The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-22
First He Made Frank Slavin's
Nose Bleed
AN THEN HE WHALED HIM
A Most Esthetic Exhibition OF the Man.
ly Art
Slavin Claims to Have Hurt His Back
and Wants to Try 1t Again-Fitz
Gives Bail.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Steve O'Don-
nell defeated Frank Slavin in the fifth
round at the Empire Athletic club in
Maspeth, l.. l., tonight They met for
twenty round bout. Slavin was a to
l favorite at first, but on rumor that
he had injured himself while punching
the bag these odds dropped and there
was fair betting at I to in his favor.
When the men entered the ring both
looked to be in good condition and each
weighed about 1S2 pounds.
Round one-Slavin led off with a right
on the body. Both exchanged lefts on
the neck. In the clinch Slavin landed
LEFT on the body and ODonnAll sent
a straight left in the face. Both men
then roughed it and fought wildly.
O'Donnell assumed the aggressive and
landed his left twice in quick succession
ON the face and in breaking away
O'Donnell hit Slavin a hard punch on
the back, which staggered him. O'Don-
nell again sent his left twice to the face
and had the better of the round at the
call of time.
Round 2-Slavin was very awkward
and O'Donnell got in left and right on
the head. Both men fought rapidly
exchanging punches on the head and
body. A brad right from ODonnell
made the blood flow from Slavins nose.
Round 3-Slavin led off with the left
on the face and both men clinched. Sla-
vim landed his left on the neck and right
on the head O'Donnell jabbed his left
in the face. They exchanged lefts on
the face and then clinched. When they
broke away, O'Donnell came back
quickly with straight lefts on the face
without return.
Round 4-Slavin opened with a hard
left on the face. He then went at O'Don-
nell IL; wild fashion and the fighting
was of the give and take order O'Don-
nell then sent his right over the jaw and
Slavin backed into his corner. O'Don-
nell smashed him right and left and the
bell just save a knockout.
Round 5-O'Donnell went at his man
in slam-bang fashion, raining blows on
the head and neck. Slavin fled painfully
around the ring, and Paddy German, his
second, jumped through the ropes to
take him out, but the referee warned
him back. German then said: Frank
is dead; there is no use in this going on
any longer. In the meantime O'Donnell
kept hammerlng away with both fists
and he soon had Slavn's face pounded
into q jelly. Two heavy rights on the
head and a left on the neck sent Slavin
against the ropes in a helpless condition,
and the referee pulled the men apart
and stopped the contest after the fifth
round had lasted one minute and thir-
ty-five seconds. Referee Hurst awarded
the fight to O'Donnell
Slavin wants to meet O'Donnell again.
claiming the injury to his back caused
defeat.
In the preliminary Kid Madden de-
feated Jack McKeick in ten rounds, ban
tam weights.
FITZ GIVES BAIL.
NEW YORK, Sept 21.-Robert Fitz-
simmons, the pugilist, has been arrested
on an indictment accusing him of agree
ing to engage in a prize fight with James
j. Corbett. Fitzsimmons pleaded guilty
and WAS held in $1,000 bail .,
THE SHARKEY MATCH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21.-Thomas
Sharkey and James J. Corbett are to
fight ten rounds in this city for purse
of 2,0C~ This afternoon the board of
supervisors granted a permit to the
Eureka Athletic ca b to give an athletic
exhibition on Thanksgiving eve in this
city. 1t was announced that the prin-
cipals in thee ontest would be Sharkey
and Corbett. The battle will be fought
in the Mechanics pavilion.