Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-04
last DESPERATE SWING
WON BOUT FOR KETCHElL
Floored Jack O'Bricn by Right
Handler With Last Bit of
Strength Left.
CAME AT END OF FIGHT
knockdown Took Place Fou"
Seconds Before Finish and Final
Gong Rang While Referee Was
Counting Nine.
CAME AT END OF FIGH'
BY JAMES J. CoRnETr.


The story Of "Phtadelph!a Jack"
oyBricn's battle With Stanley ketcheil.
how a beaten nsh;sr can come hack
triumphant
pusilist;c S:rcIsss from iS'o through 70
cst middIew Fights OF his time and had
made a remarkable showing against
each But Dy that time age had made
wonderful Ph!iadelnh and he de-
cided that from inen on the rest OF ms
than story OF workout fights with
ordinary ring men.
But, early n 1909 Br!en was ap,
ketchel, WHO had battered his way
in spectacular fashion through INC
middleweight division until he rested
man worthy OF being cIassed as an
opponent oBrIen's friends insisted
that KetcheIl. great as he WAS. WAS not
as great as the semretired 9'Brien.
controversy at once started, ana the
result was tina; the Two me" We're
fought in the National Sporting Club in
New York.
Too Heavy for Battle.
"Th. conditions called for our meet meet,
ms a, leS nounds;t o which was Gom1
o'Brien Il worked along easily. and
a few days before the fish, was as
naru as mans anu npitlltN ipo ~
then received notice from Wills
Britt. manager OF Kctchcll. that | mus,
make the seemingly Impossible weight
OF $50. The original conditions had
called for l65. and Britt realized that,
at my age. II was terrible task for
me 20 shear below II and still! retain
my strength and endurance. Britt, de-
spite my reminder about the articles
Of agreement. stood pat on 90
There was nothing left for mo TO
no but 10 give UP the idea OF the light
and lose all the money that had spent
In training and cast aside the pros
pect Of nice purse or get ria OF 1--WE
pounds. So decided 10 Try for the
l6o-pound limit. worked of three
myself. but on the morning OF the
fight was two pounds over ! then
had two men, ketchelIs trainers as ii
nnal TWO, They succeeded. One of the
stunts was 20 force ME into Il rubber
suit. heavy wooden clothes and
heavy wooden sweater. and then sit
alongside Of the hottest possible fire.
nearly roasted while sat there, and
the terrible heat, long endured took
much of the strength out of me. But
] climbed into the ring that night at
the required weight
Kctchen Badly Cut Up.
The story Of the fight for the FRS,
nine rounds Is one OF science tri-
umphing over Drawn. OBrien, seem
insly as shifty and as fast as in his
hest days. pranccd around ketchcll.
hit Elm at Will. and practically cut
him to ribbons. kctchell swung his
mighty fists. but in vain. 1t was
walkaway for Jack O'Bricn. If ever
man seemed TO have the popular
verdict cinched. il was Jack O'Brien,
the comeback" artist.
But as the ninth ended knew that
clared p'Rrien. The tremendous cf-
fort OF making leo pounds had taken
our Of me much OF the necessary en-
durance. ] was tired in legs and arms
~ -
punch left liz ne. But had fought
enough ring battles to know that when
in such condition, and with only :.
round 10 20. I could very easily stall!
advantage. That was my program. bu,
Kid Mccoy, NY chief second mad an
cther
100 il, AMI lug Win MN urged
:, few more punches w:N put MIN out'
Ru; replied I'm az tired - h
Dying Enort for knockout
Tcm s' 70, F als 4. S.sr I'll -,,s &
HIM and s.vsEinr a.-n- ana yogl. dog
MIN. VIE b. nnoCHC4t--1 =. ~:
gnocgoui Doat iaEs cAanee
here
.5 o,BTs :; & 77PRstsat'y hs.Eeaea IL
was toEs-up as 20 which man nz-
the wear!cS'. But tgin made a dying
efor; for kIocsggt.
With less than tru seconds :, 20
ketch"ll planted = blow 20 me ooty
The tired. ""rnclr pBr.en bent over :.
little bit unaer the impact Ana tnoi
hetcnell Win perhaps ihc last ounce
OF Strength BE ME :rawc, lifted /. right
nander ana swlr2 Some persons claim
u "as . we.l-aHned punch wnue ON
ers inslSi ii MAS wl.G swing a.
any rate, tha ilow smashed against
yBrien's chin. and Jack droppea to
The ground Th- referee ran ovc- 10
chant OUT the count. ana he had just
started when the Ana gong rang
The .nuckdOWu had occu.red four
seconds before the finish az the neh:.
and although OBr!en MAS out and Rad
70 De taken to ms corner after INC
gong rang he vas not charged with
Knockout The result appears as I,
Eo-dec!s!cn bon, TO the ten-round limi,
/. IN the record oypks.-COpyrigh l.lg
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