The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-07


Enduring Any Number of Times the
Bammering He is Able to Give, But His
Peppers are Gradually Brought Almost
TO the Closing Point and He TumbIes to
Final Terrible BIow--Eyen Then He
Comes to Time but the Police Cali a
Halt.
Coney Island, N. Y, May 6-Since
Goddard and Maher fought here in
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 20 meet
here tonight at catch weights in d
twenty-five round go naturally attract
ed a large crowd OF sports, as every
person who had an opportunity was
anxious to see these heavyweight pugi-
lists prove which was the better man
after the very unsatisfactory I0-round
draw they fought short time ago in
Boston.
After a minor bout between locals,
George T. Green, better known as
Young Corbett," of San Francisco,
was given an opportunity of showing
MS prowess in the east His antago-
mist was Jim Holmes Of New York
They met a 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 OBrien and Pete Dunn of
New York and Jack Desmond of Brook
Ign.
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 gr9ggy. He stopped after Cor
bett had smashed him twice in the face
in the next round and Corbett was an
nounced the winner.
The event of the evening was then in
order. There were about 5000 people
present when the announcer gave out
the names of the seconds. Billy De-
laney, John McVey, Mike Dunn and
Benny Murphy We're to look after
D'Donnen and Erne Gebhart, Laduke
and Al Hoford of Baltimore Were to
take care of Kilrain. Champion Cor
bett Was not in the house but his man.
ager, Billy Brady, sat close by the ring
side. Parson Davies of Chicago was
also an interested spectator
ODonnell climbed through the ropes at
ESQ and Young Critic was then among
his seconds, who by this time numbered
half a dozen. Kilrain arrived min
ute later, and in comparison with his
tall opponent, he looked as an elephant.
O'Donnel's weight was said to be $50
pounds and Kilrain's so pounds more.
The men shook hands at 10 o'clock and
kilrain looked very 5eefy when he
stripped.
Round /. Both men SPARED very care
fully for q, minute. Kilrain led left
on the neck and O'Donnel went TO his
knees. O'Donnell jabbed his left on
the chest. Kflrain punched his left
into O'Donnelrs chin and got away
from swing. He repeated this a mo-
ment later.
Round 2. O'DonneH led left but 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 but Jake threw it off.
AS the gong sounded Klirain landed
on the chest with a straight left
Round 3. Kilrain led left for the head
but fell short and his arm stopped a
lead Of Steve's for the stomach. Xii
rain gave a right and left hand smash
in the face. After a clinch 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'Donnell tried twice for the face
and head. but fell short
Round (. After a few passes O'Donnen
got in on the stomach with his left and
Jake countered on the neck. Jake
smashed his right on the face and the
men clinched. Jake landed on the face
with his left and once more on the
neck with his right. Then he jabbed
his left on the face and got a left on the
face and then got left handler on the
nose in return. Again JalIe's left reach
ed Steve's face and O'DOnnell counter
ed on the same spot.
Round ;. O'Donnell led left on face.
He put in a very hard blow on Kill
rains stomach and then iabbed the
same hand on Jake's Jaw. Kilrain re-
turned with his left on the face Both
countered on head with the lefts and
then Steve put a left on the stomach
Jake went back on the face with his
left.
Round g. O'Donnel landed left on
face and Jake got in his left on the
jaw. O'Donnell landed left on neck and
they clinched. Kilrain stopped a 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 4. Steve tapped Jake's face
lightly with his left and then failed on
three leads. Jake jabbed his left hard
on the chest and landed once more on
the face. Exchanges on the body fol-
lowed and fhen Kilrain put his left on
the face. He stopped two hard leads
for the head very cleverely.
Round s Jake came up smiling. He