The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-16
HUGHBY O'NEIL WON
He Put F~itzsimmons to
Sleep in Five Rounds at
the bohemian Club.
K~NIcKERBoCKER NJ
A Novel Programme Has Been Ar
ranged . Anniversary and
Election Of Cottage Rifle
Club-Other Events.
K~NICKERB0CKER GAMES

Hugh O'Neil, of his city, won a hard
battle last night at the Bohemian Club
in another of the popular weekly exhi
billions, and in doing so succeeded in
scoring the first knock out in the new
clubhouse. There was a very interesting
programme n the fighting last night
was of a better nature than ever. There
was a good attendance, among whom
were a number of prominent sporting
people and In one corner of the balcony
sat Kid Lavinge an interested spectator.
He has been matched to fight twenty-five
rounds before the club on October 26 with
lack Everhard. The boxing entertain
ment last night consisted of four bouts,
three of six rounds and one of ten. There
were a number of sports from this city
in the crowd. The boxing was hot
throughout and worked the spectators Ut
to a high pitch of excitement and The
fighters were frequently cheered for their
cleverness. The preliminary event was
a SIX round battle between Hughey
O'Neil of the Lenox Athletic Club of this
city and Hugh Fftzsimmons of Brooklyn.
at 122 pounds, although the latter had over
four pounds the advantage in weight.
There was no delaying in the bout and
the men got right to business. O'Neil
forced matters and felt his way with a
number Of short jabs that got home on
the race. 6IS opponent c0untereQ on the
body The men fought hare and while
the local representative got home the
most blows the Brooklyn fighter was not
slow with either hand and kept O'Neil
of the first. O'Neil did the most work.
He relied on his left to do the business
and sent In an occasional right to relieve
the monotony. In this round FitzsiIn-
mons planted a hard right on O'Neils
Jaw, but It had little effect. A hard left
sent O'Neirs head back and he fell on the
ropes, but went back at his man with
renewed energy, planting the left on the
face with telling effect. The third round
was where the best work was done.
ONeil had the measure of Fitz and went
at him to win. He forced matters and
they rained blow after blow on each other,
with the local fighter the aggressor.
ONeifs cleverness and strength began to
count and he fought his MAJ to the ropes
and soon had him in distress. He was
bleeding at the n1outh and although
ONeil sent many sledge-hammer blows
on the win he could not finish him. The
fourth round was all in the ~Jerseynan's
favor. He improved his advantage and
rained blow after blow on the body, face
and head, and although sent to the mat
three times Fitzsimrnons faced the music
each time for more and occasionally got
in his blows in return, but they had no
power back Of them. He was game to
the core and in. the fifth round came to
the scratch quickly. He tried to avert the
result which followed. but was In poor
condition, and after fighting / minute
and 55 seconds of this round O'Nef's right
was sent to the heart with a half hook
blow and Fftzsimmons fell to the floor un-
conscious. He was carried to his corner
and after being revived was loudly cheered
for his pluck. O'Neips fighting won
praise and he will be matched again. Ed.
Coodbody. who met Peck Barry to a
draw last week, made another good fight
last night and received a draw with Fred
Mayo of Brooklyn in six rounds. The
bout between Jimmy Paul of New York
and Joe Baternan OF this city was de-
elared off, the former refusing to go on
with Baten1an because he was one and
pounds over weight. Jerry
Reidy and Paddy Rich were substituted.
The latter was beaten after the third
round. and the referee, to save him. cut
the fight short after 2 minutes and 40
seconds of the fifth round. and gave
Reidy the decision. The last event was
q ten round argument between James
Of Brooklyn and Austin Rice Of
New London, Conn. 1t was a case Of
hammer and tongs with them and the
battle was the hardest that has taken
place in this vicinity. First one and
the other would gain the advantage. until
at the end Referee John Kelly had no
other alternative except to call It a
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