The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-30

o 'Brien danced along the rope. but failed 70
escape two light lefts They cluched, and
o Brien danced away. then closed in after
Burns had planted left hook to the face
clinchod and put n straight left to the face
as they separated Burns ducked left lead
Under the glaring blue light o,Brion's Wis
age wos shastly sight. Jeffries's white
shirt was bloodied from shoulders 10 cuffs,
owing 70 his interference in the clinches.
Round Twelve Burns pursued O Brion
over tho ring and landed left on the face, lie
requested o. Brien to break after a clnch.
o Bricn'S elbow met Burns's face as they
clnched. Burus's giovo was locked under
O, Brien and again he protested. Burns and.
ed left TO tho ribs and right TO the face.
Burns hooked with light left 10 tho heart.
Burns ducked left and chased hts man
around the ring Burns was compelled to do
by far tho most leading, and they separated
from clnch, Burns swung Brien from
him with apparent disgust at his iacucs. hon
ors even.
Round Thirtocn-Burns appeared cnser TO
come 90 close quarters, but o Bricn eVaded
and guffered punishment in clinch. Jet'
fries used all his strength 10 break them
They closed again after exchanging ineifcctunl
lefts. o Brien took two damaging let's that
renewed tho stream Of blood from his mouth
and eyes. Ho appeared more willing to como
TO close quarters. and used his right 10 upper
cut with advantage in rapid succossion- Burns
put q right TO tho ear and o Bricn countercd
they clnched. Burns slipped over
strnight left: and tho round ended with little
seemed a little boldcr.
Round Fourtcen-Burns began the round
with one OF his spectacular rusnes' ana ~
soon as released by the referee IN a ehnch, h;
hook to the head, and then several body blows
Mt close range. Burns slipped under left lead
and assaulted o. Briens kidneys. o BIiH
took clean left the chin before they
chnchcd again. Burns led with loft hook
to the stomach. 'Bricn then put home
left hook TO the stomach. They exchhngSa
l,sFy1 Ehn
TO tho jaw and they clinchod rs the round
ended o Brien made much better showing
thnn he did earlier In the hight ana tho
crowd called on him for n speech.
Round Fiftccn-o' Brien landed q left up.
pcrcut and Burns traded q left hook. Burns
slipped, going almost to the floor while
pursuing o Bricn. In clinch he Ieaehed
up with q short uppercut that caught " brien
lust above tho belt o. Brien put a straight
left to the mouth and followed with n tap
to tho head. Again o Brien's left reached
Burns facc. Tho Philadelphia lad seemed
in much bettor shape than heretofore Burns
tried TO clip over a left and right in
clinch His left eyo was closing, inc
crowd hissod vigorously as the mon tugged
savagely in q clinch, Tho round was cas-
lily o Brien's.
Round Sixtocn-They met in clinch into
which o Brien was pushed by his seconds
Burns missed right hook and ducked a
left swing o'Brion landed q straight left
TO tho faco. They cinohed again and In
breaking away. Burns iabbcd O. Brien twice
with left. Burns seconds protested against
o Brion 5 holding his BURNS } right glove;
AS they broke from clinch q Bricn landed
light right hook, and Burns countered
with left jab to the ear Jcifrics worked
hnrd to separate them they clung to-
gcthcr. 'Bricn put stiff right 10 the
the gong sounded. The round was
o Briens In very slight degree,
Round Seventecn-They met in tho usual
clinch md Jcfrries' sorvicss were immediate.
ly in domnnd. oBricn ripped in a S.if
right uppercut and escaped rush by Burns
Into neutral corner. O. Bricn put left
hook 10 tho body and followed with two
strigh, lefts 10 the face both apparently
effective. o'Bricn landed o stright left to
tho eye and they clinchcd, holding until
Jefiries broke thcm Burns managed to
roach o. Bricn with light loft hook and
missed a savage right swing moment la
ter O'Brcn put home stiff jnb to tho
chin and received n left TO the body The
gong rang with tho men in clinch. Tho
crowd hoo,ed vigorously because Burns shoy-
ed with his left after the bell changed.
Round Eightecn-Both mon were fast and
apparently not tired as the round commenced.
Thoy rushed hard. Both appeared cautious
il tho fight had just begun. o'Brien
rocked Burns head with stiff left. Burns
slipped inside two leads. o'Brion jabbcd
his twice lightly with left and re-
pcated tho performance. dancing nimbly
around outside OF Burns vicious blows. which
fell short Burns, however, was sill az.
gresSivo and succeeded in planting left
Jnb TO the stomach whlle entering cllnch.
Honors were eyon but O'Bricn was using
his left to some advantage.
Round Ninctcen-Burns was viciously ng-
gressivc but o'Bren wrapped him in an
embrace that required the referee TO break.
Brion put n right to the chin and loft
to the face. In n clnch Burns put q left
over to tho face. O'Bricn tried threc times
TO land n loft which he found had the Of.
foct OF Keeping Burns at a distance Burns
blocked left hook md took right hook to
the chin. Burns slipped under straight
loft and sent right to 0'Brion's body
hard. They cllnching most OF the time
and locked in IN embrace when the
round closed without advantage to eithor
Burns left eyo is closed. The crowd was
on its feet, expecting that the fight would
go the limit.
Round Twenty-Burns attempted to strike |
with his left arm and Jcfres used oil his
strength TO forco them apart from q clnch |
His efforts sufflood TO keep them apart but !
q short timo. Burns sent his left to the |
head when they broke. Burns appeared somo.
what less vigorous and woakened whom |
o Brien planted hard left TO the Jaw |
In a clinch TINT followed. Burns' hoad seemed |
TO wobblc and he was not so vicious Ho |
chung fully twenty seconds to avoid pun
lshmont md Jefries used his shoulders to |
push Burns away. Tho entire houso was
standing.