The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-26
IN TWENTY.SEVEN SECONDS
That Was All the Time That Peter
Maher Needed
TO KNOCK OUT STEVE O'DONNEll..
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New York. December 25.--lt took lust
twenty-seven seconds of time for Peter
| Maher. the Irish heavyweight pugilist. to
again demonstrate his superiority In ring
tactics and hard hitting qualities over steve
Dohneii' the Australian boxer, in the
arena OF the Greater New York Athletic
cup at Coney Island Both men were in
excellent condition and trained TO the hour
ana each of them was confident. hut Ma
hers hacker made him hot favorite Nv
laying odds ranging from to ) to 1 on the
lrishman's chances of winning.
From the outset Maher never left the re-
suit IN doubt. He rushed at O'Donncll The
moment the referee called time and O'pon-
nell assumed the defensive. The Big Aus.
tralian led his left for Makers body, hut
the freshman blocked the blow with his
| right hand glove. Then Maher sent his left
70 the chin and swung again with his lett
on the face. He put O'Donnell to the floor
second later with his left on the chin
and after the Australian reganed his feet.
Maner landed a LETT smash on the law 'ul-
lowing it quickly with left half hook.
winch sent O'Donncll down in heap. Steve
rolled over on his back in h'Ip,ess con
dition and the referee slowly counted LIN
| ou..
The big lrishman stood about twelve feet
away from HIS fallen opponent, willie the
| referee was counting oil the seconds and
as soon us the referee called ten a ire
mendous shout went up from the 1900 peo-
pie who watched the brief encounter ard
ne band played THE Wearing Of the
Green in honor of the victor
Thirteen months ago, Maher and ODon-
nell met at the Empire Athletic club. Mas
/ peth. l.. l.. and on that occasion Naher
knocked out the Australian in siNty-three
seconds. Since that time O'Donnen and
his followers have frequently said that
steve would not rest content until he had
| another try at Peter.
| O'Donnell was the first to enter the riag.
He climbed through the ropes at 3:8U
o'clock, clad in a gray colored bath robe
| ms seconds were sam Fitzpatrick, l. lily
| Madden, Mike Butler and Gus Ruhlin of
Canton Ohio When Maher emerged from
his dressing room five minutes later a
cheer went up which shook the luildlnr
AS soon as he got into the ring Aahcr
bowed his acknowledgment for The warm
welcome extended to him, and he never
| looked better in his life. He was escorted
| by Peter Lowrey of Dublin, Pete Burns of
Harlem, his sparring partner and Jack
Quinn of Brooklyn. Maher when weighed
.'PfN" nv SSslc Ut li'H ~ ana y DOnncll
tuned the beam at ISL. The men SHOOK
hands at S'i6 and Referee Alec Brown los,
no Iimo in bringing them together.
| There was dead silence In the house
Wnon the men put up their fists and Naher
rushed almost 10 O'Donnel's corner. Both
! SPARED for few seconds and O'Donncll
led lis loft for the body. but Maher blocked
the blow with his right glove. Peter then
jabbed his left hard on the chin and landed
a heavy left swing on the face This stag
| eerod Donnell and h. seemed unable to
avoid otcr's PUSHES. Maher sent O'Donnell
10 the floor with n hard left on the chin
aud the Australian stayed down four Sec
onds. AS soon as he got to his feet q Don
nell assumed . defensive attitude, but Peter
quickly sent his left once more on the chin
and as ODonnell was falling caught him
quickly with a lett half hook, knocking the
/ Australian down and out
| ODonnell was counted out ACCORDING TO
the rules and Sam Fitzpatrick and Mad IN
assisted by Lowrey carried him to his
| corner.
As soon as 1t was seen that the freshman
had won, a tremendous shout went up and
| the spectators arose as one man to their
| feet, and hats, caps and umbrellas we're
thrown into the air. The official timer
told the announcer that the time of the
contest was ninety seconds, but John j
Quinn of Pittsburg who was keeping time
for Mahcr, as well as many others who held
watches on the contest, declared the actual
time TO be twenty seven seconds
Before the spectators LETT the house. II
was announced that in all probability the
next contest 10 be brought oil IN the Great
or Now York club would be between Potter
Maher and Tom Sharkoy.
Maher will leave for pittsburg tomorrow
and tomorrow night he will spar with Joe
Chos nski at that place.
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