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Show THOMPSON KNOCKS OUT SULLIVAN Cyclone" Johnny Thompson of Sycamore, Syc-amore, III., unassuming, quiet and always al-ways a gentleman, won the respect a.nd admiration of 3,000 fight fans at the Saltalr hippodrome, last night, when he knocked out Pete Sullivan of Fall River, Mass. While Thompson had a hundred rooters from Ogden from beginning to end. within ten minutes min-utes after his uggresxlve and hard fighting against the "Pride of I'tah," who was very much on the defensive, Thompson began winning over the Bait Iake fans. When tho left-hand ewlng knockout blow- was delivered In the idnth round and the "Pride of rtnh" was still on the floor, after the ten count, then the "Pride, of Sycamore" Syca-more" was given an ovation, tho like i,f which has never been given any Bgbter in the state. From the tap of tho gong in the Brst roimd to the ninth round, Thompson Thomp-son wn doing nil the lighting. Sul-JIvHn Sul-JIvHn would clinch and hang on and toper his face with his arms. In the econd round Thompson had his man ilmost cut but Sullivan was saved by tbe gong. From the second round to the end of the go, Sullivan plainly showed that he would rather keep close to Thompson than have a repetition repe-tition ot I he second round. ' In the ninth round the Sycamore ad started fighting from the tap of the gong and came on so fast that the Fall River loy had no time to recover from tbe "cyclonic" attacks, when the terrific lelt-hand Bwlng to the jaw was delivered. As Battling Nelson teleerapbed to Ogden lust week that ho did not care to meet Thompson, as ho did not think he could do Justice to the pub-lie pub-lie and himself, last nlght'8 victory jints Thompson in Hue to meet Ad "Wolgast for tho championship. In tho ?0i'i br.Ules Thompson has been in ' he has never been knocked out, but has mt't all the topnotchers in tbe lightweight class nt different times and has scored vlr lories over ninety-fle ninety-fle per cent of them. It Is evident ' that h match between Thompson and "vVolatast will be arranged if Nclaou ftlU refuses to meet Thompson. Kid Forbes easily disposed of Kid Ople by the knockout route In the third round. Up to that time tho contest was fast and full of clean boxing. Jack Downey inudo a bit with the crowd by knocking out Kid Frazxlea In the first round of a four-round go. |
