Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-27
MAHER AND NAPIER WINNERS
Second Session Of the Columbian Clubs Pro-
gram Quickly Ended.
TWO FIGHTS INSIDE OF TWELVE ROUNDS
Both Mills Were Mixed Up from the Very
Flr't-Maher Hammered Flood
k1ercely-Napier and Burns
Well Matched.

RoBY, Ind, June 25.-The Columbian Ath-
letic club opened its club house tonight for
the second time with comparatively small
attendance. The attractions were finish
fight between Hugh Napier of Australia and
Bobby Burns of Providence, II. l., preceded
by ten-round go between Maher, the Irish
champion, and Val Flood OF Australia
Napier and Burns fought for purse Of
$4,000, both weighing in today at 122 pounds,
and were in good condition. Tho go between
Maher and Flood was for a 81 200 purse, 800
of which went TO the loser.
At 9:3l o'clock Maher and Flood entered
the arena. Flood was seconded by Sam
Fitzpatrick, Young Griffin and George David
son. Maher was looked after by Joe Nc
Grary, Denver Ed Smith and Peter Lower.
Malachi Hogan was referee, Both of the
men appeared in excellent condition. Flood
was decidedly the smaller Of the two and
the stalwart form OF the irish champion
lowered high above his opponent.
Round both mon SPARED cautiously
for an opening and Mahcr soon knocked
Flood down. Flood got up very groggy and
Maher knocked him down again. Savage
inighting followed Maher led and caught
Flood In the right eye, drawing blood.
Round 2-Morc cautious sparring. Maher
hit Flood three times on the nose, driving
him to the ropes, Floods face being covered
WIN blood. FLOOD got In q stomach blow
which made Maher grunt.
Round 3-F'lood got in three on the Irish
mans face. Both men bleeding freely.
Maher knocked Flood down with a savage
swinging blow and downed him a minute
later with swing on the point of the jaw.
Round 4-Maher soon got Flood to the
ropes and knocked him down and out with a
terrific blow ON the point of the jaw. Flood
remained unconscious for five minutes He
was carried to his corner by his seconds as
If dead. Maher seemed quite fresh when
he walked to his corner
Fought from tho First.
Then came the event of the evening.
Burns was the first to enter the ring. He
was seconded by Denver Ed Smith, Billy
Smith and Jimmy Nelson. Napier was
looked after by Nick Danny, George Dawson
nnd Jack Jones. George Sier was referee.
The men entered the ring at 1920.
Round bobby led with his right and re-
ceived u iab in his stomach. Napier led and
caught Burns in the neck. Bobby staggered
Hughy with blow in the neck. Hugh iab-
bed Bob with his LETT and received a stag
gerer on the forehead in return.
Round 2-Opened with hot infghting
honors even.
Round 3-Burns led twice and caught
Napier in the neck staggering him. Napier
retaiated with right handler on the neck,
sending Bob to the ropes; more hot might
ing.
Round 4-Both men clinchcd. Napier
forced the fighting and received a stagger-
ing blow on the neck which sent him to the
ropes. Bobby smashed Hugh right and left
and had him groggy. They clirched and
hard infightng followed in which Burns
had decidedly the best of it.
Round Bob led, cutting Napier on the
back of the head moving him all over the
ring and getting in some hot blows. Napier
caught Bob on the neck and clinched, Bob
landed on the neck twice and on the jaw.
Round 6-Bob goes at Napier with a sue
cession of iabs in the face. Bob swung and
caught Hugh on the neck. Then Hugh
caught Bob on the jaw. Savage infghting
followed. Bobby getting the worst of it.
Round Napier crowded Bob to the ropes
and clinched, amid cries of foul by friends
Napier repeated his tactics of clinching and
landed on Bob's jaw, staggering him. Bot
was now grosgy and clinched to avoid pun
ishment, Napier knocked him down and the
round ended just in time to save him.
Round S-Bob came up groggy; Napier
rushed him. landing on the stomach and
knocked Bob down He failed to rise within
the required time and was counted out.