The evening times., 1911-08-22
THOSE DAG0 AND
DUTCH |R|sHMEN
Mahoney and Kelly Surprised
the ould Sod Loving Micks
at Ringside
(By w. A. Phelon.)

Cincinnati, Aug. 22-Nomes de biff
the titles Of the ring-are in just
as general use today as was the case
In the London period of a hundred
years ago. Many fighters adopt new,
names to disguise their calling. from
their folks; other short long and
cumbersome mOnaker to a brief and
business like c0gnomen, and still
others change a foreign name to one
that appeals more to the mass of ring
followers. Jewish, French and Scan
dinavian boxers still take Irish names
ad libitum, and the different dialects
that can be heard around a dressing
room on the night of fistic tourney
would puzzle a linguist properly to
classify.
One of the richest mixups of this
kind came off in Milwaukee a few
short years ago. Up through Wis
consin and the northwest in general
middleweight known as Young Ma
honey had sprung into fame, and was
stopping every man whom he encoun-
tered in lightning fashion. He was
not the Young Mahoney who gained
renown around Philadelphia, and
who was one Of the fastest men ever
In the game, but was pretty classy
character just the same, and was able
to hold his own in the toughest COM
pany.
Meanwhile, another middle weight,
known as Hugh or Hugo Kelly, had
come up in Chicago, and had done so
nobly he ranged from coast to coast,
seeking whom he might devour. In
after years. this fellow was destined
to fall before the pile-driving fists of
Stanley Ketchel and the bulldog as
sault of Billy Papke, but at this time
he was cock of the walk wherever he
appeared. Mahoney's fame was limit
ed to Wisconsin and the northwest;
Kelly had fought in New York and
San Francisco. Kelly, therefore, was
much the more renowned of the pair,
and when Mahoney's hackers secured
a tight at Milwaukee club, it SEEM
ed as If the real chance for an i'm
mortal reputation had been offered.
Kelly and Mahoney! Two good old
Irish names for fair-names that
have been immortalized in a thousand
fields-names that have been cheered
by the wearers Of the green where
muskets flashed, and where fists
were brandished. Kelly and Mahoney
no wonder that Irishmen turned o..
en- masse to see their battle, and that
the Milwaukee fight club, usually pom
ulous with Germans was on this oc-
caston jammed with men of Con-
naught and of Kerry!
AS the lighters came on-both in
green trunks ard with Irish flags for
belts-there was much applause, and
eighteen fights We're started in the
gallery. The boys took their corners
vicious, warlike fellows, both of
them-and an old tab, a typical tad
from GalWay-came wabbling from
one OF the boxes to the corner occu-
pied by Kelly.
"Many's the lad Olive known be the
name av Kelly" croaked the good old
tad. "Foine byes an g-r-ran' foight-
ers. Kelly, ma bushal, OF wish We
luck"
Kelly leaned over the ropes and
shook the tad's hand. 81 mucha
thanka you, signor," said Kelly. II
doa da best l can. Maybe SO I knocka
da head off da monk in two. free
rond, ST, signor?"
utter horror and blighted happiness,
anu tneA "eut StumDllngly over to
the other corner. "Mahoney," he al
most sobbed. "Mahoney, me bye, what
do yes tink? Thot felly do be dago!
Kill the Eyetalian, Mahoney, for the
sake av the ould sod!'
Mahoney reached down and pressed
the old fellows paw, reassuringly.
"Don'd you worry, olt poy.". he spoke,
soothingly. "Ven l ged him by dose
ropes nit, you chust watch me soak
him. I will from him de kopf ge-nock
in zwei roundt alretty!"
With a wall Of heart-broken agony
and despair the tad collapsed. The
bell rang, and Ugo Micheli, known in
the ring as Hugo Kelly, and Otto
Jung, known in the ring as Young
Mahoney, went bravely out to fight a
red-hot draw. r.,