The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08

have been slow and sluggish for fast scientific boxer,
was still as elusive moth at dusk for the willing,
straightforward John The chase lasted until Sulli-
went down.
The ninth round was more spectacular. Sullivan
had discarded of his caution and after John
vicousy. Morrissey's aim seemed to be defective
in the hot rally that followed and his. blows generally
fell short. Yankee meanwhile snapped in with a
straight slam to the face, getting away, back,
got away and back again, accurately and we'll In the
mixup John smashed to the cheek that wiped the
left eye, where he had inflicted damage before Sull-
van dropped usual, and in the interval it became
evident that he no longer had the advantage as to
sight for Johns attentions the eye had done their
work The tenth round fast, Sullivan getting in
all Morrissey's face without great injury and
taking another clip to his bad eye After
ter hitting Sullivan down.
Yankees attendants warned him repeatedly at
this stage not to force the pace but hang back and
wait for his man, whom he could outmaneuver at his
leisure. Sullivan, however, warm for battle
and led off the next session with smashes the face
He paid the penalty of overeagerness by getting in
the way of another of Johns battering ram drives
which caught him in the ribs and lifted him clear
the ring to his length The next three
rounds short but hard, Morrissey getting twice
to the bad eye and accepting face treatment with
equanimity.
ON TO THE FIFTEENTH
Sullivan had now handed out enough punishment
to have laid any ordinary fighter in dreamless Sleep
but Morrssey though terribly carved seemed to like
it better with every round He fnched not at all
from Yankees" batterng receptions, apparently in
wiling the worst the other could do and felt amply
repaid if he could return for six. This state of
affairs decidedly discouraging to Sullivan and the
older man, disregardng the advice of his seconds
tnued to make desperate efforts to impress his
strangely persistent adversary. John meanwhile was
quite content to fight on in his own logged deadly
way.
The fifteenth round began with steady torrent of
blows from both sides, Sullivan smashing to the face
and Morrissey cheerfully jamming weighty drive
to the side of the head. Then, with sledgehammer
strokes John forced his the ropes and after
hot rally threw him them In the next session
with his hackers crying caution at his heels Yankee
tried again. got three quick the face and went
down. He continued in the seventeenth landing re-
peatedy, but failing to stop Morrissey who in his
own good time ramned wallops to the left cheek and
body. The following two rounds we're short. Su
dropping in each.
Yankee was plainly weary and winded John
by contrast seeming fresher than ever Morrissev
was wise enough to increase his pace as his
fell off, and IN the twentieth he rushed impetuouslv
driving Sullivan and smuggling him repeatedly about
the head and body. For time the situation was
sharply reversed John landing twice to the others
once and Yankee saving himself only by fast foot
work, clever guarding and finally by dropping The
next two rounds were short. In the twenty-third
Morrssey rushed again, taking two rapid drives to
the face of than puffs of wind and
sent terrific left swing the side of the head that
cut Sullivan down like reed
Sullivan had benefited by his Stacking from the pace
and now took the initiative more If he was ever