The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-26

Last evening the Peter Maher Combl-
nation gave It's performance at the
opera House which was Originally
scheduled for last Saturday, The sIse
OF the crowd was very disappointing to
tho managers, who had had visions OF O
hacked house. The show rs a whole
was as disappointing to the spectators
as the house was to the management
With the exception of the bout be-
tween Young Grifto and Frank Swce-
nsy, there was painful lack Of ear
pcstness about the boxing that gave the
spectators "thRt tired feeling"
The first event on the programme was
the four round bout between Eddie
Horn. llS pounds, OF Pittsburgh, and
Danny Campbell, JOG pounds, also OF
pitSburgh. The smaller man didn't
have the worst end OF the contest by
any means, although Horn had tho ad-
vantage In weight and reach.
Peter Lowry, Maher's trainer, who
was announced by Colonel Cornelius az
,hs champion Of his class In England
and Scotland, and Joe McKeeNer, OF
pittsburgh, were the next contestants
McKecVer. by the way, was n member
a that great base ball aggregation OF
last fall, the Celerons OF the Iron ana
oil League Lowry possessed such
big advantage In weight that the con-
test was rather One-slded Mckeeyer'
however, got In several good punches
and had his opponent somewhat wind
ed toward the close OF the thru round
The bout between Young Hrlno' the
famous light weight, who has never
had a decision chNlkcd up against MN,
and Frank Sweeney, the Cleveland
hoxer now OF Benwood, who made
show OF Charley och not long ago, was
the most Interesting OF the evening,
The first round was surprising 10 Grit-
10 on account Of the fine showing made.
by the Benwood man. In the second, too
Sweeney got In two or three good
lunches that aroused the only real en-
thusiasm OF the evening, In the third
Griho pushed matters little, but
Sweeney was there or thercabouts In
John ]. Quinn, OF Pittsburgh, the
manager OF Maher and Hall, then faced
The audience and introduced jim Hall,
with tho information that nv was Tea-
dy 10 back him against any man In the
world who fights In the lGO.pound class.
As to Maher. Quinn said that he had
sent several kilograms to Dan stuart
AT III PasO, stating that II Corbctt could
not he induced TO fight FitE Anhcr
stood ready to defend the heavyweight
championship OF the world. which Corr
bett had handed over 10 him. He
would back him. he said, fer any
amount from 5000 up,
The big 'uns" then came on. and
Buck Cornelius said, IN explanation OF
the blows they were exchanging with
brother-like tenderness,
Come. you fcllcrS can't expect these
big 'uns 10 smash each other like the
little chaps, cause every time they hit
each other hard they hurt each other
real bad"
This gem appealed to the crowd, and
q general laugh ensucl.
Hall sized up beside MahCr surprlF-
lngly big, being fully an inch taller,
and about as heavy. They tapped each
other for three minutes as though each
was q bundle OF glassware AMI a good
big fna went to the follow who made
the flrst break. The second round was
little more lively. and In the third
Hall rot In two or three good punches,
At the close there were cries for Hall
10 the exclusion OF the Irishman
With the addition OF vaudeville feat
ures and instructions to the boxers to
make things more lively, Mnhcrs Com
blnation may be gp-but not before.