The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-18
SPORT
TWAS QUICK WORK.

Tho o'Leary-Peterseu bout at the
repa of the Metropolitan Athletic Club
a,t night was witnessed by a crowd
hat numbered eight hundred TO one
,bousand. The quick victory won by
Tho Cincinnati boy was entirely unex-
peoted by the spectators, although the
rdSs were two 20 ono on o'Leary. 1t
was known that the latter was in the
hest condition possible. and of course he
enjoyed the prestige of having defeated
petersen recently before the Sisters
.dI,e Athletic Club, although he did not
.ucceed in knocking out the swede on
mat ocoasion. oLeary Is the fastest
rnn seen recently in the Metropolitan
arena and 1t IS predicted that he VIII
h. heard from before long,
The tlrst bout was OF three rounds be-
,veen Baker and Auber. II was declar-
Cd a draw Il was to have been a four
round bout, but the youngsters went at
each other In such a sanguinary man
mar. that the referee called halt at the
end OF the third round.
The second bout on the programme
WAS one OF four minute rounds be-
tween Clancy and Logomossino, the
italian. The first round was oil IN IA
yor of the son OF Italy, but the work
was not fast. In the second, though,
Clancy got lots OF punishment and
seemed to have more than he could
handle In the third the work was fast
and furious. For a minute 1t looked as
though the Fifth ward boy had the Da-
20 done for, but he recovered and was
nushing matters at the call OF time. In
The fourth, Clancy again set his friends
Wild by lots of hard punches. The ref
cree called the bout q draw, which did
not please some OF the spectators who
wanted the bout brought to a decision
nv additional rounds. Neither boy pos
sesses much science, but the Italian
shows promise OF becoming fast box
er.
Then came the main event OF the
evening, the twenty-round battle be-
tween Peter Petersen. 1.-THE Terrible
swede," and Jimmy" O'Leary, of Gin
cInnatl. These men recently boxed sew
en- rounds before the Slstersvllle Ath-
letic Club. O'Leary getting the decision
on technlcallty. They were almost i'm
medlately matched for last nights en-
counter. At the rlngside the odds were
OLeary 2-l, Petersen l-2.
First round-They go at II hard. First
the Swede Tushes, but he Ia met hard
and is pushed to the ropes. There Is al
most constant cllnchIng. The Swede
gets In two hard ones without a return.
The going Is very fast. The Swede goes
10 the floor. but is up at the count OF
'three." OLeary Is very fast md APP
parently outclasses his opponent at the
start
second round-Peter PUSHES but falls
short. There is q hot interchange, both
striving for speedy ending, but both
evadlng swings by mere chance that
would end matters. O'Leary assumes
the aggressive and shoWs moro clever
ness than has been seen in the Nets
arena for long time. The Swede IL
pushed to the ropes and Is in bad cor
ner, but clinch saves him for u few
seconds. OLeary gets his man In that
unlucky corner. Petersen seems TO be
unable to guard himself from O'Leary's
wonderfully quick blows that rain upon
him from above and below almost with
out lntermission. OLeary feInts with
his left and follows It up with n terrific
blow on che left Jaw with his right. The
Swede falls to the floor In a heap. Cav
in begins counting At eight" the fall
en- boxer hadn't moved. but as nine
falls out he makes an attempt to arise
but falls again. limp as rag, at ten
The crowd appreciates the cleverness
and fair tactics OF the victor, and
cheers him frautlcally.