The evening world., 1911-04-10
Montana Dan Sullivan
ShOwS Wonderful Grit
In Contest With Burke
Westener Puts Up One of
GameSt Exhibitions Ever
Seen in Ring.
Copyrgl0 1911. by the Press Publishing Co.
l1he New York Morldl.

THNr was a tough fight between
Sailor Burke and Montana Dan
Sullivan at the New York Ath-
letic Club Saturday night. The Sailor
won In the ninth round. the referee
stopping the bout to sage sullivan from
a merclless beating.
The fight was full OF sensations. Al
the first bell Sullivan dashed out from.
his corner and rushed straight at
Burke. who sidestepped in a lively man
ner n looked uncomfortably sur
prised. Then there was q clinch.
Break clean. without hitting" said the
referee; Burke. don't you hit" Sulli-
van dropped his hands and instantly
Burke, In spite of the warning. shot his
Hight over to the Montana boys chin.
staggering and nearly putting him
down. sullivan was badly dazed. In
fact that may have been the deciding
blow OF the fight, The referee jumped
In and lectured Burke. who grinned.
and the spectators packed into the great
gymnasium Kissed. The fight went on.
In the next clinch Burke deliberately
pulled his left arm back after missing a
punch. driving his elbow into Sullivan's
INV ~ w AlAAN A'' l'N' =
: sullivan 20 his knees. lie jumped NJ.
and after another warning 10 Burke the
fight went along.
Burke hId all the best OF the frs;
two rounds. landing clean punches with
plenty Of force. sullivan. who seemed
TO be playing a waiting game, blocked
end forced his way In close. In the
second Burke put a terrific punch over
on tho left eye. which Immediately be-
gan TO close. Sullivan kept on forcing
his way IN without hitting.
IN the third there was n sudden shock
OF surprise Sullivan rushed again
= and battered Burke all over the ring
with crushing blows. Burke lost hi.
happy smile and tried TO set himself for
"A deadly inside right. Blt sullivan
rushed him on his feet, a. last Burke
roeling about and nearly in, began
clinching and hanging on until the ref,
cree pulled his hands away and for, e.
him TO break, sullivan showed his
'srE ot ring experience, lie was stronl
avid eager. ana his blows were nothlns
short OF torr.nr, but he didn't know
now % nn.ll Mis- man when he h {
nam fulnG, IN the lpulll ne peat hurk,
around the ring arain and had hin
T, hanging on ana stating for his life
=, The crowd was cheering for Sullivan
= roaring applause, but Burke lasted tn,
! round out.
., D. tIc NTH. Burke turned the tables
: lie aot that right over At last, an,
SI,4yon staggered in turn. The In
4 slant ho saw he had his man Burk
d. began lighting Ike a fury. He drov
! ia smashing rights that never misse,
the mark %SullIyan's left eye was com
/, pletcly closed, lie simply stood close
, refusing 10 give a step, and tried I
a block tho blows that Burke poure
through every opening, \ crusher o
. the chin dropped him, Sullivan rose t
10 one Knee and turned TO watch Burk,
. who Dts running AROUND tie refere
trying 10 stand over MS victim. Tn
r. instant fue count was uulsrcI BurK
r. jumped ~ and fought urEously. II
Is landed a heavy riEht on SIlliNan's ey
T. ard wrostlel him down again. Sui
van listened 70 the count and got ~
In time, At the end u the round