The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26
E PAGE OF SPORTS
E1ER MAHER IS
ALWAYS 4 CHAMP
Matter How Many Times
lie Was Knocked Out He
Kept His Title.

WI ITO iillCs
&c "oraI"wallop" was coined espe-
y to describe the sort of punch de-
cd by Peter Maher. says Robert
rem IN the New York World. When
r began fighting there was no
IN the English or Irish language
seemed fit Punch" blow"
mp. smash" soak" and all the
old-time fighting terms failed TO
te any adequate impression of the
Peter did TO anyone he landed
FINALLY some one sitting at the
SIDE Invented the worod "wallop. d"
II caught on. There's something
II wallop" that reminds one of the
,ie-Jointed sound of Peters glove
ing and the back of the victim s
bouncing on the floor
ie only excuse for including Peter
er IN this list of ring notables is
he is a champion. Peter has
!. was. is and always will be the
etual heavyweight champion Of
ind. No matter how many times
is knocked out that title sticks
lie first time ever saw Peter
IN tha old Baldwin hotel. in San
ielsco. , Peter was sitting on a
IN his room waiting for some
10 come up and offer him a fight.
trunk was painted a lead color,
on the ends, top and sides-per-
on the bottom too-were painted
Old letters the words. Peter Ma
Champion of Ireland" Peter still
the trunk.
IS Rubin claimed the title after
king Peter out, but PHILADELPHIA
ant stand for the transfer. Peter
holds the title, too
d there was a time when Peter
ii fight. Too bad Peter isn't in the
now. What a muss he'd make
Xng the heavyweights.
iher always had a "wallop" on
Wherever he threw that right
from ii was a knockout. I've
INN hit man SO hard on the jaw
he turned half a somersault and
led ON his head with his heels i'm
Xair
amer 1egan fighting in Ireland.
Waitjust about the time that
Madden had a split with John
sullivan and began "a tour of the
q looking for a man to whip the
1npion. Naturally Madden went to
nd first. There he happened to
Peter Maher, and i'm a few DAYS
Irish champion was on the ocean
Id for America. Somehow Peter
foughf Sullivan. Perhaps that
just as well. as. Jim Corbett's pic
looked better on the theatrical
ers than Peters would have any
yer has always been an in-and-
r. Sometimes he fought like a
ecock, and on other occasions he
aged TO fall with his head gently
wed on both hands aud lay there
hing until the count was over.
. fight here i'm New York was one
ne toughest on record. 1t was min
tuck all the way. and both wing
EN- as fast as they knew how.
= ter fought Bob Fitzsimmons down
the border. Fitz nearly killed
In the middle of the fight Peter
I'd across the ring at Fitz and
his seconds that he didn't care to
ange compliments with the freck-
wonder any more That's no
at ~ at all" said Maher anxl-
u. YES tn divil himself in dis
T." Peter was superstitious.
FER wasn't a scholar or a light
calculator. After fighting Fitz
lame north. F'itz came straight 10
York. A New York club manager
4 ed FftZsimmons and Maher % per
4 OF the gross receipts each to fight
Pounds. Fitz accepted, but not so
p. Peter wired back that % per
/ of the gross wouldn't touch him
couldn't think of selling his valu-
| services for less than 80 per cent.
Hurst happened to be in cOnsulta-
with the club manager. Wire
gnorant big chump an offer of 80
Ecent of the net, advised Hurst.
/ manager did. Peter came on
! fully and boxed All through the
! Maher had the tail of his eye on
| house" counting up Afterward
TENT into the box office expecting
|-ab about $1,000. He got $500.
Ech. Hfurther" exclaimed Peter.
y
ou get 80 per cent of the net ex-
Jed the manager. I'VE took out
Eimmons' % per cent of the gross
the cost of the hall and advertis-
Expenses and the ushers' pay and
That. Your end is 80 per cent of
is left"
this day Peter thinks he was
I'd.
Think two of the hardest blows |
saw struck in a ring were de-
I'd within ten seconds of each
il the Maher-Carter bout in
|delphia. Maher threw his right
''wallOp" over against Carter's
The Kid nearly turned a somer-
and landed on his head. Peter
I'd away. It didn't seem possible
Garter to get up again. But he
fnd spreading his feet. waited for
to continue. AS Peter stepped
Elrter swung one from his knees
[causht Peter on the chin. Up
Makers heels-he turned half
Irsault in the air and struck the
Rgain squarely on top of his head.
as out for about ten minutes.
r old Peter Maher champion of
I'D, has fought the last of his
battles in the ring. A few weeks
te ~ whipped by his mother-in-