Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-19
RE FOUGHT LIKE A BEAST.

O,DOnnell Hammered Cattanach in an Unmerciful Manner, But He Did Not Give in Until the End-A Physf- elan Was Summoned 10 Care for the Beaten Man.
 CoNEY ISLAND, N. Y., Aug. 19.-Scsrce- ly more than three thousand spectators witnessed the two pugilistic contests at the Coney Island Athletic club tonight. Many well kno wn sporting men were pres ent. The first event was ten-rouud bout between Patrick Cahill, the Jersey City middleweight, and ex-smateur champion of the United States, and Jim Sullivan of $20O goes to the loser. Cahill was knocked out by a right-hander on the jaw in the third round and lay unconscious for five | minutes.
 The bout of the evening was between John Cattanach of Providence and Steve ! O'Donnell of Australia, twenty rounds or | more for purse of $2,500, of which the losers end was $500. This contest was refereed by John Eckhardt, the clubs off cial referee.
 O'Donnen was looked after by Mike Haley and Benny Murphy of New York and Hugh Napier and Nick Damn of Aus tralia. Cattansch was looked after by Frank Bosworth, Jack Quinn, Jimmy Car roll and Fred Witford.
 Round one-At the call of time the men spared cautiously for an opening. Catta- mach was the first to land, but fell short of his mark and got light counter on the face in return. The men, after 8 little mora light sparring, got down to their work, and then there Wss some good stiff fighting. Cattanach landed good left on the mouth and the men closed in to stiff work, and for twenty seconds or more there was the hardest kind of mitigating. Both men did some very effective work.
 Round two-Cattanaoh kept his man al long range and by doing so placed himself at great advantage. He kept landing straight left-handed jabs with good effect O'Donnell Is strong in.6ghter and hii blows at long range were not so effective al his opponent's. But he kept jabbing away with his left and set the house in an up roar by his clever tactics.
 Round thrse-Cattanach did not alloy
 himself to get close quartered. O'Donnell . however, showed some great work in thi
 round, and the style in which he landed
 made hin look like winner. Both lande,
 hard and often, but O'Donnell had tn
 best of the round, ss he showed himsel
 superior in every respect. Cattanach wa ' showing signs of fatigue, and it was evl
 dent that the result was only matter of
 short time.
 2 Round four-Both came up smilina
 O'Donnell led and landed lightly with hi d left. Cattanach led for the wind an
 missed. The men fought all around th = ring, O'Donnell landing when he please
 and forcing his man all over the ripI 'o Both were now very weak from their exc
 tions and O'Donnen sent Cattanach dow
 without apparent effort and kept pound ing his man all over the ring while tt :. blood flowed in streams down Cattanaeh s breast.
 it Cattanach was beaten until he was pi in tful sight, staggering about under tho te rible punishment he was receiving. Refer
 Eekhardt attempted to stop the fight O, - of humanity, but ss he pulled ODonne
 away Cattanaoh broke past him and land, several blows. O'Donnell then went at hi
 like an infuriated bull and landed ma,
 vicious blows. It was only the gong tn of saved Cattanach from being knocked ou 1t Cattanaoh wes carried to his corner and t nj, ne battle was brought to close by Jimn ie. Carroll throwing up the eponge.
 Cattanach ia much worse used up m
 than he was thought to be at the time . was taken out of the ring. It was nee,