Show AN WAS AS MUCH k THE BETTER DETTER MAN Sullivan Helpless and on the Floor jn in the Tenth When the Po Fo Folice Police lice Interfered PERFECT FIGHT WORE BOSTON BOY DOWN WiTH LEFT BODY PU PUNCH Los Lus Ang Angeles lea Cal March e Gans cf Baltimore decIsIvely Mike I TwIn n of Boston tonight in ten rounds While Sullivan was not counted out he was on the floor and practically helpless wh when n the polite instructed the referee to end ond the fIght Gaits Gans made a perfect tight wearing down Sullivan Sullivans s Ith a 1 straight tolt eft bod body punch that never failed to land and and which had Sul Sullivans Sullivans livans ribs in a red glow Ilow front from waist to shoulder all through the fight Sullivan apparently had a show to win In the third round when he landed a hard right swing on Gans jaw jaN staggering him and forcing him to stall for the remaInder ot of the round There was absolutely no Infighting the men agreeing to break clean and to avoid fighting In the clinches If anything this gave Sullivan an advantage but barring the one blow blowin in the third round he failed to land ef effectively y on G GAni m The fight was as held at Chutes baseball park the rIng b being pitched directly in front of the grandstand which served as bleacher seats for the crowd The seats immediately around the ring were scantily occupied It was one of the coldest nights of the tho winter and probably ably 1500 spectators shivered in their seats from 8 until In 10 before the fighters appeared The fhe delay was caused Jt it is said by unwillingness to tight fight before such a small house Be Before Before fore the fight began Referee Ting King an announced announced that because Sullivan was six pounds overweight both contestants had agreed that all b bets ts should be declared off and that if both were ere on their feet at the end of twenty rounds the fight should be called a draw |