The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-09
GEORGE DAWSON WINS
Xhe Australian 'Welter- Weight Knocks
Out Doc OsCOnne1l in Tvantfeth.

WeltGI.W eight hn0Ck0
Out Doc O'COnne2l In Twentieth.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S-Georgc Dawson, the
clever young Australian who has been quietly
accepting ali cages of battle that have fallen be-
tween him and the worlds welter-weight cham.
pionship. met . new foemen in the person of
doc" OConnell, of Boston, at the California Ath-
letic Club tonight O'Connell came here accom-
panied by an Eastern reputation for gameness
and cleverness that seemed to make him q
worthy opponent for the conquerer of Jim
Burge, Billy Maber and Danny Needham, and
local sporting circles looked forward to the
match with great interest. Dawson has always
trained carefully for his battles, and all reports
from O'Connelps headquarters had given a good
account OF him, SO that the betting tonight was
influenced by no adverse conditions. Dawson
was the favorite shortly before entering the
ring at odds OF 20 to g.
OConnell entered the ring amid applause at
9:o5. closely followed by Dawson, who received
an ovation. Young Mitchell, Joe King and
brother Dan seconded the Bosto.
MAN, and Eddie Creamy and Ed Alexander Sec
onded the Australian. Billy Jordan was referee.
O'Connell appeared thin beside the well-knit
Australian. Time was called at 9:05 p. m.
First round-O'Counell led first, but the men
clinched and missed. Dawson got In the frs:
punch on the Bostonian's wind. The latter
seemed nervous and led short several times.
Dawson closed the round with q right over the
AtouSy b AiS iosOEibc DtOW. OCOuUell 8 appear
ance was disappointing to the spectators, though
the men were evenly matched as to height and
length of limbs.
After much fddling O'Connell got in a good
LETT on the wind and tried a left for the jaw, but
missed. Dawson gave q light right aud left near
the ropes, but O'Connell drove him back with
an overland left and soon followed with two
sounding left smaehes on Dawson's cheek. He
had q peculiar way of dashing in his left that
now raised him in the estimation of the specta.
tors. Dawson struck him on the head at short
range a. the round closed.
Third round-O'Couneil forced the pnce. and
dashed In q number OF iefts that left Dawson
guessing. The latter tried for an opening sew
eral times, but missed. Dawson landed q stag
gering lett on the chin, bat OConnell forced
him to run from left jabs, followed by a right
handler. Dawso cody ducked a left swing.
Fourth round-O'Connell landed a long right
but narrowly missed one full in the mouth.
Dawson found some trouble in reaching the
Bostonian, who was very shifty. An exchange
and clinch was followed by q hard left smash
on DawsoE's cheek.
Fifth round-Dawson led, but was stopped.
OConnell led a left short. Dawson landed a
hard left on the arm. The Bostonian flung q
right and left, Dawson neatly escaping. O'Con-
nell was doing too much work, in the opinion
OF many, to last long. He smashed Dawson
with a LETT on the mouth, bringing blood and
argering the Australian, who came back at
him with Q hard right on the shoulder, and was
about placing his left when stopped by the
gong.
oiAt = WSt0 weary. GtOn-
nell led a long left, leaving himself open. and
Dawson nearly droppen him with q right on
the head. O'Conneil ducked after q lead and
Dawson smashed him three short-arm blows in
the mouth. A ciinch followed. O'Connell
broke bis way out OF q close corner and the
round ended.
seventh round-O'C onnell suddenly caught
Dawsops lett IN the face, followed by a right on
the head that nearly dropped Dawson. O'Con-
nell struck Dawson a blow that sickened him.
The referee warned the Bostonian that if it oc.
go a.n,y. J.. -@,,rA -.-- - GLA
O'Conneli now apparently had a strong lead,
and though Dawson tried for him there was
manifestly lack Of steam in him, while the
nervous Bostonisn made most of his blows tell.
Eighth round-Dawson had thus far appeared
to less advantage than in any of his previous
fights in this country, and what he lost in the
estimation of the spectators O'Conuell gained.
A counter oy Dawson aud a rally In a corner ut
the close of the round, in which Dawson landed
several times without return, were the only
features of the rouad.
Ninth round-0'Connell resumed his jabbing
with the left. Dawson being compelled 10 break
ground. A right clip that just missed Dawson's
ear caused the spectators to cheer. Dawson's
PUSHES were stopped by the duckiug and clinch-
ing OF O'Connell.
Tenth round-O'Connell scored a right smash
on Dawson's head and plunged his LETT twice
into Dawson's wind Some ~rattliny infighting
that left O'Connell in a shaky condition closed
the round.
Eleventh round-o'Connell scored left and
right on Dawson's forehead. Dawson drew
NC ilbubu Wlb d iciI OGO0Nell
landed TWO stiff right smashes over the heart.
Dawson banged him twice with force in the
bleeding mouth. O'Connell fought himself
about out, aud Dawson had him against the
twelfth round-Most OF O'Connelps blows in
the last few rounds, while delivered with force,
had been badly timed and had landed on Daw-
cons shoulder AMI back. The Australian had
his eQuanimity and was now fighting
his usual careful battle. He bore few traces OF
the battle, while the Bostonian's nose and face
49, Ill $3.50 @
this round.
Thirteenth round--Dawson kept the Bostonian
lodging about the ring 10 eyade the right which
the Australian had in readiness. He smashed
Dawson on the neck, and the latter retslia.ed
by knocking him onto the ropes. O'Conlell
was working hard, but he failed TO accomplish
much.
Fourteenth round-Both men came together
at the same time and warmed each others ears.
iabbed in several feeble lefts, but was
cross-counsered by Dawson, who banged him
from pillar to post, smashing him in the face,
while OfCounell gasped for breath. Dawson let
several times when he apparently could
have finished the fight.
Fifteenth rouud-O'Connell ran and lodged.
occasionally dropping in a left at long range.
He dropped his head at close quarters, and Daw-
SON. blow fell on his back.
sixteenth round Even money had been wa
gered before the fight that the contest would
no, last twenty rounds, and considerable
changed hands al the close OF the last round.
Dawson was taking plenty OF time. and o'Cou-
relt lEesutHSl. ns utchtI ClevSrif, billed
Dawson in the mouth with his left, and dropped
A couple of right-handers on him in passing.
Dawson would not rush, and found him only
twice during the round.
a SeyenteenIh round-The spectators urged the
men 10 ''get in and fgh.," and O'Counell won
applause by endeayoring 20 90 50. Dawson took
the fight out OF him by "A hard left. and from the
middle 10 the cad OF the round the Bo.tonian
lodged from corner to corner. dropping six
times almost 20 the foor TO escape Dawson's
upper cpts.
Eighteenth round-nawson started in TO pu,
him out -O'Connell ran, fought and clinched in
tesparAiiou. Three times the men came to-
cether in hot rallies, and p'connell scored sew
ersl hard swings. He dropped twice to his knees
without getting a blow. and was Kissed,
Nineteenth ro~und-Dawson forced his orpo-
neut 10 the ropes, but could not handle him
there. o'Connsll dropped three times 10 avoid
pawson's right
Twentieth round-Dswson again put the Bos.
tonian 20 flight with p determined front. The
Australian got his opponent near the ~latie-'s
"hootoo" corner, anu . tonneil dropped 10 his
hands and knees 70 avoid $ swing, stayiuc down
nine seconds. When be rose Dawson worked
him over TO another corner with left labs in the
mouth. and a. O'ConDel bent his head Dawson
d:opped him fla; on hts back with an uppercu;.
near the ropes. knocking i'm ouL
Fitrsimmons and Hall Really Matched.
NEW YoRx. Dec. s-There i. to longer any
6oub: about the meeting between Jim Hall and
bob FltEsinmous Everything but a .es minor
details in this great match have been salts.
~facto.ily arranged, AID during the first week in
Msrch these men will decide tie question O,
superiority and ownership oi $4,000 in the
Crescent City Athletic Ciuh at New Orleans
Hal ART. we'd On the whiie star steamship Ma.