The herald., 1898-02-04
THE FAMOUS YOUNG GRIFF0
BEATEN BY A SAN FRANCISCO
AMATEUR
Frank Mcconnell Shows Promise but
1t Was Not Good Day for
.Antipodean Pugs
Associated Press Special Wire

Mcconnell of San Francisco, praC'
ticaly unknown man in the boxing
world, who recently graduated from the
amateur ranks, outpointed and out
fought Young Griffo, the celebrated
Australian boxer, before the Olympic
club tonight. The contest was a fifteen
round affair, and the big gymnasium
was packed with 5000 spectators.
Critic started the first round with a
rush and endeavored to rattle Mcconnell
by some queer antics. But the local man
soon recovered himself and took a hand
at forcing matters. Griffo acted entirely
on the defensive throughout the re-
mainder of the remainder of the first
and in the second and third rounds was
kept very busy blocking and ducking
McConnell's leads. Mcconnell fought
almost entirely for the body. repeat
edly placing his right on Griffo's ribs
over the kidneys. He varied this how
ever. with some well directed rights for
the jaw, which usually landed on Grif-
fo's ear. Griffo swung wildly with his
left in the fourth and fifth rounds, but
usually fell short of McConnell's face
and was countered each time with a
right on the body. He puzzled the local
man considerably with his feints, and
sent in a couple of stiff left facers be-
fore Mcconnell learned to block them.
In the sixth and seventh rounds Griffo
was satisfied to let Mcconnell do the
leading and acted on the defensive Nc
Connell put in a couple of hard rights on
the body and 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
effect on Mcconnell. He braced him
self and met the Australians rushes
with well-directed body blows The
tenth was fast from start to finish Grf-
70 rushed Mcconnell for short while
and then gave ground before the local
man. who did most of the leading. Griffo
gave a beautiful exhibition of of de-
fensive work in this round. The eleventh
was decidedly in McConnell's favor.
He landed a hard right cross counter
on Griffo's eye, which put that member
in mourning, and rushed the Australian
around the ring, but failed to land eff
fectually. The twelfth and thirteenth
were about even, with Mcconnell doing
two-thirds Of the leading. Griffo put
a little comedy into the fourteenth
round. Mcconnell rushed Grffo to the
ropes and the latter slipped down, rest
ing on one knee, clutching at the spot
on the body where Fitzsimmons ad-
ministered to Corbett the famous solar
plexus blow, and rolling his eyes as if
in great pain. But 1t was only feigning,
and in five seconds he was up and rush
ing Mcconnell about the ring Critic
started in to rush matters in the fif-
teenth, but a couple of counters gave
him wholesome respect for McConnell's
good right hand, and the round ended de-
cidedly in favor of the latter.
Mcconnell Is a wonderful specimen of
muscular development, weighing about
143 pounds. He is of the rangy build,
with hard punch with either hand and
a splendid guard.
THE LITTLE GO
The preliminary go between Jimmy
Lawlor of San Francisco and Cocker"
Tweedie, a recent arrival from Australia,
came to a sudden, and to the Australian,
a disastrous end in the second round.
The fight commenced with Lawlor ner-
vous and acting on the defensive. While
he did most of the leading, the clever
little fellow from the Antipodes blocked
all his blows. In the second TWeedie
forced matters and put in several good
blows, and had matters all in his favor.
He became very confident, however,
and got close in to Lawlor in an en-
deavor to use his right hand. Quick as
a flash Lawlor saw his opportunity and
grasped it. out shot his right and a
short arm blow on the chin laid Tweede
out cold for thirty seconds.
CALLED IT A DRAW
ST. LOUIS. Feb. Bob Douglas of
St Louis and Tommy Tracey of Chicago
fought an eight-round draw at the Ori-
entail theater here tonight The theater
was filled from pit to dome. Tracey
weighed in at 13S and Douglas at 1iS
pounds.
In the second round Douglas drew first
blood, landing a straight left on Tracey's
nose. The fighting was pretty even,
however up to the eighth round, in
which Douglas, who was much the
stronger forced matters. Tracey was in
distress. Douglas staggered him with
a hard left on the jaw and a right on the
body. Douglas slipped down immedi-
ately afterward. The round ended in
cinch. Though the referee called it a
draw a majority of the spectators
seemed to think that Douglas should
have received the decision.
A MATCH FOR MCCOY
NEW YORK, Feb. "A representa-
tive of the Palace Athletic club of AL
bany is in this city for the purpose of
bringing about a match between Kid
Mccoy and Peter Maher and as an in
ducement he states that the club is
willing to hang up purse of SIC. 600 for
the winner. Maher is anxious for the
meeting and ii may be that Mccoy will
be willing to set aside for the time being
his aspirations for fight with Fitzsim-
mons or Corbett ana take on Maher.
MAHER READY
PITTSBURG, Pa. Feb. IN. ]. Con-
nelly, Peter Mahers manager, saws he
does not think Mccoy wants to meet
Maher, but should the kid have aspira-
tions. Maher's hackers will put up a
forfeit of $4,000 with AL Smith of New
York or any other reputable man. pro-
Vlded that when Mccoy meets the forfeit
with a like amount it shall be in good