The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-12

Victor at the Close of the Fray.
Maspeth, L. L. Nov. 11.-Never since
the opening OF the Empire Athletic club
| has its arena been SO densely crowded
as tonight. AS early as 7 o'clock there
were hundreds of people outside of the
club house, including members Of the
sporting element from Boston, Phila-
delphia and Chicago, drawn by the
| scheduled twenty-five round mill be
/ tween Peter Maher, the Irish champion
and Steve O'Donnell Of Australia, who
! has been long associated with Cham
| pion Corbett as sparring partner. II
was one of the quickest battles on rec
ord, for O'Donnell was knocked out in
! one round. only sixty-three seconds
| from the start. Maher never gave his
opponent a chance, but knocked him
down three times in succession and the
| last time O'DonneH could not rise.
In the betting. of which there was a
good deal. Maller was the favorite al
to 1, while there were some bets snap
ped at 100 to so and loot 20 on the Irish
man, as soon as they were offered by
| those who were taking the ODonnell
end of it,
The primary bout was a six round go
between Casper Leon of New York and
Billy Smith Of Philadelphia at catch
weights. While the boys were being
prepared in the ring big shout went
up as Corbet was seen pushing his
way through the crowd. Charley White.
who trained Fitzsimmon for the mill
which did not come off, was busy handl
ing Casper Leon when Corbett took his
seat in a box at the ringside and he
greeted the champion warmly Tim
Hurst was announced as the referee
and the boys shook hands a O'Clock.
In the first two rounds Leon content
ed himself with firing out his man. but
in the third he sent his right and left
into the Philadelphian's face heavily In
the fourth each made the others nose
bleed. Smith received on over-cut and
was weak at the close Of the round
Leon banged the visitor badly in the
fifth. swinging twice heavily on the
head and iabbed him with both hands
on the body and face. Smith landed
good one with his right on the head
and body and Smith was remarkably
strong in the final round, but he was
no match for the New York boy and
the referee declared Leon the winner
AS soon as the boys left the ring there
were loud cries for Corbett to make a
speech. Some one called Three cheers
for Fitzsimmons" and they were given
with a will by Uanky Bob's partisans
many of whom were among the specta-
tors. Corbett climbed through the
ropes and from the ring he addressed
the audience as we'll as he could amid
the cries and cheers. He said: al7s.I
Gentlemen, / thank you very much.
You have all the representative news
paper men of America here tonight
hnd all can say is. if 1 was in England
or Australia and acted as Fitzsimmons
did in this match would be chased out
of the country. (Cheers.)
O'Dennell was the first TO enter the
ring after Corbett had finished. He
was ATTENDED by Billy Delaney, his
trainer. Jimmy McCabe and Benny Muir
ply. 1t was then 9:35 o'clock and Ma
her followed a minute later. He was
esquired by Peter Lowery. Peter Burns
and Buck Cornelius of Pittsburg. Jack
McCauliffs sat at the ringside right be-
hind Maber. and Billy Brady was close
behind watching everything. He did
not have to wait long, as the men got
together and Maher, quick as lightning,
smashed his right on O'Donnelrs jaw
O'DonneT fell like log, but regained
his feet as the referee counted seven
Maher gave him no quarter and f1oored
the Australian With another blow on
che jaw with HIS right This time o.
Donnell laid down for nine seconds. The
moment he got up Maher held him in
the same corner and sent his left with
slede.hammer force on the right Jaw
O'Donfell fell fiat on his back and after
being counted out rad TO be carried to
his corner. while the referee announc-
ed Maher the winner. Time So seconds.
Men threw up their hats and yelled
like demons. Many Of them succeed
ed in getting into the ring and Rugged
Maher. Ccrbstt jumped into the ring.
pushed his way over to the victor and
grasped him by the hand and congratu-
lated him. He said:
'Maher. you have fought good
fight
Ii was runored that Corbett had pre-
seDted Maher with the heavyweight
championship belt, but this rumor was
denied later. The actual time both
men were on their feet was thirty-seven
seconds. The arena was not cleared
for fully thirty minutes after the fight
was over. O'Donnelrs party had no
excuse to offer for the Australians
poor showing.