Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-13
KENNEDY WON.
Jack Waldron Threw Up the Sponge
After Eight Lively Rounds

After Eight Lively Rounds
BEFORE A GOOD SIZED CROWD AT
THE METROPOLITAN ATHLEr
TIC CLUB LAST NIGHT-EvERY
ONE WE'LL PLEASED WITH THE
CONTEST = THE RESULTS IN
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE-RAC-
ING, BOWLING AND OTHER
SPORTING ITEMS.
There never was better pleased au-
dience at the Metropolitan Athletic
Club in Fulton, than at the Kennedy
Waldron fight last night. The bout
was to be twenty rounds to a decision,
but the fast work by both men from the
start foretold an early finish. BY mutual
agreement before the start the Marquis
of QueensDerry rules were adopted, al
lowing hitting in clinches. This made
the lighting faster and gave a chance
for infighting. The crowd, with very
few exceptions, was with Waldron, al
though Kennedy was the fayorite in
whatever betting was done.
Kennedy showed much the more
cleyerer man, and after the fourth
round it was only a question of how
loEg Waldron could stay on his feet.
Kennedy was the taller of the two and
had a longer reach. The fighting was
clean all through. For man of his
size, Kennedy's heavy hitting was mar
velous. His game was rather more to
the face and jaw than to the body, al
though severl times he landed stiff
rights over Waldron's heart. Kennedy
lsed his left almost necessarily, send
ing half swing after half swing to his
opponents face At no time in the
fighting could Waldron avoid the left
swings.
Shortly after the bell in the eighth,
when Waldron threw up the sponge,
Kennedy, seemingly as fresh as at the
start, walked over to the opposite cor
ner and shook hands.
1t was five minutes before Waldron
could get cut Of his chair, and when
he did he plainly showed his beating.
His left eye was badly swollen and he
was still bleeding at the nose. His
work was very game all through,
but he lacked tie clever ability of his
opponent.
At the ringside very little betting
was done, Waldron's hackers asking
half price for their man. Several bets
were laid at even money, but the bust
ness was not good The largest bet
was yesterday morning, when a well
known Pittsburg sport bet $500 even
on Yennedy.
The evenings entertainment opened
with whet was to be ten two minute
round go between two local colored
boys, Tom Porter. Of Bellaire, and
Charles Brown of this city. 1t was
a very crude exhibition but it af-
forded fun for the crowd and helped pass
away the time before the big card. At
the end of the seventh round it went to
Porter on draw.
Owing to the late hour of the Imp
drill in the city, the big bout held back
until II o'clock to allow the Knights
in the city time to get cut to the club
house. After the preliminary two col
orod song and specialists rendered sew
era1 vocal numbers.
There was crowd of about six hun
dred present when the two men arriv-
ed at 1915 o'clock. At eight o'clock
both weighed in under 1876 pounds, the
limit. Waldron's left hand was in a
bandage. Before the bout started, An
ncuncer Murphy read telegram from
Walter Bergo, of Youngstown, Ohio,
challenging the winner at 1873 pounds.
Kennedy announced that in case of his
winning, he would accept
In Kennedy's corner were Louden
Campbell, Reddy Mason of Pittsburg,
and Louis Loggomisina, of this city.
Iughey Arnold of this city, and Dick
Walker, of East Liverpool, O., were in
Walron's corner Oscar Gardner was
the referee.
Round one-Kennedy opened with a
left jab to the jaw. Waldron seut his
right to the nosex The battle then
went lively. both were landing fire.
quently in clinches. Near the bell
Waldron sent stiff right to the jaw.
Round two-iWaldron sent his right
hard to kennedy's kidney and left TO
neck. Both men then mixed. fighting
fast and close until the bell.
Round three-Waldron opened work
fast, sending his right to Kennedy S
face three times in succession. Ken
nedy rallied and drove Waldron to the
ropes. Waldron hung there as if ex-
hausted, taking several stiff punches
on head and body. Getting his wind
Waldron rushed his opponent, sending
a heavy left swing on the jaw. finish
ing strong. Waldron's stock went up.
Round four-Waldron sent his left