The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-04
GR|FFO WAS OUTFOUGHT
Defeated by Mcdonnell, a New
Man in the Ring.
He COULDN'T RATTLE HIM
Three Thousand Spectators Watch the
Celebrated Australian Go Down Be-
fore q Practically Unknown
Man In Fifteen Rounds.

San Francisco. Feb Frank Me-
Connell of San Francisco, practically
unknown man in the boxing world. and
who recently graduated from the anna
teur ranks. outpointed and outfoughr
Young Griffo, the celebrated Australian
boxer. at the Olympic club tonight
The contest was a 15-round affair, and
the big gymnasium was packed with
| 1900 spectators.
Critic started the first round with
rush and endeavored TO rattle McCon-
nell by some queer antics. But the 10
cal man soon recovered himself and
| took hand at forcing matters. Critic
| acted entirely on the defensive
throughout the remainder OF the first,
second and third rounds, and was kept
very busy blocking and ducking Nc
conneIFs leads. Mcconnell fought
almost entirely for the body, repeatedly
placing his right on Griffo ribs and
over the kidneys. He varied this,
however. with some well II-directed
rights for the jaw, which usually land
cd on Griffos ear.
Critic swung wildly with his left in
the fourth and fifth rounds, but usually
fell short of McConnelrs face. and was
countered each time with right on the
body. He puzzled the local man con-
stderably with his feints, and sent in d
couple of stiff ft-handers before Me-
Connell learned 10 block them. In the
sixth and seventh Griffo was satisfied
to let Mcconnell do the leading and
acted on the defensive. Mcconnell put
couple of hard rights on the body and
a vicious right uppercut on the face in
the eighth Griffo came up for the
ninth with rush and sent in a couple
of singing lefts on the face and a right
on the body. but his blows had no ef-
feet on Mcconnell. He braced himself
and met the Australians rushes with
well-directed body blows. The tenth
was fast from the start to finish Grif~
70 rushed Mcconnell for a short while
and then gave ground before the local
man, who did most of the leading.
Critic gave a beautiful exhibition of
defensive work in this round.
The 1lth was decidedly in McCon-
neifs favor. He landed a hard right
cross-couuter on Giiffos eye, winch
put that member in mourning and
rushed the Australian around the ring,
but failed to land effectually. The 18th
and 18th rounds were about even, with
Mcconnell doing two-thirds of the
leading. Griffo started in TO rush mat
ters in the 18th. but a couple of eoun-
ters gave him a wholesome respect for
Mcconnelfs good right hand and the
round ended decidedly in favor of the
latter
Mcconnell is a wonderful specimen Of
muscular development. weighing 143
pouiluS- Tie - OF ranEy Duild With a
hard punch with either hand and a
splendid guard.
The first fight of the evening was a
lo-round featherweight contest between
Lawler OF San Francisco and Cocker
Tweedie of Australia. Tweedie was the
faVorite at 10 to 5. and had quite the
better of the contest in the first round.
He was oyer-contident. however, and in
an unguarded moment in the second
round Well directed blow ON the jaw
knocked him out and Lawler was the
unexpected victor