The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
KELLY GIVEN DECISION
OVER CHARLEY M'KEEVER
After the Third Round the Chi
cago Man Had Better OF the
Argument,
M'KEEVER is SATISFIED
Says Kelly Is Too Strong for Him
in Ten-Round Bout-CarSey
Beat Cole.
M'KEEVER IS SATISFIED

Hugo Kelly demonstrated that he is
Charley McKeever's master in ten-round
boxing contest by winning the decision
over him at the Auditorium last evening.
Both men were on their feet at the ex-
piration of the ten rounds and Kelly
strong, while McKeever showed the effects
of the hard jabDing he received in the lat
ter part OF the contest. For the first three
rounds McKeever outponted Kelly. but
after the fourth, in which McKeever was
sent to the floor for the count from the
effects of a stiff jab in the wind he gradu-
ally became slower and Kelly jabbed him
in the stomach and on the face.
Mckeever stated after the contest that
he believed he could win a decision over
Kelly in a six.round contest, but in ten
round battle Kellys strength and his stiff
Jabs and ability TO stand punishment would
win. McKeever admitted that Kelly made
a strong finish and he had no fault to find
with Referee Ryans decision. He showed
the effects of the body punches and jabs in
the face he received. while Kelly did not
show mark. McKeever said he would
like to meet Kelly again in a six-round
bout, as he has decision over him, and
Kelly now holds a decision over McKeever
Kelly and McKeever were in good shape
for the contest. The articles called for
15S pounds at o'clock and they weighed in
yesterday afternoon at Tyler's. Both men
were under weight. Kelly took his exact
weight and tipped the beam at 156. Nc
Keever did not take his actual weight
| When the men entered the ring they were
loudly cheered The bout was a fast one
from gong TO gong. For three rounds Nc
heever outpointed Kelly and it looked as
II the Chicago middleweght champion
would lose again to the Philadelphia man.
In the fourth round Kelly planted a hard
| left on MckeeSer's wind and he went TO
| tne MOOR Mckeeyer was not distressed. but
| he took the count and cameup fresher The
remainder OF the round was fast Kelly
prayed Tor Mckeever's wind in the fifth
| and beginning with the sixth he landed
many hard blows on the face that shook
| the Philadelphia boxer Kellys strength
| began to tell and he had the best of the
mikes and when McKeever would plant a
| hard blow Kelly would shake his head and
wade in to even matters. Kelly had the
! best or every round after the third. In the
| tenth round both men went in TO make a
! fast finish and in the mixes Kelly landed
| several hard blows, which gave him a de-
cldec advantage, and at the end of the
tenth the referee gave Kelly the decision.
The semi windup between Freddie Cole
| and Frank Carsey, of Chicago, ended in a
| victory for Carsey. Cole was two and
| one-half pounds over weight and his for
| felt was claimed by Carsey. Carsey was
| the aggressor throughout the contest and
| while Cole at times showed cleverness he
| was unable to get through Carsey's guard
and the Chicago man suffered very little
damage. Carsey had wicked left, which
| he used on Cole to good advantage, and il
was his jabbing and upper cutting with the
| left and his aggressiveness that won him
| the decision
Kid Dalton and Willie Parsons again went
| to a draw. Monk Enoch won the deci-
| sion from Kid Lee in the first contest.