The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-30
GARDNER GETS DECISION
Over Martio Mccue in Twenty

Night-A One-Sloed preliminary.
eddie Gardner won the decision
over Martle McCue In n twenty-round
$50" nj the Metropolitan club house Mt
fulton last night. and the referees an
nouncement In favor of Gardner met
with the general approval Of the spec
,a,ors. II was u popular decision.
eddie" went after his man from the
star, and were It not for McCue's per-
nIcious penchant for holding In clinches
he would have undoubtedly finished his
man. About 400 spectators witnessed
the battle and they were in one accord
in the opinion that Martie cinched too
frequently and avoided the issue as
much as possible with the redoubtable
Eddie" Gardner did practically all
the lighting, making all the leads and
Aght!ng desperately against McCues
habI, OF holding on for dear HE In the
clnchcs. ,a
fair, between Ncuhardt, Of This city.
and Burwinkle. OF Benwood. The lat
fer swung wildly and landed lnfrequent-
~. In the second round he was iloored.
After about thirty seconds Of the fourth
round Neuhardt landed u vicinus swing
on the point OF Burwinkle's jaw that
sent him TO Copeland. It was several
minutes before he revived.
Looks Like McClellnnd.
Gardner was the first to appear and
he was followed n few minutes later by
McCue. The latter Is built and fights
something after the style Of Jack Nc
C!elland. though he is not quite as
clever. He would cllnch every time the
opportunity afforded itself, for which
he was roundly denounced by the
crowd. Many times the referee eau
toned him agains; the practice but
with little effect. It was half past
o'clock when the principals to the main
bout shook hands In the center OF the
arena, after receiving instructions from
the referee. The referee was Eddie
Luby. of GAINESVILLE, and he gave general
satisfaction.
The fight by rounds:
First round-Edde lands tWb right
swings on McCue's side and they cllnch.
Eddie cleverly blocks Martie's lead for
the stomach. Gardner blocks lead for
chest. Martie falls short for the neck.
Eide whips q right handler on Martle'a
side. McCue fails for the body. Eddie
clevcry ducks several blows and is
raining blows on Mart!e's kidneys as
the gong sounds.
Second round-Gardncr lodges Mar
ties lead. Eddie blocks lead for the
face, Eddie backs away from one aim
I'd at his heart. They clinch and Card
n?r ducks lead for the head in the
break. Eddie lands on the stomach and
gets away from 4 right arm swing for
The head. ~ 6--2-s i,sS
Third round-They rush into n clInch
ana Eddie plays on McCue's kidneys.
Gardner lands right swing hard on Nc
Cues ear and misses an uppcr cut.
Gardner almost doubles his antagonist
UP With vicious swing into t!ls. pit OF
/ thu stomach. Martic lands lightly on
face. repeating the blow moment
later. The bell finds them In cllnch.
Fourth round-McCue lands on neck.
McCup taps lightly on IGddle's chin and
the latter misses hard swing for the
head. Gardner lands heavily on neck.
Gardner blocks two lefts for stomach
as the gong sounds.
Fifth round-Eddle lands on chest.
Gardner places his right glove in Nc
Cues stomach. He places the left on
neck. Mar,ic puts two blows on Gard
ner's neck doing little damage. Eddie
lands heavily on Jaw. McCue misses
an upper cut. They both fall short in
attempted blow as the bell rings.
Eddie Did All the Lcading.s
The remaining rounds were about the
same as the foregoing ones, Eddie doing
oil the leading and trying to force the
hSht, while McCuc would c!inch and
piohion his arms. In the seventh round
Inc referee took McCue to task for
ho'ulns on. In the eighth round Gard
her had decidedly the best CT II, but
Marbles clInching prevented him from
CONG any very great damage. Eddie
Goes Some clever blocking throughout
'he combat and does some effective
work at close quarters. His labs and
Vows AT close range worried McCuc TO
great extent. In the thirteenth round
uardher gets In some effective nlows on
McCues jaw and gets away from some
VICIOUS swings. This was Edde's
'ound. McCue's blows lack :orcc ana
nave little effect on Gardner. In the
"''ceh'h round Eddie becomes vicious
ana fights McCue desperately on, OF
lunches. The spectators yell ut Nc
.'e and ask him why he don't fight,
Jul he heeds them not. The sixteenth.
seventeenth and eighteenth rounds were
very tame.
Nineteenth round-McCuc lands few
si0es lightly on Eddie's proboscls. Ed
u'e retaliates effectively on Martle's
oaSaI appcndagr. McCue lands lightly
VI race There was n rapid exchange
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