The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
HAYES OF GRAND
FORKS, RECALLS
GREATRING BOUT
Was Spectator at Ringside
When Corbett Whipped
John l.. Sullivan

Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 5.-"Pll
never forget the ovation that was
given John l. Sullivan on that Sep
TENDER night in 1892 when he climbed
into the ring to fight Jim Corbett for
the heavyweight championship" said
Dad" Frank Hayes to a newspaper
man shortly after learning of the
death Of the famous ring king.
DO you know" continued Mr..
Hayes, that in the years gone by and
in the many places / have been wheRe
heroes were greeted with thunders OF
applause. nothing has equaled that
given John L. Sullivan on that mem
orable night. While the cheers were
still sounding for Sullivan, Corbett
climbed into the ring. They sounded
some cheers for Jim-far greater than
] expected. John Duffy. of New Or
learns, the referee, called them into
The Fearful scowI.
All the while they were in their
corners, Sullivan was trying his old
trick, but it did not work with Cor
bett. He had scared all the fright
and fight out of many men by his
fearful scowI. Corbett continued to
ignore John and his fear-instilling
DUTY called them to the center OF
the ring and repeated the regular
"'Gentlemen said Duffy, when 1
tell you to break you must break
".All right said corbett, TIL break
clean. but suppose this fellow should
take a punch at me coming out OF
IF he does. I will disqualify him.
All He wanted to Know.
"eThank YOU said Corbett. That's
all I wanted to know .-.
The crash of the gong brouEht
them to the. center OF the ring anu
81 AuhN n
ITO get Sullivan to uncover all ms
old tricks as quickly as possible, ahu
TO tire him out and then deteat MIN
as quickly as he could; was CoTbett
idea. John i. backed Corbett into the
corners, all right, and each time When
hew as settling himself for Pile
driver punch, Corbett would slip out.
All this worried John and ne Mas
surprised when the nrst rouho was
EVERY time he tried to bit, Corbett
was some place else. He twisted,
turned and sidestepped. A part OF the
of fighting began to hiss ana yelieu
'sprinter'.
ITO silence their yells, Corbett
wait a while and you will see plenty
" =" TT'f the nineteenth round Corbett
found il easy to land jabs and short
hooks and noticed Iuey were ha slAs
effect. But Sullivan showed no signs
OF weakening until the twentieth.
The bell changed for the twenty
first, and il was the knell for ola
John l. Corbett purposely let him
back him into a corner. sullivan
started to measure him with MS
right. Corbett made some old move.
John. unwary, left himself open,
Corbett drew back his left, hooked q
to Sullivan's jaw, and followed with
his right to Sullivan's Jaw. Both
punches landed and they knocked
Johns head
New Heavyweight Champion.
Then, quick as a FASH he sent SIX
mighty punches that carried every |
ounce Of IT'S pounds behind them. |
Then, measuring Sullivan with 1ls
right. he sent a crashing blow against
his cheek-bone. The mighty sullivan
staggered under the impact and with |
a final rlght-hander, he crumpled 70
the floor, and there was new heavy |
weight champion Of the world.
After the fight, Sullivan staggered /
to his feet and. making his way 70
the ring ropes, said:
ITS the old adage. I'm like the /
pitcher. l went to the well once too /
often But / am glad IL was an
American who whipped me-