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Show 1 FHH$ U ' 13 H 1 1 i The Story of America's Greatest Pri When Corbett i nrashed Sullivan f -xiBffi I(Copvrlghl. 1910, by tho New York Herald Her-ald Co. All rights reserved.) "Our season ends about Juno 4 anil wc Jo not resume again until .September VZ. This gives inc over tliroc montlis' time to prepare. , ,. "1 hereby challenge any and nil of tlio bluffers who have been trying to mnko enpltal at my c.Npensc to light me either Hie last week In August 'or tlt Unit week in September, this year, at tho Olympic club, in tho city of New Oilcans, Oi-lcans, for a purso of 525,1)00 and an out-, M tilde be't of $10,000, the winner ol the HI fight to lake the entire purse. "1 Insist upon a bet of $J 0.000 to show Umm Hint they mean business ?2."00 to be pin mma up Inside of thirty days, another S200 IH to bo put up May I, and the entire 510,000, anil as much more as I hey will bet. to bo placed by June in. 1 am ready to put up the entire $10,000 now. First come, first served. 1 give prfer- 1 ence In this chnllengo to Frank P. Slavln j of Auatnilla, as he and his backers have done the greatest amount of blowing, Mv second preference Js that bombastic 1 sprinter, Charles Mitchell of ISnglanii, whom I would rather whip than any man in the world. My Uiird preferenco Ik Jarncfi J. Corbcttof America, who has B uttered his share of bom baa t. But in this challenge I include all lighters. 1 "Tho Marquis of Qucensbcrry rules must govern this contest, as I want 1 lighting, not foot racing, and I Intend 1 keeping the championship of the world. I "JOHN h. SULLIVAN. I "Champion of Hie World. 1 "St. Paul, Minn., March 11, 1S02." I'T will never challongo Sullivan." This remark was made by James J. Cornell to a partv of friends In Chicago just bo-foro bo-foro Christmas, 1S01. Corbolt had come cast with the idea or making a theatrical engagement and at tho time had not fully determined to enter pugilism as a career. He had been talking of his encounter en-counter the previous May with Peter Jackson a battle that, in spite of tho "No contest" decision, had stamped Corbett Cor-bett as a fishier far above tho-ordinary , caliber. . -, . Since then somo Lave been hoard to Kay that Corbett won Ills reputation from none but; old and decrepit men. J-ct it should bo remembered that it was aacr Ills fight -with Corbett that Peter Jack-con Jack-con -went to England and from 1- rank Slavln won tho most sensational fight or his entire career. -When ho entered the ring with Corbett, Cor-bett, Jackson had a bad ankle. Hut Corbett Cor-bett also suffered under a severe handicap. handi-cap. Ho had been ill and was ill when he entered tho ring. More than once during tho light ho received medical treatment. Tet had he mot been restrained re-strained it is certain he would have knocked out Jackson. . "Blllv" Dclancy. tho foxiest ring general gen-eral that over developed a pugilist, knew that a draw with Jackson was sufficient-clory sufficient-clory for Corbett, in whose corner ho was. and lie refused to permit his principal. even when Jackson was so leg weary that lie could hardly stand, to tako chances in an exchange of heavy blows. Corbett always liked John L. Sullivan Sulli-van and to this day speaks of him as one of the world's greatest pugilists a harrier hitter, in Corbett's opinion, than either Fitz3lmmons or JclTries. Continuing Continu-ing his conversation with his friends In Chicago the young pugilist said: "Yes I think 1 can beat Sullivan, but if he waits for me to challenge him lie ran retain the championship for life. Should be lose the title I will be an immediate im-mediate challenger. The only v?ay to bring Sullivan and me togother Ib to per-suado per-suado lilm to make the first move. If ho docs that ho will find me ready and waiting for him." This conversation, considerably emphasized empha-sized and much distorted, was repealed to Sullivan, and finally brought forth the sweeping challongo to the 'world that is hero quoted. An attempt had boon made to sidetrack Sullivan and to regard him as a retired champion. This injured his theatrical business and hurt his pride, it Mhould be said for Sullivan that ho far underestimated Corbett's powers. He regarded re-garded him as a clever boy without ability abil-ity to put: force behind his blows. ""Corbett can't punch a hole through a pound of butler," was one of Sullivan s favorite remarks. It is not on record that ho ever uttered it after his light with Corbett in New Orleans. James J. Corbett had flashed across 1ho pugilistic horizon like a meteor. Though in California ho was regarded as the greatest of all amateurs, little was known of him In tho cast until ho met Jake Kilrain in six rounds in Now Orleans in 1830. Kllmln had been whipped bv the. mighty Sullivan after a tremendous battle. Tho Idea of an unknown un-known beating him was considered ab- mtm surd, xct uoroctc siepiuu huu uiu mio nm and from the first sound of tho boll made Hfijfl Kilrain look like a. novice. Ho went KM through tho six Tounds without a mark mm on him, while Kilrain crawled through the VM ropes cut and bloedlng as tho result of a liH score of bruising blows. mtm Corbett was oyer a student of pugilism. 83N From his earliest encounters as a school- Hjfflj "boy he made every fight answer the pur- jC pose of a lesson. He was always ready NJj to put on the gloves with amateur or M9 professional. "When he found a man with wM a blow that was now to him Corbett made Htfl a study of the blow, improved upon it HBi and appropriated It to his own use. So MM it happened that when Sullivan visited jfljl San Francisco In June, 18U1. Corhctt cag- MJm orly accepted tho suggestion that he and BB tho champion should appear in a mimlo M bout at tho Grand opera house, n The two men appoarcd beforo a trc- mm mendous crowd. Instead bf wearing ring Buy ' costumes, tho two pugilists were in oyen- Dh ing dress. Not a hard blow was struck' H and not an attempt was mado by either HJ to break the agreement. Yet it was a MB try-ovit of the champion and for the bon- Kf efit of Corbett. HI Just before tho eloso of the sixth round mi in that mimic encounter, Corbolt, feint- jm Ing. fiddling and swinging his heavy cov- IfiW ereil flats, drew Sullivan into a mtx-up, M blocked a blow and raised his right arm, ixR holding hiniHelf poised as if about to sling ifjU n right upper cut to Sullivan's face The js opening was there and Corbett saw it. made mental nolo of It and long nflcr- In ward repeated the operation, though the iBi i-econd time he failed to withhold his Hat jK and swung tho blow flush to Sullivan's B fare, to the undoing of the Boston man. (IJ Tho articles of agreement for the first !;8 'championship battle under C2uc6n.ibury U j rules were entered into without, any of m i the quarreling and bickering that have l H marked the agreements of more recent : years. Each man was anxious for the ; I .J contest; neither desired an advantage for ijKj himself, and each was willing to meet ;EGJ the other-half way in concessions. The ) result was the agreement for the great Mi balllo before Ihe Olympic club of New fia Orleans, On September 7, 1S02, tho purao ma being ?2r,000, 11m stake ?20.000 and the m championship of the world the great goal. Ifjf There are those' who have said Cor- bctt was filled with fear when ho went JTil to New Orleans fur his meeting with Sul- LjM livan. Such a statement Is utterly er- 1)4 "onoous. The youngster was filled with I Ei) confidence. Ui had his battle compictolv WU plnnnod in his mind and It Is a Tact that MS he won Ihe light just ns ho had planned. IK forcing Sullivan to the final count one lEj round, earlier than ho had expected. Tfi Trained ou tlio Cars. Ifil In tlio baggage oar attached lo the 153 train which took Corbett to New Orleans jj a gymnasium had leen lilted up, Theru IJj Corbett continued his training as he sped 111 through the country, and Just as the Iftj train onicrcd New Orleans he authorized Ki a friend who was with him to wager 3000 If on his chances at the prevailing odds. Iff Corbett's confidence, however, was as R nothing compared with that of tho cham- iS plon. Sullivan did not believe the man ii lived who could stand beforo his Ircmen- fifji dotts rushes. He had prcparod for tho IS' battle at Canoe Place Inn, a famous hotel 1 it Ju3t beyond Good Ground, Long Island, W established under royal grant in the sep- a ond decade of tlio eighteenth century, pjf now frequented by automobile parties i II touring through Long Island. 66 Sullivan ran over the Shlnnecock LIHIs '; U and ploughed through the aand, training (i R! more faithfully thun ho thought tho oc- W cxiKion required. He look off many i M pounds of tiurplus weight, yfct wont to I fl New Orleans cari-ylng a girth that made c m his friends shako their heads and long tft for the Sullivan of live years earlier. Corbett did hla tmiulng at Aahury I'aik, with Dclancy at t lib head of ar-falr-s. He gave himsi'lf most careful preparation, pre-paration, .spending all his wakeful hours in the open air. Odds of 1 to 1 against Corbett were frcelv offenid when the two men pushed their way through tho great throng and entered the ring of the Olympic club. Evon at these almost prohibitive figures prolonged applause, though It was difficult diffi-cult to tell whether tho cheering was for Sullivan's earnestness or Corbett's skill In avoiding danger. The second round found Sullivan again nsrgreslve- He rushed two-lhlnls acroas tho ring and swung bin left for Corbett's fime. Ho- missed hla target by. eighteen Inches. Tho champion then worked Cor-lic.tt Cor-lic.tt lnlo si corner anil taiceoodod In land- Sullivan money was urgent and plentiful, while tho backers of Corbett . were shy. Of all the thousands of men who packed the club house that ovcnlng Corbett unquestionably un-questionably was the ono alono absolutely confident of his own victory. John 1 1, Sullivan was tho originator of the lighting face. In his hundreds of ring contests he had frightened his opponents op-ponents by tho ferocity of his appearance. More than one light had been won by him before a blow was struck. Yet Sullivan was puzzled by the demeanor of Corbett while tho -preliminaries of the battle were being arranged in the ring. In Sullivan's comCr wcro Jack McAulIffc, premier lightweight of all time: Joo Lannon, Phil Casey and Charlie Johnson. Behind, Corbett Cor-bett were Billy Dclancy. MIko Donovan, Jim Daly and John Donaldson. Corbett stopped and Joked with his seconds sec-onds after crawling through the ropes, and then stopped Jauntily over to Sullivan, Sulli-van, paying not tho slightest heed to the heavy scowl that darkened the champion's cham-pion's visage. Ho gripped his opponent's huge fist, gave it a hearty squeeze and told Sullivan lie was glad to see him, Then ho went prancing away, Jumping from one foot to another like a schoolgirlho school-girlho was testing the floor of the ring to find any possible weaknesses that might bo developed. Ills coolness was a rovelation oven to his most intimate friends. The experience was now to John Li. and It may havo had the effect Corbett 'desired upon tho giant title holder. "When tlie two men came together to receive instructions from John Duffy, the ing tho llrst blow of the light a glancing glanc-ing right on' tho jaw. Then oamu a clinch and the llrst groat surprise of tho battle. Sullivan's admirers ad-mirers had been waiting for this moment and. expected to see the champion crush his less robust adversary in his great arms almost as he might crush an eggshell egg-shell In his brawny tmi. Instead, Corbolt caught Sullivan by the forearms, pinioning .ihem in such a manner man-ner lli.it ho was unable to do tho slightest bit ot damage. Sullivan in turn leaned against Corbett. straining lo break the embrace, Intending to force home a heavy body blow as they separated. Then came the socopd surprise of tho 'rtgnt. Corbett made a quick shift. Ills forearm went across Sullivan's throat and Ihe champion's head was forced back until he was compelled lo break the clinch and glvo ground. Ills throat was constricted and before nc could catch his breath Corbett had swung him around against the ropes and was posing unharmed un-harmed in the middle of the ring. Almost bellowing with rage, Sullivan charged back from the corner, and Corbett Cor-bett for the llrst time made an aggressive move. Sullivan swung out his mighty right fist. Corbolt stepped deftly aside, shifted and brought his left with Ids full weight behind It flush on John JJ.'s mouth. The mighty Sullivan was shaken from head lo too. Enraged beyond power pow-er of endurance, he charged after Corbett, Cor-bett, driving him around the ring, swinging swing-ing first left and then right, delivering blows that, had any of them landed upon a vital spot, would havo ended the bal Ho then. Corbett, with a smile of derision, deri-sion, dodged hero and there lightly thrusting aside one blow, dodging Inside of another, and finally, just before tho bell sent them to their corners, drove hla own left fairly into tho pit of Sullivan's Sul-livan's stomuoh, the force of tho blow being heard throughout tho arena. The challenger's friends wero jubllanL Sullivan's backers, a trifle nonplussed, wero still confidont that the champlor llnally would succeed in landing ono of his well meant blows. Tho odds had shortened. Corbett's friends were taking ;; to 1 and wore ready with moro money than at anv time previous to tho bat-tic. JAMES J. OORBETT. ' official referee. Corbett stood nonchalantly nonchalant-ly shoulder to shoulder with Sullivan. He looked an ideal Greek uthlcto compared with a heavy muscled Roman gladiator. - Sullivan began to explain his understanding under-standing of the rules, and his deep voice rumbled from his lips: Corbett stepped awav to shako hands with a friend at tho rinirsldc. Sullivan stopped . in disgust, showing he had been making another effort ef-fort to discourage his opponent. There was a hush through the building build-ing us tho gong clanged, a little after 0 o'clock, and brought tho two mon together. to-gether. Sullivan rushed, and ,as ho approached ap-proached Corbett ho swung his left, which Corbett ducked under and hopped awny Just in time to oscapo a vigorous right Intcndod for the Jaw. Sullivan was curried almost off his balance, but ho steadied himself by catching the ropo with his left hand. Again lie plunged toward Corbett, swinging right and left", while the crowd was inclined to jeer Corbett for his evas-ivo evas-ivo tactics. Rush after rush was mado by the champion. Again and again he swung his tremendous right, followed by hla no less tremendous left. It seemed that Sullivan expected the Jc-cra of tho crowd would compel Corbett to halt and exchange blows with him. But the round ended without a blow having landed. Corbett Cor-bett hud been content to let his adversary adver-sary extend himself and develop his fighting blows while he in turn made absolutely ab-solutely no effort to Inflict punishment. As the round ended tho Jeers changed to Sullivan came tip for tho third round wearing1 a look of sobered determination. He did not plunge after Corbett as he had In the two previous rounds. He walked steadily afler his lithe opponent, attempting attempt-ing to feint him into a lead. Sullivan led his right and It whistled by Corbett's ear like a rifle hall. Q'hcre was .a short clinch and Sullivan attotnplcd a left as thoy hroko away. Corbett merely drew back his chin, permitting the blow to brush his checks as It passed by. Corbett's footwork at this moment was marvelous. Ho was weaving In and out. with hie flsLs swinging at his sides, making little attempt at parrying or countering. Sullivan found It absolutely Impossible to land a blow upon him. Corbett Cor-bett llnally hailed in his waltz, stepped suddenly forward and swung his left 'full to tho ehamplon'a stomach. Sullivan mado a wide sweep with his right arm In response re-sponse and brought up against the ropes, only to see Corbett five feet away, smiling smil-ing at him In derision. As Sullivan faced around Corbett edged closer to him, for u moment feinted wildly and then steppod closely In and swung right and left lo Sullivan's face. Tho champion was somewhat distressed and was angered thoroughly. He pawed Corbett with his left hand and then shot out a vicious right which for a fraction of a second seemed destined lo find its proper targot. Corbett ducked and the blow brushed his hair. Corbett danced away ihe aniilo gone from hla face. a3 ho realized how close he hud been lo annihilation. an-nihilation. Returning to hla Tornicr tactics. Sullivan Sulli-van opened the fourth round with n wild rush. He hurled his great bulk nt Corbett llmo and again and kept the challenger on tho run to avoid his blows. Several -Urncs Corbett seemed In grave danger, but on each occasion succeeded In worming his way out of tho corner into which he had been forced. Flnnlly Sullivan caught him against tho ropes, swung, missed and clinched, holding Corbett Cor-bett with his left. Sullivan's ponderous right then swung through the air and fell with .a heavy thud across .Corbett's kidneys. Corbett's arms dropped to his side and ho fell forward for-ward upon Sullivan's breast. This was only for a second, however, and he then backed away, taking IiIb own tlmo to recover re-cover from the effect of tho blow, which ho since has said was tho heaviest ho ever received in the ring. Had Sullivan been able to land such a blow in a more vulnerablo spot the history of the modern prizo ring would havo been changed. As his strength returned to him Corbett Cor-bett again took up his serpentine methods, meth-ods, advancing and retreating, feinting llrst with ono hand and then with the oilier until Sullivan was completely bewildered. be-wildered. Corbelt then dropped his hands and looked at hla beefy opponent in a most tantalizing manner. Sullivan, thoroughly thor-oughly enraged, rushed; Corbett sidestepped, side-stepped, then dodged in closo and. Just aa the round closed, . dealt the champion a blow on tho right ear that came near sending him to the mat. This was the hardest blow struck by Corbett thus far in the light, but It did not seem to bother Sullivan In the least. He went to his corner smiling In derision, and In a voice that could be heard throughout tho entire arena grumbled his complaint that Corbett Cor-bett would not stand up and fight like a man. This complaint of Sullivan's so Irritated Irri-tated Corbett that as ho camo up for tho next round he made a complete chango of method. Standing toe to too with Sulllvun, ho swapped blows until ho was taught the folly of this system by a Jarring left that thoroughly shook him up. Corbolt fell Into a clinch, again caught Sullivan by tho arms to save himself him-self from Injury, then threw hla forearm up and across the champion's windpipe, forcing Sullivan from his balance so that ho was unable to settle himself for a punch. Both men lost their temper at this point and the host fighting of tho contest was seen. Sullivan rushed in wlh a right swing. Corbett moved his head Just far enough to allow tho blow to pass, thon with a spring like that of a panther ho went forward and feinted Sullivan into tho sarao position that he had compelled him to occupy In their tryout llfteen months earlier In San Francisco and then swimg a heavy right that caught Sullivan Hush on tho point of the nose, damaging that feature to such an extent that It was puffed and sore during the remainder of the fight. Sullivan lost nil sense of dislancc, and though he fought back with all of his old time energy, Corbett merely laughed at him, avoiding his blows and sending in smash after smash without ono missing miss-ing the targot for which he almqjl. Sullivan Sul-livan was tired and of gory appearance and was glad of tho opportunity to clinch to savo himself from the bombardment, which ho little understood, It was at this point that those who had bet on Sullivan attempted to save themselves from loss by hedging their bets, offering even money that Corbolt would win. His seconds sent Sullivan up for the sixth round" so much freshened that his friends again took heart, and odds of 7 lo 5 wero offered that he would rotnln tho championship. During the sixth round Corbolt contented con-tented himself with a plan of campaign thai, seemed Intended merely to annoy Sullivan and compel him to work himself into fatigue. Corbett gave evidence that It was his intention to so change his fighting methods meth-ods with each round that the big fellow could not tell what to expect. As round seven opened he sprang forward and met Sullivan more than half way across the ring. Standing eloso, ho drove In a short arm left to tho slomaoh and then brought his right up to Sullivan's chin. Sullivan swung his lcft.whlch barely touched Corbett's chest Corbett ro-turncd ro-turncd with two rights and a left to tho champion's face, again damaging Sullivan's Sulli-van's nose. Corbelt sprang back: then weaving in again he planted a hard right lo Sullivan's Sulli-van's heaving stomach. Tho champion's arms dropped to his aides, and Corbett, taking advantage, scored repeatedly with both hands, hitting Sullivan almost at will. Step by stop the absolutely defenseless defense-less Sullivan was forcod back to the ropoa, where Corbett. taking deliberate aim, put his entire weight behind a right that drove hard between the. ehamplon'a eyes. Sullivan's head bent far back, and tho crowd of eight thousand flight fans wero on thoir feet calling for tho finish. A knockout .might have occurred Had the round been a minute longer, but the bell came to Sullivan's rescue and he staggered to his corner a sorry looking champion Indeed. Nevertheless, tho minute of rest did Sullivan - much good. Ho camo b?ic'' freshonend, and In the early part of the eighth round did tho best work that ho had accomplished. Corbett was forcod Into clinches, and Sullivan complained to Duffy that he was being fouled by Corbolt, who continually forced himself out of the clinch by throwing his forearm fore-arm across Sullivan s throat, complctely ahutllng oil tho champion's wind. Sullivan Sul-livan was much distressed by this I lick, which was new to him, and attempted lighting at long rongo. In that, ho was thoroughly outpointed. Corbolt was glad o Rt nd off and shoot his left through to tho face. Sullivan's features were distorted, his checks puffed and his eyes blackened. Corbolt seemed to have just got down to his work. His movemonts wcro as perfect per-fect as those of a steam engine. In and out' his glove shot, seldom falling to da"ngc and weaken the champion. Tho ninth round was a repetition of the eighth ho far sis Corbett's work was concerned. Sullivan won applause morc-ly morc-ly by his remarkable powers of endurance. endur-ance. He seemed to reach Corbett with an occasional blow, but the youngster was so timing his movements that the blow always caught him as lio was go-hig go-hig away and loft no sign of damage. Sullivan landed several apparently heavy lefts on Corbolt'a chest, but not enough damago was donu lo even redden the ukin. . y. i ,, , i The eleventh round saw Corbelt land twice, but with no great force to his blows, and Sulllvun failed to land a glovo on the challenger. tounds twelve, thirteen and fpurtco i were in a ineusure monotonous, although Corbett's dazzling footwork pleased tnc onlookers. Not onco did ho consent to exchange blowu with tho champion. He wan In and out und around hullivan, hammering away llko tho traditional cooper around a cask. Much money had boon wagered that Corbett would not stay a rull lliteen rounds, ami he opened that round In a manner to prove to his admirers that he was determined not only to stay but to show hu wan the beat man In the ring. Sullivan, having been warned by his seconds that his friends would lose many wagers If lie did not put Corbelt out In this round, growled out an oath as Deleft De-left hla corner and rushed headlong at Corbett. His backers were overjoyed when ho reached Corbetl'a neck, but It was only a glancing blow that did llttlo damage. Book carno Sullivan with another an-other charge, and Corbett, suddenly stopping stop-ping his retreat, steppod forward and threw his full weight into a right that was followed by a smacking left. Both blowa reached Sullivan'.f face, doing much damage. Again Corbett took up his weaving stride, swinging his fists down by hla hips, throwing his bend first to ono sldo and then lo tho othor, almost al-most at will hammering in blow after blow lo tho champion's stomach. Sullivan Sulli-van wns discouraged, and his friends could not help realizing that, barring an accident, ho waa a beaten man. His Bhouldcrs slunk and hla breast heaved as he stumbled to his corner at the sound of tho welcome bell. Corbett. waa lighting too logical a bat-tic bat-tic to give to his opponent an opportu-nltv opportu-nltv to take advanlago of an accident. Many exnectod him to rush In at the opening of tho sixteenth round for a knockout. Insload of doing that, ho kept out of range of Sullivan's lists and made tho champion's faco the target for his vollcv of rapid lire lefts. Sullivan was so completely tired that he threw, out both arms and fell lnlo a clinch to avoid the blows that rained upon him, and as tho round closed odds of 2 lo i that Corbett would win found no takera. In the seventeenth round Corbett was still rosting, his fuco yet unmarked and his hair not ruffled; not a red 3pot on his bodv to show where tho champion plon had landed. Ho was going with all his spocd. yet he was still content to maJcc Sullivan the receiver general for all punishment, keeping himself tho while out of posslblo reach of Sullivan's fists. Sullivan finally fell forward, and, as he camo to a clinch gave Corbett a half-arm half-arm jolt In tho neck. This apparently dazed Corbett for a fow seconds, and as they separated Sullivan was ablo to land a right and left, but was too weak and too wild to do much damage and his opportunity op-portunity was lost. Ncaring the End. Coming up for tho eighteenth round Corbett stood ns if ready to swap blows with Sullivan, but an a heavy swing came over ho ducked beneath It and whllo crouching swung forward with a Ire-mendous Ire-mendous left that sank far Into Sullivan's Sulli-van's flabby stomach. The .champion gasped with pain and astonishment, and before he could recover Corbolt swung his left upward and again flattened Sullivan's Sulli-van's nose. With a quick movement he then drove his right lo Sullivan's ribs and ns tho champion's guard fell, uhoi tvo hard lefts flush to the face. Corbett was now playing for the knockout. He slopped forward and twice in succession Jarred Sullivan's head back between hla shoulders. Again It was apparent ap-parent that tho boll saved Sullivan from defeat. A tremendous right crashed against his neck just as tho boll sounded, and his seconds worKcd industriously over him to send 'him forward for the nineteenth nine-teenth round in as good shape as possible. possi-ble. Corbot.t now saw victory close at hand. and in tho nineteenth rTP other attempt than "t ,T0nd kSHt tired that he could sfiB," slamlna and speed it,"0' to knock the bin f,X? tt&mW In half a dozen h?rJ '& m- SB Tho twentieth round rJabs toSBkl C most In a collap c "Vwo'"1 NwSa mendous swhfes. however Vr stlll possessed power t,? ? ""HiIMp"1 blow If he could b?rncJ!,1 timk stood back out of mH Si with hla rlBht, eUchRyBfi4' edly on Mhe" JaW. K8.1111 knees gave way hi 'l'6 14 2E sides h ; eyes gl'azoS aft Ing for the blow that wih,( "tfwIE1 the floor a defeate l In0,I,?iMji ready lo land that blow IM&r turbed by the elairffi?"; fr V gave to tho chainnfV."g.?.fn. proved to bo his Inst mJ Zll5.r Sullivan came up foi l0"1 KmmT. round still dazed I and i 'vKl II wabbled and refund i,,nL Corbett. as strong and nM?J?H tho light opened, sprang'!6 cftusht him full In U t5 JMMI,! tremendous rlnht drive Wh lowed by a left, another riS? ond left. Corbolt w lis nMfl Sullivan would liavo 5d hE,!rB , the battle opened. 1 o wft.pWM-fore wft.pWM-fore hla antagonist rcr?lv'B punlaluncnt he might hlmt"ffiM-was hlmt"ffiM-was working his arms llko Sullivan reeled, cauelil at . one hand and spread hU ImSRVa himself. Corbett 'caught him W of tho Jaw with a rfcht s?in, aSL s restrained his left mcrclfmiv iSBtt" Sullivan to drop from exhauithTlK i was still a spark of strcnS'feW I older man's body, however , SIB. fused lo fall. Corbett again threw hlg rlrt.K. ward with Just sufficient rClMwi1 It lo drive Sullivan from KjjW big fellow was not knockM esTmw'1- i sank forward to tire lioor of th Jft'! ' struck the mat on his l0f( :J" rolled over on his face. Jttiltmm. from his corner showered lea nK upon him from a uponse. sjBiiT The mighty Sullivan placed oJRr of his hands on the floor and v!mwJi to raise himself. lie succm fimw his body a few Indies and thtsK-forward thtsK-forward as the referee counted aJjK " The referee waved his liar.d hiHs and then patted Corbolt on ttuMLv to show that the cliampteiZB' passed Into now hando. Tin walked forward and altcmptedBair : Sullivan's seconds to carry HaKrln corner. His face wore a tejPmmt tu pathy for the man he bad xtitmH with the elation of victory he itn sorry for Sullivan and madi UETl pathy fcnown with a word otcajHSrau Sullivan, heartbroken and diHrmrii In his corner until the demonstnHr somewhat spent Itself; then. tJmmwW supporting hiniHelf by the totnEr i faced the crowd. For u momKitKr not control his voice. Then nKlf a sob. he said: ' . "I tried once too often, jTw tho championship remains In I m Again the cheering was feka ,jmj fully as many then followed th4 emt Sullivan to his quarters chtertxt Lrr as- chased after the new diamjS St , him their plaudits for his mn tok, success. p Not only had a new cliamplojfc tablishcd, but a new school' o,' to had been set up in the worti 0 burry rulc3 had been substitute1 r"1" time for the old London prl rk its ) Science, Intelligence nnd speed ttf ijte 1 called upon to form the charoptej u ftf of defeating the greatest of all m Baflp tatlvcs of muscle nul lirawu. i-Sefr the most popular piifclllst -who e. Hrpi a glove and the greatest of j3J I 'rat In the London prize ring, hU'b Wftlli laurels to Corbett. the greatest a tfe w scientific boxer the world his & It may perhaps be snld In Irctifc w,A bolt that he took to tho prfit a ittwUa beat intellect that Institution m m-bti known. ' hi |