St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-19
LIKE A VICIOUS BULL.
cATTEGAcRIS FRiGHTFULLY MINGLED
By STEVE 0'D0aRELL.
DEFEATED In FOUR rsoUNDs.

Small Audience at the Concy ISL
and Club to See the Australian
Pull Off the So, 500 Purse-a At
tempted Match Between Dan
Creedon and Bob Fitsimmons
Fizzie.
COMFY ISLAND ATHLETIC CLUB, Aug.
1S.-Fewer people were present tonight
in the club house to see two pugilistlc
bouts than has been the case at any
previous occasion since the club opened.
And this was true despite the fact that
250,0OO persons had been here during
the day to participate in and witness
the annual parade of the state Yolun-
teer firemen's association. Not more
than 5000 spectators were present. Pat
Cahill. of Jersey, and Tim Sullivan, of
New York, were TO open the show for
Sl,0O0-S200 to the loser. 2. J. Douahue
was the referee. Soon after 8 .. III. the
men put up their fists.
In the first round no battering was
done. and both retired at even hon1rS.
In the second Sullivan belted CahilPS
jaws until his teeth ratified, and when
they came up for the third round Sui
Ivan started at Cahil with a rush. and
swung mis- left, but it caught Cahill on
the back of the neck. They clinched.
and were separated. A moment later
they clincned again, and just after the
break Sullivan rushed at the Jersey
man, planting his left fist in the StOm-
ach, and landed his right full on the
point of his jaw. making one of the
cleanest knockouts ever seen in the
club. Cahill fell with a heavy thud,
and never moved mnScie until he was
carried to his corner. Then it took fully
five minutes to revive him. The time
of the third round was only 81 seconds.
The Bout
of the evening between John Cattenach,
OF Providence, and Steve O'Donneli, of
Australia, was twenty rounds or more
for a purse OF $500. of which the
losers end was $500. This contest was
refereed by John Eckhardt, the Clubs
official referee.
Round One-Cattcnach was the first
to lead out but fell short of his mark
and got light counter Oh the face.
Cattenach landed a good left on the
mouth, and the men closed in 10 stiff
work. and for twenty seconds Or more
there was The hardest kind of in-iight-
Ing. Both men did some very effective
work.
Round Two-Cattenach kept his man
at long range, and by doing SO held
himself at great advantage. He kept
leading straight left-handed jabS with
good effect. ODonneii Is strong III
tighter, and his blows at long range
were not so effective as his opponents.
But he kept jabbing away with his left,
aud set the house i'll an uprOar 10y his
clever tactics.
Round Three-Cattenach profited by
the first round, and did not allow him
self to get in too close quarters. 0'Don-
neil, however, showed some great work
III this round, and the style in which he
landed straight leftS on the Providence
mans face made him look like win
ner. Both men landed hard and often.
but ODOnneli had the best OF the round,
as he showed himself superior in every
respect. Cattenacn WAS showing
Signs of Fatigue.
and it was evident that the result was
only a matter OF a short time.
Round -Four - Both men came up
smiling. O'Donnell led and landed
lightly with his left. Cattenach led for
the wind and missed. The men fought
all around the ring. O'Donnell landing
when he pleased and forced his man.
Both were now very weak from their
eXertiOnS, but O'DOnneil sent Cattenach
down several times, and kept pounding
his man all over the ring, while the
blood flowed in streams down Catten-
ach'S breast. Cattenach was beaten,
aud 1t was a pitiful sigh; 10 see him
staggering about under the tremendous
punishment he was receiving. Referee
Eckhardt attempted to stop it out of
humanity, but just as he pulled ODon-
nell away Cattenach broke past him
and landed several blows. ODonneil
then went at him like an Infuriated
bull. and landed many vicious blows. 1t
was only the gong that saved Catlenach
from being Knocked OUT. Cattenach
was carried to his corner and the battle
brought to a close by Jimmy Carroll
throwing up the sponge.
Cattenach is much worse uSed-up
MAN than was thought at the time lie
was taken out or the ring. 1t was found
necessary to call physician TO do con-
siderable ianclug and fixing up about
his mouth and nose, which were in a
frlgbtfully battered state. A deep cash
was cut over his left eye and lump as
big as goose egg raised on his cheek.
He was one of the worst uSed-up men
they have yet had after a iight at the
island. After the ODOnneli- Cattenach
bout host of admirers of Dan CreeGon
ana BOD fltZSlnmonS gathared III front
of the ring, and after some spirited talk
bet was made, or offered to be made.
at odds of 500 TO Sl,0G0 that Creedon
could whip FitzSimmOnS.
After arguing and Wrangling for some
time, FitZSImmOnS left in disgust for
the dressing room to interview O'Don-
neil. who had cut Cattenach's nose, and
on which a doctor was at the time
working emdeayoring to sew up a split
of some four inches.