Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-17
Kaufman Whips o'keefe

Johnny O'Keefe, who claims to he the
! WeIterWe1ght champion of the west.
! and Young AL Kaufman, who recently
won ms debut scrap by the knockout
route went on for the last preliminary.
Realizing the superior punching ability
OF MS opponent, O'Keefe boxed cleverIy
| IN the first round and sidestepped the
ruShes and haymaker swings of his less
experienced opponent. O'Keefe landed
frequently with lefts to the mouth and
rIsnt swings to the head, and had a
| good lead at the gong O'Keefe clearly
outboXed Kaufman in the second. but
lost his lead by taking too many
chances, stepping into several haymak-
eFs lhat landed squarely and jostIed
hlm. Kaufman outpunched him in
thls round and hOnors were even for
Inc hght at the gong. They slugged
Wildly and furiously in the third. with
hduIfnahn having a clean lead at the
gong. He slammed in several long
range rights to the head and iabbed his
! lett to the mouth frequently enough to
draw blood. The fourth round went to
the credit Of Kaufman by a slight
margin and he won the decision. He
| had such a good lead that O'Keefa
was forced to go to him, and in ali the
exchanges Kaufman had a decided ad-
| vantage. O'Keefe outboXed him. but
frequently was forced to cover to avoid
punishment, and the honors rested eas-
| 1ly with Kaufman.
Kid Solomon and Freddie Corbett
Iurnlshed the semi-windup, scheduled
| at ten rounds, and the Kid began his
| second time on earth in this bout. Af-
ter his defeat by Abe Attell he went
back to his political job and quit the
ring, but recently decided he could
make more money by fighting, and his
scrap with Corbett was his first ap-
pearance IN the ring in about two
The first round was fast mixup, in
which Solomon excelled in punching.
| after they had spared for half a min
ute. solomon showed that he had not
| forgotten how to use his left by hook
| ing IL TO the head several times to good
| ERECT. Solomon rushed Corbett at the
| beginning of the second and nut him
down with a left to the Jaw. but Cor
! bett arose without waiting for the
| count. Corbett rallied and put IN A
| good battle in the remaining moments.
| but was behind in the count when the
gong rang. Solomon outslugged Cor
| bett in the third, although the round
was more even than the preceding ones,
| CofDett showing more speed and effect
lVeness than in the other rounds.
Inc fourth round was most furious
| session, in which both tried rough
| house tactics and in which thew showed
to about an even advantage. Solomon
| SCoTeu with MS left, putting it to the
! mead several times, but Corbett evened
| UP with his right swings to the same
place. Solomon was a bit tired at the
| gong. Corbett easily outfought Solo
1 mon in the fifth, and again the Kid
| seemed to be weary of the pace. Cor
! oett landed effectively to the head and
Jaw several times, but Solomon coun
| tered to some extent, although not US
| ing the same energy with which he
! started out. The sixth also went to the
| credit of Corbett, who continued to ag-
] gressively battle with the Kid, forcing
him around the ring and landing ef-
| fectlvely to the head and jaw several
| times. The seventh was another fl1rf-
| Gus session, in which Corbett exceTed.
In the last minute of the round Solo
! mon woke up, as if re had been stalling.
| and gave Corbett considerable worry.
| but Corbett had the lead in this round.
| all points considered. The eighth was
| tanner than the preceding rounds and
honors were about even with both bows
slowing down perceptibly in anticipa-
/ ton of the finish, undoubtedly. The
ninth round was another furious ses-
4 sion, with Solomon showing renewed
energy in his leads and effectiveness in
| punching. Corbett easily evened the
score with him, however, before the
| gong rang. CorEett unfinished the Kid
and had the final round by a wide mar
gin, giving him an undisputed decision.
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