Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27
STANLEY KETCHEL
BEATS j. O'BRIEN
Philadelphia Practically Out at
End OF Ten Fast
Rounds.
SHOWED GREAT eAMENESS
Knocked Down Thrive Times iu FINAL
ScSsion-Both Men Badly Pun
i~hcd-Good Prcliminarics.

National Athletic Grub. New york.
March 9-Not since the repeal oft tho
Horton law. which stopped che bir nstic
bouts In hls city. las such a fast and
furious contest been eccn here Do tho
squared circle as that tonight lu which
STANLEY l<ctchcl tho middlowcight cham
iion. defeated Jack OBrien OF phnadcl-
phia at Che National Athletic club. Many
thought OBrien would do some stalling
An this ncht bat every one who saw tho
fight was aErccably surprised. for 1t was
"a hot bout from start TO finish.
In the final round Brien was knocked
down three times. and The last time was
practically "a clean knockout for The
timely cl1nE OF The gong found the Phil
HIeluuia man IN a hopeless state. ~ was
kctchcls hght FOR the groater part OF
tho contest, and O'Brieu has no excuse
20 make over the outcome.
Tim Hurst was referee. The men
weighed in at noon today each tipping
thc scales ut 100 pounds.
There were three preliminary bouts.
ono of which resulted I'm "a Knockout.
Freddie Dipnics Of Brooklyn stopping
Andy Parkcr of New Haven in less than
two minutes OF the nrst round.
O'Bricn was the FIRST Do enter tho ring.
iio wore handaEcs on both hands One
81 his prominent handlers was Anthony
nreNcl Blddle OF Philadelphia Kid Nc
Round both men stripped evidently
ln the best OF condition % Hrieu wore
green trunks and ketchel wore lonE red
trunks. kctclel landed low left hook
but o'Ereus objections were not con-
siiered Dry the referee. They clnched
several times KetChcl forcing O'Brieu
lump over Kctchel's eye O'Bricn SOM in
"a hard right under tho heart and a left
hook Go The jaw. which stopped KetchcI
% brien with right 90 the face sent
% .Hr.f.s
man was blowing the worse after The
wludup
Round 2-oBren forced tho milling
hut ketchol blocked cleverIy Then Kef-
cnel started 10 force the lighting but
VI as short on right and left swings. o.
h.len sent lei and 1ght hooks TO the
Jaw and was faster lu hand and foot
MoIk put in che middle OF the round he
began to hold Setchel landed "a fearful
hafd right swing ON the eye and O'Rrlen
.1sse1 l9r SAFETY und was groggy at the
h,li. All hetchels round
Round 3-Ketohoi rushed ana forced
% hrlcn tn the ropes. The phUadeipbia
man was holding ketchel was calm ana
deliberate while OBion showed SIGNS Of
nervousness. OBrieu uppercut win rigbf
ana LEFT % The face. bur there was no
lolce behind the blows. O'Rrien missed
.elt aha right for the head and then
Round i-ketchel rushed O.Brien TO the
ropes with body blows and then with "A
.a6o lett swing opened cash over
hooks Intellectually OBrien straiphtened
nl and sent three Surprisingly fast len
hooks 90 The jaw. knocking Ketchei rroa-
EA. hetchcl fought back like "a damon
with a left hook 10 the face ana oiflrie-,
slowed up. Both mon were stronr but
bllen closed the round with two rights
10 the jaw.
BOTH MEN PUNISHED.
Round a-rhey came TO a clinch. Ket-
S't,,i ihl'ue9 a teiling ieft hook TO the Jaw.
and me blood started from Ketchei'S
nose % brlen outgeueralled his man H.
I1el Woih ana hooked left 20 the law
Mhlch stopped ketchel He then sent fy,,o
leits TO the face making Ketchei qrog-
Ry
Round s-Up to this dime Ketobers "a
nous left shift had not been In use Tbe,,
again rushed TO clipch ana bar,rte,.oa
sach other at close quarters AIfbo,,,-b
hctchel was the slower he was game ana
,to,SIinined, oBrien sont left and righr
round ' ANo'e"ol
Round Both men were wild when
they met but ketchcl sent ia two let's
20 me face. following them nm ,yifb q
hard LEFT on the stomach OfRriep ',,,,,,. -
Guy heavily on the face. but broke ,-ronnd
wren ketchel began forcing O'Brien sent
itotcb ISM and leIt % the Jaw stopping
Nct'utL night uppcrcut followed IN q
.rtL 10 the face and two rlght su-fr,,.
TX i"e ytW turned the tide against Ket-
VIZ ana ne staggered TO his corner.
opening. O'Brleu sent two len hooirs ~
we Jaw and swunE his right over Ma, p.
LUZ hetcheL O'Buen was too Tired
70 take advantage OF ketehel's dlstr1es
~ lhlh stage oBrions ring goneraisbiD
va apparent and Dee landed q sfiff No.
el hetchels injured Nose before he 6eii
round e-kotchel swung his Ieft ana
they clincheed. O'Brien hJoked ~ ieff ~
3aH 1su then tell down after getting
HtId left 90 the wind Ketchol for.,5
w pace with rights aud lofts to tre ef,,,,
eng brien showed distress
Nouhd ls-kctchcl was tho 1ilfairer d..
lrsln and put two icfts 90 the IAN ,,,i1I
ipi'Sg q brlen Go clinch. O'Bren fl.eJ
u5is w lab and slowed KetcheI up a bif
ttlthl ana left swings 90 the i.u rrar,
helchel sent OBrlon 10 the aoor fo, 9,.1
,p.iur. ana me- went down again fI7gr1 "a
.s,tu' t"ihR 10 The Jaw Tor nine eerorde
Wo more Hmashes ON the law. "a Ieff -,1,
leteut and right swiug sent O' Ilriar f,,,.,,
Niiiu time Tor four seconds Tho b.lI
'''ed MIN from "a knockout