Evening star., 1908-01-22
Whips Thomas in Ten Fierce
and Bloody Rounds.
VICTOR tiAs NO PUNCH
Defeated, Often Dazed, But Is
Strlng at the End.
SHAKE HANDS AT THE CLOSE
Racing at New Orleans-Baltimore
Ministers Defeat Local Team.
Base Ball Notes.

0po-ial Dispatch to The Star.
Los ANGELES. Cal. January 22.-Jack
Twin Sullivan of Boston won from
Joseph Thomas of California. at the END
or ten rounds last night and IL the Boston
badly had been present with anything
remotely resembling real punch the
fight would have been over in five min
utes.
Early in the second round Twin nailed
Thomas with straight punch to the Jaw
as Thomas stepped back to avoid the lead
The blow caught Joe when he was OF ms
balance. and sat him down on the floor
Thomas was up again like fash, and
few seconds afterward stepped into
short right chop to the chin. The blow
was a half hook, half swing, aimed hlgh
and turned downward with vicious Dig
1t caught Thomas fairly on the point OF
the chin, and he staggered backward
dazed and helpless
Sullivan was all over him like tiger,
shooting rights and leftS straight to the
jaw. Thomas was unable to get his hands
up to protect himself, his chin was falr
mark, and Sullivan hit it dozen times
with that overland straight right. out
not once was he able to score clean
knock-down.
Hasn't the Punch.
At the end of the round Thomas was
fighting back gamely. and though bleed
ing a stream from the nose and mouth. he
showed no other sign of having gone
through fierce bombardment. Practi-
cally the same thing happened in the sixth
round. VIII IN Sullivan landed another clean
jaw punch, putting Thomas on Queer
street. man with such punch should
have been able to score knockout In
either round, but Sullivan. trying his best,
could not down the game lad from San
Francisco. Sullivan is sure to go the
limit every time out. He cannot knock
the other fellow out. and he is very par
ticular to see that the other fellow does
not knock him out.
After the preiminaries. which We're
good. though teo much time was wasted In
getting them staged and under way, the
main event lads entered the ring.
Thomas took off his trimmings and
showed up rather wide across the porch
He appeared hog fat, but distressingly
healthy withal and the Twin pooled
down to the aoo-well remembered whale
bone shape. The old boy is always In
trim to fight. and he is not believer In
excess baggage. When the bell rang
Thomas went to work to outlook Sullivan.
He danced about and landed a few times
with a neat straight left. Twin" blinked
like an old owl, took a few taps in the
face and suddenly cut loose with his over
hand right Thomas then began to lead
one intofthe midsection Sullivan countered
with his overland straight right. In the
very frSt round Twin" began his usual
tactics, usins his elbow on Thomas body.
Glutton for Punishment.
In the second round Twin took enough
of lead to win dozen fights, and had
he been gifted with a punch that would
shatte- cream puff ne might have won
his fight sthen and there. When Thomas
was helpless and unable to get his guard
into action Sullivan drove three wallops
20 the body, and each time Thomas
WINGED, but came back for more. His
gameness won him a great ovation at
the bell. and when he came back In the
third, as full of fight as ever. the crowd
was with him. Thomas scored several
times with hard body blows in the third
round, and Twin" apparently satisfied
with his lead. stalled and clinched. oc-
casionally shooting right handler to the
jaw.
Sullivan forced the fighting again in
the fourth. going after the prominent
porch with deadly effect. There was no
shadow of an excuse for 1t. but along
toward the end OF the round Sullivan
gave Thomas the elbow full in the face.
The crowd yelled, and Eyton stepped in
close. calling to Sullivan: If you use
that elbow again tonight I'll throw you
out Of the ring"
The fifth was a tough round and about
even. Sullivan was on the defensive all
the time. with Thomas forcing the fight
Ing landing heavily to the body and TAX
ing the jaw counters in return. In the
sixth Sullivan landed another chop on
the chin and had Thomas groggy and
helpless. but could not finish him, and
when the bell rang Thomas was boring
in and whaling away as though nothing
had happened. Thomas was badly pun
ished about the face in this round and the
flow of blood from his nose and mouth
nearly choked him.
Came Back Strong.
Again in the seventh Thomas came back
strong and forced the fight, while Sulli-
van stalled and boxed at long range.
Again in the eighth Sullivan landed sew
eral clean punches TO the jaw. Three