Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-14

KNOCKOUT OF TOMMY O'KEEFE
BY WILLIE JACKSON CAME AS
GREAT SURPRISE AT OLYMPIA
Local Lad Was Up at you're Out" and Kayo by
Gothamite Was Technical One-Kaufman
Holds Loadman to Draw
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

WEEPING as II his heart would break,
w Tommy OKccfc staggered out Of the
ring at the Olympia last night after being
counted out in the second round Of his
set-to with Willie jackson, of New York
For eleven years O'Keefe has been before
the public as a wiclder Of leather and last
nights knockout was only the sixth regis
tered against him lie has appeared in
about goo ring battles. Some of the lead
ing lightweights in the country have been
his opponents.
Tho kayo by Jackson came as n great
surprise to the spectators. II was believed
a clever exhibition Of the hit-and-E getaway
variety would bO enacted Sad, but true.
O'keefe was due for n ten-sccond journey
TO the foOr IL came after what many ring
side fans figured was fast count. Tommy
was on his feet as Referee O'Brcn said,
You're out" and jackson was credited
with the first knockout in his Philadelphia
competition.
Dazzling Introduction
jackson came through with his usual
dazzling introduction at the opening gong
His speed, faster than ever, dazzlcd the
spectators; dazzlcd O'Koefe and it is a
wonder tho clover New Yorker didn't daz-
zle himself with his inland out. jumping.
jack elasticity. In his other bouts here
jackson dropped several OF his opponents
not for the fun toll--but last night he
showed that he has developed n harder
wallop.
After taking up about twenty seconds
for his speed stun. which introductory
wins the fans into, Jacksons favor, Willie
settled down to business. He measured
Okeefe with beautiful precision, crossing
n right.hand punch flush Toms nose.
Tom dropped to his knees with his eyes
closed, caused apparently by pain. Bat
Ting Nelson once said the hardest punch he
ever suffered was a right cross to the nose,
O'kcefe probably thinks the same today.
While the blow sent OKeefe to the floor,
he was Jared only slightly he got up at
the count of six.
O'Kcefe wcathcrcd the opening period,
making Willes rEht-hand punches miss
their mark with the beginning Of the
second session it was evident that Tom
was due for another stay on tho canvas.
Again Jackson measured a right-hander
as before it was just right if not better.
The WALTON landed SQuarely on O'keefC s
chin and he fell Nat on his back. Tom
| had gained his equilibrium, although
Croggy, at You're OUT" but O'Brien would
I not allow the contest to proceed. In this
event the referee halted the bout and the
| knockout really was a technical one.
Walking up the aisle after the contest
! O'Necfe evidently felt as badly as n
! baby with its favorite toy broken Tears
! were streaming down his smarting cheeks
! he was almost heartbroken. While get
| ting into his street attire Tommy wept
] ana during the course OF the remainder Ol
| the show Tommy wept
Tender Wins
The main melee concluded in a victory
! for Low Tender. His opponent was a
ShuhCrt.
| Another surprise was Benny Kaufman's
! showing in earning draw against Dicl
| Loadman. on the latter'R debut here wher
! he opposed Tender, Loadmau appeared lik,
| stick Of dynamite Last night he locke,
| like the same piece of dynamitc-exploded
| He was unable to earn better than an ever
! break in his exchanges with kaufman. Mos
! Of their fighting was done at close quarters
| and they huffetod each other with an as
| sortment of hard wallops in the clnches.