The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-17
HOW KETCHEL WON
0 BRIEN FIGHT
MAN MATCHED TO FIGHT JOHN
SON DOES WHAT JOHNSON HAD
CALLED TO ACCOMPLISH

CALLED TO ACCOMPLISH.
PHILADELPHIA. June 9.--Stanley ,
Ketche, the middle weight champion
tonight defeated Jack OBren in the
third round of their bout, thus accom-
plishing a feat that Jack Johnson, the !
heavy weight champion, failed to az
complish some three weeks ago. The |
fight was stopped in the second minute !
of the third round. after OBren had |
been knocked down twice in the second |
and once in the third, and was Almost |
unable to raise his hands.
The fight was whirlwind affair firm
start to finish. Ketchel went after
OBren fro mthe tap of the gong, and
showed that he was determined to
make short work of the shifty Philadel-
phan
He devoted his attention to o Briens
body until he found an opening, and
then sent i'm a crashing right to the jaw
that scored the first knock-down in
the second round OBrien got up
gamely, but went down again few
minutes later from a right and left to
the jaw This time he struggled to
his feet at the count of six, and two
seconds later the gong rang.
The third and last round was brief.
Ketchel went in for a knockout. In
his anxiety to finish it quickly he was
wild. Finally he cornered O'Brien
and sent in a left short arm blow on
the jaw that practically finished the
battleh O'Brtm could got fall be-
cause he was pinned in corner, but
crumpled up against the ropes. He
clung desperately to Ketche's neck,
Shaking loose Ketche again sent in
right and left Referee McGulgan,
seeing OBnens condition and wishing
to avoid a possible serious injury, stop
ped the fight.
Ketchel was cheered wildly by the
crowd which was quick to comment on
his showing against O'Brien as COM
pared with Johnson's, to the dsadvan-
tage of the black champion. Ketchel
said after the fight:
Il was confident that l could get
O'Brien in less than six rounds. | am
satisfied with my showing tonight
, O'Brien felt his defeat sorely, but was
quick to give Kcichel full credit for his
victory.
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chigan ., Colorado 3, Western Reserve
4, Miami /. Indiana 3, Notre Dame 3,
Knox |, Iowa / : Northwestern, Ripon,
Lake Forest and Beloit failed to score.
The Illinois team was by far the best
balanced aggregation and clnched the
meet by winning the relay race from
Chicago
When the relay race was started l.
illinois had 81 points and Stanford rs.
victory for the Pacific coast athletes
would have swung the honors for the
IStanfords, but the first two runners
lStolZ and Scott, dropped so far behind
THAT it was impossible for the two
Ispeedy westerners, Miller and Wyman
to put the team back into the race
Illinois scored in all except four of the
lbs events on the program. Stanford
men had more individual stars thar
any other team as they secured five
Ifirsts Stanford won the 440 yard dash
. the half-mile, the pole vault, the ham
mer throw and the shot put. Two Stan
, ford athletes-Ford and Miller-wer'
individual holders with 10 points each
Crawford won the shot put and ham
; mer throw, while Miller captured tn
= quarter and half mile runs, No record
} were broken. Crawford came within
= two and quarter inches of equallini
I Ralph Roses record in the shot pu
I when the Stanford man showed tn
4 weight 46 feet 10 inches. Anothe
S good performance was recorded b.
- Miller of Stanford when he ran tn
half mile in 200 80
e Chicago took tremendous book j
:. the early part when Strube scored a
t unexpected victory in the 100 yard
). dash in easy fashion in 10 1-5. Hi
e teammate finished third and this CAV
!. lChicago six points in an event in whic
it hardly happened to score.
chicago was IN the running until vi
itwo-mile run was decided, Stoplet, the
star distance runner, was counted upo
as a certain winner in this event. StoT
/ let took the lead according to his usui
custom, but Tillotson of Michigan Agr
cultural, at the beginning of the sixt
Flap, jumped into the lead and won tn
T race by large margin.
n The quarter mile run was easy fC
miller of Stanford, but Hanley, II
captain of the victorious Illinois team
Inosed out Wyman of Stanford for SCI
ond place The half mile was anoth'
is feather in Miller's cap, as he easily d
Id feated Hull of Minnesota and Roher
n Illinois.
ct The pole vault was another Stanfol
I'd triumph, Scott taking the honors. +
IN vauted IA feet 10 inches and tried