The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-23

CONEY ISLAND ATHLETIC CLUB,
Aug. 1S.-Fewer people were present to-
night in the club house to see two pugil-
istic bouts than has been the case on
any previous occasion since the club
opened. And this was true. despite the
fact that 100000 persons had been here
during the day to participate in and
witness the annual parade of the state
Volunteer firemen's association. Not
more than 1900 spectators were present.
CahiH Whipped.
Pat Cahill of Jersey City and Tim
Sullivan of New York were to open the
show for s1,OOO-s2O0 to the loser. P. ].
Donahue was the referee. Soon after
9 D. m. the men put up their fists.
Round 1-No battering was done and
both retired at even honors.
Round 2-Sullivan belted Cahill's jaws
until his teeth ratified.
Round 3-When they came up for this
round Sullivan started at CahiIl with
rush and swung his left but it caught
Cahill on the back of the neck. They
clinched and were separated. A moment
later they clinched again and just after
the break Sullivan rushed at the Jersey
stomach and landed his right full on the
point of his jaw, making one of the
cleanest knock-outs ever seen in the
club. Cahill fell with a heavey thud
and never moved a muscle until he was
carried to his corner. Then it took
fully five minutes to revive him. The
time of the third round was only fifty
seven seconds.
A Rafting Go.
The bout of the evening was between
John Cattanach of Providence and Steve
O'Donnell of Australia, twenty rounds
or more, for a purse of $2,5OO of which
the losers end was $500. This contest
was refereed by Mr.. John Eckhardt,
the clubs official referee.
Round 1-Cattanach was the first to
lead, but fell short of his mark and got
a light counter on the face. Cattanach
landed a good left on the mouth and the
men closed into stiff work and for
twenty seconds or more there was the
hardest kind of mitigating. Both men
did some very effective work.
Round 2-Cattanach kept his man at
long range and by doing so held himself
at great advantage. He kept landing
straight left-handed jabs with good eff
feet. O'Donnell is a strong in-fighter
and his blows at long range were not
so effective as his opponents. But he
kept jabbing away with his left and set
the house in an uproar by his clever
tactics.
Round 3-Cattanach profited by what
he learned in the first round and did
not allow himself to get into too close
quarters. O'Donnell, however, showed
some great work in this round and the
style in which he landed straight let's
on the Providence mans face made him
look like a winner. Both men landed
hard and often, but O'DonneH had the
best of the round. as he showed himself
superior in every respect. Cattanach
was showing signs of fatigue, and II
was evident that the result was only a
matter of a short time.
Round both men came up smiling
O'Donneu led and landed lightly with
his left. Cattanach led for the wind and
missed. The men fought all around the
ring, O'Donnell landing when he pleased
and forcing his man. Both were very
weak from their exertionS, but ODonnel
sent Cattanach down several times and
kept pounding his man all over the ring,
while the blood flowed in streams from
Cattanach's breast. Cattanach was
beaten, and it was pitiful sight to see
him staggering about under the ire
mendous punishment he was receiving.
Referee Eckhardt attempted to stop 1t
out of humanity, but just as he pulled
ODonnell away Cattanach broke past
him and landed several blows. O'Don-
nell then went at him like an Infatuated
bull and landed many vicious blows.
1t was only the gong which saved Cat
tanach. Cattanach was carried to his
corner and the battle was brought to
close by Jimmy Carroll throwing up the
sponge.
Badly Used Up.
Cattanach is a much worse used UP
man than was thought at the time he
was taken out of the ring. 1t was found
necessary to call a physician to do con-
siderable lancing and fixing UP about his
mouth and nose, which were in fright
fully battered state. A deep cash was
cut over his left eye and a lump as big
as d goose egg raised on his cheek. He
was one of the worst used up men
they have yet had after a fight at the
island.
After the O'Donnell-C attanach bout a
host of admirers Of Dan Creedon and
Bob Fitzsimmons gathered in front of
the ring, and after some spirited talk a
bet was made or offered to be made at
odds of 5000 to $1,000 that Creedon could
lick Fitzsimmons. After wrangling for
some time Fitz left in disgust for the
dressing room to interview O'Donnen,
who had cut Cattanach's nose, and on
which doctor was working, endeavor-
ing to sew up split OF some four