third round saw Sullivan boxing at
long range evidently cautious of Kel-
ly's drive.
Kelly became aggressive in the fifth
and went after his man in lively fash
ion. Both men offered good execution
and promise of something exciting to
come was in the air
The sixth and seventh witnessed both
men slashing away as though intent
upon ending the battle before ten
rounds. Their efforts, however, re-
suited in a showdown during the
eighth.
Sullivan used his left to the face and
body with great success in the ninth
working in a long overland wallop tC
the head occasionally.
Kelly became busy in the tenth and
bothered Sully, though the latter hac
the left body punch still working. Tt
the fourteenth it was a red hot affair
with both men giving and receiving 6
world of punishment. Then came the
round when Kelly dropped his oppon.
ent in the neatest sort of fashion.
A quick right jab to the jaw pre-.
ceding a stiff stomach blow had Jacl
decorating the mat.
Sullivan came up in a hurry anC
minded his business so well that Kelly
was bleeding from the nose e'er the
gong sounded.
Kelly returned for the fifteenth ben
on finishing the fight. The italian
started sufficiently well and nearl.
lifted Jack off his feet with wei
directed right upper cut to the chin
Sully rushed in and evened affairs will
three stiff lefts to the face, giving hin
an equal break on the round.
Sullivan twisted Kelly's arm as the.
broke with the gong after the six
teenth, for which he heard the GROVE
groan. Kelly began the seventeenth
savagely and rushed Sullivan abou
until the latter was able to get clos
and recuperate.
Sullivan failed to work Burns for
foul in the eighteenth and came bacl
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