The evening times., 1895-11-13
MAHER'S OPEN DEFIANCE
Will Fight Any Man Anywhere on
Earth for From 5000 Up.
Peter Is Particularly Anxious to Meet
Fitzsimmons-The Irish Cham
piOn Is Only 20 Years Old.

j. ]. Quinn, the manager of Peter Maher.
who knocked out O'Donnell so readily Mon
day night, has made statement in behalf
OF the fighter He said:
'Maher challenges any man in the world
to fight for the championship, and he will
not put the stak so high that no oneexeept
man with three northumberland him can
accept. Maher will fight for $1,000 a
side, in public or private, and he will go any
place to do battle, South Africa not barred.
''Feter claims that he has as much right
TO the title of cha mpion as any one man, and
he is particularly anxious to meet Fitz-
simmons"
Quinn said that Maher would not chal-
lenge Corbett because Corbett had asked
him as a personal favor not to do so, as
he had retired.
Maher will go to Philadelphia to visit
friends and will then be ready to meet
all comcrs. The irish champion is but
twenty-six years of age, and weighed 10
pounds on the night of the fight.
Maher deserves every word o + conmepda-
ton bestowed upon him, for he certainly
put quietus on O'Donnells abilities
in remarkably short time. The result was
unIoo oked-for, i. e., that Mahcr was so much
man as much as to /.
1t was conceded by Maher' admirers that
the bout would last at least ten or twelve
rounds. What course will heavyweight
matters take now? If Corbett has retired,
then Maher by rights is the heavyweight
champion. And ir he is so acknowledged,
then Fitz will probably come from under
cover and talk fight.
Mahcr was whipped by Fitzsimnions some
years ago. but the Irishman has made tre-
mendous strides in the art since then, and
he may give the Antipodean the fight OF his
ife. The less said about D o'DOnneil the bet
ter. He wasn't what the doctor ordered.
The iniIi between Paddy Purtell and Jack
Hall, the Australian. which was TO have
taken place near Kansas City Monda night,
proved fizzle. There was no purse, and
the attendance was SO small that the men
refused to fight.
A more degraded exhibition OF wrestling
was never seen than the match between
Robert Reakes, of Albion. and Geo. Spen-
GERS unknown from Philadelphia, for ST.
900 side, last mig hit at Medina, n. Y. The
! unknown proved to be William Coup. Thou
! sands Of dollars were wagered. J. A. Sui
| livau Of Cleveland was chosen referee, and
| Thomas Mccarthy, of Ridgeway. Pa, time
/ keeper. The theater was packed with peo-
, pie. Several interesting bouts took place,
! but when time was called for the last bout
| Rcases rushed at his man with the vicious
/ ness OF a bulldog. The unknown was there
| also.
Reakcs lost his head and repeatedly
| strangled his opponent. The referee warned
! him twice, aud when the unknown Sroaned
! the third time the referee pulled Reakes off
| aud gave the match to Coup This made
Reakcs mad aud he rushed at the referee
! When pulled away he ran to Coup, who lay
! groa ming on the carpet, and pulled hin over
| on his back.
Here the unknown wascarried To his dress
| lug room helpless. The mob made rush
! for the stage. Albion sports had lost
! badly aud wanted to fight anybody and
everybody. general free fight ensucd un-
! til the police ioterferei-