The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-12
MAKERS QUICK WORK
He Knocks Out O'Donnell in
Sixty-three Seconds.
Blow After Blow Rained Fast
on O'DOnnell.
HE NEVER HIT MAHER.
Knocked Down Three Times in
Rapid Succession.
Champion James J. Corbett Con-
graduates the Winner.

MAsPETH, L. L, Nov. 12.-The sched-
uled twenty-five round mill between
Peter Maher, the Irish champion, and
Steve O'Donnell of Australia. who has
long been associated with Champion
Corbett as sparring partner, came to
an untimely end last night. 1t was
one of the quickest battles on record,
for O'Donnen was knocked out in one
round, only sixtv-three seconds from
the start. Maher never gave his OPP
ponent a chance, but knocked him
down three times in succession, and
the last time O'Donnell could not rise.
In The betting, OF which there was
good deal, Maher was the favorite at
. to l on, while there were some bets
snapped up at 100 to 60 and 100 to 70
on the 1rishman, as soon as they were
offered, by those who were taking the
O'Donnel1 end of it.
The primary bout was six round
go, between Casper Leon of New York
and Billy Smith of Philadelphia, at
catch weights which was won by
Leon. While the boys were being
prepared in the ring, big shout went
up as Corbett was seen pushing his
way through the crowd. Charley
White, who trained Fitzsimmons for
busy handling Casper Leon, when
Corbett took his seat in a box at the
ring side, and he greeted the champion
warmly.
AS soon as the boys left the ring
there were loud cries for Corbett to
make speech. Some one called,
''Three cheers for Fitzsimmons," and
they were given with will by lanky
Bob's partsans, many of whom were
+ ha CaThQff al mi he'd
through the ropes and from the ring
he addressed the audience as well as
he could, amid the cries and cheers.
He said: 'tGentlemen, thank you very
much; YOU have all the represen tat tive
newspaper men of America here to-
night, and all 1 can say is that if I
was in England or Australia and
acted as Fitzsimmons did IN this match
I would be chased out of the country"
O'Donnell was the first to enter the
ring after Corbett had concluded. He
was attended by Billy Delaney, his
trainer, Jimmie McCabe and Benny
Murphy. 1t was then 9:35 o'clock, and
Maher followed a. minute later. He
was esquired by Peter Lowrey, Feter
Burns and Buck Cornelius of Pitts
burg Jack McAuliffe sat at the ring
side, right behind Maher, and Billy
Brady was close behind, watching
everything. He did not have long to
wait, as the men got together and
Maher quick as lightning smashed his
right on O'Donnell's jaw. O'Donnen
fell like a log, but regained his feet as
the referee counted seven. Maher
gave him no quarter and floored the
Australian with another blow on the
Jaw with his right. This time O'Don-
nell laid down for nine seconds. The
moment he got up Maher held him in
the same corner and sent his left with
sledgehammer force on the right jaw.
O'Donnell fell fat on his back and af-
ter being counted out had to be car
ried to his corner, while the referee
announced Maher the winner. Time,
60 seconds.
Men threw up their hats and yell ed
like demons. Many of them succeed
ed in getting into the ring and Rugged
Maher. Corbett jumped into the ring
and pushed his way over to the victor
and grasped him by the hand and con-
graduated him. He said: 'Maher,
you have fought good fight. "
1t was rumored that Corbett had
presented Maher with the heavy
weight championship, but this rurnor
was denied later.
The actual time that both men were
on their feet was siXty-seven seconds.
The arena was not cleared for fully
thirty minutes after the fight was over.
/ O'Donnelfs party had no excuse to
offer for the Australians poor show
ing.