The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-27
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,,sirs account OF the meeting between
"y,rS" Kenney, formerly wheeling
n,r.worEcr, and Peter Maher' IN Gun.
EerLown: ,..,,,oo
!, about half round at the Arena,
",o,d and Cherry streets, Maher was
snbsl,uted at the last moment for sieve
o,Danncll, who broke his left hand on
rnly ueffcrnan's hard head while train
,nr far the ronlcs: with Kcqscy, Maher
, ,,% like a wel;sr.walGht alongside OF
,;.,,cv IN the ring und the admirers OF
no irish champion who were present
, ~" worried while the preliminary ar
rn,gCmcIts were being made. Kenncy
i ,"y like Jim Corbelt, stands 6 feet :
,.,hcs hIsh and weighs 9Os pounds ~ me
link o, condition. He seemed III 10 hsht
lar his life last evening. Dut had the
contest c0 been for that stake his stay on
,bjq cor,h would have been IL short ana
moi merry one.
Ecnuey kept Mahcr waiting III the
.lnc :or about ten minutes, out when
m finally appeared he created sensa-
,Ior lIis powerful figure was covered
hva becoming bath.rohe and he murch-
81 like Il king. lie seemed full OF con-
Slence and after ciamherlnE through the
r0prs stopped and passed back dis
rond ring, which lie took OF his little
Grrrr. 10 Prof. Mike Donovan, OF New
Sork, who was there to lend the blg man
MA cpunsel and advice. Kenney, after
calmly looking the big crowd over.
s,rolc acrnss the ring where Maher sat
IN humble attitude and extended his
hand. Maher got up and shook hands
heartily, looking after Kenney with n
wIs,ful sort OF gaze as the big fellow
walked away While peclng on his
r,bn Kenney recognized some one In the
audience and waved his hand condc-
sc.nd,ngly. lie stripped beautifully 50
FAR AS condition went, but was too heavy
"beIow" for q first class fighter. He
towered more than half a head over Ma
her when they shook hands In the centre
an1 heard what Master OF Ceremonies
SchlICh.er had to say.
When the men put their hands UP all
was excitement, but the first move
shaved Kcnney to be Il lobster" Ma
her, to feel him led lightly with his left.
and Kenny went 10 a clinch. leaving
himself open TO almost any sort OF punch
Peer Eel. like delivering. After fiddllng
Il lt;c Mahcr drew out the big fellows
left. and before Yanli knew that the
frht had started Peter smashed him on
the Jaw with his right. The blow stag
gtred Kenncy, and before lie could take
a step Peter had sent In right and left.
both blows taking effect on the face. A
lsf: followed by smashing right on the
law. sent Kenney 10 his knees In dazed
condition and when he Strengthened up
Peter showered on the blows about as
fast as one could count.
One. Two. three. four, five six. all right
handlers on the face and jaw, but little
TOO far up to be fatal Kenney was on
his hands and knees about as much as
on his feet, and did not seem TO know
what he was doing. A stlf left on the
poIrt OF the chin sent him staggering
across the ring. Peter follnwed him like
panther, and smashed him fair on the
point of the Jaw with his right. Ken
ney's feet stopped where they were and
he fell fair on his back. his shoulders
striking the lower rope and going under
l.. go tina, his head finally struck the out
er edge OF the platform. There the
gigantic Kenney lay, with his face
sneared with blnod and not q movement
to show that he was alive
II was only for moment, however,
for the big fellows seconds dragged him
10 his corner, where he rapidly revived.
The spectators shouted for Maher and
wondered how It was that saillful man
Of his proportions could make such short
work OF giant like Kenney. The fight
lasted only about a minute and half,
and in that time Maher hit Kenney ten
hard blows.