The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-06
JIM JfFFRlfS WINS
BUT BREAKS HIS ARM ON THE
NEGROES HEAD
TRACY DEFEATS MCCONNELL
Peppers of California Proves an Easy
Game for Butler-Three Good
Battles


SdillOrHla was 10 nave IOuSnt bud ARM
strong and Steve O'Donnel for ten rounds
each before the Lenox athletic club to-
night, but he was only able to carry out halt
of his proposed task. He met Armstrong
and defeated him, but in doing so he shat
tered his left arm and was unable to meet
ODonnell.
This was an unfortunate thing both for
Jefries and the club, as the former felt
perfectly confident of defeating both men
and the managers of the club were sorry
to be compelled to disappoint their patrons.
Many shrewd judges of boxers are salts
fled that Jeffries is promising and coming
puglist and they hope that the injury to
his arm will not be serious.
Armstrong acted rather carelessy at first
There was considerable sparrng and some
blows were exchanged. Armstrong re-
ceived some hard jabs.
By the beginning of the sixth round Bob
was aware that he was up against stiff
game and went at it accordingly. The re-
suit was that in the ninth round Bob was
weakening, but came up samo. He jahhed
his left in the face and Jeffries hooked
his right on the ribs. Jim then uppercut
him with his left on the face and jabbed
the same glove to the face twice. Jeffries
continued this line of attack all through
the round and Bob did not land blow.
Round 10-They shook hands at the ref
eree's bidding and Jetfries hooked his right
on the jaw. They exchanged lefts on the
face and after a great deal of foot work
Jeffries put Bob on his back with left
swing on the head. Bob then took eight
seconds to rest and when he came up jeff
ries hooked right and left on the jaw. These
blows dazed Bob at first but Jeffries kept
pounding him and Armstrong ran to the
ropes without making an attempt to strike
back. 1t was all one-sided now, and al
though Bod staid the limit he did so By
running away from the big fellow. Tho
referee declared ..6~ies the winner while
Armstrong; fr1avrrs .ere telling the COL
ored man that he y ~ done we'll Armstrong
certainly stood toe ''gaff' fairly well, but he
was far out classed.
Those who We're near the rngside looked
at Jeffres' injured hand and it was GER
tainly in very bad shape. O'Donnell en-
tered the ring and said that he would box
Armstrong to pacify the audience, but
Armstrong had had enough and refused to
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Mcconnell Knocked Out
SAN FRANCISCO, August 5.-Tom
Tracy of Australia and Frank Mcconnell
of Oakland met tonight before the Olympic
athletic club in this city in the presence of
about 5000 spectators. Tracy landed
lightning right hand swing on the point Of
the jaw in the seventeenth round which
fairly lifted Mcconnell off his feet and fall
ing to arise within the prescribed ten Sec
onds the Australian was awarded the de-
cision. The blow was a clean Knockout
delivery. Mcconnell was 10 to favorite.
The fight prior TO Its rather sudden ter
mination, was much In favor of the local
lad During the first ten rounds OF fighting
Mcconnell was at all times the aggressor
and though his blows as rule lacked pre-
cision a sufficient number landed on the
Australians anatomy to perceptiby dis
tress him.
Tracy was very elusive and clever which
stood him well in need at critical june
lures. He tried repeatedly to land swing
on the Oaklander, such as brought the con-
test to a close and several times went from
one end of the ring to the other from the
force of these efforts, but only once did he
succeed in landing.
Mcconnell maintained this avantage until
the fifteenth round, when Tracy changed
his tactics an in this round punished the
former rather severely. In the two conclud-
ing rounds Mcconnell regained his adVan-
tage and seemed to have the contest wei
in hand. He grew careless, however, IN the
final round and the Australian SUDDENLY shot
his right out like flash, catching the OAK
lander lust on the point OF the chln Wild
tremendous force, knocking him down ana
out Mcconnell was fully fifteen seconds
in regaining his feet.
The men fought at 145 pounds. McCon-
nell's seconds were Alex Greggaihs' MARTY
Murphy and Frank Schiller, while the
Australian was looked after by Artnur
walker. Jack Steiner. AL Smith ana de-
witt Van Court.
Phil Wand was the referee
McConnelrs defeat was a great surprise
70 the local sporting fraternity, who looked
,,non him as a coming champion in MS
class. On the strength of his comparatively
easy victory over McKeever in this city
some time since, he was installed III TO b
favorite, and at these odds was heavily
backed.
Mcconnell displayed all the judgment Oh
q veteran boxer during tonight's contest,
and up to the time of the unexpected ter
mination there were few in the audience
who did not predict ultimate victory. either
by decision in his favor or by knock
ont. In the early rounds of the fight he out
nointed and at times severely punished
Tracy. who was constantly running away
and playing for a decisive blow. The lat
ter was cautioned several times for foul
tactics. but as these attempts were clearly
unintentional, they received but little at
tention from the spectators. The Austria
liam was decidedly shifty on his feet, and
his wonderful cleverness in warding Off
vicious swings elected well-merited APP
plause.
For ten rounds McConnell's advantage
was decidedly apparent, but In the five sue
ceeding rounds Tracy assumed more ag-
eressive tactics and evened matters up
somewhat. In the fifteenth round both men
fought viciously at close range, the Aus
traan landing several right and left
swings with telling effect. In the following
round, however, Mcconnell turned the
tables on his opponent by landing right
and left swings on the jaw, which sent
Tracys head back and forced him against
the ropes, the Australian being very near
ly out at the call of time.
The seventeenth round opened with ter
rife fighting by the local man, who jabbed
Tracy viciously on the nose, following with
left swing on the jaw and right on the
head. Mcconnell appeared to be very con-
fdent at this juncture and, growing some
Lou 1T.