Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-28
FIERCE FIGHT WITNESSED BY
 THAMITES
ketCheI-0'B Bout the Fast est Seen In New York For Many Years, So the Sports Say.

The following detailed description of the Kctchel-O' 'Briea. fight in New York Fri ay n ght was received 70 late for publication in Saturday 'seIEe-. view:
 Eot since the report of .he Horton lafg which st D cd tn5 big fist -boats in this city has such q fast and fla- rious con est been seen here as that Friday ght wh oh Stanley Ketchel, the middleweight champion, defeat ed Jack OFT ep of Philadelphia at the Nat Onal Athl~t club. Many thought o'Brien would do some stall- ing in this fight, but 1t was a lot bout from start 10 finish. In the final round O'Brien was knocked down tree times and the last time was virtually c can knock out. It was Ketchei's fight for the great CT part of the contest and OBrien has no excuse to make over the out come.
 O'Br'en was first to enter the ring. OD' of his prominent handlers was An'h"nv Drexel Bidd'e, of Philadel- phia. R'd Mccoy was o@ of tho towel holders. Both men strinDed evidently in the best Of condition.
  ~H ,.Lre zee JIunKS and hetch- el wore long red trunks.
 The Fight By Rounds
 Round One-Ketchel landed q left nook they clinchsd, Ketchal forced oBrien around the ring. a lef. nook raised lump over Ketcbel's eve, O'Brien seps in hard right lnder tfe heart and a left hook to the law, w~i"h stonped Ketchel. The PhfIa- delphian was bloody after the wind up , vI -e round
 Two-o'Brien forced the milling but ketchel blocked cleyeriy. Then i ketchel star cd [ t> force the fighting. He was sIcTt on right and left swings. O'Br en sent left and right hooks to the jaw and was faster in hand and feet work. Ketehel landed an awful right swing on the eye and OBrien hugsed and was groggy at the bell. KetcheFs round
 Three-KetcPeI forced O,Briea D the ropes. OBrfen uppefcut with right and left to face; no force b. h.nd the bl ws 'Brien missed left and ght from head.
 Fourth-Ketchel rushed O'Br,ep body blows and then with a hard swing opened a gash over O Brien's ght eye. O'Brien tried two left hooks ineffe tual ?. O'Brien sent three surpris ng'y fast left hooks to jaw and KstcheI seemeA groggy. Ketchel ught back k a demon snd slowed OBr' cn up w'th a left hook to the face. O'Br sn clC sed the round with two rights to the Jaw. F fth- T ey came to clinch, Ketchel landed a telling left to the jaw. O'Brien jabbed b s left twice to the faco and the bloc q started from KetcheTs nose. OBrien out-general- ed his opponent V tn fast work and hooked a left to the jaw, which stop Ted Ketchel. He then sent two lefts to the face, making Retchel groggy.
 s xth-They rushed to a clinch and hammered one ano' her at close quar- ters, although Ketchel was the slow. CT. he was game and determined. O'Brien sent left and right hooks to the jaw at the bell.
 SCventh-Both men were wild when they met, but Ketchel sent in ! two lefts to face. ODrien uppercut ! heavily in the face, but broke ground when Betchel began forcing. O'Brien sent r r'ght and lift to the jaw stop ping Ketehei Eetch5l staggered to his corner. '
 Eighth-Both men were slow at the opening. OFT en sent two lefts to the jaw and swung his right, stag | gering KetchsI. O Brien was too tired to take advan age of Ketchel's dis tress. OBrien's ring generalship was apparent. He landed a stiff hook 0n ketcheis injured nose before the bell rang.
 Ninth-Ketchel swung his left and they cl'nched. O'Br'en hooked his left to the jaw and then fell after a hard let Co ysx1. Ketchel forced the pace with ris ts and lefts, to the stomach. O'BTien showed distress. Tenth-Ketcnel was the quicker and put two iefts to the iaw. and when he forced 0Brien so cffnch. O'Brien tried his left jab and slowed hetchel up Q D L Right and left swings to the Jaw from Retchel sent o'BTien Co the floor for five secones md he went down again from . right swing to the jaw for nine seconds. Two more smasbes in SSw, a left up- percut and a right swing cent 9 Brfeu down third time for four seconds, the hell saved him from, a tnocl-,,,,+