The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
JACK O'BRIEN FAILS
TOREGAINSTRENGTH
kaufman'S Youth and Iron
Jaw Too Much for the
Philadelphia.
LAST TWO ROUNDS
DECIDE THE ISSUE
BY Desperate Fighting Quaker
Stays the Limit With Big
Californian.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 20.-The con-
census Of opinion among pusilistic eX-
perts here today is that Jack O'Brien,
one OF the craftiest fighters the Ameri-
can ring has ever known, has bis &C
knOwleged science alone to thank for
having sverted a crushing defeat at the
hands Of Al Kaufman in the arena OF
me Ma tiOnsI Athletic Club here last
light
The Fourth round. which found both
ronlbatants bleeding and tired was the
pivotal point Of the bout
All the things being equal the man
who would wear best in the last two
rounds would re the winner, providing
that the bout would not suddenly end
from. knockout punch
Aaufman Tecuperalsd. o Brien didn't
Clever to the Last.
The strength that returned to the
youthful California giant was denied his
veteran opponent, and only through his
admirable ring generalship and the
TarshaIing OF every aTtiiCe known IN
the QueeusberTy sport 10 eat up the
precious seconds was O'Brien able TO
stand on his feet when the bell rang at
the end OF the sixth round. the terminal
round OF the fight
II was savage battle, a Eive-and-talze
luel Of men Of the Store Age. Al d
OBrieu. an honest loser, came out IF
Il with no little credit 10 himself In
the second, fourth fifth, and sixth
rounds. when superior physique seemed
about to blot out the Quecnsberry schOl-
pr. O'BTien covered, sprInJed OF sur
prtsed with sudden broaGsideS that kept
Inc knockout waiiop from coming 20
him
O'Rrien's hands showed the effects Of
20 and more fights His knuCkIes were
twOilen 50 THAI a look Of pain came
pVer his face every time he eSSayed 10
land crushing blow on Kaufman. He
bit the Californian al wiil- but the blows
pnl- made the Frisco Dcy smile His
tIin was adamanJ, ne seemed TO ike
being E.t there
The men presented astrange contrast
: hey entered the ring kaufman.
tall, sleT der, unmarked round mEscIed,
lowered over the flabby- battle-marked
ID BTien-
O'Buen's Desperate Rally.
After being virtually crippled to the
helpless stage IN the second. O-Brien
T@ms back in the third and dazed his
big adversary with rights TO the jayc
and LETS TO the face that opened his
mouth and nose
O'Brien couldn't keep It up The steam
TO his blows fioated away. and there
was no strength 10 his legs or resisting
bis body left him, O-Brieu called on lis
brain ana saved himself by the most
ueGnoniaCai exhibition Of defensive fight
ing ever sean in this city
kaufman chased him all over the ring
IN the nth and sixth rounds. but he
could never ger over a finishing blow.
The blows tAat landed flush on OTB-ieurs
chin we're TO short 10 knock out
@ BTen. while his hard swings never
hlI their mark with full force.
" nd
the SOUND OF the final gong must have
peen pleasant 10 has ears Had the fight
9een longer last night, kaufman IN
boloteGiE would nave worn o. Brien out
and avenged the knockout he received
from the same opponent in san Fran
cisco October q. 1915
kaufman showed TO good ADVANTAGE
IN the opening round and in the second
he was a backslider IN the third and
fourth but rallied strongly in the final
rounds and vas IN good condition al The
finish He missed a number of punches
IN every round. Time and aEa-n. when
he mad u Br1eE almost wreck his
quarry would ESCAPE
There were times when his shfftv Oh
pClent made the giant look bad. but Al
gathered himself together and improved
but not 10 the point Of displaying com
plete mastery. kaufman has always
experienced trouble when fighting a sci
entifc man, and last night was no ex-
CeDtiOn-
Kaufman In Good Shape.
Al was bleeding from the nose and
mouth, but when his seconds Iaved. the
wounds with cold water at the finish il
was found that there were no marks.
he was fresh and strong, and as chip
per as a three-year-oId
There was one knOckdovn- and Kar4f-
man scored It. At the opening Of the
fourth round Al chopped q short right
handler 70 the Jaw and O-Brieu droppe5. /
but TeEained his feet before Referee
Jack MCCulsan could start 10 count
Inc night attracted one Of the largest /
crowds that has been in the National
Athletic Club this season After three
preliminary contests, which seemed ONLY :
70 WHeI the appetite Of the spectators /
Tor the main bout. O'BrIeu entered the
ring ATTENDED by Jack EEan. JACK Han
Ion. Joe Reilly. Jack Rowan. and lack
Hagan- Two minutes later Kaufman 4
appeared, followed by his manager. Bon
Deady; Joe Thomas, Fred Sears. Jimmy 4
LcIIus. and Tom Kenny. the amateur Z
heavy weight champion