Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-12
SPORTS AND PkSTlMES,
Maber Knocks Out Purcell in
Fifteen Rounds.
San Francisco and Los Angeles to
Play Ball this Afternoon.
Los Angeles Players Distinguish Them
selves in Texas-The Dukes Still
Playing in Luck-Gossip.

Several hundred tof the admirers o.
the manly art witnessed the Maber.
Purcell mill at the Pastime club last
evening. The result was exactly as pre-.
dicted by those who knew anything o.
pugilism. The only element of uncer
tainty about the battle was
whether Maber's left hand would
60 bank on him. This left has
given the antipodean some trouble
and extra precautions were taken tc
have it in good condition, especially as
Msber, like the majority Of the Austria
lisn pugilists, is left-handed jabher
Maber trained at Newhall under Butler,
and La Blanche's ex-trainer deserves
credit for bringing his man into the ring
in the pink of condition. Purcell also
showed up in fine form, but he was a
trifle outclassed. He did the best he
could and tried hard to land effectively
but the man from Australia was too
clever for his opponent.
The fight last night was very scien-
tific one. Maber is one of the cleverest
men in the world and has marvellous
knack ofavoiding punishment. Purcell
rushed and tried hard enough but he
never could make connections. He tried
the La Blanche swing anumber of times
but it did not avail him anything. Once
only did he reach Maber with it, and
then it was a glancing blow that did lit
tie damage. Maber kept on jabbing
Purcell. He exhibited extreme caution
throughout and occasionally got in q
right-hand-swing on Purcell's neck.
Time was called at 9s45 p. m. Pur-
cell was the first to make his appear
ance. La Blanche, McNamee and Ward
were behind him. Maber was Sec
ended by Billy Shannon and Butler.
Mort Curran was referee.
First round-Both slow to make O
lead, with plenty of pretty sparring.
just before the call of time Maber got
in hot jab, which shook up the Salt
Laker.
Second round-Purcell began to rush
matters but he found it extremely diff.
cult to reach his antagonist except in a
gentle way. Maber began to ginger up,
and reached Purcells face several times
with his left. The latter gave Maber a
back. .hander which made the Australian
a'little more cautious. The round ended
decidedly in Maber's favor.
The third and fourth rounds were not
very eventful. In the fifth Purcell did
q terrific amount of work with very
little result. He rushed Maber and
tried to mix matters, but the latter kept
cut of the way. eontenting himself with
an occasional iab. -Maber's work began
to tell on his adversary.
There was more sparring than any
thing else in the sixth, seventh and
eighth rounds. In the ninth Ma Der
began to torce matters. He swung with
his right on Purcell's neck, and followed
it up with a hot one on the bread bas-
ket. Purcell made vicious swing, but
Maber lodged the blow.
slant clinching. Maber drew first blood
in this round by lightning jab on Pur-
cells mouth. This was the tender spot
that Maber continued to play for. The
referee experienced trouble in getting
the men to break away after clinching.
Maber had everything his own way in
the eleventh venture. He kept on jab-
bing Purcell in the mouth at every op-
portunity, and the Salt Laker presented
q very bloody appearance when he went
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In the twelfth Purcell rushed wildly,
but he did no damage. Maber did ef-
fective work in the thirteenth, and Pur-
cell saved himself whole lot OF punish
ment by clinching.
Fourteenth round-Purcell got a hot
one with Maber's left. which was fol-
lowed with . right on his neck which
sent Purcell to the floor. He got up
after six seconds, but went down again
q few seconds later, but got up again in
four seconds. As q last resort Purcell
tried the La Blanche swing. He missed
and Maber jabbed him in return.
The fifteenth and last round showed
Purcell to be weak. Maber kept jab-
bing away at his heart, and Purcell be-
came groggy and hung onto Maber's
legs to save himself. Just before the
call of time Maber gave Purcell terrific
smash over the heart. He fell to the
floor and was carried to his corner. He
was still hors du combat when time was
called.
Maber is now anxious to have q 90
with Dawson, the Australian who re-
Gently defeated Gallagher. The fight
last night was never in doubt. Maber
scaled 1887 pounds and Purcell 1411s
pounds.