The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-20
JOHNSON FAILS To \
SHOW UP 0 'BR|EN
Light Heavyweight Holds Hif
Own for Six Rounds With
Champion.
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CHOICE FIGHT SEATS
Price Is No Object and Fam
Crowd Into Large Ath-
letic Club.

PHILADELPHIA, May 19.--.Jacls john
son, the big colorcd heavyweight chani<
plOn, failed TO win over Jack o Brien fIi6
Philadelphia light bcay! weight. tonight IL
Il slS-round bout
The fight WAS even, and tho conccnsL4
of opinion WIS that it would have becn d
draw had n decision been pcrmisSibleI
o RricnS marveiouslY fast footWork and
his superior blocking saYcd linn from
damage in several close mixes. and thlrf
times hc was forced To his knees by tl1C
great strength and weight OF Johnson III
the viinChes.
There were seats for 500 persona an(
900 others came in on admission tickeu
and became wall flowers" on rhokcd fllt
narrow aislcs, Tickets sold at prcmluuF'
the seats advertised at SO going for $jo
Spectators seemed 10 control the chofcf
places, bat there was littlc hasSllng ovci
the price. N
Fight by Rounds. p
Round onc-Johnson rushed OBrien Ii
the ropes, Brien came back with left
10 the face, and in the cinch Johnsof
rushed O'Bricn off his feet. O'Brfef
put. left 10 the fac" Lightly, but Johnson
only Srlnncd and forced O'Brien 10 Tho
ropes, showing him To his knees. Thcy
fcintcG and fiddlrd carefully. O Bricn try
ing 10 drh" johnson Oh. johnson put lefi
on . Rricn'S face without damage. and
. Gren landed left to face In return
o. Brien was in ana out like q flash, and
Johnson set himself FOR counter, itli'
II was sDotllcrcd. O'Bricn's plicl<ncsi
Johnson. The round was even.
Round two-O iirien led for tie face. lu|
was blocked. and johnson lifted him OF
his feet In the clinch that followed Til.
crowd hootcd Johnson. but he on.l
smiled ana rushed OBrieu To the ropes
Marvellous duclline saved O'Brien from
damage, and they spared cautiousiy
O Brcn caught Johnson with stiff lief
on the face thrc" times. and .hc crowd
Chccrcd frantlcally. Johnson rushed hfu
10 the ropes, landing left on the bods
lightly. Both appeared winded and John
son waited for O Bricn 10 lead. JohnsoI
went after D'Ericn like whirlwiud. bu'
quick footwnrk took the PhladcIphian on
Of harms way. O'Bricn did the clcanc1
work IN this round
Round thrcc--.Iohnsou nisScu left and
took light stab in the face in return
q Bricu was in and ont like flash. land
ing left on the fact but took stiff lef
to the stomach al close range. johnson
forced y Brlen, shambliug after him rathel
slowly, and awlswardlv missed TWO left
and n right for the head, Johnson SCI
himself FOR O'Bricn's lead. hut was sloa
, In coUnterins and took n loft stab on thu
nose. Johnson went after him viciously
and Il left had O'Brien's mouth blocdin2
Johnson appeared somewhat winded al
The end of the round. which was abou
cVen with O'BTicn'S work showiuf
cleaner.
Round four-O' 'Bricn put left 10 ths
face and took right on the body, aud tlie9
SPARED cautiously OBricn caught John
left. and JohnSon's mouth showed the cf'
fects. johnson slowed up and waited fo'
O'Brien To lead. The crowd yelled fo'
O'Brlcn to ''Comc and show him up
but Johnson only grinned and walked IN
lie caught O'Brien a elancing right on
the head and a left on the body, but In
was going away and the blows Lacked
steam, o BTIen feinted and missed n LET
swing, going Ia his knees from the I'M
petus OF the blow. Johnson appeared
slow. and had no advantage in the round
II anything. 1t was TO O'Bricn's advan'
taSc. 1
Round five-Johnson caught o. Brlcn Z
left on the face. and o Brien went down
hut was up like flash and fighting
strongly. Johnson tried to send in his
right uppcrcut, which proved so cffcctiyf
with Burns, but was blocked. \ righ'
TO the face cut O'Briens right eye badly
hut he came back with a left flush or
Johnsons mouth Johnson rushed vicious.
", pinning OBricn to the ropes ard
wrestling him down. O'Brien did mos
OF the leading at this stage. AS the gonG
sounded he sent hard left TO john
sons face.
Round six-Thcy shook hands gingerly
for the winduP. and spared Cautiously
O'Brien led a left which landed on th<
body good and hard. johnson only smiled
and held up his hand to indicate that he
had blocked IL. O'Brien rushed in asa1u
and tried hard to land on the face and
body. but was blocked I'm his efforts.
Finally he sent n stiff left To- the face
and took hard right counter on the head
in return. Johnson met O'Brien with
left 10 the face as he stepped In. and the
round ended In clinch.