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Show JIflflY GAUDIiER PUTS - IT OH JACK O'KEEFE BUTTE. Mont,' Dec. 16. Jimmy Gardner Gard-ner tf Lowell. Mass.. defeated Jack O'Keefe of Chicago here last night In eleven rounds. In what was to have been a twenty-round contest. When the gong sounded ' for the twelfth round O'Keefe' a seconds threw up the sponge. Arter the first round Gardner showed his superiority by landing vicious rights and lefts frequently to O'Keefe's wind, body and face. In the Seventh round O'Keefe was smeared with blood, which came from an ugly cut in his under lip. In this round both men ruahed into the mill, and at the end were noticeably weak. " In the eighth round O'Keefe, who was handicapped by his disabled left hip, which was thrown out in the fourth round, landed some effective body punches. Both men went to their corners looking tired. In the tenth round Gardner landed on O'Keefe's wind with hla left and swung to the Jaw with the right. O'Keefe went down for the nine count, but Came up smiling, and In the latter part of the round made Gardner uneasy. Gardner had his man going In the eleventh, landing smashes to the jaw and body almost at will, but O'Keefe stood the punishment in a game manner, and did his best to put out Gardner. O'Keefe's mouth was gushing blood and hla face much swollen. Gardner escaped without a scratch. " ' It was one of the fastest fights ever seen here, and O'Keefe deserves credit for hla gameneaa. It la the general opinion that if the Chicago boy'a hip had been in good shape the result would possibly have been different. |