Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-20
KAUFMAN OUTPO|NTS
Willy JACK O'BR|EN
Only by CIinching and Duck
ing Did Quaker Manage to
Last Six Rounds.

fDfi y, January -. Al
Kaufman. the California heavyweight.
proved enough of a Young I.ochinvar of
the west to carry away any of the hon
ors Jack OBrien holds in pugilistic So
ciety at the National Athletic Club here
last night. in Its six-round bout. Kauf-
man had the better of four of the rounds.
while O'Brien was able TO show up to
advantage in only one. In the other
rounds honors were even.
But 1t must not he thought o. Rrien al
owed the westerner TO ride off with the
honors without giving him a tilt The
veteran of many ring battle. who is
considerable of a boxer when he wants to
he and is something of a lawyer and
business man. made a good showing. but
in the end youth triu1nphed.
Perhaps il was OBrien's generalship
alone that pulled him through the fast
six rounds of milling. in which the sturdy
youngster from the coast forced the pace.
Philadelphia Jack. with the craftiness
which has long distinguished him, man
aged to clinth and stall when he was in
bad way. and 50 he was on his feet
when the hell ended the final bout.
OfBrien could hardly have been able to
stand the gaff much longer. As it was,
lie barely managed to squeeze through
without being knocked out. His knowi-
edge of the tricks and turns of the game
saved him again and again. His judg
ment and cleverness got him out of many
a tight place. and kaufman was unable
10 get over one OF the many punches
with which he tried to put the Quaker
into the land of Nod.
O'Brten First in Ring.
Philadelphia Jack was the first TO en-
ter the rig. He wore his ever-present
smile. soon after Kaufman and his
handlers cambered through the ropes.
The pair net in the center of the ring
and recei,-,d their instructions from the
referee. zen Jack Sullivan was intro
duced. II challenged the winner. After
Sullivan ebony-hued hulk cleared the
ropes, and vas introduced as Sam Lang
ford. He. 30, was loudly cheered, and
announced MS Willingness TO meet the
winner or asy other heavyweight in the
world barring Jeffries.
When the ,,eli called 'Brien and Kauf-
man to acticl they proceeded to fall into
each other arms in the most approved
clinching Stve. Then O'Rrien managed
10 stick his lift into kaufman's face and
cross his rignt to the westerner'S jaw.
The punches shook kaufman up consid-
erably, but III soon came back, and be-
fore the bell ended the session had prac-
ticaily evened matters up.
Kaufman VS. the aggressor in the
second rouna He went after the
forced him T. break ground several
times. Even IN the clnches the west
erner seemed - have the better of it. |
and several II his hard swings jolted |
. Brien, while mis- jabs reached Jacks |
face in the majority of attempts. Near
the end of the round Kaufman directed !
"A fusillade of labs and swings at the
Philafelphian's head, and Jack was COM
PEELED to back away. They were swinging
at each other at the bell.
But in the third round OBrien delight
ed his Philadelphia friends While
Kaufman made something of a show
in the early stages of the round. the
Quaker had the wcsterner the ropes
when the bell sounded. 1t was great
rally that OBrien made, for Kaufman
had staggered his opponent with two
well directed punches to the jaw The
blows seemed to inf Iriate Jack. and he
set sail for kaufn an. swinging both
hands Somehow or .,ther they connect
cd. and Kaufman hanging on when
tho bell sounded.
kaufman danced CIT for the fourth
round as fresh a daisy. and In one
two time he sent O'Brien to his knees
with Il right hook to the jaw. OBrien
bobbed UP immediately and Rugged
Kaufman. Several clinches followed and
then they both got a BIT wild. O'Brien
found his sense OF direction soon after
Then Kaufman came to life. and his
right and left connected with OBrien 5
jaw and staggered him.
Kaufman Forces the Pace.
Eaufman's aggressive work in the
fifth brought him through that session
with first honors. He forced the pace
throughout the fast milling and had
O'Bricn seeking rest In clinches be-
fore the bell rang. Near the end o.
the round Kaufman seemed able Ia hit
Brien almost at will, ana he got home
some good punches to the face and jaw.
The men were clinched when the bell
rang
Kaufman continued forcing matters in
the sixth round. After jabbing back
Jacks head the Philadelphia cIinched
with the westerner, and then in the
breakaway Kaufman dug short right
left to the heart. to which o Brien was
able to reply with only light jab
Kaufman connected twice with Jacks
Jaw and then missed four successive
swings for the head He seemed a little
wild.
But IN a jiffy he measuring the
swings to OBriens face Then Phil
adelphia Jack resorted To his clinching
tactics. After the break they SPARED
for a few seconds. and kaufman again
got busy with his swings. o Brien was
unable to return all he received. and
the round was kaufmans