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Show THOMPSON LOSES THE FIGHT Shifty Utah Boy Given Decision Deci-sion Over "Cyclone" in Round Twenty. Pocalello, Idaho, Jan. 15. Pete Sullivan Sul-livan of Bait Lake won the decision tcnlght over "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson Thomp-son of Chicago in a fast twenty-round contest Only in the third was there any danger dan-ger of the shifty Utahn falling to stay the limit. Thompson forced the fighting from the start, but Sullivan's cleverness saved a knockout. Pete was In the pink of condition, while Thompson, contrary to all expectations, failed to. stand up under the grilling Pete gave him. Tom Painter of Evanston ref-ereed ref-ereed the bout and his decision awarding- the long end of the gate money to Sullivan met with unanimous approval. ap-proval. ' Thompson and Sullivan have met twice before, the Utah boy gaining a decision In the first meeting and Thompson scoring a knockout in the second bout. The meeting tonight is considered as decisive. |