The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-05-09
STEVE O'DONNELL DID THE
WORK IN THE TWENTY
FIRST ROUND.
JAKE PUT Up A HARD, GAME
FIGHT.
Six Thousand People Witnessed the
Event-Kilrain Weighed 80 Pounds
More Than O'Donnell-Prize
Fighting Killed in
Louisiana.


1892. there has not been a heavy weight
contest brought off in the vicinity of New
York. The fact that Jake Kilrain of
Baltimore and Steve O'Donnell of Aus
tralia were to meet here tonight at catch
weights in a p round 90 naturally at
tractcd large crowd of sports, as every
person who had an opportunity was anX-
ous to see the heavy weights prove which
was the better man after the unsatiSfac-
tory 10 round draw they fought a short
time ago in Boston. After a minor bout
between locals, George f. Green, better
known as Young Corbett" of San Fran
cisco. was given an opportunity of show
ing his prowresS in the East with jim
Holmes. The men We're both clever.
Young COrbett, however, lacked steam.
He was knocked down in the third round
and Holmes fell over him. Corbett led in
the fifth and sixth, and in the latter he
smashed Holmes right and left on the
body at will. Holmes was very grOggy.
He stopped after COrbett had smashed
him twice in the face in the next round
and COrbett was announced the winner.
The event of the night was then in or
der. There were 5000 people in the pit
when the announcing of the names of the
seconds. Billy Delaney, John McVeagh,
Micky Dunn and Ben II. Murphy were to
look after O'Donnell and Erne Gheart. l..
A. Duke and Al Howard of Baltimore
were to take care of Kilrain. Champion
Jim Corbett was not in 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 $3.50 p. IN.
and young Critic was among the seconds,
who by this time numbered half dozen.
Kilrain arrived moment later, and in
comparison with his tall opponent he
looked as an elephant. O'DOnnell S
weight was said to be $50 and Kilrains
30 pounds more. The men shook hands at
10 O'Clock and Kilrain looked very beefy
when he stripped.
Round both men spared cautiously
for an opening O'DOnnell jabbed his
left in on the chest Kilrain punched his
left on O'Donnell's chin and got away
from swing. He repeated this minute
later.
Round 2-O'Donnell led with left and
Jake sent his left once more on the chin
Steve put his left on the wind and the
same hand visited Kilrain's eye and nose.
Kilrain landed on the neck and again on
the chin Steve led the left and Jake
threw it off. AS the gong sounded kilraln
landed on the chest with straight left.
Round 3-Kilrain led for the head, but
fell short and his arm stopped lead OF
Steve's for the stomach. Kilrain gave
a rirht hand smash in the face. After a
cIinch he iabbed twice in the face. Jake
rot in the left on the neck and landed a
left on Steve's face. O'DOnnell tried
twice for face and head, but fell short.
Round 4-After a few passes Steve 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.
lake landed in the face with the left
and got left handler on the nose in re
turn. Again Jake's left reached Steye's
face and Steve countered on the same
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on the face He stopped two hard leads
for tbc head very cleyerly.
Round Sake came M smiling. He
Iondnd on O'DonnelI's face. then led for
+bn booI and O'DonnnlI ducked and Jake
landed his loft twice on the face.
0iDonnaii nnt bocl, his left on the nose.
Ronid rigbt and loft exchanges followed
and the Baltimore man began to bleed
Round 9-Kilrain's nose still bleeds
Both led and landed on face and body
! O'Donpell put his left twice in quick sue
ccssion on Jake's cheek. Jake got in his
| left on chin and O'Donnel placed hot
ono on lakes damaged nose three times
Thev clinched and afterwards they ex
changed right and left hand blows on the
face and hodv
RomnI 1ONO,Donneu lead with left
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and SWINE on face. Steve nut in his
inft twice ON thc face and Kilrain sent il
ioft an boJv 0'DonnelI sent his lief
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