The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-05

SETBACK FOR ERNE
JACK o'BRIEN BOXES THE LIGHT
WEIGHT CHAMPION TO A DRAW
AND A STANDSTILL
BATTLE WAS HARD-FoUGHT

Referee Siler Concluded That u
Draw Was About the Right Thing
Where Neither Man Was Beaten
and Each Had Made Il Strong
ShOwing-Erne Was FavOrite at
the Outset.
NEW YORK, Dec. frank Erne. of
Buffalo, and Jack O'Brien of New York.
fought twenty-five rounds, at 1873 pounds,
at the Coney Island Sporting club to-
night, and at the end of it Referee
George Siler, of Chicago, declared the
bout a draw. This decision was fair and
just, but it did not satisfy a number of
persons who had picked favorite.
O'Brien did a lot of forcing and fighting,
but Ernes work was Of a cleaner and
moro scientific character. O'Brien's
blows fell with force that was not behind
Erne's. 1t was the old case of clean
boxer against a hurricane fighter. OF
the two, OBriens face bore the worse
marks. Both his eyes were badly dam
aged and his nose puffed up. Erne's left
eye was smashed, but this will not hurt
him half as much as the punishment he
received in the body during the mill.
O'Brien invariably got in pile-driving
blows on the stomach, ribs and kidneys,
and the frequent visftations of his fists
left red welts on the Buffalo lads body.
OBrten was an even-money favorite
about the fifteenth round, while before
the fight began 100 to Is was laid against
him. During the fight OBrien scored
three knockdowns, while none was re-
corded against him. Both men were in
fine shape, but it is just possible that
Erne was drawn a bit too fine in order to
get down to the limit.
There was a tedious delay in getting
the men to the ringside and during the
interval there was plenty of betting The
odds were 100 to IS on Erne The Buff
falo lad was the first to enter the ring
and as soon as he walked across the
roped inclosure he received a warm well
come. O'Brien followed a minute later,
and the local rooters cheered wildly.
OBrien occupied the corner which JEFF
fries had, and Erne took that occupied
by Sharkey.
1t was within a minute of 10 o'clock
when the men We're called to the middle
OF the ring by George Siler, who informed
them that they should break under strict
Queensberry rules
BATTLE BEGINS.
Round One-After a lot Of fiddling
O'Brien was first to land, jabbing his left
to the nose. second later Erne led
to o Brien' 5 eye. Erne tried left for
the body. but missed, and they clinched
near the ropes After the breakaway
Erne jabbed his left to the chest and
they We're in a half clinch at the bell.
Round TwO--O' Brten tried two lefts for
the face, but they were blocked. and then
Erne jabbed his left three times in quick
succession to Jacks face. They kept
feinting for nearly a minute, with moth
Erne's footwork was remarkably clever.
Clinches were frequent, and Erne got in
two light jabs On the face. 'Brien landed
his left near the kidneys at the bell.
Round Three-Erne led his left to the
nose and blocked Jacks counter for the
body. Erne's qufckness enabled him to
get around his opponent. OBrien landed
on the face lightly. then Erne jabbed
two lefts and O'Brien's ear began to
bleed. They fought fast. and O'Brien
put left quick to the body as Erne
was breaking away and Erne fell on his
back. He was up in second. but got
to close quarters, where O'Brien showed
three lefts to the body.
Round Four-O' Brien opened with q
right swing on the kidneys and Erne
Jabbed left to face They exchanged
body blows. O'Brien jabbed left to the
wind, Erne countering on the face. Each
of them missed swings for the head and
they kept at each other leading and
blocking without landing until the round
closed.
Round Five-Erne did the leading when
they came together, and tried twice for
the head, but OBrien blocked them and
jabbed his left 60 the wind. Erne rush
ed into hard left jab on the nose. Erne
being blocked. He jabbed left to the
face. and in a clinch O'Brien landed two
rights over the kidneys. Erne rushed
into another left jab on the nose.
O'BRIEN GETS TO WORK.
Round Six-They rushed to a clinch.
Erne jabbed left to nose and swung left
to stomach He jabbed his left to the
face, O'Brien clinched and landed his right
over the kidneys, following it up with
another on the same place. Erne swung
to the jaw, Earring O'Brien's head.
O'Brien then did some work, landing
two lefts on the face and two more on
the body O'Brien rushed and swung
right on the body and Erne jabbed his
left to the face.
Round Seven-Erne rushed and swung
his left on the ribs. He swung it again
to the face couple of seconds later, and
O'Brien c1inched. Both rushed and drove
hard lefts to the body. Erne sent two
lefts on the chin. O'Brien rushed and
Erne met him with a left swing on the
chest. Frank iabbed a left on the nose,
and O'Brien failed to reply. O'Brien got
his left hard. on the, stomach. They got
to clinch, in which Jack put two Iefts
on the kidneys before the gong separated
them.
Round Eight-o'Brien rushed Erne to
the latter's corner where he landed q
hard right and left on the body. They
exchanged lefts on the face When they
came to the center O'Brien bled Frank s
nose with another good left. O'Brien
rushed after a clinch and drove his left
to the stomach. Jack kept forcing mat
ters getting his right to the jaw twice.
He swung right and left to the body, and
Erne had all the worst Of it. O'Brien's
rushing and driving were very effective.
Round Nine-O'Brien was again the ag-
gressor and jabbed the left to the wind
He rushed Erne to his corner, and put
two right swings over the Kidneys When
they came out of the clinch O'Brfen
swung his right on the face and Erne
fell down. He got up quickly and sent
his left to the Jaw, Staggering O'Brien.
O'Brten was on the aggressive, and got
two lefts to the stomach and then ex-
changed lefts on the face. They were
sparring at the bell.
Round Ten-Erne rushed, sending his
left for the head, but 1t was blocked
Then he swung right to the body and
jabbed left to the wind, and in a cIinch
landed his right twice over the kidneys
In a rush O'Brien drove a good right
the face. O'Brien again rushed, sending
left and right to body and face. At close
quarters they exchanged lefts on the
face when the bell sounded
SLAM-BANG STYLE
Round Eleven-Erne sent two lefts to
body and face and drove O'Brien across
the ring. O'Brien lodged another and
got to clinch. Erne put his right over
OBriens head and then both threw
science to the winds and went at each
other in slam-bang fashion and kept this
up until the bell sent them to their cor
ners.