The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-10
SPORT.
! Ease Ball, Bowling, Bicycling,
} Boxing, Races, Etc.
O'LEARY KNOCKED OUT.

tan club was that between Jimmy
0Toary OF Cincinnati. and Char
INV johnson. OF st. Paul, which was
rnrIad of last night, A large crowd Of
snorts many OF them out-of-town people
attending the state fair, thronged the
enlarged ampItheatre at 1880 o'clock
when the main event OF the evening was
c,usd. The contest was fast and furi-
ans from start Ia finish and It was any
b,Jy's battle until johnson finally scored
a practical Knockout In the twenty-sec-
onI round amidst the widest OF enthusI-
osm. Many local boxing enthusiasts had
pcked OLeary to win, his fine work In
Ms contest with Peterson having made
MIN pronounced favorite, but It was
seen at the start that he had harder
nut 10 crack in the person OF the ST.
Paul man, and It was soon in evidence
that Johnson had numerous admirers at
the rlng-slde.
Buck" Cornelius, OF Pittsburgh, acted
as referee and gave almost general sat
isfactiou, though some OF oLAary'a
friends believed that repeated fouls by
Johnson in the earlier rounds should
have given the decision to the cIncin-
natl boy,
The bout by rounds;
First round-oLeary was In the win
ming corner. oLeary leads with a left
and lands. Repeated cllnching in this
round. He gets In two light ones on the
ST. Paul man, but 1t Is seen that johnson
has a decided advantage In reach. john
son lands a straight lab good and hard.
He follows up but O'Lenry ducks clever
Is. Toward the close O'Leary lands re-
peatedly but not with great force,
Second rnund-Both sparrlnE eau
tluusly, sizing up each other, OLearJ
leads with right but falls short. Jehn-
son leads bur does not reach; again he
swings and fails O'Leary assumes the
aggressive and lands lefts and rights re-
peatedly. Johnson gets In another hard
straight jab on the head. They cllnch
and Johnson seems to be tirlnG. They
are In q cllnch at the call Of time.
Third round-Johnson takes the ag-
gresslye and lands left. but Jimmy coun-
ters with right and they cllnch, They
exchange In hot rally, o'Leary gettlng
in two heavy body blows O'Leary's
cleverncss is shown TO advantage They
are both working hard and furious and
Che pace Is very fast. johnson seems TO
be losing steam at the close and OLea"y
tries 10 push things to n conclusion.
OLeary's supporters made claim OF
foul hut 1t was not allowed
Fourth round-They open the round
with a hot exchange of blows. Neither
seems 90 have the advantage. except
that Iohnsons reach is a handicap for
jimmy. The Cincinnati hoy gets In two
hard ones on face and body, and is fore
ing the boxing In the hope Of making a
quick win OF It. Another claim of foul
was not allowed,
Fifth rouud-O'Leary leads and falls
Johnson misses n swing. O'Leary final
Is gets good one In on the stomach.
Johnson leads and falls short. and jim
my responds with hot body blow.
O'Leary misses a terrific swing john
con gets In a hard right and OLeary re-
spends with n left.
Sixth round-Bnth men are cautious.
OLeary lands right and left without n
return and gets out Of the way OF ter
rife swing. johnson Is now going after
his man but finds he has a shlfty oppo-
nent johnson receives some punish
ment but the blows lack force.
Seventh rouud-They begin with
clnch. Jimmy is forcing the going and,
gets in a heavy one on the ribs. His
cleverness Is apparent but his dlsadvan-
tage in reach handlcap5 him greatly.
and Johnson Is getting In some hard ones
that tell.
Eighth round-BOth have freshened up
and Johnson Is now doing some of tho
forcing. OLeary leads with left and
gets hard right for his pains.
Ninth roundA-JohnsOn comes up fresh
and O'Leary Is also apparently In good
shape, and forces matters mt the start.
johnson gets In a stlff left on the chin.
He lands left again but fails on n right
swing. Jimmy jumps In with several
blows but they are light. o'Leary seems
fltigued.
Tenth round-O'Leary swings with
right but misses. Johnson works hard
swing with right and then they exchange
suff body blows. Then they clinch and
hot mix-up follows, In which support
ers OF both claim foul. OLeary seems
10 have the advantage toward the close.
Eleventh round-Ilmmy tries 70 forca
10 conclusion but hasn't the necessary
steam. Johnson gets In another hard
right on the body which seems to be his
target
Twelfth round-OLenry was forced
into n corner but ducks cleverly and gets
out Of a tight place.
Thirteenth round-Both are cautious.
O'Leary continues to lead right along.
but Johnson jabs hard with left and
follows II up repeatedly.
Fourteenth round-O'Leary was push
cd to the ropes but Jimmy cleverly gets
out OF the hole and the honors are about
even at the close.
Fifteenth round-Both are boxing
slowly, the pace being too fast to keep
up uninterruptedly,
Sixteenth round-O'L,oary is on the de-
fensive but seems to be unable to get
away from his hard hitting opponent.
Johnson has the best of the round.
Seventeenth round-Johnson on the ag-
gresslve, but finds his opponent Is still
there or thereaboutB, There Is hot work
toward the close and OLeary seems to
divide the honors
Nineteenth round-Johnson gets in Of
icctivc blows Just as they emerge from
cllnchea, There Ia a kick, but the referee
tees no violation Of rules
Twcnty-frst round--Johnson lands
left on stomach. O'Jenry returns with
ono In the face and neck. johnson at
tempts TO force O'Lcary to the ropes, but
Jimmy ducks clevorly again
Twcnty-Hccond round-They mix up
matters In lively fashion and IL ends
In O'Lenry being rushed to the ropes.
O,LcarY falls. He gets up and Ia weak
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