Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-22
~oNE-EYED" CONNOLLY.
a Good story on Pugilist who Woe a
Glass Eve.


When "One-Eyed" Connolly passes in
his chips the sporting world will lose an
original character. who has won for him
self fame if not wealth. Connolly was
billed as dying in a New York hospital this
winter but he put on the gloves with the
Grim Reaper and fooled him. COnnelly's
'other lamp" was knocked out in rough
and-tumble scrap in the wild West. That
is how he got his name. He wears an arti-
fetal eve which cost So and Connolly can
always raise at least - on il by plcdging
10 TO an OptiCian, and FLYER always
comes in handy TO man of One
Eyed'S' rowing temperament. He was
born in North Cambridge in 1852, and went
to England with his parents when less
than a wear old The Couuellys took mod
est apartments in Whitechapel, and james
began boxing before he entered his teens.
After winning several fights on the other
side he came back here in ISIS, and was
engaged as "knocker OUT AT The Al
lens firing Of New York life, he went TO
Chicago and fought two draw battles with
Phil Bradburn "Parsonn Davies discov-
cred Patsy Cardiff about that time, and he
engaged Connolly TO give him course OF
lessons. Cardiff then blossOmed out as
champion and his instructor drifted to Gin
cinuati. After he had been here week or
two the local sports arranged benefit for
Bob Farrell and "One-Eyed' occupied an
orchestra chair. It happened that brawny
wagon driver who weighed in condition
80 pounds and believed he could whip Sui
livan. attended the show that night. He
wanted 4 chance to end the benetciary's
pugilistic career. but Farrell was i'll and
wound not open with him The big fellow
had purchased a seat in the boxes for his
best girl, " and, with the idea of impress
sing upon her mind the fact that he was
more than an ordinary wagon-driver, he
Jumped on the stage and declared himself
i'm this fashion
"Tm here. Farrell won't spar with me.
I'm spelling for a fight and I'll put on the
gloves with any man in the world. One
Eyed" Connolly preferred.''
This had the same effect on Connolly as
a lighted match might have on hay stack.
"'Old me eve ere he shouted TO a
friend. and then he made a wild break for
the stage. casting furtive glanceS at the biz
mans sweetheart on the way. The gloves
were produced and Connolly sent his man
TO grass with one hard rght-haud swing
The defeated man looked for his fair com
Dlnion. but his cong ueror mad invited her
10 supper. and she was like Barkis, "will-
i'm.
This is the World version of famous
affair and sent on the rounds by that me
tropOlitan journal When McAuliffe and
Never fought AZ North JudSOu, Ind, Par
SON" Davies, who had charge of the ar
raugements. decided to let Connolly re-
main m Chicago. The special train bear
inc the principals and admirers TO the bat
tie ground arrived. out Connolly was not
there Davies concluded that he had given
up all idea of seeing the fight The doors
were locked and everything was ready for
the fight TO begin when a brick came
smashing through one of the windows \
panic was imminent
Don't be alarmed. gentlemen, said
Davies in his bland way, that is only Mr.
'One-Eyed Connelly's card.
Sure enough, it was the man with the
class clamp and he was instantly admit
ted