Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-29
KAUFMAN WINS
DECISION. OVER
JOHN TWIN
CONTEST AT COLMA LASTS
TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDS
Boston Boy Makes Good Show.
ing in Early Stages But
Never Had a Look in After
Tenth.


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Arena. Gonna, Cal. Nov. 2S--Ai
Kaufman, Of this city. was awarded
the decision over Jack CTwin) SuiIf-
van. at the end OF the twenty-five
rounds. The decision was clear cut.
The fight up to the tenth round was
practically an even affair. After that,
however. kaufman forged to the trent
and was never In danger again. Sui
liyan did his best work In the early
rounds. and for a time IL looked as
though he might win. 1t was a give
and-take affair up to the tenth with
Sullivan having the better OF il. In
the sixteenth round Kaufman cut
loose. He forced Sullivan from one
end of the ring to the other. landing
almost at will with lefts and rights To
the jaw. He tried 20 put Sullivan
out, and la trying to do so, weakened
himself and showed that he lacked
that one requisite Knockout
punch.
From this time on. one round was
a repetition Of the other. Sullivan
showed great gameness Throughout
the balance Of the fight. In almost
every one Of the late rounds il seemed
Igruelling and right and left swings TO
the jaw. but he always toed the
scratch, although apparently in great
distress. He stalled frequently to save
himself from punishment. kaufman
thereafter devoted his attacks TO Sul-.
livan's stomach and i'm the last few
rounds put in several vicious punches,
any one OF which seemed powerful
enough to put out my ordinary man
The tight insofar as Kaufman was
concerned was a great DISAPPOINTMENT
10 the spectators, tnasmueh as IL de-
.veloped the fact that the Californian
does not by far display the champions
shin nuHhar with which ha has haan
credited.
The fight also developed the fac.
that Kaufman lacked both vim and
yiciousness. After the sixth round.
Sullivan claimed he had injured his
right hand during the sixth round. but
ihsuch was the case, IL was not ap-
pAfent to the spectators. Kaufman
was the aggressor throughout and
clearly ontfought Sullivan IN all but
"a few rounds. The decision was am
eminentiy just one, though 1t was dis-l
pleasing to some of The spectators.
who seemed to think that Kaufman
have scored "A knockout.
Time was called at 2:20 .. M. The
men spared cautiously for a few mos
ments. Then Sullivan sent a good
right to kaufman's ear and they
clinnhed. More sparring followed.
Ivan appeared the cleverer OF the
IN this round
The second round was S~ullivan's.
kaufman going to his cOrner with his
nose bleeding freely. kaufman. how
ever. appeared to nay a shade the
OF the third round. There were
several ferce exchanges, however. and
staggered his man with a
left to the Jaw, The round
about e as also did the
fifth.
sullivan had the upper hand in the
sixth, hut kaufman, from whom
blood was again flowing. got in some
blows They exchanged vicious
blows at head at close range i'm the
seventh. Sullivan having the better of
the rally kaufman again went TO
corner with blood coming from
nose sullivan had "A slight adj
vantage.
The eighth round was a vicious one, I
both men administering and receiving
considerable punishment. Kaufman
had the better of H..
AT the close Of the ninth Sullivan
was backed TO the ropes and looked
we're body blows and a raking left 60
The jaw and had a good lead.
The tenth also was Kaufman's
Sullivan's left eye was badly
rs ne went 20 his corner.
In the eleventh round Kaufman
seemed much the fresher Of the two,
Dut Sullivan got him against the ropes
md sent In some hard swings to the
aw. IL was Kaufman's round. as
llso a the twelfth.
sullivan braced considerably in the
thirteenth round and had the better
Il iL. kaufman rushed sullivan. but
vas punished when they came to
Inches.
The fourteenth round was fairly