Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-09
THE ANT|PODEAN ON TOP.
CONTINUED from First Page. |

CONTINUED from First Page.l
smash on Dawson's head, and plunged
his lett twice into Dawson's wind. Some
rattling in-fghting that left O'Connell
in shaky condition closed the round.
Eleventh-O'Connell scored left and
right on Dawson's forehead. Dawson
drew blood from O'Connelrs mouth
with LETT. O'Connell landed two
stiff right smashes over the heart.
Dawson banged him twice with force
in his bleeding mouth. O'C)nnell
fought bimeef anout out, and Dawson
had him against the ropes as the round
closed.
Twefth-Moet OF O'Connell's blowe,
while delivered with force in the last
few rounds, had been badly timed and
had landed on Dawson's shoulder and
back. The Australian had recovered
his equanimity, and was now fighting
his usual careful battle. He bore but
few traces of the battle, while the Bos-
tonian's nose and face were raw and
swollen. Dawson had the best Of this
round.
Thirteenth-~D Dawson kept the Boston
ian lodging about the ring to evsde the
right which the Australian had in read
iness. He smashed Dawson in the neck,
and the latter retaliated by knocking
him onto the ropes. O'Conpell was
working hard, but failed to accomplish
much.
Fourteenth-The men came together
and warmed each others ears. O'Con-
nell jabbed in several feeble lefts, but
was crosa-countered by Dawson, who
banged him from pillar to post, smash
ing him in the face, while O'Connell
gasped for breath. Dawson let up sew
eral times when he apparently could
have finished the fight.
Fifteenth 'Connell ran and lodged,
accidentally dropping in left at long
range. He dropped his head at close
quarters and Dawson's blow fell on his
back.
Sixteenth-Even money had been
wagered before the fight that the con-
test would not last 20 rounds. Consid.
erable money changed hands at the close
OF the last round. Dawson was taking
plenty OF time and O'Connell freehened
He ducked cleverly; he cuffed Dawson
in the mouth with his left and dropped
a couple of right handlers on him in
passing. Daweon would not rush and
he found his man only twice during the
round.
s. Seventeenth-The spectators urged
the men to get in and fight and U'Con.
nell won applause By endeavoring to do
SO. But Dawson took the fight out of
him by hard left, and from the middle
to the end OF the round the Bostonian
lodged from corner to corner, dropping
six times almost to the floor TO escape
Dawson's upper-cuts.
Eighteenth-Dawson started in TO put
him out. O'Connell ran, fought and
clincifed in desperation. Three times
tue men came together in hot rallies
and O'Connell scored several hard
Swings. He dropped twice to his knees
without getting blow and was hissed.
Nineteenth-Dawson forced his op-
ponent to the ropes, but could not han
die him there. O'Connell dropped three
times to avoid Dawson's right.
Twentieth-Daweon again put the
Bostonian to flight with determined
front. The Australian got his opponent
near the latter's ''hoodoo" corner and
he dropped to his hands and knees to
avoid swings, staying down nine sec.
onds. When he rose Dawson worked
him over to another corner with left
jabs in the mouth, and as O'Connell
bent his head Dawson dropped him fat
on his back with an upper cut, near the
ropes, knocking him out.