The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-14
Frisco Fighter and Chicago
Boy Go Twenty Rounds
Without Result : Sus-
picious Fighting of West
ern Man Arouses the Crowd
Sheriff Threatens to Stop
Battle.


ing repeatedly. The sheriff of Butte
Jumped into the ring in one round and
warned Britt that if he did not fight
fair the battle could not go on.
Abe Cohen announced four men who
challenged the winner. They are Joe
Cans, Willie Fitzgerald, Buddy Ryan
and Toby Irwin.
The ring was erected on the old
ball park. On an elevated platform
and under canvas roof the men
fought in chilling wind. while the
rain poured at intervals. The crowd
of spectators sat in the opening, but
were not daunted by the inclement
weather.
The fight was at 1873 pounds, the men
weighing in at 10 o'clock Britt was a
triffe under weight, while O'Keefe
made 1T exactly. Betting was even all
up to the hour of the fight. Sig Hart,
OF Chicago, O'Keefe's manager, put
$4,000 on his man in Jumps Of from $50
to $500. Britt was literally backed,
especially by Frisco sports. Follow
ers of the ring were here from San
Francisco, Seattle, Chicago. Portland
and all over the Northwest.
The preliminary between Maurro
Herrera. brother Of Aurelio Herrera,
and Howard Opie, Of Butte, was start
ed at 1880 o'clock. Duncan Mcdonald.
an old heavyweight and former SPAR
ring partner of Jim Corbett, was ref
cree. Herrera knocked Opte out in the
sixth round with a straight left to the
jaw.
The Fight Starts.
Round One-Referee Mcdonald instruct
ed men and time IS called at 2:51 The
men come quickly to the center of the
ring and fiddle. O'Keefe puts left to face.
They clinch- Britt blocks left to face.
O'Keefe puts hard right to head Britt
lands hard left on wind. They exchange
rights.
Round Two-Brftt is cautious. They
left to stomach. The crowd bowls foul,
but the fight continues. They excha
rights and lefts. The crowd calls foul
again. O'Keefe lands right and left to
face.
Round Three-Britt lands left on face
and right on body. They exchange let's
and c!inch. Referee cautions them and
OKeefe lands left to face. Sheriff jumps
into ring and warns Britt to quit fouling
Fast round, but closed with honors even
Round Four-They come to the center
and fiddle. They exchange Iefts to face
Britt lands left on face in the cIfnch.
Britt lands right to body and O'Keefe left
to the head. Britt swung right and left
to body and O'Keefe jabs left to face
They chnch. Hot mtX-up in which honors
are even.
Round Five-They exchange Iefts to the
neck at the opening of the round. O'Keefe
misses left swing and Britt puts right to
stomach: Britt mixes but OKeefe blocks
well. They exchange hot Iefts to head
and fight furiously: Britt ducks a swing
cIeyerIy Betting Is 100 to rs that Britt
will win.
Fight Still Even.
Round six-Britt misses hard swing
for head. They exchange let's.
O'Keefe puts left jab to head and
then 6aea req repeats cts Britt puts left to
clinch and then Britt puts left and right
to Jaw" O'Keefe puts hard right to ribs
They exchange hard left as the gong
round.
Round seven-o'Keefe lands right to
race at the opening Of the round. O'Keefe
swings hard but misses. They fight fu-
riously but break at the call of the ref
cree: Britt lands on the face and O'Keefe
to the head. Britt swings to the body
O'Keefe puts right to body as they come
are fighting hard as the gong sounds.
Round Eight-They come up quickly
and come to clinch- Both land right
and left to face. They fight so fast that
it is hard to follow the blows. They mix
1T furiously with honors even. They ex-
change hard lefts. Britt puts left to neck.
O,Keefe lands left to neck and follows
with right to head. Both men are bleed
ing badly.
First Blood for O'Keefe.
Round Nine-They came up quickly and
started the fast gait again. O'Keefe has
rights and lefts to the face. O'Keefe
misses a swing for head. Britt lands ter
rife right to ribs. They fight furiously as
they come to clinch. Britt swings right,
but OKeefe counters again. They cIinch
as the gong sounds. This was a shade
Britt's round.
Round Ten--They fiddle and clinch.
Britt ducks left to head Britt lands left
to neck O'Keefe lands light hook to
face. They both miss swings for the face
Britt is doing the leading. They clinch
straigtens Britt up with a left. O'Keefe
lands hard left to neck. Both are a. little
tired. They mix it with rights and lefts
to head. Honors even.
Round Eleven-The crowd cheers for
OKeefe before the gong sounds. They
exchange lefts on the head before they
come to a clinch. They are doing much
to head. Britt puts a right low on body.
Britt, after cIinch, puts left and right
low to body. O'Keefe goes down and
claims foul, but the referee refuses to
Round TweIve-O'Keefe puts a right to
face. They swing and clineh for a sec
ond time. Britt lands hard left to neck
and then to body. O'Keefe hooks left ITO to
head. Britt lands left on body and then
on face O'Keefe puts hard right to body
as the gong sounds.
Britt Forces Fighting.
Round Thfrteen-Brftt is the aggressor
Each tries left for face but falls short
Jimmy puts left to O'Keefe'S cheek and
right to head. O'Keefe lands ribht to
head. They exchange awful lefts to face.
Jimmy puts hard right to body and left
to face. They exchange hard rights and
are mixing 1t up as the gong sounds. This
is Brttt's round
Round Fourteen-They come quickly to
the center Britt lands hard right to face
and O'Keefe light left to neck They
are again fighting fast O'Keefe lands
right to neck. Jimmy puts left to face
and follows with left upper cut to chin.
They exchange lefts to face. Jimmy
lands hard on the ribs and then misses
a left swing. O'Keefe lands hard right
to face. This was shade Brittle round,
as he was the aggressor.
Round Fifteen-O keefe puts hard right
to face as the round begins. He follows
it with left. Jimmy ducks left for head.
They exchange hard leftS and rights. Britt
misses left for head and O'Keefe jabs him
IN the face with left. Britt lands right
on jaw and OpKeefe lands left on head.
In a mix-up Britt lands left to body.
| Crowd cheers for O'Keefe, who has a
shade the best of the round
Round Sixteeu-Before the round be-
gan Britts seconds urged him to go in
| and finish the fight. Britt puts left to
! face and right to body. O'Keefe puts left
| to face followed by left hook to face.
| Britt goes into the ropes and O'Keefe
| OKeefe goes down and Britt helps him
up. They start furious fighting at once
| Britt landing left on face and O'Keefe
/ right on head. Britt lands hard on
mouth. This was shade in Britt's ia
vor.
| Fighting In cIInotes.
| Round Seventeen-They go to the center
/ quickly and counter with Iefts to head
They are fighting In the cIfnches OsKeefe