Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-12

1854
Eight-Other Sporting Matters.
Rufus McNabb is not a dub" in the
roped arena, but last night Rufus was
up against a proposition which required
moro stamina, more strength and more
science than are embraced in his stock
In trade.
Ed. Kennedy, who is one Of the
bright particular stars upon Reddy
Mason's string Of Smoky City "pugs,'
has barely attained his majority and
with the proper care will n day rank
among the top-notchers in his class, if
he does not really occupy the foremost
niche.
Rufus and Eddie mixed it at the
Metropolitan Club last night. To state
the case more correctly, Eddie was the
mixer, and Rufus the mixee. The white
lad started out like a cyclone, and was
all over the ink spot in a minute. Rufus
was amazed. He fought back-strong
at first, then gradually weaker, until
he realized that he was all in, and he
was ready to quit upon any reasonable
provocation. There was provocation
enough, as welts on Rufus black body
and head will attest. He would have
quit in the second round. but that
would have been unbecoming in a box
er with two yards of a record. zen
nedy stung him with a hook on the
jaw in the third. and Rufus fell fiat
on his stomach. While Oscar Gardner
was slowly counting the seconds, Rufus
gave a very correct imitation Of a gen
tleman who has inhaled copious
draughts Of the dreamy atmosphere of
Copeland.
Freddy" Mason was happy, and Ola
mond Lew Bailey correspondingly de-
pressed. Mason's joy would have been
accumulated if his distributing agent
had succeeded in placing larger guam
titles of the ~greenbacks with which
REDS jeans were lined when he
stepped out Of a Pullman Palace a
at the B. & O. station. The odds were
two to one on the Caucasian. but the.
money went a-begging at that price.
The Wheeling sports, who from time
immemorial have placed their money
against anything tainted with Pitts
burg, made a great many ante-fight
bluffs, but the visitors backed the local
boys clear off the board.
There was one disappointment which
was keenly felt. Mason didn't give his
usual high and lofty tumbling exhibit
tion. Ever since the mighty Tim
Scanlon slew the doughty Harry Nj
kirk in the Upper Benwood carpenter
shop, the success Of one of "Reddy's'
proteges has always caused him to give
expression to his exuberance Of joy,
in a somersault. This turn was cut
out last night. The reaso was trans
parent. Eve got the pride of Pitts
burg here" he said, 'but nobody but
Jack McClelland can draw a crowd"
Red is right. Pittsburg sports
ought to be proud of Kennedy, for he
is a Conner Wheeling lovers of the
game appreciate his worth since his
exhibition of last night, and he will
doubtless be a big drawing card in
the future. A match between Kennedy
and Collyer ought to draw a crowd
that would cause the sides CT the club
house to bulge out.
The preliminary between Buzz" Au-
Der, of this city, and Frank Salisbury,
of East Liverpool, was much better
than the average curtain raiser at the
club. 1t was a hard battle and was
won by the better man. They went at
each other in a business way from the
first bell until referee Oscar Gardner
counted Salisbury out in the seventh
round. Salisbury sprung a surprise on
Auber by forcing the work in the first.
After n or two exchanges, this round
became q smuggling match. Both men
were very tired at the close, and Auber
had a shade the worst of it. The
second and third were comparatively
tame, as the two little fellows were
winded. Honors were even in the sue
ceeding rounds until the last, in which
Auber planted rights and lefts on the
body and head, with weak returns, and
after a minute of hard fighting had
Salisbury at his mercy. Salisbury
dropped from sheer weakness. and
took full advantage of the count. When
he regained mis- feet he tried to defend
himself, but it was hopeless. Auber
rushed him to the ropes, and he drop
ped again, this time hugging the floor