The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
TWENTY ROUND FIGHT
"YOUNG GRIFFO, BEsTED BY CHAR
LIE MKEEvER, OF PHILADELPHIA.
The Quaker City Pugilist Awarded the
HOnors Of the Bout for Making
the Greater Number of Points.

NEW YORK, April 13.-A fair-sized crowd
gathered at the Empire Athletic Club, Mas
peth, L. L.. tonight, to witness a twenty
round boxing bout between Young Griffo,"
of Australia. and Charles McKeever, of Phil
adelphia. The latter was declared winner.
The curtain-raiser was a ten-round bout
between two colored men named Fred Morris,
"Muldoon's Cyclone of Newark, and Charlie
Strong, of Newark. Strong won.
The event of the evening was called at
915. Griffo was seconded by Paddy German,
Benny Murphy and Harry Tuthill. McKeever
was looked after by Tommy Kirnan. John
Wood and Professor Nixey, of Philadelphia.
McKeever weighed 139 pounds and Critic
looked to be about four pounds heavier. Both
men were in good condition. McKeever led
off with left on the Jaw Griffo got back
with right and left on the head. Griffo landed
a left swing on the neck. Both got rights
and lefts on the head and neck, and Critic
sent hard right on the body. At the sound
Of the gong McKeever got his right on the
body. In the next round Critic led off with
light right on the, ribs and a light left on
the face. McKeever put in two light rights
on the body. Critic placed his right on the
wind and Charlie replied with his left. Dur
ing the remainder of the round Critic con-
tented himself by cleverly throwing off all
Of Charles lead. In the third round Nc
Keever sent his right lightly on the ribs and
Griffo landed two hot lefts on the neck. Critic
toyed with the Philadelphian and then sent
his left to the face. He repeated this blow
and MceKever landed lefts on the ear and
body. Critic did not take advantage Of an
opportunity near the close of the round,
when McKeever bounded off the ropes
The fourth and fifth rounds we're McKecy-
er's by q large majority. The sixth went
seventh hOnOrS were
about even. The eighth, ninth and tenth
rounds were tame. with honors even. In the
eleventh round McKeever got in a light left
He tried his right for the neck and fell snort.
He then landed his right and left on the body
and neck without a return. Charlie kept en-
and put his right hand on the side of Griffo's
head and then fought Critic on the ropes.
This was all McKeever's round. In the
twelfth McKeever got his left hard to the
ribs and Critic replied with similar blow
McKeever landed his left on the body and
again on the face. He then sent his right to
the head and staggered McKeever. McKeever
came back with right and left swings on the
body and then landed four left jabs on the
face and right ON body.
Rounds thirteenth TO nineteenth were slow.
with advantages slightly in McKeever's s
favor. In the twentieth and last round Nc
Keever landed left on the face. Critic swing
his left on the head and McKeever got his
his left on the head and right on the body.
McKeever jabbed his left on the body and
a right swing on the head McKeever land
ed his left on the face and right on the stom-
ach. which made Critic back away Nc
Keever had the greater number of points to
his credit when the gong ended the bout,
and amid a good deal of excitement referee
Hurst decided the Philadelphia man had won.