Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-06
Great Mill Is The
SuIIiVan=C0rdeIl Go
Husky Lads Fight Fifteen Rafting Rounds Daw-Good Pim
Round Excellent Program-Desion All Give General
Satisfaction

Twas one grand scrap that Dick
Sullivan and Jack Cordel put up Satur.
day, and the whole business, decision
and all, was decidedly satisfactory to
the sportsmen In the audience. OF
course there was the usual bunch of
sorchcads who knew II should have
been done this way or that, but no
fair man could have made a decision
different from that rendered by Mike
Patton-incidcntally Mike Is about The
ablest referee that Honolulu has seen
in many day.
| The men fought straight Queens.
bury rules, which means that the mill
was a beauty from the standpoint Of
n truly discerning spectator, but II
trine too much OF hugging match
referees word was law, and when
Pattons trained eye showed that the
time had come to scperatc the men,
nothing more than word was needed
to part the lads and start the open
fighting going again.
Sullivan First In Ring.
| Sullivan was the first man to enter
the ring. He received round Of
hearty applause as he went to his
corner. Cordell came next, and he rc.
ceived Just as generous an ovation.
Mike Patton followed along, and he
got his.
After comforting with the men, Pat.
ton announced that the men could pro.
tcct themselves at all times, ana au
instant later Sullivan and Cordell step.
ped to the middle of the roped arena.
Cordell Locked Bigger.
COrdell seemed to have the best OF
It in weight, reach aud height, and he
looked considerably huskicr than Dick
Sullivan, ON the other hand. showed
himself to be IN the PINK of condition
and sportsmen settled back In their
chairs for real. good evening of Ell.
tertainmcnt.
Cordell started the ball rolling, by
landing a right jolt to Sullivan's ear
Sullivan countcred an instant later
with a light left TO face. Cordell start
ed in 70 force the fighting from the
start, showing desire 10 mix things
at close quarters. Sullivan on the
other hand was cautious.
Nothing Up Till Fifth.
There was little doing until the fifth
round, neither of the men achieving
Ianything that could be called an adj
Vantage. In the iifth, Cordell man
aged to land right and left in quicf
succession, forcing Sullivan's heat
back. and drawing first blood. Sui
livan managed to send in right Il
the Jaw and Il minute later left Il
the face which cautioned Cordel
against taking any undue chances
Just before the gong sounded Sullivan
landed a right uppercut in clincl
that joltcd his opponent II little, bu
the round closed with hOnOrs prctt,
even.
The sixth round was uncventful, bu
In the seventh Cordell again manage,
to draw blood with tap on his oppu
nent's nose. There was little Civ,
and take In this round though ncithc
man seemed to have much advantage
Sulliyan's blows seemed to lack tn
steam that characterized Cordell's AM
though heapparent!y hit at will. hi
punches did little damage and his OF
pOncnt was unmarked.
The Eighth.
Sullivan started the eighth round OF
with a real. oldfashioncd joltcr to tn
face from his husky left. That sen
Sullivan stock up In the market am
the rooters got busy. Cordell got dow
To business, however, and landed "A fc,
that more than eyened for the whacl
that he got at the start of the round
This was rather Cordclls round
though the advantage was but slight.
In the ninth both men came u
strong, and II was patent that nOthin
save an accident could prevent tn
contests going the limit. II was Civ
AN take, with n share Of hugging fror
,start to finish. Neither man coul
claim any the better of the round.
The tenth round was muchly Coz
dell's and as Sullivan went to hl
corner after the gong, II was notice
that his left eye was rapidly CLOSING
The Cordell rootcrs began to get bus!
The eleventh was also Cordell's b
a shade, but not enough so to caus
the Sullivan hackers any worry. Su
livan once got his left into order an
swated his opponent Il mighty one o
the nose.
I Twelfth Very Even.
;. The Twelfth saw things so well ever