The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-24
FOUGHT A TEN-ROUND DRAW,
O'Brien Is Still the Undefeated
Montana Kid.
Clever Glove Contest at the Athletic
Club Last Night.
Mixed-Up Fighting aud Even Honors
For Ton Lively Troublesome
Good Prelimin1ries.


rounds with gloves in the rooms OF the
Athletic club last night, aud the referee
declared the contest draw. The fight
was not an amieble one by any means.
and the pair mixed things up pretty
we'll in every round, but their blows all
seemed to lack the Knockout quality,
and at the end OF the 10 rounds the men
were both apparently able to go on in
definitely.
The Kid is a low. shifty, aggressive
fighter and avoided she vicious upper
cuts and straight-arm rushes OF the
Texas Frenchmsn With mach clevsr-
ness, but in the third round he caught
iab ON the left temple s6st bruised
large patch OF scalp skin aud caused tne
succeeding rounds to bs full OF holds
over gore.
Kid made tbs fight lively, Fierchy
acting ON she defensive good share of
the time, but the Kids blows even
when they landed squsrely. failed to
have much effect on the blonde French
man. The Texas boy was Inclined to
be tricky and wanted just little she
best of the breakaways, which faoi
caused big John Brink, referee, much
annoyance and some labor. Once he
parted the men with such force that
only the ropes arrested their Hight, else
thew might have been retreating from
the spot on their shoulder blades yet.
O'Brien was the first 10 appear in the
ring. He looked in prime condition and
10 proportioned well for ring fight.
His chest is deep and his shoulders well
set, while the limbs are long without
lsnkiness.
Nurse, who was q few seconds behind
the Kid, ia modelled on different lines,
but hiss good fghtiag qualities. He
looked in the pink, and though lightly
built on the ground floor is put together
in proportion from the hips up. with
broad, sloping shoulders thst look like
pocket edition of Jim Corbett's.
1t was 9:35 when the pair shook
hands in the ring and the hum OF
voices from the 500 spectators was
Aushed.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round one-The men were cautious
and kept well apart for few seconds.
The Texas man made the first swing
and O'Brisn duclsed. There was rush
with even exchanges and when they
broke O'Brien got in on the French
mans ear. rush across the ring and
Frenchy caught tho Kid on the
neck. Time was called on the first
round with honore pretty even. =
Round second-The Kid came from
his corner on a ruah and caught Texas
lightly, but the Frsnchman suGceoded
in mixingup the e&c41augp end sne man
broke without shs exchanges. After
another reaultless clinoh shs fighter
were cautous Kidgot in Gu Frenchy's
neck lightly and followed it with
swinging blow on the ribs. Frenchy
led and Kid cleverly ducked and led
the Freuchmau to the ropes where
sharp exchange waB followed by an at
tempt on FreDcy's part to uppsr cut his
man. Honors were still even when
Brink callad time.
Round third-Both nen rushed and
ciinched. They broke hard and alighs
stream of blood was trickling down the
Frenchman's back hair. The Texas lad
was cunning, and when Kid had his eye
awav got him On the ribs with sting
ing right. He followed the blow with
left and couutered and when the Kid
turned caught him again just back OF
the left temple and the ruby gushed.
Time gave the Kid an opportunity to
conceal the evidences of the blow for
while.
Round iourth-The Kid came up emil-
ing, but his left eye was not in good
working shape and the blood kept gets
ting into it. Frenchy cleverly got away
after an even exchange and the Kid fol-
lowed and swung his right. On the
turn he caught his man again but both
blows lacked force. Frenahv Tented
and swung his powerful right downward
but Kid had cleverly ducked to avoid
the blow and the call of time found the
men clInched.
Round 6fth-Kid rushed his man
ACROSS the ring and they clinched on the
ropes. The kid was forcing the fight
and Frenchy was wiring up the lighting.
Frenchy tried to land straight arm but
the kid ducked and rushed and landed
on his opponents body with telling Oh
feet. Kid had his man on the run and
followed across the ring and swung his
right. Frenchy was still fighting and
got his man in the ribs. 1t WAS hot
work until the clinch. and when time
ended the round the result looked veEy
uncertain.
Round sixth-The men came together
hard. The kid ducked vicious right
hand swing and clinched to avoid the
counter. When they broke the Frenzy
man sent sharp left handler in among
the kids ribs and followed until they
clinched again. Brink had to separate
the pair and they broke hard. The kid
ducked when Frenchy came after him
straight from the right shoulder, and
was on the run when time stopped the
festivities.
Round seventh-The pair rushed and
clinched and the kid caught F-enchy on
the neck when they separated. Brink
was close up watching for rush, and
the kid carelessly left an opening which
the Frenchmsp filed with straight
right, when there was no guard to stop
1t. The crowd yelled foul and the
referee nodded bic assent. but the
pluckv k6 admitted his oarelessness
and resumed the fight. Frenchy at
tempted to take advantage OF his blow,
but O'Brien was cleverer than ever at
ducking, and filled out the round at IL.
Round eighth-Kid came to the CEN
ter whist,ing Sweet Marie. de had the
best of rush and got in on the French
msn's neck. He avoided swing and
duplicated the neck stinger, but hls
force was light. He was caught mapping
bat By cleverly lodging rlght'hano
swing, let his man 60 on the ropes and
caught him coming off with light tap
on the chin. From this to the end OF
fho voord ha mt In his TINA CloVerlV