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BY SPECIAL TO CLEVELAND
HERALD
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CINCINNATI, Dec.24. - The glove
contest between John Sullivan, of Boston,
and Professor Donaldson, of Cleveland,
was fought last night, at the Pacific Garden,
and was witnessed by a few favored sport-
ing men. Hard small gloves were used.
Tom Ryan and Johnny Morman seconded
Sullivan, and Dan Crutchley and Abe
Smith seconded Donaldson.
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Time was called at 11:18, and the
men
went at it in dead earnest. Ten rounds were
fought.
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The first round was won by
Sullivan,
who floored Donaldson with a terrible
blow on the right side of the head.
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In the second round Donaldson
went
down in a heap.
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Third round - Sullivan had it all his
own
way, and easily downed Donaldson.
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Fourth round - Sullivan knocked
Donald-
son down with a terrible blow in the
mouth, which drew first blood.
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Fifth round - Donaldson was struck
in
the left jaw and went down.
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Sixth round - they forced each other
and
Donaldson went down immediately from a
blow delivered by Sullivan's terrible left.
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In the seventh round a foul was
claimed
with ground that Sullivan had struck
Donaldson after he was down. Foul not
allowed.
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In the eighth and ninth rounds
Donald-
son went down on purpose to avoid pun-
ishment.
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In the tenth and deciding round,
Don-
aldson received a terrible punishing. He
grsped Sullivan around the neck, but
Sullivan mauled him on top of the head
until Donaldson was knocked down.
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When time was called for the
eleventh
round Donaldson failed to respond and
gave up. The fight lasted just twenty-two
minutes.
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