The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-04
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SPORT.
HENNIGER FLUNKED


Among the party Of Pittsburgh sports
here attending the Bridgeport boxing
carnIyal are some who object to the
ronstIug Pittsburgh sports have been
Subjected to for their peculiar conduct
:, ent boxing contests in this city, but
as stated In these columns a few days
ago, patience ceases to be a virtue under
certain circumstances, and Us Us to pro-
vocation for roasung-yeu, verify there
IS much.
For instance, yesterday afternoon
"yock'' HennIger refused to meet os-
car Gardner in their scheduled contest
last night, he claiming he was Ill. That
the club and ito patrons were dlsap-
pointed is using mild terms for the
,r,th and this disappointment wasn't
lessered by the sight of Henrlger, look
Ing stout and Tuddy, smoking his CIGAR
M Inc ringstde, as he took IN the con-
lost between Jack Fogarty, the Texas
cyclone" and q stranger who came to
town via railroad ties While 1t Is true
thai no one really knows but himself
whether Henniger was attacked with
stomach trouble yesterday morning, the
knowleIlEe that he had backed out was
NOT communicated to the club until 3
o'clock in the afternoon, the time TO
weigh in. In some manner It had been
circulated through the streets far and
wide hours previous, and a suspicious
feature was the fact OF the rumor that
"Buck" Connolly wouldn't, let his man
20 ON unless there was a $3.50 guarantee.
Manly little Oscar Gardner stated
from the stage to the smHbl audience
that he had never disappointed an audi
ence in his dife, and he was followed by
President Fisher on behalf OF the club.
The audience was small because OF
Heuniger's act, yet II -naaureoly
satisfied itself with what the club scar
ed up. Oscar and Eddie Gardner gem
erously SPARED an eight-round prellm-
wary II has often been said that Ed
die does his best work against his broth
or and he went at him hot last night
Their bout was clever and intensely in-
terestiRg. ~.
Tonight the carnival concludes with
tho fnish bout between eddie Gardner
and Jack KInlow, OF McKeesport, KIM
Low. arrived in town yesterday and looks
Trim as a war cruiser They meet ut
catch weights instead Of ut 126 pounds,
KIniow wanting it that way and Eddie
being Wiling. KInlow has met Jack
NTcCleliand and a host OF other cracks.
and as Eddie goes al his man hard with
Oscar in his corner. the climax OF the
carnival will be reached In what IS GER"
tain to be a warm battle. A bis AUDI
ence Is looked for. Gus Bezeuah and
another strong boy VIII make the pre-
Summary and Hackett's band VIII toot
lively melodies.
Jack Fogarty Is an exploded "phe-
nom" He was not In condition last
night, yet was too slow and awkward
anyway He depends upon swings
alone, and doesn't display hardly any
science whatever. The club pitted MIN
against Evan Davis. said to hail from
Mics. Ohio, hut also said to have Just
LEFT Oklahoma. Poor Davis evidently
went In to get the price OF a meal, and
he deserved great credit for his plucky
showing, He managed to redden Fog
arty's breast, but lack Of meals proba-
bly, accounted for his lack OF steam.
FoEapsy was like an Ice wagon, ana
Davis saved himself by ducking his
swings. He was nearly out several
times, and got It in the tenth round.
Before the contest, President Fisher
advanced to the front Of the stage and
made few remarks, which were very
much to the point Mr., Fisher regretted
that .HennIgsr had failed to stand by his
contract to meet Gardner. and he satd
the members Of the club felt sore that It
had beer announced through Wheeling
that there would be no contest before
the club was notified. He assured the
audience that the blame was on Henni-
ger alone.
Manager Cornelius then took the ros-
trum and repeated the excuse that Hen
niger was taken suddenly III yesterday
morning and was weakened so that he
was in no condition to meet o man IKE
Gardner, He said Henniger had come
10 Wheeling, and suffered considerable
expense for no other purpose than 10
meet Gardner, and in about two weeks
another match would be arranged;
Then Fogarty am. Davis proceeded TO
do battle. They were evenly matched
as to weight, both weighing about l5V
pounds each. but were not n condition
The crowd smiled us theJss.-faced each
other, for Davis showed thaamateur as
he squared himself. -,
Davis, however, did well; In the itrst
two rounds. His ducking was all right
ard he NIT some good ones on the body.
In the third, Fogarty landed hard on
his Jaw and body with terrific SWINGS.
They kept fast pace UP In the fourth
round, and Davis drew first blood from
Jacks mouth. Jack was in poor condl-
ton, and he was almost winded IN TINS
round.
In the fifth Fogarty. ianded two
strong jabs on the face. Davis distin-
guished himself by cleverly closing I'D
on FoSarty aud escaping savage swings,
Fogarty sent Davis TO the iloor with a
swing on the Jaw in the sixth but ne
was up in a jiffy. FoGarty sent nam
again. and Davis stayed down seven
seconds. FoEarty tried. hard 10 hnish
him and Davis clinched. He slipped IN
n corner and took the count. nc was
grogEy, but was cheered for jumping
into Jack and landing on the fnce.
Fogarty put q. hard one on jaw in be-
ginning Of seventh. Davis came back on
face and ducled from several DAd
swings. Davis played q good defensive
this round.
Davis swung hard right on body in the
eighth, and was cheered for his ducklipg'
Fogarty chased him around sayRgeiy.
but couldn't land right. Davis chnched
10 perfection and avoided many n swing
that would have rocked him to sleep,
Jack managed TO reach him few
glancinG upper cuts.
In the ninth they mixed II on jaw, and
FoEarty was pushed to the floor. Jack
drove good let to face, and was pun.
ishing Davis. when latter canched and
saved himself Davis had lots Of sand
and came back Mt jerk at every oPpor-
tuDty, but he was up against 1t from
the start.
FogaFty rushed him in the tenth. Da-
Wis took the count when he slipped, and
took It again when Jack swung lebt on
Jaw. Fogarty was too eager to finish
him, and after sending him again to the
floor, rushed on him before liG could get
up. Gardner sent Jack back, but tho
ktHR MaR of. Annther punch on the