| Show UTAH FIGHT FANS HAVE GREAT TIME IN D OGDEN BOXING BOUT Not m in many months have the Utah fans had a chance to discuss a local boxing match and the result but tIey V ey have made up for it In the rehash over the go at Ogden How about the decision 1 Is the chief question asked Those who bet on Sulli Sullivan van an claim theIr man was entitled to a do de Islon Those Thosa who bet on Collins say that their man certainly earned a draw Those who did not bet but just watched say EAY that Referee Tom Painter gave the only decision he could have and they are abort abott right That Sulivan CollIns Is eon ceded Collins today shows the marks ot of the go In a swollen face where Sullivans uppercuts WhIle not marked on the face Sullivan also remembers the go lug In a swollen right hand and a badly sprained right wrIst both received by contact with Collins head To the fact that he hurt his hand and arm in the arly rounds Sullivan lays the lack of steam In his blows throughout hout the twenty ty h r rounds They were lIght and dId little damage and came far from hurting the colored boy Right there lays the justice of the de decision In an amateur bout for points Sullivan would be entitled to the decision on the showing ho he made In a professional professional battle however where there was wasa a considerable amount of money wagered on the result a hair line decision Is not popular nor is It right Referee PaInter thought so and he Is backed by all but those who judged Impartially Impartial and at that many of Sullivans backers were well content to get their money back Both fought rather a disappoInting fight Both were too cautious to make the going fast Sullivan failed to show i aggressiveness Collins leadIng all the time Collins possessed ot of a goOd hard i sWing In both hands to use any anything thing but a left lunge to the wind and some good short arm jolts In the clinches When he aw that Sullivan was not hurt hurtIng hurtIng Ing him a rough and tumble attack might have won the bout bOllt for him While not exactly the case ot of he tImeworn phrase I ot of one was afraid and the other das sent such a view was held by many All Well Satisfied At that there was no complaint ot of not getting value received Both fighters fought to win and the fact that they fought carefully cannot be held against them Sullivans uppercuts to the head headon on several occasions turned Collins around and forced him to cover but they dId not have the power to do the busi business business ness The only time that Collins seemed to take a blow hard bard was when Sullivan landed n his wind Then the colored boy winced Sullivan overlooked this blow too much Frequent calls ot of hitting low Jow were heard against Colllns Collins when he lunged his left against Sullivan No serious claIm on that account can be had however as Sul Sullivan Sullivan livan In guarding forced many of the blows down an inch or so below the belt and none ot of them at any time dId any damage It was a case of a boxer without a punch against a tough fighter who lacked In cleverness They could have gone twenty more rounds at the same gait Their condItion was perfect Col Collins Collins lins In physical strength was the stronger of the two and in the infighting his blows had the most steam but the superb con condItion of the two put the Question ot of en endurance endurance durance out of the running for the length ot of the bout Many now back Collins to win over a longer route One thing that was a distinct feature ot of the go was the character ot of the crowd A more representative gatherIng of at Utah athletic followers would be hard to find State city and county and even govern government government ment officials were present As the seats were filling the gallerIes kept up a con conI continual welcome to prominent men both ot of Ogden and Salt Lake They all enjoyed I the card from end to end and showed that boxIng even In a professional match matcha is a popular sport even In Utah There Is strong talk for a return match between Sullivan and Collins |
