The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-02
CATTLE MAKES IT 9
WITH O'HERN ABSENT
lIa9an Knocked Out With First
Punch When Montana Boy
Decides to Stray.
FRITTS BITES THE RESIN

The little Olympic A. e. in Harlem was
filled comfortably yesternoon TO see Harry
Cattle try to make II nine straight knock
outs by shooting his wonderful punches
az the body and person OF one Paddy
O'IIern, eN-sporting scribe OF Montana
and now a fighting man Excitement ran
high. O'lIern was doomed II this Port
chester punCher was to keep his X. O.'s
In tidy rotation. Cattle was In his dress
ing room binding his hands Busy hand
lers brushed a stray lock OF blond hair
from his forehead while another plucked
at a lace in his fighting shoe. The chatter
of the expectant crowd outside slued
through the door. David Belasco Couldn't
have eNCeiled the din with some or his
prop" Roman mob stun.
Manager Paddy Donnely was outside
explaining that he already had provided
"a shutter. insuring the prompt removal
OF said OIiern.
There was hustle at the door tho
crowd parted and In walked Mister
O'Ilefn. lilo looked over the hall and his
lips began to move as II In rapid cdlcu-
lation OF what tho crowd spelled IN dollars
and cents from a box Office standpoint.
II might have been that raddy counted
800 people there or that his end looked 10
be about 5000. Numeral nausia or no,
Paddy turned on his high Western heel.
saw Manager Donnelly In the ofilns and
yelled
o. How 90 | look, RSddy
FIT" called back Dounelly.
"Then how do you like my little man
ucr of going away?'
And i. OHern vanished into tho per-
fcctly new 1916 day.
Manager Donnelly told the crowd that
he would report O'Hern to-the Boxing
Commission, inasmuch as he had shown
up In condition and had deliberately
hunkcd.
Jack HaEan OF Newark was substituted
and Cattle made II No. according TO
schedule by knocking Hagan Into the
doctors hands with the first punch, =
right 10 tho heart. Jim Elliott knocked
| Bob All6n out In the second round IN the
|othcr ten round special
/ Tom McCarty, the Montana cowboy,
| knocked out Fred Fritts, one OF the many
1 heavyweight champions Of Uncle sam
/ Inadequate navy IN the third round OF
the main bout at tho broadway Sporting
club. Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon
prior to the time that the sailorman TOOK
his little siesta upon the invitation OF a
straight left To the jaw, he had tried the
various soft spots on the canvas hve
times,
In the FIRST round Fritts'r 176 pounds
hit the floor Of the ring with resound-
ing whack on three different occasions, NJ
the end OF the session, however, the tar
was stiu wide awake, although he looked
very tired In order to stay up with the
marty. Fritts cliuched with McCarty a.
much us he could. Early In the third
he took his NTH hop, and when he go'
to his feet hardly found his bearings unit
he WAS sunk for keeps.
Mel Coogau outpointed Harry Pierce ir
the finsl ten round bout at the Vanderbilt
Athletic Club In yesterdays matinee. The
night was a fast one, and Pierce WORKED
hard, but Coogsn held the upper hsnc
throughout.
A bfg crowd went up TO the Irving A
G. yesterday afternoon to see Jewe,
Smith and Zulu lid do battle according
TO schedule but found the club house
closed. The clubs license had been sus
pended by the boxing commission.
Jack Sheppard beat Tommy Houck a
the Federal \. g. in another OF the New
Years afternoon bouts. liouck wen
down once IN the NTH round from a har,
right 10 the head. Ilouck fought har'
IN the last three rounds, but Sheppsr'
had piled up too big lead in the earl!
rounds for him TO overcome.
Charley Sieger shaded Cy Smith in III
main ten round bout at Browns Gymna
SUM, Seg,r used left jsb to GOO
advantage.