The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
D0WNEY is DISQUALIFIED.
O'BRIEN BEATS HIM IN FIFTEEN
ROUNDS AT THE BROADWAT A. c.

Referee Takes Action Because of the Giar-
ing HuEEing Tactics of the Brooklyn
Man-Broad and Fairburn Draw-Mnzet
Committeeman Among the Spectators.
Five members OF tho Mazet committee-As-
semblymen Costello. McCune, Bolan. Hoffman
and Fallows-were interested spectators at the
Broadway A. c. last night. where Jack O'Brien
OF New York. who recently got a decision over
Oscar Gardner. won from Jack Downey OF
Brooklyn on q foul in tho. fifteenth round.
O'Brlen ontpointed Downey almost from the
start. Both men were guilty Of rough
ing at ines. but Dovney's behavior
was so fragrant that Referee White was
forced to take action. This is not the first time
Downey has lost on a foul. When he met Spike
Sullivan at the same club two years ago. he
committed such a glnrins offence that he was
universally censured. He had little chance OF
beating O'Brien last night. and. probably real
izing the fact. he concluded that defeat on a
technically was better than a summary beat
ing.
The preliminary bout was exceptionally good.
Kid Broad Of Cleveland. who has been q trial
horse " for some time past In local clubs. was
pitted against Joe fairburn- Of Philadelphia. n
finely built young fellow. for ten rounds at l25
pounds. Fairburn set the pace. but Broad. who
was the %cleverer. soon cut his opponents left
cheek open. and also floored him twice
In tho first two rounds. After that Broad
began to tire because OF his fast work.
and Fairburn gradually took the lead
by reason of his aggressivcness Broad's eyes
were swelling rapidly when the seventh round
ended. In the eighth. getting his second wind.
he proceeded to rush the Quaker in earnest.
The Kid Kept swinging both hands for
the head in spite OF q number of hot
body blows that Fairburn drove to the
region OF the heart. As a result Fairburn was
In trouble when he sat down. Tho last two
rounds were full Of hard work. with honors
about 1bpn e}WySily divided; When , the referee;
,Downey was q . to ] iavorite over o'Brien in
on hand. ready to encourage him in every
possible manner ,OnBrien's seconds were
}aSk Dongherty, Bin Patton and Jsck Green:
ke eH"G and 1 B. Fitaser sHi' A KIN H!hhrf the H men
had signed articles to light twenty-five rounds.
The Weight was i33 pounds. Marquis OF
Queensberry rules prevailing
Brooklynite and did not appear to be- so finely
in n' the third 1" round ufsi D DOW tS1 lost lis h" e%ddg and Su a
war OF words followed. While in u clinch.
""Iwouldn't hurt yer. young %feller!'
You lbet you wouldn't! " retorted O'Brien.
who proceeded to mix 1t up 30 holly that he
Downey. as O'Brien did a bit OF wrestling in
the fourth.
Muffin :" was the reply. which was backed
IN with Il couple OF solid smashes on Downey's
ribs.
In the fifth round O'Brien did all tho work
and cleverly outpointed tho Brooklyn man. who
began, his usual, rough TACTICS and then looked
appealingly at the referee. Downey opened the
sixth round with q sound wallop on O'Brien's
nose. The latter immediateIy put in a couple
Of rights on the face. In the next two rounds
| there was moro wrestling than boxing, 80
that the referee was compelled TO warn
both men. Further rough tactics in the ninth
and tenth rounds brought another warning
from the referee. The men were about equally
pushing and hugging without landing clean
Its him that's dom it, easped Downey.
Get odt. its yourself - cried O'Brien.
round. O'Brien landed a corking stomach
punch and Downey yelled:
That was low ~
1T was IN the right place was ,o,Brien's
Downey reiterated. O'Brien went after him
and did all the work, In the twelfth
round ,Downey received a number OF
6 6sBrf 0lG Go m s9a S Sf th ssfi' ieadin to lit it
was rather tame until the fifteenth round.
when Downey resumed his hugGing tactics:
O'Brien was rough. too. but he outcIassed
was In the act Of punching .Downey's ribs and
stomach steadily when the latter began to hug
again. No.
got between the men ana stopped the fight.
declaring that O'Brien had won on n foul.
Downey shed some crocodile tears in his cor
ner. but he excited little sympathy.
Oscar Gardner challenged O,Brien, as he was
leaving the ring. to engage in atwenty-ive-
round battle, the winner to take all.