The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-23
washington Post.)

How many real prize fighters pos
sess gameness? Very few of the latter
day champions have been severely test
ed in this respect. The once mighty
John L. Sullivan, who had the heavy
weight championship OF America ict
twelve years, never received NhaI
might be termed hard gruelllng IN any
of his battles. Even in his bare-knuckie
FIGHT of seventy-six rounds with Jake
KiIrain at Richburg, Miss, he came out
of the ring with few bruises that
amounted to anything. Sullivan hard-
est mill was probably with Charley
Mitchell. in which John disabled MS
famous right arm in the early stages
of the encounter, the injury DelnS que
tn a heavy blow which landed on the
Embellishments head. Sullivan has often
declared that during the battle he SUI
fered more from the pain IN ms arm
and the cold rain which fell steadliy
upon him than from any of the punches
he received from his antagonist Al
though this fight lasted thirty-hifle
rounds. or three hours and ten MIN
utes. neither Sullivan nor Mitchell vas
seriously injured. both being up ana
doing the next day.
This was not the case, however, WIN
Heenan and Savers when they met IN
| terrific fight for the worlds champion
ship at Marlborough, England, IN lSoV.
They fought with bare knuckles and
for fortv-four rounds. They pounded
j each other numerically until the Brit
ish mob at the ringSide cut the ropes
and compelled the referee to decide the
battle draw. Both pugilists were rear
fully disfigured, both as 10 lace ana
body. but each was game 10 the core
standing the severe test with remark
able fortitude. Savers fought for two
hours with broken arm.
Another wonderful eXhpltloh %
uluek, nerve and stamina was that OF
Jonathan Smith and James tAustrahanl
Kelly. who took part in the Longest
bare-knuckie fight under London rules
on record. For six hours and fifteei
minutes they smashed each other Win
out mercy at Melbourne in 1860. Whei
the hattie ended both men had to b'
carried from the ring in helpless con
dition. Neither could see, much les
sneak, while both were suffering III
ternally.
James ]. Corbett has always beer
proud of the fact that he never re
ceived a black eye during his caree
in The ring. For that matter, Kid Nc
Gov. Young Mitchell, Jim Hall, Pad!
RYAN. Dominic McCaffrey. Bob t1tz
simmons. Young Critic. Billy Myer
Abe Atten and Terry McGovern neithe
had their beauty spoiled nor got cauli
flower ears, the fighters trade marx
during their battles
Jack Dempsey was one of the gam
est of modern pugilists. Many OF M
trirmphs were wholly due TO has un
limited ge. Frequently when Wea
and exhausted in a contest with
heavier and more powerful antagonls'
and his hackers ready to throw up TN
sponge. Dempsey continued TO fight up
Hill with the pluck Of a bulldog unit
the other fellow had had enough. Vine
Fitzsimmons hammered poor Dempse
all over the ring at New orleans l
1891. Jacks seconds legged TO be al
| lowed TO throw up the sponge. Eve
Fitz said in the middle of round.
Il don't want 10 punish you an
more. Jack, Give it up You haven
} got chance,
But Dempsey did not know the mean
| ing of the word quit. and replied:
mot on your life. You'll have I
/. knock me out before 7 stop!
/ SO the lanky Cornishman proeeede
to put the game fellow TO sleep III IN
r fourteenth round
When Jack McAuliff fought Jem Cal
nev of England, at Revere Beach, nea
Boston. he was very i'll. His hacker
: wanted 10 forfeit, but McAuliff refuse