The morning call., 1891-08-22
HIT ON THE JAW.
Riordan Whips Fenner in Eigh.
teen Rounds.
A Stubborn HEAVYWEIGHT Contest at the Pa
cihe Athletic Club-Hawkins Easily De-
feats Old Man Cathcart.

a very large crown was present last even
ing at the Wigwam. to witness the second
monthly ifs tic exhibition of the Pacific Ath-
letic Club.
The star performers were Walter Cath
cart and Dan Hawkins, bantam weights,
and Max Fenner, 1.-THE perfect Hercules"
and Professor Con Riordan, heavy-weights.
Jimmy Carroll refereed the bantam con-
test, which was for purse of $3.50. Haw-
kins had no trouble to win the pot against
his opponent, an old man, who has seen
more than forty winters. The fight lasted
three rounds, after which Cathcarts sec
onds threw up the sponge in favor of the
young chicken, who is an exceedingly clever
youngster.
WILL BE AN ACTOR SOON.
After delay of about twenty minutes
President Dougherty mounted the rostrum
and asked If champion Fitzsimmons was III
the hall. Presently tall, bony fellow was
seen propelling his way through a crowd of
sports who were seated around the hall
toward the stage. His face was clean
shaver and when he got within the ropes
the brilliancy of several electric lights shone
ON a brace of large-sized patent leather
shoes in which his amblers were encased.
1t was champion Bob and the President
took much pleasure in introducing him as
the man who would referee the principal
event of the evening.
George Harding was chosen time-keeper
for Riordan and Peter jackson. who re-
ceiyed great ovation, for which he re-
turned thanks in bis usual quiet way. was
chosen cl0cksman for Fenner.
The purse was $500, out Of which the
losers share was $50.
Riordan scaled 172 pounds and Fenner
1S6 pounds.
The former was seconded by John Cum
ningham and Sam FitZpatrick. Riordan's
attendants were Martin Murphy, Tom Nc
Ewane and Sullivan.
THE GREEN ABOVE THE RED.
When the gong sounded the men to the
scratch many of the spectators were more
surprised at seeing green sash around
Fenner's waist than they appeared to be
when feasting their eyes on his enormous
muscular proportions. Fenuer was sup
posed to be genuine Prussian, but accord
ing to his statement his mother first saw the
light of day on the banks of the Shannon,
one of the largest rivers in Ireland.
AS the fighters squared off the dissimi-
larity in their sizes caused those who had
never seen Riordan perform to look upon
him with a degree Of pity. Fenner ap-
peared perfect Hercules in front OF his less
muscular opponent.
a description of the fight In the first
round will be sufficient to give an idea of
the contest as the bouts were of the same
order up to the eighteenth when the perfect
Hercules was knocked completely insensible
by well-dIrected highlander on the point
Of the jaw
LIKE A WILD BOAR.
First round-Fenner came up to the
scratch the moment the gong sounded. dane
ing. He lost no time in boring in on his
opponent. He caught Riordan around the
waist and rushed him against the ropes,
adopting exactly the same style of fighting
as Mike Conley, 1.-The Ithaca Giant" EN-
ployed when he fought Joe McAuliffe.
ryli m IN apre =,
after considerable Juggling and pushing he
succeeded in parting the combatants. O6ce
again on the scratch Fennsr danced a half
way hornplpe, and making few feints, he
dashed in at Riordan, swinging his arms
like Windmill through the air and plung-
ing his head into Cornelius breast. RiordaD,
who was gradually becoming exhausted
from the repeated charges of his antagonist,
was showing clear signs of bellows to mend.
He fought coolly, however, and awaited
every opportunity to swing his right on
some vital spot, but owing to the awkward
manner of fighting employed by the Irish
Swede he found it difficult matter to place
his bunch of fves either on Fenner's jaw or
neck. The latter kept pegging away in his
awkward style. landing occasionally on
Riordan'S stomach with his right which
was really the only dangerous blow he pos.
sessed.
BROUGHT TO TIE CARPET.
This WAS the order of fighting almost
n rally in the fourteenth round Fenncr was
brought to his knees by straight left and
in the preceding round Riordan's left eye
was cut by right swing, which landed
with good force.
Fenner's left eye was badly damaged in
the early part Of the contest and as the
rounds progressed it swelled into nina
ture mountain, presenting a most knobby
appearance.
In the seventeenth round Riordan got
Fenner eroggy by well-directed upper cut
on the mouth, and in the eighteenth as
Fenner was coming toward him with one
of his celebrated rushes Riordan stopped
him with his left, and as quic as flash he
shot In his right, which settled Fenner's
hash. The blow was Joe Dandy so to
speak. and the receiver fell On the felt pad
ding face downward, apparently dead to
the world He was taken to his room in
limp and helpless state, and it was fully
twenty minutes before he regained his
equilibrium.
NOT A CORPSE YET.
Captain Douglass, thinking that Fenner
had gone to join the great majority, whis-
tied his stars around him. A grand rush
was made by the crowd for the door leading
to tie street when the Captains little
whistle was heard, and the report spread
like wild fire that Fenner's funeral would
be held on Sunday
Such was not the case however. as the
terrible Hercules" came around all right
In the course OF time, and the first words he
uttered were: "'Twas a nard fight, Captain,
but knew could whip him anyhow"
He had not been apprised of his defeat
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