The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-28
O'Brien Defeats MCGEE at The Metro
pole Club.
MANY SPORTING MEN PRESENT.
The Contest an Interesting One-nIeGee
Was Pluclky bni aa Upper Cut Sent
Him to the Tioor from Which Hc'
Was Unable 10 Arise.

The McGee- o. Bricn match last night at
the Metropole attracted large crowd OF
sports from lr vidence and vicinity
testing the capacity of the gymnasium TO
the utmost. Many local scrappers were
present AID introduced in tie ring.
Hehucssey, who fights next week In Low
ell; Ike Weir the Spider" Joe Walcott.
the colared boxer, who meets Tracey at
Union hall next week; Dck Moore; All
bott. the champion English lightweight.
who is looking for match with Jack
Falvey, and numerous Others were pres
sent.
The first part of the program included
som. friendly four-round bouts. Larry
Fox aud Rim Pllrein entered the ri =
and gave what Is probably the shortess
fight on record. After slight exchange
of blows Fox landed right on Pilrein's
breast. lie immediate y threw of the
gloves and walked out OF the ring and
the laughter and Kisses of the specta-
tors. Fox was declared winner by the
referee, Mr.. Finerty.
Frank White OF Greeaville and Jerry
Daley OF Dogtown then gave Ridiculous
exhibition OF boxing. but served 20 amusc
the audience, while waiting for the cleo
trio lights. which had gone out, 60 be
fixed.
TIE last preliminary match was be-
tween the bantam weights. Jimmy Baker
OF Providence and John R,ach OF Fox
Point, and proved n C ever exhibition OF
boxing. Baker showed himself consider
able OF hitter aud entirely beyond
Roach's class.
McCee and O'Brien Appear.
A. o..s Nfof- a.. .o+orod che rir., folio,vaI
shortly by O'Bricn who WAS received
with tremendous ovation Jack Will
iams, Alec Greggans aud Mike Sears
were O'Br,cn's seconds, while Hotchkins,
Flaherty. Dan Sullivan and Joe Douovaa
the favorite and the betting on him was
100 TO 20, and even greater cdds
after the first round. The timers were
Murphy. Daley and Lewis Both men
Yere in the pink Of condition though Nc.
Gee lowered over his opponent in size aa'l
reach. Many, when they saw McGee's
fine physical build. were inclined to favor
him, but O'Brien quickly showed his
superiority.
The first round wfs uninteresting but
showed the clever hitting powers anil
quick dodgipg OF O'Brien. McGee was
the first to lend but fell short an in the
next attempt he failed. while O'Brien
countered with n light one
in the face. MCGEE jabbed
O'Brien several times in the neck but his
blows did nos seem to be true. % Brien
led with Il. .ct and made every blow tell.
O'Brien landed good right OH Nc.
Gees neck. The men clinched sevcrLl
times and did not break away easily. Nj, :
Gee showed an inclination to choke his
man and so o. Brien put the glove over his
eyes, which aroused cons derable opposl.
tion among he crowd. The fight on the
whole was IN r aud clean.
O'Brien Out Of tho Way.
In the second round McGeo tried to use
his superior weight ia rushing, bus
O'Brien easily got out OF the waY and
avoided punishment by clever du,king.
Both men landed with rights and lefss.
McGee's blows were excsedin gly wi d
while O'Brien sc c,rcely ever missed his
lead and made every blow count. To-
wards the last OF the round O'Brien
developed rushing qualities AMI twice
drove McGee to the rop's. The rouni
ended, however, slightly in McGee's favor.
The third round showed O'Be.en's
strength. lie quickly got first hood by n
clever left on McGcr's nose and followl d
with several blows on the face and neck.
ending with clean knock down. McGee
seemed little Rroggy. but ODren
seemed tired and did not fol ow up his ad-
vantage.
In tho fourth round O'Bricn continued
to punish McGee and avoid blows himse +.
lie seemed to save himself, however,
though Ire landed more bows thun Me-
Gee.
The fifth ard final round was short,
O'Brien started I'm red hot while McGsc
had hardly recovered fro n his efforts ir
the previous round. O'Brien quickly
drove McGee TO the ropes and dealt him nm
ugly right and left on the face and body
McGec did not seem TO be able 10 defend
himself He. however. rallied and made n
rush at O'Bricn. who, by u sort of upper
cut on the mouth lsndcd McGec on the
floor where he lay bleeding and unable to
rise. This ended the battle. v--
rrrAutc To n Gtcat Nan.