The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-07
Latter Was Not So Heavy ny Thirty
Pounds and Jabbcd His Opponent
or the Face as He Pleased.
KILRAIN FINALLY FLOORED
AND THE BOUT STOPPED ny POLICE
IN THE TWENTY RoJND.
Jake So Weak and Groggy that One
More Punch Would Have Put Him
Out-The Fight I'm Detail.

COMFY ISLAND. y. Y, May 6.-Since
Goddard and Maher fought here in Decem-
ber 1892. there has not been heavy-
weight contes; brought of in the vicinity OF
New York. The fact that Jake Kiirain. OF
Baltimore. and Steve O'Donnell. OF Aus
tralia were TO meet here tonight At catch
weights. in a twenty-five round go. nat
urally attracted a large crowd OF sports.
as every person who had an opportunity
was anxious to sec these heavyweight
pugiists prove which the better man.
after the very unsatisfactory ten-round
draw which they fought shor; time ago
in Boston.
After a minor bout between locals. George
f. Green. better known as Young Corbett."
of San Francisco. was given an oppor-
tunity OF showing his prowess in tho Eas;.
His antagonist was Jim Holmes, OF New
York. They met at l35 pounds for eight
rounds. The young Californian had es
seconds Young Griffo. Billy Delaney. OF SAN
Francisco. John Mcvey. OF Philadelphia.
and Jim McCabe. OF Fordham. The men
behind Holmes were VIII Holmes. Charlie
O'Brien and Pete Dun. OF New York and
Jack Desmond. of Brooklyn. Young Cor
bett showed himself clever. but his blows
lacked steam. He was Knocked down in
the third round and Holmes fell over him.
eorbett led i'm the fifth and sixth. and in
the latter he smashed Holmes right and
left the body and face at will. Holmes
was very groggy. He stopped after Corbett
had smashed him twice in the face in the
next round and Cor5ett was announced
the winner.
The event of the evening was then i'm order.
There were about six thousand people IN
the house when the announcer gave out the
names of the seconds. Billy Delaney, John
McVey, Johnny Medium and Benny Murphy
were to look after O'DonnelI and Erne Geb-
hardt. l.. A. Duke. AL Hofori. of Balti-
more, were to take care of Kilrain. Cham
pion Jim Corbett was not i'm the house. but
his manager. Billy Brady. sat close by the
ring side. Parson Davies. OF Chicago. was
also an interested spectator. O'Donnell
climbed through the ropes at go Kilrain
arrived minute later. In comparison with
his tall opponent he looked as fat an
elephant. ODonnelrs weight was said TO
be $50 pounds and kilrains thirty pounds
more. The men shook hands at 10 o'clock,
and Kilrain looked very beefy when he
stripped.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
| Round 1-Both men SPARED very care
| fully for a minute. Kirain led on the
neck and O'Donnell went TO his knees.
ODonnell jabbed his left on the chest.
| Kilrain punched his left into ODonneii's
| cheek and got away from swing. lie re-
| peated this moment later.
Round 20 Donnell led his left and Jake
sent his left once more on the chin. Steve
put his left on the wind lightly, anu then
the same hand visited Kilrains eye and
nose three times Kilrain landed his left on
the neck and again on the chin. Steve led
his left, but Jake threw IL of As the
gong sounded Kilrain landed on the chest
with straight left.
but fell short, and his arm stopped a lead
of Steves for the stomach. Kilrain gave a
right and left-hand smash in the face. After
a clinch ne jabbed again in the face and
both punched on the body. Jake got in
lightly with his left on the neck and then
landed his left on Steve's face. ODonneu
tried twice for the face and head. but fell
short
got in on the stomach with his left and
| Jake countered on the neck. Jake smashed
his right on the neck and the men clinched;
once more on the neck with his right.
Then he jabbed his left on the face ana got
a left-hander on the nose in return: Again
| Jake's left reached Steve's face. and O'Don-
nell countered on same place
Round 5-O'Donnell led his left on the
face and then put I'm very hard one on
Kilrain's stomach. kilrain returned with
his left on the face. Both countered On
the head with their lefts and then Steve
put a left on the stomach. Jake went back
on the face with his left
Round co Donnell led with his left on
the face and Jake got in his left on the
jaw. O'Donnell landed his left the
neck and they clinched. Jake stopped a
hard one meant for his wind After q clinch
Steve landed on the body and lake swung
his right on the head. They SPARED and
Steve landed lightly on the body.
with his left and then failed on three
leads. Jake jabbed bis left hard on The
changes on the body followed. and then
stopped two hard leads for the head very
Round Sake came I'D smiling and. land
ing his left on the face, he led for the
head and O'Donnel ducked. but Jake landed
his left twice on the face. ODonnell put
back his left on the nose Rapid right and
ieIthana eTcnaoseSh s hDa looweu =, ed and the bal
, Round 9-Kilrain's nose was still bleeding.
Both led and landed their lefts on the face
quick succession on Jake's cheek an fore
head Jake got in his left on the chin ana
aged nose three times they ciinched. ana
afterwards they exchanged right and left
, hand blows on the face and body.
Round 10-ODonnell led OF with n left
hand jab on the face. Jake landed his left
on the neck and swung lightly on. the head
with his right. Steve put in his left twic.
on the face and Kilrain sent i'm a left on
the body. O'Donnell sent his left three
times on the face and Jake sent back only
one in return; Both landed lightly with
Round 1l-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 on the face He went IN
again and hit Kilrain four times on the
face and body without a return.
Round 1e-Kilrain led off with a left jab
| i'm 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.
lake retaliated with his left on the face.
| Both then jabbed with their lefts the
| face Jake rot In good one on Steye's
| iaw and the latter did the same trick They
were cIinched when the gong sounded.
Round 1s-O'Donnell swung his right. but
| fell short and then got I'm twice on the
| face Jake hit back with hard right
| swing in the neck. They smashed right
| and left on the body and face at close quar-
| ters. and Jake was very weak Jake was
| very nearly gono when the gong rang. as
| the pace was a little too rapid for him.
Round 1t-O'Donnell led and landed twice
| on the face and placed vicious right I'm
| the wind. Jake put his right on the face.
| Stfve's right went hard on the ribs. and N
| made Jake grunt. ODonnen jabbed his
| right on the wind three times and then
| vent twice 10 the face with tho left and
| once with his right. Kilrain was clearly
| winded.
Round l5-O'DonneIi landed heavily with
| his right on the body. Both countered on
| the neck. steve then smashed with his
| right and left on the face and BODY. He
| jabbed his right on the stomach. and Jake