Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Results of Bouts Last Night and
 Other News

Jack O'Brien Gets the Decision Over
 Billy Stift-Abe Attell Defeats f'Kid" AbeI-Peter Maher After the
 Heayyweigh ghts "One- Eyed" Connol- ly is Dead-Other Fight News. Baltimore, Sept 12.-Herman Miller of Al Herford's forces lost last night on a foul to Tim Kearns in the third round of what was to have been a 2O- round go before the Eureka A. c. at Germania Maennerchor hall. The agreement between the men was to light one arm free, and all of the punching was done in the clinches. Neither man suffered any punishment and it was a disappointment to the big crowd present to have the fight end as it did. George Mantz, the referee, did as much work as the pugilists in trying to separate them, ad they were repeatedly warned to break clean, but they refused to obey.
 In the third and last round both men smashed and clinched several times and when Miller had both of Kearns' arms at a disadvantage he sent several hard ones to the Boston 1ans jaw and punched him in the wind. Mantz called for a break and at last had to punch his way in and force them apart. He then gave the light to Kearns on a foul.
 "One-Eyed" Connolly is dead. Sporting men all over America knew this odd character as the champion deadhead.' Connolly boasted that he had seen every prize fight of import ance i'll the last twenty years and that he had never paid to get inside the doors. He worked his way from the Atlantic to the Pacific to be at the Iringside on such occasions and no mat ter how difficult it was to secure free tickets he always got one.
 "One-Eyed" was an EngIishman with a rich cockney accent. He prom enaded Broadway while in New York, frequently wearing the cast-off clothing of Tom Sharkey, Kid Mccoy, Jim Col bett and other pugilists. who always extended helping hand to him. He was not afraid to ask any man for a dollar and he was so earnest in his requests that he was seldom refused.
 There was just one time in his ca reer that promoter tried to bar him out of fighting arena. That was in Chicago about six years ago when "Parson'' Davies was running a show there. The ''Parson' got into the ring and said to the crowd:
 'One-Eyed' Connolly has not been admitted. He's nuisance''
 Just then 9 brick was hurled through the skylight to the ring, the missile landing at the "Parsonss' feet.
 Hits me cardY' yelled Connolly who was on the roof, whereupon Da- vies immediately issued orders that he should be admitted and have a front seat
 Chicago, Sept 13. Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien was awarded the de. cision over Billy Stift of Chicago at the end of a warm six round contest here last night.
 St Louis, Sept ,13.-Abe Attell of San Francisco secured the decision over Kid Abel of Chicago in the arena of the West End club last night. The men were in splendid condition and the bout went the scheduled limit of 20 rounds.
 Flushed by his easy victory over Jim Jeffords at Philadelphia on Thursday night, Peter Maher now intends to throw down the gauntlet to all of the big fellows. The Irish heavyweight just now is enjoying good health and is said to be in better form than he has been in years Maher is desirous of boxing Tom Sharkey, but as the lat ter is apparently in earnest regarding his intention to quit the game Peter will have to turn his attention to some of the other men in his division. Gus Ruhlin, Jim Jeffries, Bob Fitzsimmons and Denver Ed Martin undoubtedly would be willing to give Maher a chance and he will probably be match ed to meet one of them In the near fu- ture.