The herald., 1895-05-07
IN TWEhIY-ONE ROUNDS
Jake KiIrain Knocked Out by
Steve O'DOnnell
WAS GAME TO THE LAST
Six thousand People Saw the Heavy
Weights Fight
Over an Hour of Hard SIugging Before the
Baltimore Lad Succumbed- -0reen
In the Preliminaries

Since Goddard and Maher fought here
in December, 1892, there has not been a
heavy weight contest brought off in the
vicinity of New York.
The fact that Jake Kilrain of Baltimore
meet tonight at catch weights IN a twen-
ty-fiveround so attracted a large crowd
OF sports, as every person who had an op-
portunity was anxious to see these two
heavy weight pugilists prove who was
the better man after the very unsatisfac-
tory ten round draw which they had
fought short time ago in Boston.
After a minor bout between locals.
George +. Green. better known as
Young Corbett," OF Sa n Francisco, was
given an opportunity OF showing, his
prowess. His antagonist was Jim Holmes
of New York. they met at 1876 pounds.
for eight rounds. The Californian had as
seconds Young. Critic. Billy. Delano of
phia, and Jim McCabe of Fordham. The
men behind Holmes were Villa m
Holmes. Charley OBrien and Pete Dunn
of New York.
Young Corbett showed himself clever.
but his blows lacked steam. He was
nocked down in the third round. Young
Corbett led in the fifth and sixth, and
and left on the body and face at will.
Holmes was very groggy. He stopped
after Green had smashed him twice in
the next round and Green was declared
the winner.
The event of the evening was then an
nounced. There were about 5000 people in
the house when the announcer gave out
the names of the seconds. Billy Delaney.
John McVey, Mike Dunn and Benny Muir
ply were to look after O'Donnell. and
Ernest Gebhardt, l.. A. Duke. Al Halford
of Baltimore were to take care of kilrain.
Champion Corbett was not in the house,
but his manager. Billy Brady, sat close
by the ringside. Parson Davies OF Chi
cago was also an interested spectator.
O'Donnell climbed through the ropes at
$3.50. and Young Critic was then among
the seconds. who by this time mum bered
half dozen. kilrain arrived minute
later. and in comparison with his tall op-
O'Donnell's weight was said to be 1856
pounds, and Kilrain thirty pounds more.
The latter looked very bcefy. The men
shook hands at 10 o'clock.
Round both men spared very care
fully for a minute. kilrain led his left
on the neck and O'Donnell went to his
knees. O'Donnell jabbed his left on the
chest. Kilrain punched his left into
o Donnell chin and got away from a
swing. He repeated this moment
later
Round 2-O'Donnell led his left but
failed and Jake sent his left in once
more on the chin. Steve put his left on
visited Kilrain's eye and nose three
times. Kilrain Landed the left on the
neck and chin. Steve led his left. but
Jake threw it off. AS the gong sounded
kilrain landed on the chest with a
straight left
Jzl l.. 11es Al
head. but fell short and his arms stopped
lead of Steve's for the stomach. Kill
rain gave right and left hand smash in
the face. Alter clinch he jabbed again
in the face and both punched on the
body. Jake got in lightly with the left
on the neck and then landed on Stave's
face. O'Donnell tried twice for the face
and head, but fell shCrt.
Round AFTER few passes O'Don-
nell got in on the stomach with his left
and Jake countered on the neck. Jake
smashed his right in the face and the
men cinched. Jake landed on the face
with the left ana once more on the neck
with his right. Then he jabbed his left
on the face and then got a left handler on
the nose in retun.
Round 5.-Again Jake's left reached
Steve's face and the latter countered. He
put in a very hard left on Kilrain's stom-
ach and then jabbed the same hand on
Jake's jaw. kilrain returned with his
left on the face. Both countered on the
head with the left and then Steve put
left on the stomach. Jake went on the
face with his lett.
Round 60 Donnell led the left on th e
face and Jake got in his left again.
O'Donnell landed the left on the neck and
they clniched. Kilrain stopped a hard
one meant for his wind. After clinch
Steve landed on the body and Jake swung
hi j. rirht on the head
Round Steve tapped Jake's face
lightly with his left and then sent in the
left. Jake jabbed his lett and then failed
on three leads. He jabbed his left twice
on Jake's cheek and once more on the
face. Exchanges on the body followed
He stopped two hard leads for the head
very cleverly.
Round Stake came up smiling. He
landed the left on the face and led for the
head but ODonnell ducked and Jake
Immediately landed his righs on the
nose. Rapid right and left hand ex-
changes followed and the Baltimore
mans nose began to bleed.
Round 9-Kilrains nose bleeding.
Both landed on the face and body.
O'Donnell put his left twice in quick sue
cession on Jake's cheek. Jake got in a
left on the chin and O'Donnell placed a
cinched and afterwards they exchanged
right and left hand blows on the face and
body.
Round 100 Donnell led off with left
on the jaw. Jake landed his left on the
cheek and swung lightly on the face.
Steve put in his left twice on the face
and Kilraln sent in a left on the body.
O'Donnell sent his left three times in the
face and Jake sent back only one in re-
turn. Both landed lightly with the left
in the face.
Round 11-Light taps opened this
round and then Steve landed twice
heavily on the stomach. Steve's left
went to the ribs and then twice more to
the face. He went in again and hit Kill
rain four times on the face and body
without a return.
Round 12-Kilrain led off with left
jab in the face and put Steve's head back
with a left on the neck. Steve put in
two lefts on the face and kilrain landed
his left on the chest. Steve smashed Jake
on the body. Jake led on the face. Both
jabbed with their let's on the face. Jake
got in good one on Steve's jaw and the
latter did the same trick.
Round 13-O'Dolnell swung his right
but fell short, and then got in twice on
the face. Jake hit back with hard right
swing on the neck. Then they smashed
right and left on the body and face at
close quarters and Jake was very weak.
He was nearly gone when the gong rung.
Round 14-O'Donnell led and landed
twice on the face and placed a vicious
right in the wind. Jake put his right on
the face. Steve's right went hard on the
ribs and made Jake grunt. O'Donnell