New-York tribune., 1922-09-27
Pepper Martin
Gets Decision
Over Sullivan
Featherweights Put Up Great
Battle Before Crowd of
1000 at Ebbets Field
By lack Lawrence

I OF the best nights that mas ever been
seen within the corporate limits of
greater New York in many months.
Martin was given the decision, but it
seemed to us that draw would have
/ been better. Sullivan had all the best
| of the earlier rounds and held his own
| during the latter sessions. In the
third round the Kid drove Martin
| through the ropes with hard right
brought the brilliant Brooklynite to
| his knees with another smash to the
same spot. The lead that Sullivan
piled up in the early milling seemed
to us to be sufficient to give him the
verdict, but the judges ruled other
wise.
In the eighth round Sullivan stopped
wild smash with his chin that sent
him reeling to the canvas, where he
remained anchored for the count of
seven. He calculated his rest care
, fully, and when he came to his feet
again he was the same fighting fury
that he had been in the early rounds.
He tore into Pepper and drove acrot3
hurricane of rights and lefts to ti.s
head that made the round even.
In the fourth round Sullivan shot
across a right smash that moved one
of Martins best front teeth. The Kid
in the latter rounds was never in
trouble, and it seemed to most of the
crowd at the ringside that he had at
least won a draw. To many others it
seemed as though he should have been
awarded the decision.
$4,000 See Battle
There were $4,000 people in the ball
field when Pepper" Martin, wearing
his usual green dressing gown, relieved
somewhat by white sweater, climbed
through the ropes. He was given no
great ovation by the crowd, however.
Sullivan was the one who semed to have
the crowd with him. The weights as
announced by Joe Humphries were
Sullivan 12734 and Martin 129A. The
bout seemed to have the crowd at as
high tension as a fight in which a
Martin and Sullivan lost no time in
round. 1t was young whirlwind
Both seemed impressed with the idea
that the fight could be ended with n
punch and they fought along those
line. Martin let go his we'll known
| right several times and once caused
Sullivan to retreat to the ropes. This
was followed by a fast mix-up in
which Sullivan seemed to have the ad-
vantage The second round was filled
with lot Of sparring, in which neither
| fighter delivered any damaging wal
| lops.
Martin, following his usual custom,
xraif tod
connect with Sullivan's jaw. The kid
managed. however, to frustrate these
drives and the round was about
even. The third period was wild af-
fair. After they had spared bit
Sullivan caught Martin on the jaw
with short chop that sent him
through the ropes and almost into the
laps Of the newspaper men. Pepper"
took no count, however, and climbed
back through the ropes in time to re-
! ceive another swipe on the chin that
brought him to his knees. He was uo
again before the referee had a chance
| to begin to count, but it was obvious
| that he had felt the force of Sullivan's
wallops.
The fourth round was all Sullivan's.
He battered "Pepper" along the ropes,
during which he withstood a hurricane
OF lefts and rights to the face without
going down. 1t was here that one of
Sullivan's left jabs to the mouth
caused Martin to spit out one of his
prominent front teeth, The fifth round
like the fourth was Sullivan's all the
way He peppered the Pepper" at will.
with hardly return.
Sullivan Claims Foul
The real fireworks came in the
fourth, when after a fierce mix-up in
the center of the ring, Sullivan backed
! to the ropes and claimed that he had
been hit low. His face was distorted
with pain, but the referee refused to
interfere. Kid Mcfarland told them
TO continue and Martin offered Sulli-
van his hand, but the latter refused #.
saying, "look out" This was followed
by fierce furry of fists, in which Mar
tin was driven along the ropes and
forced to cover up. The round was
| Sullivan's.
The seventh was even, with both
boys missing hard drives to the chin.
In the eighth round there was a two
listed rally in the center of the ring.
IN which Martin connected with his
famous right and sent Sullivan bounc-
ing off the ropes. The blow brought
the Kid to his knees and kept him
there Tor the count of seven. He came
4 Aei "AiioHi'iG pOWSI,d ,duOWeVor, an q
launched series of lefts and rights TO
the chin. which caused Martin to back
up. The milling was so fierce at this
stage OF the fight that referee Kid Nc
Partland had difficulty in avoiding the
wild swings that the two feather
weights took at each other.
i, The ninth and tenth round found the
boys slowed down considerably. Martin
connecting with series of lefts NAV
nave had margin in the ninth. but the
tenth vas even.
The eleventh was furious session.
In which Sullivan launched a tornado
OF fists at Martin. Standing toe to Zoe
they swapped drives that left both hovs
groggy on their feet. In these fierce
exchanges Sullivan seemed to have the
advantage because when thew ended
1 Martin was backing up and under ra-
; treat to the ropes.
IN the opening bout Of four rounds
Nat Pincus won the decision ova,
Wlllie. Mack, of South BROOKLYN. in .
bout that was just one Of those things
fhe crowd booed when Rincus was
i given the decision. PiMus WEIGH ed
4 LIB and Mack 116&.
The second bout of Dix rounds was
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