Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-05-09
TOO RAPID A PACE
JAKE KILRAIN BADLY HANDLED
BY O'DONNELL.
NEARLY A KNOCKOUT FIGHT
The Australian Keeps up an Incessant
Hammering on the Baltimore Man
-Kilrain Carney to the End but Not
in it With COrbetts FavOrite-
TWenty-One Rounds.

COney Island, May THE fact that
Jake kilrain, Of Baltimore, and Steve
ODOnnell, the Australian, were TO
meet here at Catch weights, in a
twenty-five round go, attracted 5000
sports who We're anxious TO see which
was the better man, after the very un-
satisfactory ten-rOund draw, which
they fought u short time ago in BoS-
ton. After several minor bouts the
event of the evening was announced
ODonnell climbed through the ropes
at $50 and kilrain arrived a minute
later O'DOnnelI's weight was said
to be $50 pounds and kilrains 80
pounds more. The men shook hands
at 10 O'Clock and Kilrain looked very
beefy when stripped. In the first
round, both men spared carefully for
minute. kilrain led with his left on
the neck and ODOnnelI went to his
knees. O'Donnell jabbed his left on
Jake'S chest. Kilrain punched his
left into ODonncll's chin and got
away from the swing. He repeated
this moment later.
SecOnd-O'DonnelI led out with his
left but failed and Jake sent his left
IN once more ON the chin. Steve put
his left on Jake's wind lightly and
then the same hand visited Kilrain's
eye and nose three times Kilrain
landed his left on Steves neck and
chin. Steve led out with his left but
Jake threw it off. AS the gong sound
ed, Kilrain landed on O'Donnell'S
chest with straight left.
Third-Kilrain led with his left for
the heart, but fell short and his arm
stomach. KiIrain gave O'Donneu a
right and left hand smash in the face
After a clinch he jabbed him again
in the face, and both punched the
body. Jake got in lightly with his
left on the neck, and then landed his
left on Steve'S face. O'DOnnell tried
twice for Jake's face and head, but
fell short.
Fourth-After few passes, Steve
got III one on Kilrains stomach with
his left and Jake cOuntered on Steye'S
neck. Jake smashed his right on
Steve's neck and the men clinched
Jake landed on Stoves face with his
left and once more on the neck with
his right. Then he jabbed his left
on Steye'S face and got Ieft-hander
on the nose in return. Again Jake's
left reached Steve's face, and O'DOn-
nell countered on the same spot.
Rounds five to tWelve-The only
thing to vary the monOtony of these
rounds was first blood for Steve in
the eighth. O'Donnell showed to the
best advantage clear enough.
Thirteenth-O,D0nne swung his
right but fell short and then got in
twice on Jake'S face. Jake hit back
with a hard swing on the neck. They
then smashed right and left on the
body and face at close quarters and
Jake was very weak. Jake was near
ly gone when the gong rang as the
pace was little too rapid for him.
Rounds fourteen to tWenty-AU the
start Jake was groggy but managed to
get on his second cargo of wind as
the rounds progressed. O'DOnneu pur-
sued his aggressive tactics and banged
Jake right and left; in the seventeenth
damaging Jake's left eye badly and
punching it at every opportunity.
In the twentieth he hammered poor
Jake necessarily and Sullivan's old
opponent was very groggy when the
gong sounded.
Twenty irst-Jake's face showed
signs Of severe punishment, but he
was still very game. He led off with
his left on Steve's neck. O'Donnell
fought him around the ring. When at
close quarters he put his right on
Jakes body and sent his left over his
jaw. Kilrain fell like a log on the
floor and, although he managed to
get up within the required ten sec
onds, the referee stopped the bout at
the request of the police. Jake would
have been put out with one more
punch.
Although Kilrain arose within the
stipulated time, ten seconds, O'DOn-
nell was awarded the decision, the