Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-18
STONE AND SULLY DRAW.
But the New York er Is Clever and
Has a Shade the Better.

BALTIMORE. Md. September 1s-Be-
fore the Eureka Athletic Club at the
4th Regiment Armory last night a
large crowd saw Kid Sullivan of Wash
ington and Harry Stone Of New York
fight a fast fifteen-round battle to a
draw.
Neither man seemed to have an eff
fective blow. Both men were willing and
anxious. Stone proved to be the cleverer
boxer and on points he bested his man.
The scrappers broke at the order of
Referee Frederick Sweigert.
The Kid fought about as we'll as ever.
Stone was an unknown quantity. He
proved to be good. clever boy both in
footwork and armwork. The contestants
showed bruises as result of the fast
fifteen rounds. Sullivan showing more
than the New Yorker.
While there was a large attendance,
there was but little speculation on the
result, as there We're few who knew
anything about the ability of Stone.
The battle by rounds was as follows:
Round both men anxious. Stone
quickly led. working in with his head
down. Toward the end of the round
Sullivan uppercut to the face and Jared
the New Yorker
Then he landed two body blows, win
ming the round.
Round sullivan gained confidence
from the first round and had a shade
the better of the second. D." =
Round 3-There did not appear to be
much to the blows Stone landed and
Sullivan did not appear to bother about
them, being only intent on getting in
side. 1t looked all Sullivan. go
Round 4-SfOoe kent anf,uo and this
began TO worry Sullivan. Stone had not
hit a hard blow. but was strong and
quick. The round was about even.
Round This was fast round. In
tage, and won the round by good
margin.
Round 6-Stone fought cleverly He
kept his left constantly in Sullivan's
face. and the latter could not stop it.
Stone won the round.
Round Stone was by far the clev-
erer. He nearly closed Sullivan's left
eye and chopped him during the entire
round.
Round s-Sullivan was forcing the
battle. but could not get through the
New Workers. defense. Sullivan had a
shade the better of the round.
Round s-Sullivan staggered Stone
with right to the body. Stone came
back strong and cut cash in Sullivan's
lip. The round was fought hard, with
honors even.
Round 10-Stone got in bad on a mix
and after a fierce interchange Of short
arm blows Stone was first to clinch
There was no choice in the round.
Round 11-Both were slowing up
Stone had the better of mix. Then
Sullivan landed hard to the body, but
was too tired to hurt.
Rounds ~ and 13-Both hit often,
but little damage was done.
Round 14-Stone rushed and tried to
win by knockout route He beat Sui
Ivan badly. and at the end of a rough
round Sullivan was weak.
Round 15--Suilivan tried hard He
was game to the core. He could not
win decisively. but worked hard enough
to get a decision of a draw
The preliminaries resulted as follows:
Johnnie Franklin knocked out John
ME Smith in the first round
Young Patsy Kline Knocked out
Young Battling West in a round.
Kid Burke, colored, made Kid Wor-
then quit in the second round.
Kid Hall stopped Johnnie Franklin in
two rounds.
johnny Daily beat AL Bell in the sec
ond round.
The semiwindup was between Kid
Barton and Kid Dougherty, and the lat
ter won in six rounds.