Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25

the Metropolitan Club last night. what
promised to be a very pretty fight was
Brought up shortly in the second round
after about thirty SECONDS of lighting.
Bennett claims he tripped and fell to
the floor, striking his head. Mason,
Kennedy's hacker, claimed the Nc
Keesport boy laid down. During the
first round Bennett clearly demonstrat-
ed that he was the more clever man Of
the two His work in the first round
seemed to surprise even Kennedy him.
SELF
The battle is one that has been antic-
ipated ever since it was scheduled to
he pulled off Originally the men were
to have fought in Millville. near Pitts
burg, on August 20. On that occasion
the authorities interfered, and z 600
Pitksburgers who went out to see it
were disappointed. 1t was then trans
ferred o the Metropolitan Club The in
crest in the Smoky City in the out
come was so great that a special train
came down, arriving in the city at 9
O'Clock last might. About fifty other
PittSburgers came down ON the regular
trains during the day. There were also
number of people who came in for
the bout from out the B. & o. as far as
Warrington and from down the Ohio
River road as far as Sistersville The
crowd was very much disappointed.
The preliminary bout of the evening
was two-minute 10-round go between
"Buzzy" Aubur, of this city, and kid"
Adams, of Bellaire. 1t proved almost
rough-and-tumble all the way
through. Both boys were slow, but they
furnished lots Of amusement for the
crowd. Aubur had all the science. but
Adams reach serven as a fender 1t was
as fast as they could make it all the way
through, and at the end both were on
their feet Referee Gavin declared the
bout draw.
In the interim before the prin-
cipal bout, quite a little money was
laid on the result The betting was for
the most part 2 to / ON Kennedy. Some
few men offered even money that Ben
NIT would not last ten rounds. kid"
Mason's offer of SIS to $40 on Kennedy
found no takers.
Before the fight Billy Ryan, of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, was introduced He has
been matched to fight Oscar Gardner
before the Metropolitan October Is.
Mike Donovan, of Rochester, n. Y. was
introduced. He issued a challenge per-
sonally to the winner of the bout.
Bobby Dobbs, the clever colored boy
of Pittsburg, was also introduced and
challenged the winner. Challenges were
also received from Mysterious Billy"
Smith and young Peter Jackson.
Kennedy arrived at the ringside at
1875 With him were Red Mason,
Jimmy Scanlon. Frank Sutton and Billy
Wilson, all of Pittsburg.
Ten minutes later Bennett arrived.
lie was accompanied by Billy Corcor-
an, OF Pltt@burg, and others.
Mason announced for Kennedy that
he would accept all the challenges in
order in case he won.
After coming to the center of the ring
to receive Instructions from Referee
Patsey Gavin the men went to their
corners to await the bell
Round Men opened sparring mo-
mentariiy. Kennedy led his left. but
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his left lightly on the neck. Bennett
led left reaching neck lightly. Ken
nedy followed his man up, forcing the
fighting. Both led. but missed and
cllnched. Bennett sent right to body
and left to neck. An instant later he
put his left to stomach and right to
face. Kennedy led right Bennett duck
ing under it sent left to face AS they
clinched Kennedy sent right to heart.
After breaking away, Kennedy sent left
TO face. Both men started fighting very
fast. Kennedy started a right swing
which Bennett dueked very prettiiy.
BENEFIT sent left and right to the jaw,
falling to the floor just as the bell
sounded The fighting during the round
was very fast.
Round 2-Bennett opened the round,
sending right to eye and left to face.
Kennedy reached MS opponents head
with right. The lighting for a few
seconds was fast, neither doing any
damage. After about half minute
of hard work they clinched in Ken
nedy's corner. There was a wrestle, and
suuaenly Bennett went down, his head
striking the floor heavily. In a moment
the house was in an uproar. Referee
Gavin began counting Bennett out.
Bennett rolled over and over on the
floor, seemingly in an endeavor TO rise
to his feet, but just before he got up
the fatal tenth count had been spoken.
AS he got to his feet, Referee Gavin
shouted his decision, giving he bout
10 Kennedy.
In an instant the ring was filled with
a shouting, gesticulating mob, each man
crying out for his favorite. Referee
Gavin was assaulted on all sides with
shouts of Robbery" but he forced
his way out of the ring and left the
club house.
Bennett and his seconds left the ring
first, going to their quarters at Smith
& McFadden's in Fulton. When seen {
little later Bennett said that he had
tripped and fallen, hitting his head on
the floor, and that it was not blow
from Kennedy that had put him down.
He said he though he was getting
cheated He put no blame on Ken
nedy, saving that he thought he had
no intention of fouling him.
AS the men left the ring, "Reddy"
Mason, Kennedy's hacker, said: 1T
was a deliberate lay-down. Bennett
went into the ring for that purpose"
OSCAR AND EDDIE
Each Get n TOuchinss Tn at the Penn