The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-21
KAUF MAN VICTOR.
He Defeats 0'Brien In Six
Rounds at Philadelphia.
1000 WITNESS THE CONTEST.
California Heavyweight Gets Re-
venge For His Previous De-
feat at the Hands of Qua
ker City Favorite.

Philadelphia, Jan. 20.-Al Kaufman
of San Francisco had his revenge on
Jack O'Brien of this city in a lively
six round fight before the National
Athletic club here Four thousand
persons witnessed the contest. At the
termination of the contest it was ap
parent to the most preiudiced and
keenest follower of the ring that the
Californian was entitled to all the glo-
ries that went with the encounter.
In almost every round, with the ex-
ceptiOn of the first and second, Kauf
man was in the lead. He went to
O'Brien as though his opponent was
an unknown. He jOlted and dazed him
with swings and jabs and kept up a
volley of blows from start to finish.
1t was O'Brien's generalship that
helped him to survive the fight He
was on the verge of n Knockout sew
eral times. but he use6 his head at
crucial moments and in this way was
able to retain his feet and escape the
humiliation of a clean Knockout.
At the finish Jacks countenance
bore traces Of having passed through
painful and damaging siege. He dis
played a badly swollen eye and was
bleeding from the nose and ear. He
could not have lasted much longer.
First Round.-They went to clinch at
the start. OBrien tried for left lead,
but missed. kaufman hooked the left to
the neck and then clinched. O'Brien
swung the left hard to the face and then
shook kaufman with hard right to the
jaw Kaufman sent right and left to
head and put the right to the heart.
kaufman then walloped the right on the
head, and O'Brien returned with right
to the face and jabbed the left TO the
nose. In rapid exchange Kaufman
made O'Brien vince with two rights un-
der the heart. The round was about
even.
Second Round.-O' Brien found Kauf-
man with two left jabs TO the nose. Each
jabbed the left to the face, and the next
moment O'Brien slashed the left to the
face. Kaufman found O'Brien with a
stiff right under the heart. O'Brien put
! two rapid lefts to the mouth. Kaufman
, connected with two well placed rights to
I the body. OBrien iolted Kaufman with
rights and lefts. Kaufman then rushed
and made O'Bren dance all over the
ring. This was easily Kaufman's round.
Third Round.-Kaufman missed, and
Z then O'Brien placed the right to the Jaw
Kaufman then ripped the body with two
telling rights. In return OBrien jabbed
twice to the nose. and Kaufman retaliat-
ed with the left to the neck. OBrien a
moment later reached the jaw with the
right Kaufman then rushed and. cor
nering O'Brlen, staggered him with a
fierce right to the jaw. Kaufman follow
ed up his advantage and hooked tive
more rights to the body and almost floor
ed OBrien with a left to the chin. Kauf-
man was on top of O'Brien and piled both
hands for the body and jaw. Kaufman
easily had the better of the round.
Fourth Round.-Kaufman went after
O'Brien with both hands and sent him &c
his knee with a right hook TO the jaw
O'Brien was up quickly and clinched. II
was evident that he was dazed, but he
= recovered and sent home two left jabs Il
the face O'Brien put two rights to the
wind. Kaufman after missing wei
: aimed right for the jaw walloped O'Brier
on the head. Kaufman grew careless
and O'Brien hooked two lefts to the wind
g but Kaufman delivered a staggering righ
e on the jaw Kaufman was best in this
4 round.
Fifth Round.-Kaufman started pro
ceedings by jabbing the left to the moutl
+ and then put 4 stiff left on the face. III
4 followed up his advantage by placing tn
left TO the stomach and the right on tn
! ribs AL jolted OBrien with the left anC
c then came back with heavy swing 70
liS jaw "iiNA JN'N NA''tN ''NAA'A-
l., of connecting with the right spot. kauf
man uppercut O'Brien as the bell changed
: He held the upper hand throughout thi
round.
Sixth Round.-Kaufman jabbed the lef
TO the face twice in succession. Both sen
lefts 20 the head. OBrien then clinched
and at the breakaway kaufman shot tn
left to the heart, while O'Brien place.
the right on the ear. Kaufman hooke
two lefts TO the face and had no troubl
In reaching Jack who seemed to b
n tired O'Brien put two lefts TO the face
n but his blows were light kaufma
> evened this by jolting O'Brien wit
= vicious body knocks and counters. At tn
G bell O'Brien put the right To the hear