The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-07

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the vicinity of New York.
The fact that Jake Kilrain, of Balti-
more and Steve O'Donnell, of Austria
| liza, 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 anxious to see these heavy-w weight
pugilists prove which was the better
man. after the very unsatisfactory
ten-round draw which they fought a
short time ago in Baltimore.
Green and Holmes.
After a minor bout between IocaIs,
! George +. Green, better known as
Young Corbett," of San Francisco
was given an opportunity of showing
his prowess in the east. His antag-
onist 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 Francisco; John McVey, of
Philadelphia, and Jim McCabe. Of
Fordham. The men behind 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 Cor
bett' had smashed him twice in the
face I'M the next round, and 'Corbett''
was announced the winner.
KiIrain and O'Donneu
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, Laduke,
Al HalfOrd. of Baltimore, were to take
care of Kilrain. Champion CorbetS
was not in the house. but his man.
ager, Billy Brady, sat close by the
ringside. Parson Davies, of Chicago,
was also an interested spectator.
ODonnell climbed through the ropes
at $3.50 and Young Critic was then
amongst the seconds, who by this time
numbered half a dozen Kilrain ar
rived minute later. and in COMPARE
son with his tall opponent he looked as
an elephant. O'Donnelrs weight was
said to be $50 pounds and Kiirainis
thirty pounds more. The men shook
hands at 10 O'Clock and Kilrain looked
very beefy when he stripped.
Round One-Both men spared very
carefully for a minute. Kilrain led
left on neck, and O'DonneD went to
his knees. O'DonneI jabbed his left
on the chest. kilrain punched his
left into O'Donnelrs chin and got
away from a swing. He repeated this
moment later.
-n'nonnoII cd left Int
failed, and Jake sent his left in once
more on the chin. Steve put his left
on the wind lightly, and then the
same hand visited Kilrain's eye and
nose three times. Kilrain landed left
on neck and chin. Steve led left, but
Jake threw it off. AS Rthe gong
sounded, Kilrain landed on the chest
with a straight left.
Round Three-Kilrain led.- left for
the head, but fell short, and his arIn
stopped a lead of Steve's for the
stomach, Kilrain gave a right and
left hand smash in the face. After
a clinoh, he jabbed again in the face
and both punched on the body. Jake
got in lightly with left on neck and
then landed on Steve's face. O'Don-
nell 4ried twice for the face and head,
but fell short.
Round Four-After a few passes,
O'Donnell got in on the stomach with
his left, and Jake countered on 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.
tThen he iabbed his left on the face,
and got a left on the face, and then
got a left-hander on the nose IN re-
turn. 1,,-o,s 1.ft
reached Steve's face, and ODonneu
countered He put in very haro
left on Kilrain's stomach ana tneh
iabbed the same hand on Jake's Jaw.
Kilrain returned with MS ieIt on sne
face Roth countered on head with
their lefts. and then Steve put left
On the stomach. Jake went back on
the face with his left. -.
Pound Six-O'Donnell led left on
face. and Jake got in his leIt on tne
TOW O'Donneu landed left En neck
I'D thew clinched. Kilrain stopped
fard one meant for his wind. AFTER
a c1inch. Steve landed on pody anu
lake swung his right on the neau'
Thev spared, and Steve lahueo Hsn'-
ly on the body 1000 roka,e
fooe IiehtIv with his left and then
fa;1od on three 1efts. Jake jabbed his
ieft and then failed on three ieads:
Tat,a jahbed his left hard on the chest
ood landed once more on the lace.
Gs1Ircbanpes ON the body followed, and
then Kilrain put his left on the race.
He stopped two hard leads Tor the
head very cleverly- -,,...,.
Round EighG-Jake came up snhlilns.
ne. banded left on face and led for the
head. but O'Donnell ducked ana Jake
ir,mediateIy landed his right on the
face. O'DonneH put back his teIt on
tlhe nose. Rapid right and LETT hand
exchanges followed and the Baltimore
mans nose began to bleed
Round Nine-Kilradn'S nose Dieeulhs;
both led and landed left on face and
bodv O'DonneH put his left twice in
nuicl1 succession on Jake's cheek and
forehead. Jake got in left on chin ana
O'Donneu placed a hot one on Jake 5
damaged nose. They chnched and
afterwards they exchanged right ana
left hand blows on the face and BODY.
Round Ten-ODonnell led off with
laft on the Jaw Jake landed left on
cheek and swung lightly on the face
steve put in his left twice on the face
and Kilrahn sent in a. left on the body.
O'Donnell sent his left three times on
face and Jake sent back only one in
return. Both landed lightly with left
Round Eleven-Lght taps opened
this round and then Steve landed
twice heavily ON the stomach. Steve
left went to the ribs and then twice
more to the face. He went in again
and hit Kihrain four times on the face
and body without a return.
Round Twelve-E vain led of with a
left jab in the face and put Steve's head
back with a left ON the check. Steve
mt in two Iefts ON the fade and Kill