Only Five Rounds

ONLY FIVE ROUNDS McConnell Was Game But Was No Match For Sullivan. HAGGERTY BESTED SHANAHAN Sullivan Was in Great Form and Was All Over the Camden Man From the Start—McConnell Responded Gamely Until the Finish. Some wise men had prophesied that there would be a shower of shooting stars last night, but the only shooting stars in Trenton were those that flashed and darted before Dan McConnell's vision during the five rounds he played with Spike Sullivan, in what was to have been a twenty-round bout at the Trenton Athletic Club. McConnell was very game, but the "Fighting Irishman" was a whirlwind of hooks, jabs and swings and the Camden man never had a look in. In the fifth round, after Dan had taken a good mess, Referee Crowhurst wisely stopped the bout and declared Sullivan the winner. Even then McConnell gamely offered to fight on until some of the "knockers" thought they had got their fifty cents worth, but here again Mr. Crowhurst wisely said "No." In the ten-round preliminary Jack Haggerty was substituted for Mike Donlon, to go ten rounds with Tommy Shanahan. Haggerty was given the decision after ten rattling rounds. It was a few minutes after 8:30 when Referee Crowhurst called Shanahan and Haggerty together for the opening bout. They appeared evenly matched. At this time the club house was crowded, in the neighborhood of one thousand sports being present. This was Shanahan's first fight and he made a showing against the clever Haggerty that he need be not the least ashamed of. The only mistake he made was not being more aggressive. Haggerty won because he had a left hand that was too deep a problem for Shanahan to solve. Whether Jack hooked it or sent it in straight it was too fast for Tommy to see last night. It was apparent that Shanahan was nervous on account of it's being his first fight for a decision. All through the fight Haggerty landed his left and the only times when Shanahan counted were when he went into a mix up and during several of these lively affairs he tagged Jack with considerable force, for he has a pretty nice right for a green boy. The decision was satisfactory even to Tommy, who remarked that he would do better next time. After a short wait the principals of the wind up appeared and were introduced. Sullivan was as fine as silk, while, in spite of the reports to the contrary, McConnell looked as if he had been gazing into the bottom of a beer glass too frequently for a man in training. Sullivan was taller, but McConnell was the heavier. Without wasting much time in getting ready the gong sounded and the men got to work. Spike wore a pair of white fighting trunks and a broad smile. Dan looked serious, as if he realized that he was up against the real thing. After a little fiddling and a few leads that did not do any damage the men got close and Spike ripped in a right upper cut that landed squarely on Dan's jaw and the Camden man went down. It was a hard punch and McConnell never fully recovered from it. Spike was merciful and Dan lasted until the welcome sound of the gong. McConnell came out like a fighting cock and tried all that he knew, but his best wasn't good enough to worry the clever Irishman from Boston. Spike smiled and let Dan go it as long as he wished. In this round and in the third and fourth Sullivan confined his efforts to stabbing McConnell's pantry and the Camden boy grew weaker as the result. A stomach full of beer does not like to be punched and it looked as if Dan's tank had rebelled. In the fifth Spike started in to finish his job and in a minute had McConnell in such a condition that Referee Crowhurst was compelled to stop the bout. Sullivan will appear again on the 27th of the present month, when he will meet the best man the T. A. C. can secure.