The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-27
WHERE WASTHE GOVERNOR?
No Interference Last Night with the
Prize Fights at ROby, Ind.
Flood in Four Rounds, and Hugh Napier
Allowed to Best Bobby Burns in Eight.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
RoBY, Ind. June 26.-The second of the
series of pugillstic entertainments offered
TO the public by the Columbian Athletic
Club was not interfered with in any man.
ner by the officials representing the maj
esty of the law of the State of Indiana.
The attendance was not of the volume ex-
pected. Peter Maher. of Ireland. redeemed
his lost prestige In small degree by easily
defeating Val Flood. of Australia. in four
rounds. the Australian lad never being in
the hunt. The big event Of the night was
disposed of In almost as rapid q manner, 80
1t took eight rounds to place Bobby Burns,
of Providence. on the outside. The mill
was q clever one however. and gave the
spectators run for their money. Hugh
Napier was too shifty for Burns, and that
tells the whole story.
To-nights fights were the second und or
the auspices of the Column bian Athletic
Club. and the attendance was below q sat.
isfactory basis. only about one thousand
persons being present. The programme
comprised a ten-round contest for $1,000
between big Peter Maher. of Ireland. and
Val Flood. of Australia, followed by o con-
test to a finish between Bobby Burns, of
Providence. r. l.. and Hugh Napier of
Australia. for purse of $4,000. At $40
Maher and Flood vsulted into the ring.
Maher was seconded by Denver Smith.
Joe McGrath and Peter Lowrey, and
Flood by Sam Fitzpatrick. George Dawson
and young Critic. The Iris shman looked as
though ne had done little or nothing to re-
duce flesh. while Flood appeared to have
Hara A., In ,uht
1t was give aud take in the first round,
Flood being knocked down three times.
Maher securing hrst blood. There was
some hard punching. with slight damage.
In the second. Flood went down three
times in tho third round. and was only
saved from knockout by the call of time.
In the fourth Maher punched right and left
on the face and sent Flood To earth.
Quickly recovering Flood led with the right
but received an upper cut from the right.
sending him unconscious to the ground.
Flood showed himself game, bnt the Irish.
man was too much for him. Maher escaped
with bloody nose. Flood showed no
signs Of punishment 1t was clear case
OF Knockout.
THE SECOND EVENT.
bagpipe orchestra and q highland reel
entertained the spectators in the interval
before the real contest of the night
Napier was seconded by Mick Dunn, George
Dawson and Jack Jones. Burns's seconds
were Denver Smith, Mysterious Smith
and Jimmy Nelson. 1t was 1920 when the
two men appeared in the ring. Their i'm
PRODUCTION was with impartial applause.
In the first round Napier made an ugly
rush which Burns cieverly avoided.
burns led out with the right and in bbed
with the left. Napier rushed. letting out q
riglt and left. A cIinoh followed an at
tempt at upper cut Burns counsered
right and lett. Both were punching as
time Was called.
In the secnod round Napier landed q
right and left in the breast. and Burns
dncked TO avoid blow in the wind. Napier
swung his right, but was unable TO land.