The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-12
Easy E0P KENNEDY

was Rufus lIcHabb, the Job Taking
But Three Rounds IN a Very Fast
sout-Aubcr's Great victory
when Eddie kennedy defeated Jack
Valdroa al the Metropolitan club a
few months ago. the Interisencer said
ne was conner It might be added
that he has came.p He opened the
syes Of many last night by his sudden
disposition OF Rufus 1lcNabb, the coll
ored philadelphia lightweight. The fun
three rounds were not necessary for the
job,
The young Pittsburgher beat him to
anlsh from the start, with slashing
drives to the body McNabb was not in
Kennedy's class. After he came to. he
admitted that he was ovCrpowered at
the outset, but he tried to make It last
as long as he could. McNnbb's right
name. ne said, Is John BlackHton, and
ne adopted the alias year ago when
he drIfted up 10 BQRalb. he lights best
al 1888 pounds, while Kennedy can hard
IL do less than 13S, the weight they
were matched at
The zone arm free rule also was to
Kennedy's advantage. and how he
mastered McNabh with rights and let's,
hin .bRnE-bitf! was a caution, The
crowd was comparatively small, but It
was pleased to a high degree with the
FAST work. Kennedy will hereafter be q
great drawing card IN Wheeling.
Buzz Auber got the decision over
Frank Salisbury, Of East Liverpool IN
the seventh round OF what was to have
been ten-round preliminary. Sails
bury was given an awful beating, but
Buzz knew he had been up against It.
The milling in the flrst round was as
hot as could be imagined.
The lads slugged each other with a
vengeance and 1t looked a knockout
before the round ended. Buzz. who
was smaller than Salisbury, beat his
man by continued ruehes and lombard
ing the bread basket. In the sixth
round. Salisbury went ia the floor Tor
the count, and he was on his knees
when Gardner counted him out in the
seventh. He was game to the core and
had a right counter that worried Buzz.
It was hot work throughout and the
South Slider, whose right hand was a
cripple, won a great victory.
Kennedys seconds were his mana
ger, Jimmy Mason, and LOuden Camp
bell. For McNabb. his manager, 'Dia-
mond Lou Bailey. and Walter Burgo
were the officlnntS. Before the bout,
Referee Oscar Gardner introduced Sam
Bolen, OF News York, who meets Jack
MCClelIand before the club on Decem-
Der q. The club will put on Eddie
Gardner and Freddy Green, Of SAM
dusky. Ohio, on January 8.
Kennedy shaped taller than McNabb,
who was on the stOcky order. They
were in elegant condition and opened
up at a fast clip. Under the straight
Marquis Of Queensbury rules there was
lots Of mixing and intighting. They
kept up a continual clash. with hou0rs
for Kennedy. McNabb relied on swings
and he went to the floor several times
when he missed. Kennedy drove ter
rife joltR to the body and hehad Nc
Nabb all but out. He was sent to the
floor at the close, the gong saving him.
The pace was too fast to last,
The second opened in the same way.
McNabb was forced to take the count
after the exchanges and the crowd
was inclined to roast him. But he took
an awful beating. Kennedy ripped In
upper GUS on Lus HtUIndSH ~ y NliAH5
rate. McNabb was unable to land on
the PIttsburgher or keep out Of his
reach. The colored fellow was again
saved by the gong. But the crowd saw
bis finish,
Kennedy soaked him in the third af-
ter red hot exchange. The Knockout
punch was straight right Jolt on the
Jaw, and Rufus went to the floor for
keeps. In the three rounds he was
badly punished by the hard-hitting
PlttsburgheT. He was willing to quit
at any time. but Kennedy relieved him
by the jolt on the Jaw, which was the
climax to the stomach punches.