Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-09
THE KID
Paddy Nee Knocked Farmer Out
in Ninth Round at
Davenport.
BIG CROWD SEES THE MATCH
Climax to Good Program Put on BY
Standard Club at lahrmann's
Hall.

Paddy Nee, of Pittsburg, knocked
out Kid Farmer of Peoria in the 9th
round of the prettiest and fastest ring
contest ever pulled off in Davenport
last night The end came suddenly
and sensationaily after eight rounds of
fierce mixing in which the kid had held
his blocky antagonist even in exchange
of blows and Saved himself from Sc
we're punishment by clever blocking
and ducking The entire evenings bill
put on by the Standard club at Lair
mann's hall was good and bore the
mark of gcnuineness.
The go between Nee and Farmer
was for blood from the beginning. The
men were said to weigh $50 pounds
each but the Philadelphia looked at
least 10 pounds the heavier. He is
dark and stocky with large head and
fierce ring expression that alone
would win over some antagonists.
Farmer. on the other hand. IS frail of
build with a small head and face. It
was as if bulldog had been pftted
against a shepherd and the battle bore
out the comparison.
Nee the AGgressor.
Nee was the aggressor every inch
OF the way. though Farmer met him at
ali the corners and rolled into him with
rights and lefts handed straight over
that seemed sufficient TO settle any or
binary mortal But Paddy generally
succeeded N blocking the vicious ones
and those that reached him never caus-
ed him to back up. Farmer fought
straight for the face, having evidently
learned in previous battles with Nee
that this was his only hope. Nee, on
the other hand. played strong for the
stomach The Peorian was so shifty
that he could seldom be found aboIt
the head with anything of a dangerous
nature, the hooks and jabs that landed
Being harmless
The punch that did the business land
ed on the solar plexus after series of
clashes i'll which the Kid had apPar
emily had n trifie the best OF the argu-
ment. That there was en- element of
accident about it there is scarcely.
doubt, but it is equally certain that.
while Nee had the punch to settle the
issue at any time, Farmer was not ply
sically able to win with a clean knock
out. Soon after the ninth round open
ed. the men closed in and Paddy's right
got through. Farmer dropped like a log
and took the count. When the Kid
came up he covered for the onslaught |
that he knew was coming. but as Nee !
sailed in. instead of clinching and trying i
to save himself he started to wildly eX- /
hse- IL al
dition it was not long before Nee |
again found his weak spot and Farm |
ar's hands dropped and the Philadel- |
phian had only to hammer his man on |
the jaw till the Kid finally went down |
and was counted out.
PrcIiminaries Good.
Next in point of interest was the |
3-round preliminary between Stock
ngs Kelley, of Philadelphia and Jack |
Ryan of Chicago. The men fought at
1870 pounds. Kelley had rather the best
Of it all the way, though at times Ryan
made matters interesting. Once or
,wice Kelley thought he saw chance
to put his man out but in each in
stance Ryans stiffness saved him.
The bout was scientific and the crowd
approved of the referees decision in
'avor of Kelley.
More fierce was the go between
Shine" Reed of Freeport and Kid Brew
er of Ottumwa. This pair went after
each other hammer and tongs and the
gong at the end of the first round saw
I'd Reed from a knockout. In the sec
md and succeeding rounds he came
back strong and put up a plucky eX-
lbition, though neither had enough
steam in the latter part of the match to
10 the other serious harm Brewer
was given the decision at the end of
he eighth round
Negroes Amuse the Crowd.
The opening number on the program
vas battle royal between five colored
men. Instead of putting them all in the
ing at once as announced, but two
we're matched at time This feature
vas characterized by amusing capers
'ather than hard smuggling and the
,rowd enjoyed it immensely,
The crowd was one of the largest
II the tri-cities, the hall being packed
llmost to suffocation. Malachy Hogan
vas referee and no one. was presump-
ious enough to criticise his work.
Announcer Eddie Santry, matchmak-
II of the Standard club. stated that
monthly bills will be offered hereafter.
lie read challenges to the winner of the
r, Young O'Leary and Tommy Now