The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-07
mo MATCH FOR GARDNER
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Peter Maher Is Knocked Out in the
First Round by the Boxer
from Lowell, ...

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.:sGeorse Gardner of f.,LowelI knocked out
Peter. Maher, the, former. Irish champion,
In the first round iof what was to have
been been a ffteen-round go at the Nav
erick Athletic club at. East Boston last
evening. The quickness with which Ma
her was put out created the impression
'thatsahe fought a fake battle, but after
he had been carried to his corner 1t was
seen that he had been given a hard wal
lop and had a big cut over the left eye,
the result of his face coming In contact
with the floor when he fell Gardner was
iii fine fettle and Maher looked to be in
shape, but he had no speed. The Lowell
man seemed to have no fears Of his op
ponent's famous waliop and Went right
after his man with left. and right swings
instead Of jabbing with his left and send
ing the right over as has been his usual
custom. After a. little f1ddlfi1g Gardner
sent in his left to the face and landed a.
punch on his opponents body. The men
clinched but broke Immediately and Ma
her ducked a swing SO hard that he fell:
Maher tried to send an tuppercut to the
jaw but missed and caught a hard right
on the jaw that sent him to the floor.
He took the count but his hitting powers
seemed to have left him and Gardner
landed another terrific right on the Irish
mans jaw and he went down again, this
time for keeps. II = "
Young Corbett.2 twice conquerer Of Terry
McGovern. Will not take a. long rest as a
I dispatch from San Francisee would have
it.. That the Denverite will defend his
championship title before the middle of
June was made known to-day in dis
patch from Harry Pollock Corbett's man
ager,' to Jack Herman manager: of the
International Athletic club OF Forts Erie.
! Ont In the telegram from Corbett's s
quarters in San Francisco Pollock says:
| ''Will start east within a, week. Corbett
will fight all corners who have a claim to
his title. McGovern is out of 1t. We will
arrive in Buffalo last week of the month.
| Get some. one, Yanger if possible, to fight
Corbett at Fort Erie. We would like to
| have bout held In June as we sail for
Europe in July. Get down hard on Fitz-
gerald to beat Britt. Be- sure and, have
! bout under way when we arrive, but dom t
consider McGovern:- Pollock. - Manager
Herman said, after reading the. telegram,
that he would communicate with Yanger' s
manager in the hope Of afranging the
! bout. IF Herman cannot secure Yanger
he will seek some other good feather
weight as an opponent for Corbett. II the
| bout between the Denverite and Yanger
is arranged it will be fought during the
| first week in June: Herman says he will
! offer a purse of $1,000. ::
According toa dispatch received in New
| York yesterday from Kid Carter, the pro-
posed bout between himself and Tom
Reilly, the 'middleweight champion Of the
west, which was to have been held al
I Portland Ore, next Thursday night. has
been called off. Reilly, tis understood
injured his hand while, training @+sE ~
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The Southern Athletic club of Louis.
vile yesterday announced that it la6
matched Benny Yanger and Kid Broad TO,
a tWenty-round fight at Louisville Derb,
might, May 2.