Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25

Word comes that Peter Maher is to
aght again. says Otto Floto, The ram
Gus Irish mitt pusher IL consistent y
nothIng else. Mo matter VINO felel
Armament will be the irish Chahl-
neen" Will take the count. lie Is nor
roine "a allow any other fighter to sIeal
me knockout record from him
When Peter landed in this country
come ~ wears ago. he had tied up IN
rod hendanna handkerchief a Knockout
wallop that was worth us Weisn' III
gold. But, alas for Peter ne dlu hot
know or realize the value OF TINS WaiIop
and Instead Of being the worlds cham,
olon. has deteriorated as the lord ana
ruler OF Dubvllle. .
Some say that Maher had a streak OF
golden hue running down his back that
hone as bright as the rays of the mid
day sun whenever he faced a dangerous
opponent in the ring. And that Peter .
streak In comparison withe one pos
gessed BY the late Pat Killen measured
exactly two feet wider.
Be this as It may some viii attribute
Peters failure TO lack Of gameness. But
that is not entirely right. never saw
or know a fighter who became so easily
discouraged. On the slightest turn OF
the tide OF battle Maher lost ambition
and did not care whether he won or
lost.
Never was this more evident than IN
his fight with Bob Fitzsimmons az New
Orleans. Peter had the fight won
hands down. He had F'ltz knocked out
in the first round, but lacked experience
and did not follow his advantage. IN
the second round had he set sail Tor
Fitz Immediately after the gong sound
ed he would have won, because the
great Australian had not fully recover
cd from the effects Of the blow ne re-
celved In the round previous,
Instead OF doing so Peter received O
left hand Jolt IN the mouth and backed
away from Titz. From tht punch the
battle was lost Peter never tried again
as he aid IN the first round, and when
he returned TO his corner after the
twelfth round he took his gloves on,
saying: "The mans a dlvll. | can't my
him and I'll fight no man can't MT
That remark lost him many friends ana
admirers. He has been an ln-and-outer
ever since.
During the week Manager Jack Nc
Glnnls OF the Salt Lake Athletic eluD,
made the announcement which local
fight fans have been waiting Tor, name
ly, that he had secured Jerry Mccarthy
and Young Gibbs for a return match
II seems that there was a msunder-
standing when the proposition was sub
mltted to Mccarthy and there was an
other misunderstanding In Jerry's re-
ply. He says he does not ask that
ali the gate receipts be turned over e
the boxers. He has expressed his VIII
ingness 20 take another chance against
the colored boy from Cleveland and
the return bout has been set for the
18th OF May. Gibbs says he has been
eager TO get a return match with Nc
Carthv because, he says, Jerry getting
a draw with him has hurt his reputa-
ton elsewhere, TO this Mccarthy re-
plies that he can take care OF himself
against Gibbs any time and says there
viii be a different story when they
meet again. The articles OF agreement
have been drawn up and sent to Nc.
Carthy. Nothing now seems 10 stand
I'm the way Of the match, and doubtless
IL will please the ring followers OF the
city who saw the last bout between
them.
II now looks as IL Terry McGoverr
and Young Corbett viii come together
10 Philadelphia In a siX-ruund bout
sam Harris has been trying To arrange
the 20. but adds that the $4,000 he Of
fered to bet does not 20 for this bout
He will bet $4,000 on 20-round bout
Corbett would be foolish TO give Me
Govern another match unless a sub
stantlal guarantee-win. lose or draw
ACCOMPANIED the engagement lie has
twice defeated the Brooklyn whirlwind
and can do so a third time with mucf
ease.
II Terry had been the victor IN tn,
Ia "a fight at San Francisco II Is gas
pipe" that he would never have con
sidered Corbett again II the latter haI
asked for another chance Terry would
no aoubt, have Ignored him entirely
Terry says the public VIII force Cor
bett to meet him again.
The public or no one else will deman,
that Corbett give Terry another try. HI
has proven beyond doubt he is thl
mastes OF the Brooklyn boy. and that
an there is to Il. OF course. Terry want
another try. Why shouldn't he wan
one. McGovern has everything TO gain
and nothing 70 Jose IN such q meeting
lR,he. loses the public will say. We'll
We t1hbegh ne would" Corbett ha
beaten, him twice and can do SO again
II be @ins his followers VIII say tina
Corbett's wins were only hukes. That
the case in a nutshell In addition e
this Terry will receive, a big end Of IN,
gate receipts as the share Of the loser'i
end OF the purse.
on the other hand. n they will guar
antee a big purse. win, lose or draw. h