The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-07
The Bout Is Then Stopped at
the Request of the
Police.
FOUGHT AROUND THE RING
One More Heavy Punch From
O'Donnell Would Have Settled
the Baltimore Fighter.


December, 1892 there has not been a
heavyweight contest brought off in the
vicinity of New York. The fact that Jake
Kilrain of Baltimore and Steve O'Donnell
of Australia were to meet here tonight at
catch-weights in a twenty-five round go at
tracted a large crowd of sports, as every
person who had an opportunity was anx-
ious to see these heavyweight pugilists
prove which was the better man after the
very unsatisfactory ten-round draw which
they fought a short time ago in Balti-
more.
After minor bout between locals George
T. Green, better known as young Cor
bett" of San Francisco, was given an op-
portunity of showing his proves. His
antagonist was Jim Holmes of New York.
They met at 135 pounds for eight rounds.
The young Californian had as seconds
Young Critic, Billy Delaney of San Fran
cisco; John McVey of Philadelphia and
Jim McCabe of Fordham. The men be-
hind Holmes were viii Holmes, Charley
O'Brien and Pete Dunn of New York and
Jack Desmond of Brooklyn.
Young Corbett showed himself clever,
but his blows 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 and face 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 evening was then in
order. 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
Murphy were to look after O'Donnell, and
Erne Gebhart, L. A. Duke and 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 ring side. Parson Davies of Chicago
was also an interested spectator. O'Don-
nell climbed through the ropes at $50, and
Young Critic was then among the seconds,
who by this time numbered half a dozen.
Kilrain arrived minute later, and in COM
parison with his tall opponent he looked as
an elephant. O'DonnelPs weight was said
to be 80 pounds and Kilrain's thirty
pounds more. The men shook hands at 10
o'clock, and Kilrain looked very beefy
when he stripped.
Round both men spared very carefully
for a minute. Kilrain led his left on the neck
and O'Donnen went to his knees. O'Donnen
iabbed his left on the chest Kilrain punched
his left into O'Donnelrs chin and got away
from swing. He repeated this a moment
later.
Round 2-ODonnen led with his left but
failed, and Jake sent his left in once more on
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lightly, and then the same hand visited Kill
rains eye and nose three times. Kilrain
landed his 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
straight left
Round 3-Kilrain led with the left for the
head, but fell short, and his arm stopped lead
of Steve's for the stomach. Kilrain gave
right and left hand smash in the face. After
clinch he jabbed again in the face and both
punched on the body. Jake got in lightly with
his left on the neck and then landed on Steve's
face. O'Donnell tried twice for the face and
head, but fell short
Round AFTER a few passes O'Donnell got in
on the stomach with his left and Jake coun-
tered on his neck. Jake smashed his right on
the face and the men clinched. Jake landed
on the face with the left and once more on the
neck with his right. Then he jabbed his left
on the face and got left on the face, and then
got left-hander on the nose in return.
Round 5-Again Jake's left reached steves
face and ODonnell countered He put in a
very hard left on Kilra1n's stomach and then
jabbed the same hand on Jakes jaw. Kilrain re-
turned with his left on the face. Both coun-
tered on head with their let's, and then Steve
put left on the stomach. Jake went back on
the face with his left.
Round 6-O'Donnen led left on face and Jake
got in his left on the jaw. O'Donnen landed
lefton neck and they clinched. Kilrain stopped
q hard one meant for his wind. After clinch
Steve landed on body and Jake swung his right
on the head. They spared and Steve landed
lightly on the body.
Round 7-Steve tapped Jake's face light
Iy with his left and then failed on three
lefts Jake jabbed his left and then failed on
three leads. Jake jabbed his left hard on the
chest and landed once more on the face Ex-
changes on the body followed and then Kill
rain put his left on the face. He stopped two
hard leads for the head very cleverly.
Round Stake came up smiling. He landed
left on face and led for the head, but O'Don-
nell ducked and Jake Immediately landed his
right on the face. O'Donnell put back his left
on the nose Rapid right and left handed ex-
changes followed. and the Baltimore mans
nose began to bleed.
Round 9-Kilrain's nose bleeding. Both led
and landed left on face and body. o'Donneu
put his left twice in quick succession on Jake's
cheek and forehead. Jake got in left on chin
and O'Donnell placed hot one on Jake's dam
aged nose. They cIinched, and atterward they
exchanged right and left hand blows on the
face and body.
Round 1O-O'Donnen led off with a left on
the jaw. Jake landed left on the cheek and
swung lightly on the face. Steve put in his
lett twice on the face and Kilrain sent in
LETT 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 the left
on the face.
Round Light taps opened this round and
when Jake 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 Kilrain four times on the face and body
without return.
Round 12-Kilrain led off with left jab in
the face and put steve's head back with left
on the neck Steve put in two lefts on the
face and Klrain landed a left on the chest
Steve smashed Jake on the body. Jake retail
ated with left on the face. Both jabbed with
their let's On the face. Jake got in good one
on Steyes jaw and the latter did the same
trck. Ihey were clinched when the gong