Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-22
THOMAS IS
BESTED BY
JACK TWIN
SULLIVAN NEVER IN DANGER
OF LOSING
JOE GAME ALL THE WAY, BUT is
oUTcLASsED
Billy Woods Earns RECESSION over Ar
thur Collins, but Shows Little
of His old-Time Clever
Form
The winners:
Jack Twin Sullivan-under wraps.
Billy WOOds-cOmfOrtably.
The Jap in black.
The winners:
Jack Twin Sullivan-under wraps.
Billy WOods-cOmfOrtably
The Jap in black.
ny j. G, GRIFFIN

MIR. JOSEPH THOMAS was san
wi overripe plum for Jack Twin Sui
LII livan last night and the larger
member of the Twin concern never saw
the time when he did not have Joe
right where he wanted him. Thomas,
game as they make them, stuck to the
end and was strong enough when the
final bell pealed, but this was partly
due to Jacks seeming indifference.
1t was only at times that Sully really
fought, but when he did Thomas was
completely outclassed. In the second
round Jack opened up and soon mad
Thomas in a bad way, but he slowed
down and by the sixth act, when the
Twin opened up again, Joe was as
strong as ever. In the eighth Jack got
busy for another spell and made
Thomas look foolish once more, but
Joe went to his corner in fairly good
shape and was really refreshed by the
minutes rest.
The ninth was the only round that
could really be awarded to Thomas At
ter taking an awful lacing at the close
of the previous period, Joe came out and
kept Jack busy covering. A couple of
hard body punches made the Twin give
ground, and in the clinches Thomas de-
livered the more bulky packages. Sully
was never much worried, but had all
the other rounds gone the same way
Thomas might have earned a decision.
Both men looked high in flesh when
they came into the ring, and Thomas
stomach was covered with a layer of
fat. Sullivan. also, had more pound
age than he is wont to carry, and at
the start the fighters were content to
do some pretty boxing instead of any
heavy work.
Jack Mixes Things
The bell broke at the end of the
period and Eyton called them out of
their corners without it's being changed.
Jack rushed in and with short right and
left jolts to the head, varied with an
occasional rip to the stomach, soon had
Joe groggy. One of Sully's rushes
carried Thomas off his feet, and when
Joe came up Jack was all over him,
landing at will. Joe was game and
tried a few wild swings, one of them
catching Sully on the nose and causing
the claret to spout. Thomas was also
bleeding at the beak and was apparent
ly all in at the bell.
Thomas came up for the following
period in good shape and Jack was
content TO take il easy. III the fourth
Jack backed Joe against the ropes, but
the latter fought his way into the cen
ter of the ring and Sully was again
going along at slow pace, getting
series of boots for some elbow work
at the close of the round.
In the fifth Joe opened up on the ag-
gressive, but Jack held on in the early
part and then came back to have the
best of the round. Jack lOafed along,
sending in occasional short jolts to the
head and keeping Thomas on the move.
The sixth was all Sullivan, Jack open
ing up with a right to the jaw and put
ting Thomas close to Queer street
again. Joe made a rally at the begin
ming of the following period. but the
only damage done was to cut Sully's
mouth and make him fight a little at
the close of the round.
One lab to the nose set the Twins
beak to flowing again at the opening
of the eighth, and Jack tore in with
three rights to the head, sending Joe
back. Thomas was strong enough and
kept his left shooting into Sully's face,
causing the clarot to run little more.
Jack busted up toward the end of the
period and had the best of the round.
In the NINTH Thomas made a last
squirt and did not stop when Sully
slipped in a couple of hard stomach
punches. Thomas let his right go at
close range. following it with a left,
and Jack had his only chance of the
fight to do a little worrying.
All Jack Twin
There was nothing to the closing act
but Sullivan, although Thomas made a
game try and shook Jack up with some
nice body punches. The Twin made a
hurry up play at the end and had Char
lie Eyton been in old time form he
would undoubtedly have grabbed his
arm without a seconds hesitation.
Billy Woods had chance to come
back to life in his ten-round fest with
Arthur Collins, and although he is
given the decision the once clever
fighter displayed none of his old time
form and a match with Sam Langford
would be nothing but a joke. Woods
a runaway race of it, but Collins was
there to be Missouried and stung Billy
with a couple of nice ones.
Collins did some neat work in the
fourth act, but in the fifth Woods came
back and made his lead bigger than
ever. The sixth was all fight and in the
seventh Woods scored his most decided
advantage. The one following was also
Billy's, but IN the two final periods
Collins assumed a crouch and slowed
Billy's effective work up to a consid
cradle extent. The end was slow,
pretty boxing taking the place of the
rough stuff, and Woods had lead
enough to give him a victory.
Xix Kuroki the Jap with the black
tights, had the best o. Eddie Robin
sons representative, but the show was
all to the pork These Jap shows go
we'll for three rounds, but after that
to the wings.