Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-06

The name of ~ ank'' Kenney, of this
city. burst suddenly and like a meteor
upon the pugilistic armament, and he was
heralded as a world heater. His sudden
rise from obscurity to fame did not cause
him to lose his head but he took full ad-
vantage of the high living in his new
sphere of inactivity crawled out of sever
al contests. and displayed the ability TO
masticate the cloth, which has come to
be indispensable TO championship holders,
and championship aspirants. When his
bluffs were called, and he was forced into
the ring, Peter Maher made a monkey of
him in less time than it takes to tell It,
Then he was matched for 'booby honors
with Bob Armstrong. and 1t was an
nounced that the contest would decide
who was the poorest heavyweight boxer
in the business. Armstrong put y ank
to sleep. and now none can dispute Ken
news right to the distinction Of beng the
worlds dub" boxer. That Bob EltZsm-
mons would select Kenny for his sp?rrlng
partner is remarkable, unless the lanky
Antipodean desires to show up strong by
comparison Patrons of the Grand Opera
House have been given an opportunity
during the past few days Of witnessing
an exhibition between the best and poor
est boxers in America,
Kenny was really employed because
Martin Julian finds it a very difficult mat
ter to provide sparring partners for the
champion. Bob has a style of fighting
peculiarly his own, and he never re-
hearses his stage exhibitions His part
ners" are therefore momentarily expect
ing to get it III the neck" and get it
they usually do, sooner or later, for Bob
occasionally forgets TO tap easy. His last
sparring partner was sent to hospital
in Cleveland. and Kenny offered himself
as the next victim. He is a. powerful fell
low, and will make good chopping block
for Fitz. Those who witnessed their bouts
came away marveiing at the surprising
cleverness Of the New Zealander. In real
ity- the Show simply demonstrates how
poor kenney is and not how good Fitz-
simmons is as the latter mas never had
brilliant reputation as a boxer. Martin
Julian must not be taken seriously when
he asserts that he will make something
out Of Kenney yet "Yank" is a stiff
puncher but is neither a clever boxer
SONS can and doubtless will teach him
few things about the art, he will never
be able to raise the Wheeling boy above
the plane of mediocrity.
The opinion is generally expressed by
local authorities on boxing. that the com
ing contest in the arena of the M. A. G,
between Eddie Gardner OF Omaha, Neb.,
~ u-jJJ
be the prettiest battle ever fought in this
vicinity. Both are exceedingly clever. and
neither has ever met defeat. Gardner
will be the favorite in Wheeling, but
there will be a big delegation of Pttsburg
sports on the night Of the 22d. and report
has it that their pockets will be fairly
bullying out with coin.
The Bridgeport Athletic Club may ar
range another match for Charlie Burns,
of Cincinnati, who fought a twenty-round
draw with Buck Stolzer Thursday
night. His prospective opponent is Jack
Fogarty. Fogarty is the boxer who went
against Stolzer in Columbus. when the
after refused TO meet Jenkins, because
he was not down to weight Fogarty
handed Stolzer more than he could con-
veniently handle. and is said TO have
had Buck going, until he met with an
accident Burns is also considering an Of
fer from the Kentucky Athletic Club, of
Louisville, for a contest with Ed Rucker,
for purse of $500 The Beau Brummel
left last night for his home in Cincinnati.
and will return in week or ten days He
mas been making his headquarters at
Morgan Bros place and speaks in the
highest terms of his treatment there.
Munchausen Burns latest story-he tells
a few Of them-is about a battle he had
in Cincinnati before he came to Wheel
ing. HE was a hard fighter this fellow.
and had my hands full, but you know l
make it a point never to go back on
friend We were in the micSle of very
hot round when out Of the corner Of my
eve, I saw my old friend Bob D just
taking a seat beside the ring. i backed
over to the ropes, said Hello, Bob, old
man and shook his hand. My opponent
ruched at me but l had an eye in that
side of my head and when he got close
enough | shot out a left handler which
caught him on the jaw. and he went down
like a log Why, they worked with him
ten minutes before they discovered any
signs of life, and all that time l was in
the custody of a policeman
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