The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-26
ODONNELL HAS HIS BUNCH OF
PUGILIsTIC VANITY RUDE -
LY REDUCED.
MAHER EASILY THE VICTOR
IN WHAT WAS TO BE A TWENTY
ROUND CONTEST AT COMFY
ISLAND.
With the Irishman's Awful Left
Were Sufficient to Settle the
Australian.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-It just took
twenty-seven seconds time for Peter
Maher, the Irish pugilist, to again
demonstrate his superiority in ring
tactics and hard-hitting qualities over
Steve O'Donnell, the Australian boxer
in the arena of the Greater New York
Athletic club at Coney Island Both
men were in excellent condition and
trained to the hour. Each of them
was confident, but Makers hackers
made him favorite by laying odds
ranging from to to 1 to the Irish
+ mans chances of winning From the
outset Maher never left the result in
doubt. He rushed at O'Donnell the mo-
ment the referee called time, and
7O'Donnell assumed the defensive The
big Australian led his left for Makers
body, but the Irishman blocked the
blow with his right hand glove Then
Maher sent his left to the chin and
swung again with his left on the face
He put O'Donnell to the floor a second
later with a left on the chin, and after
the Australian regained his feet Maher
landed a left smash on the jaw follow
ing it quickly with left hook which
sent ODonnell down in a heap
DOWN AND OUT.
Steve rolled over on his back in a
helpless condition, and the referee
slowly counted him out The big Irish
man stood about twelve feet away from
his fallen opponent while the referee
was counting off the seconds, and as
soon as the referee tailed ten a tire
mendous shout went up from the 1900
people who watched the brief encoun-
ter, and the band played 1.-THE Wear
Ing of the Green" in honor of the win
ner. Three months ago Maher and
O'Donnell met at the Empire Athletic
club, Maspeth, L. l., and on that oc-
casion Maher knocked out the Aus
tralian in siXty-three seconds. Since
that time O'Donnell and his followers
have frequently said that Steve would
not rest contented until he had an
other trial at Peter
ODOnnell was the first to enter the
ring. He climbed through the ropes at
$3.50 o'clock clad in gray-colored bath
robe. His seconds were Sam Fitzpat-
rick, Billy Madden, Mike Butler and
Gus Rubin, the Canton, O., giant
When Maher emerged from his dress
Ing room, five minutes later, a cheer
went up which shook the building.
AS soon as he got into the ring, Nah
er bowed his acknowledgment for the
warm reception extended to him, and
he never looked better in his life He
was escorted by Peter Lowry, Of Dub
lin; Pete Burns, of Harlem, his spar
ring partner, and Jack Quinn, of Brook
Iyn. Maher when weighed tipped the
scales at 1171a pounds, and O'Donnell
turned the beam at 181. The men shook
hands at S:45 and Referee Alec Brown
lost no time in bringing them together.
There was a dead silence in the house
when the men put up their fists, and
Maher rushed across the ring almost to
ODonnelPs corner. Both spared for a
few seconds, and O'Donnell led his left
for the body but Maher blocked the
blow with his right glove. Peter then
Jabbed his left hard on the chin and
landed heavy left swing on the face.
This staggered O'DOnnen and he SEEM
ed to be unable to avoid Peters rushes.
Maher sent O'Donnell to the floor
with hard left on the chin, and the
Australian stayed down four seconds.
As soon as he got to his feet O'Don-
nell assumed a defensive attitude, but
Peter quickly sent his left once more
on the chin and as O'Donnell was fall
ing he caught him quickly with left
half hook, knocking the Australian
down and out. O'Donnell was counted
out according to the rules, and Sam
Fitzpatrick and Madden, assisted by
Lowry, carried him to his corner.
As soon as it was seen that the
1rishman had won a tremendous shout
went up, and the spectators rose as
one man to their feet, and hats, caps
and umbrellas were thrown into the
air. The official told the announcer
that the time of the contest was 80
seconds, but John J. Quinn, of Pitts
burg, who was keeping time for Maher,
as we'll as many others Who held
watches on the contest, declared the
actual time to be 27 seconds.
Before the spectators left the house
1t was announced that in all probable
fly the next contest to be brought off
in the Greater New York club would
be between Peter Maher and Tom
Sharkey.
Maher will leave for Pittsburg tomor-
row, and tomorrow night he will spar
with Joe Choynskf at that place