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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
2
The bout featured close exchanges with Britt outboxing Sullivan in the eighth round. Sullivan appeared handicapped by a possible hand injury but showed grit, getting up after the eight count. Britt dominated later rounds and secured the decision as Sullivan fell short of the finish. The crowd noted Britt’s superior technique and stamina.
Frail garbled sports brief shows Angeles beating Seattle with an 11 to 2 score in one game and San Francisco defeating Oakland 5 to 3. Tacoma edged Portland 4 to 2, Everett beat Snohomish 6 to 5. Mixed lines reference pitchers Baum Spies Hall Blankenship Hitt Gochnauer Hogan Byrnes Brown Graham Cates McLean.
The article fragment notes various National and American League results with city pairs and scores. It includes Boston 2 Chicago 3, Philadelphia 7 Pittsburg 1, New York 14 St Louis 2, Cincinnati 1, Chicago 3 New York 1, Detroit 8 Washington 4, St Louis 3 Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 0 Boston 0.
Britt defeated Kid Sullivan by decision in the twentieth round to retain the lightweight world title. He out-pointed Sullivan at every stage, fought cautiously, and avoided a risky close exchange with the husky challenger.
The Spokane lad Kid Oglesbee finally agreed terms with rival Sealer for a high profile bout described as his toughest match. Oglesbee's rise in popularity grows steadily as he proves resilient and game to the core, though he has few defeats, with recent progress noted since Loule Long's prior victory last August.
In Multnomah Field results Yeater day show McBurney of Spokane defeating Arm strong of Tacoma by default. McBurney and Walker of Spokane beat Armstrong and Benham of Tacoma to advance.
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