Arizona republican., 1909-03-27
HOTTEST IN RECENT YEARS
The Superb Generalship of Phladelphian Was Over matched by the Bulldog Characteristics of the Mich igan Middleweight.

New York, March 26.-NOt since the | repeal of the Horton law, which stop ped the big fistic bouts in this city, has such fast and furious contest | been seen here as that tonight. in which Stanley Ketchel. the middle weight champion, defeated Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia at the National Athletic club. Many thought O'Brien would do some stalling in this fight, but it was a hot bout from start to finish. In the final round O'Brien was knocked down three times, and the last time it was virtually a clean knock out. for the timely clang of the gong found the Philadelphia man in a hope less state. It was Ketchers fight the greater part of the contest, and O'Brien has no excuse to make over the out come.
 O'Brien was the first to enter the ring. one of his prominent handlers was Anthony Drexel Riddle of PhiIa- delphia- Kid Mccoy was one of the towel holders.
 First Round-Both men stripped evil dently in the best of condition. O'Brien wore green trunks and Ketchel wore long red trunks. Ketchel landed low left hook. and they clinched. Ketchel forced OBrien around the ring. A left hook raised lump over Ketchers eye. O'Brien sent in hard right under the heart and left hook to the jaw, which stopped Ketchel The Philadelphia man was blowing after the wind-up.
 Second Round-OBrien forced the milling. but Ketchel blocked cleveriy. Then Ketchel started to force the fight ing. short on right and left swings. O'Brien sent left and right hooks to the jaw and was faster in hand and foot work Ketchel landed an awful right swing on the eye. and O'Brien hugged and was groggy at the bell. Ketchers round.
 Third Round-Ketchel rushed and forced O'Brien to the ropes. O'Brien uppercut with right and left to the face. but there was no force behind the blows O'Brien missed a left and right for the head.
 Fourth Round - Ketchel rushed OBrien with body blows and then with a hard swing opened a gash above O'Brien's right eye. O'Brien tried two left hooks Intellectually. OBrien sent three surprisingly fast left hooks to the jaw, and Ketchel seemed groggy, but fought back like a demon and slowed O'Brien up with left hook to the face. O'Brien closed the round with two rights to the jaw.
 Fifth Round-They came to clinch. Ketchel landed a telling left to the jaw O'Brien jabbed his left twice to the face, and the blood spurted from Ketchers nose. O'Brien outgeneraled in fast work and hooked a left to the jaw, which stopped Ketchel. He then sent two lefts to the face, making Ketchel groggy.
 Sixth Round-They rushed to clinch and hammered one another at close quarters. Although Ketchel was the slower, he was game and deter mined. O'Brien sent left and right hooks to the jaw at the bell. Ketchers round.
 Seventh Round-Both men wild when they met. but Ketchel sent in two lefts to the face, following them with hard left on the stomach. O'Brien upper cut heavily on the face. but broke ground when Ketchel began forcing. O'Brien sent right and left to the jaw. stopping Ketchel. Ketchel staggered to his corner.
 Eighth Round-Both men were slow at the opening. O'Brien sent two lefts to the jaw and swung his right, stag gering KetcheI. O'Brien was too tired to take advantage of Ketchers distress. OBrien's ring generalship was appar- ent. He landed a stiff hook on Ketch- els injured nose before the bell rang.
 Ninth Round-Ketchel.sw his left and they clinched. O'Brien hooked his left to the jaw and then fell. after get ting a hard left to the wind. Ketchel forced the pace with rights and lefts to the stomach, and O'Brien showed distress.
 Tenth Round-Ketchel was the quicker to begin and put two lefts to the jaw, which forced OBrien to clinch. O'Brien tried his left jab and slowed Ketchel up bit. Right and left swings to the jaw from Ketchel sent O'Brien to the floor for five seconds, and he went down again from a right swing to the jaw for nine seconds. Two more smashes on the jaw. left uppercut and a right swing sent O'Brien down a third time for four seconds. The bell saved him from a knockout.
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