Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-04
FIGHTS IND Fighters.
Peter Maher Goes Down to De-
feat Before Kid Carter.

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It Was a Give and Take Battle and
Peter Went Out in the Second
Round-Friends of Frank Erne Say
He Will Not Retire Young Corbett
Likes Louisville for the Go With
McGovern-Tommy Ryan and Jack
Root Fight Is Off
Philadelphia, Dec 4.-Peter Maher
went the road that many fighter has
gone in his anxiety TO finish Kid Car
ter of Brooklyn early in their six-round
bout at the Penn Art A. G. last night.
In two minutes and fifty eight seconds
of the second round Carter saw his
chance and quickly put both gloves on
the Irishman'S jaw. which sent Peter
into dreamland and, of course, won the
fight. Both men stripped in fine shape,
particularly Maher. and his supporters
were confident that inasmuch as Car
ter does not rank with Jack O'Brien
he would certainly show to as good an
advantage as his bout with the clever
Philadelphia. But he didn't. The
men started doing business at once in
the first round. Carter rushed at Peter
and landed on the face. Peter put his
left to the wind, and Carter came back
with right and left on head. They
kept this UP throughout the round, and
when they went to their corners both
were putting. Peter drew first blood
In the second round by reaching Car
ter's nose. Then Carter landed on the
ear, and Peter crossed him right to
the jaw, sending the Kid down for the
count. When Carter got up on his feet
he got to Peters jaw. but the latter
put Carter on the floor again. But it
was only for an instant, however. The
Brooklyn man then went at Peter
fercely and landed a hard right on the
jaw, Peter going down. Carter got an
other left to the jaw and two upper
cuts on face. The men kept pegging
away at each other fiercely, Peter get
ting TO the face and Carter sending
Peter to the floor again. The latter
staggered to his feet and Carter fin
ished him then and there. He put his
left to the jaw and then crossed with
his right to the same place. This set
tied Peter. for he went down and was
counted out. Time of the round, two
minutes and fifty-eight seconds.
Buffalo. Dec 4.-Frank Erne's friends
do not believe that theman who was
defeated by Jimmy Britt a week ago
in San Francisco will retire from the
ring. Charley Ames. who stands as
close to the former lightweight cham
pion as anybody. on being asked his
opinion of the report that has come
from California, says: "I'ye heard
cy4.O
defeated champion says the same
thing. Erne said it after McGoyern
beat him. but he didn't stick to it long.
Fitzsimmons has retired several times,
and he is ready to fight at the drop
of the hat right now. I don't for a
moment believe that Frank will quit
the ring. There is more money in that
business for him than anything know
of. He can lick whole lot of those
fellows yet, and I think if he would
take a proper course of training he
could come pretty close to licking Britt.
He gave the Californian a good fight,
but didn't have the staying power. The
cause of that is that Erne has not been
right for any of his fights lately. This
is a fact, no matter what you have
heard to the contrary and know what
I am talking about. If Frank would
go out and rough it on his farm and
stay from city life for six months he
would be a different boy. None of
these fellows have any more skill, and
in condition he can take as well as give
punishment, and plenty of it. won't
believe there is anything in this re-
tirement story unless he tells it to me
in a few months from now. If he
made such a statement in Frisco, it
was done when he had a fit of the
blues"
Kansas city, Mo. Dec 4.-The pro-
posed ten round glove contest between
Tommy Ryan and Jack Root will not
take place December 16, as per sched-
ule. The promoters of the affair ex-
pected to secure Convention hall for the
contest but they failed to make salts
factory arrangements with the hall di-
rectors, and so far as they are con.
cerned the match is off. Il am sorry
that we could not secure Convention
hail." said Ryan. s'A great many PEG
pie have accused me of selecting easy
marks, and that is the real reason
agreed to meet Root at his own weight
I wanted the Kansas City public tossee
me box a top-notcher'' While the bout
is off for this city, it may go else
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from the Lyceum A. G. of Chicago
stating that it would give a purse OF
50. 800 for a six-round go. Ryan viii
reject this, as he wants longer route
Then there is the international A. G
of Fort Erie. Ontario. Manager Her
man agrees to give n $4,000 purse fol
8 ten-round bout. The middleweigh
champion has also received a Telegram
from Morris Levy. manager of the
Hayes A. C. of San Francisco: askinl
upon what terms he would meet Phil
adelphia jack O'Brien. The telegram
stated that Erne and Britt fought or
a percentage basis. and the purse
amounted to over $4,000. Ryan wired
that he would accept the offer, provid
ing the club would give a guarantee.
Young Corbett the worlds champion
featIerweight pugilist arrived in New
York yesterday from his home in Den
yer. Col. where he has been spending
a couple Of weeks with his parents
The. champion will stay in New YORK.
until it is definitely known where he