The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-11

In the first round Of the famous
prize tight. the last OF the kind In
this country, Kilrain opened with a
rush at Sullivan. He tented with
his left, clinched his opponent, and
threw him heavily to the turf, In III
teen seconds.
rushing Kilrain- A left handler caught
KlIrain on the ribs. The fighters
clinched and Sullivan threw Kllrain
heavily.
In the third round KIlrain rushed
Sullivan. clinching him around the
neck Sullivan broke away got In sew
eral short arm jabs and Rilrain struck
half a dozen blows below the belt The
crowd Kissed as the round closed when
KiiraIn wet down with light blow
on the neck. Sullivan secured cross
bullock hold In the fourth which Kill
rain broke away from, falling to avoid
punishment.
Both Fall Heavily.
In the fifth Sullivan opened with a
felnt and Kilraln retreated with Sui
Ivan following. Kilrain made funge
at SuIlfvan's head. He adopted the
same footrace tactics employed by
Mitchell. his second. in the battle IN
France. An interchange OF blows in
Inc SIKH IOunu AAo AhCA NAAA~---o
and Kilrain appeared exhausted Both
fell heavily, Sullivan on top. Kilrain
vas carried to his corner.
In the seventh round Kilrain drew
first blood. The men clinched, and
after some short arm work kilrain
got in a good one on Sullivan's ribs.
a sharp right-hander on Sullivan'S ear
drew blood, and the crowd howled.
In the eighth Sullivan came up
bleeding profusely. He had the ap-
pearance OF an enraged bull. rushing
Kilrain. breaking down his guard and
sending him to the grass with
heavy right-hander on the mouth, Sc
curing the nrst knockdown Of the
battle.
KIIraIn slipped Down.
In the ninth round Rilrain slipped
down to avoid punishment, and came
back in the tenth, pursuing his run
ming tactics, with Sullivan in chase
claimed the putting Sullivan, I'm
not a sprlnter, I'm a fighter" In the
clinch KilraIn threw Sullivan, and
was on top OF him when the round
ended.
The eleventh round was all Sulli-
vans. Opening with q left. he was
countered with a light right by Kill |
rain In an Interchange of blows, Sui |
Iiyan landed on KIlrain's neck. Sulli- |
van. while blowing hard, received an
uppercut on the ribs. slugged kilrain |
on the neck, staggering him The
crowd called upon Sullivan TO 60 in |
and finish his man. Sullivan gained |
SQUARE knockdown with q right 1
handler. and disdained taking his seat
while KIlrain was carried to his cor
ner
The men fell together heavily IN
the twelfth, with Sullivan on top. |
KIlrain was carried to his corner In /
evident distress. In the thirteenth |
round Sullivan appeared eager to do |
Kilrain up. but received a blow which |
staggered him. Kilraiu went down to |
avoid punishment. Sullivan tried for
the jugular vein In the fourteenth |
and missed, slipping to the turf IN
der the ropes.
Cried AC0me and Fight"
The fifteenth. sixteenth. and seven
teenth rounds were sprIntlng races, |
with Sullivan always in pursuit |
Missing vicious blows Sullivan would |
cry, Come on and fight. Why don't |
YOU fight me like man? You fight |
like Mitchell" In the sixteenth Kill |
rain was thrown when Sullivan fnal- |
ly caught him.
In the eighteenth round ,Kilrain !
slipped down to the turf without be- |
ing touched. Sullivan's seconds !
claimed a foul. which was not al I
lowed. Under the London prize-rinE |
rules Kilrain fouled. He did this /
more than forty times during the /
tight. according to several eyewit-
nesses.
From the twentieth TO the thlrtieth
Eilrsin adopted his running tactics.
Now and then he would plant an inef-
fectual blow at Sullivan. The Boston
Strong Boy" always in chase, kept
believing to Kilrain to come and i
fight
Kilrain was dropped several times
by right and Left hand smaShes. II
that Sullivan could finish
him IL he could get to him There
were many rounds which lasted but
twenty or thirty seconds. and come