Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-10
KETCHEL DEFEATS OBRIEN
Fight Stopped in Third Round After
Two Knockdowns.
BATTLE PROVES WHIRLWIND
MiddIcweiEht Champion Does in
Three Rounds what johnson
Failed 60 DO In SiN-FOrccs
Fighting from start.
BATTLE PROVES wHIRLwIND

PHILADELPHIA. June Q.-Middleweight
Champion Stanley Ketctel tonight defeated
Jack O'Brien in the third round. thus &C.
complishing a feat that Jack johnson. the
heavyweight champion. failed to achieve in
six ounds some three weeks ago. The
fight was stopped in the second minute
of the third round after O'Brien had been
knocked down twice in the second and once
in the third round and was almost unable
to raise his hands to defend himself.
The fight was a whirlwind affair from
start to finish. Ketchel went after O'Brien
from the tap of the gong and showed that
he was determined to catch him and
achieve a knockout. He devoted his atten-
ton to O'Brien's body until he had drawn
the latter's guard down. and then sent in
a crashing right in the second round that
scored the first knock down. O'Brien got
up gamely, but went down flat on his back
a few moments later from a right and left
on the jaw. This time he struggled to his
feet at the count of six and two seconds
later the gong rang.
Last Round Brief.
The third and last round was brief
ketchel went in for a knockout. In his
anxiety to finish it quickly he was wild
0NA AiAiA VA IT'S SNllkG went WIDE OF the
mark. Finally he corncred O'Rrien and
sent in a left short arm blow on the Jaw
that about finished it. O'Brien crumpled
up on the ropes and chung to Ketchel's
neck desperately. Shaking him loose.
Ketchel sent in right and left again that
put O'Brien very groggy. Referee Nc
Guigan, seeing O'Brien's condition and
wishing to avoid a possible serious injury.
stopped the fight.
ketchel was cheered wildly by the crowd,
which was quick to comnen on his show
ing as compared with Johnson's against
O'Brien to the disadvantage of the black
champion.
Ketchel said after the fight:
Il was confident that could get O'Brien
In less than six rounds. l am satisfied
with my showing tonight"
O'Brien felt his defeat sorely, but was
quick to give Ketchel full credit for his
quick victory.
There was little time lost in getting
Ketchel and O'Brien ready when once they
were in the ring. Both stripped in splendid
shape.
Fight by Rounds
Round t-Ketchel went for O'Brien with
a rush and planted a right on the body.
O'Brien skipped about and sent in q stiff
left TO the face and right on the body.
Ketchel showed his intention to give at
tention to O'Brien's body and sent a stiff
left to the ribs. He cut O'Brien slightly
over the right eye and got a right that
raised a big lump on his right cheek.
Round 2-O'Brien jabbed Ketchel twice
in the face with his left, but failed to stop
his rushes. There was a lot of clinch and
in a break O'Brien caught Ketchel a sting
ing right on the Jaw that staggered him.
seemed tired. He resumed soon his rushes
and was wild and O'Brien caught him
with three right swings squarely on the
jaw. Ketchel slowed up, but a moment
later swung a terrific right on O'Brien's
jaw that sent him down on his back for
five seconds. O'Brien got up slowly, only
to go down again from a right-hand blow
for the count of six. The gong rang just
as O'Brien struggled to his feet very
grcgsy.
Round 3-This was a desperate attempt
by Ketchel to end the fight quickly. He
anxiety to land a knockout blow was wild.
He pinned O'Brien to the ropes and sent
in a short arm blow to the chin that put
O'Brien against the ropes helpless. O'Brien
kept his head, however. and clinched and
hung on to save himself. Ketchel fought
himself loose from O'Brieu's clasp and
O'Brien. He staggered about groggily and
Referee Jack McGuigan, evidently fearing
that o'Brien might be seriously injured,
stopped the contest. O'Brien was disposed
to protest this action, but thought better
Of 1t and left the ring.
1t was announced that both Ketchel and
O'Brien weighed in at below 100 pounds,
the agreement calling for that figure OF
below. The interesting announcement was
also made that James Jeffries would ap-
pear at the National club next Wednesday
night in a friendly bout with Sam Berger
in order that Philadelphians might be able
to judge the progress the big Californian
has made in his preliminary training for a