El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-30

- NE OF the strangest knockOuts
ever seen in this section Of the
- country was pulled off one night
down on the sand dunes OF Indiana,
just over the Illinois line. 1t was dur
ing the time that Dominick O'Malley Of
New Orleans had his Columbian Athlet-
ic club in operation just outside Of the
old ROdy race track during the world s
fair in 1893
There were several strange happen
fngs at Robey, one OF which. the knock
out Of Johnny Griffin by SOlly smith
have already described But an equally
interesting knockout. though the per-
sons concerned were by no means as
prominent, came in the meetings be-
tween Joe Goddard. the Barrier Cham
pion." and one Of the greatest fighting
men ever turned out OF Australia and
Willis Kennedy, husky negro O'Mal-
ley imported from New Orleans with q
big reputation
Kennedy Lost Reputation.
Kennedy returned to New Orleans
minus the reputation. Goddard smpu-
tated him from it with one mighty
Wallop.
The battle went only two rounds. The
first WIS devoted to some fancy foot
work by Kennedy. who seemed deadly
afraid Of the vicious looking Barrier
man Goddard got busy in the second
He moved in. cornered the black man
and shot over the right TO the maxil-
larry region
Just Sat on the Rope.
Kennedy sagged in the middle and
sat down on the lower rope Of the ring.
The upper rope was under one armpit
and the hung there, exactly balanced.
his feet off the canvas He swayed
like a schoolboy lettering while ref
cree Silver counted him out He
seemed paralyzed all over from the
punch and when they tried TO extricate
him from the ropes ne fell as Imply as
a wet rag
Maher Landed a Blow Also.
It was in the same ring that Peter
Maher, then trying his best to redeem
himself for his crushing defeat at the
hands OF Bob Fitzsimmons. put Val
Flood under the steam roller. Val came
from Australia and was thought to be
quite an addition in an artistic way 10
the American fighting colony. He gave
a good imitation for three rounds but
Peter got him in the fourth. over went
that old Betsy Ann OF the Galway man,
crashing onto Floods jaw.
Flood spun around like q top before
hitting the ropes. Stiu whirling like
dervish. he bounced across a corner Of
the ring diagonally and hit the strands
on the other side. He was out stand
ing up but he didn't stand long The
second impact with the ropes robbed
his body OF its momentum and the col
lapse came He fumbled blindly for
the ropes, missed them and fell on his
LEdu anu inc SUBSEQUENT proceedings
interested him not in the least.
Talked Into a Knockout.
Did you ever hear of a man being
talked into a Knockout
well, il happened one night in a
fight in Davenport, Ia, between Kid
Farmer. the original, and Joe Galligan,
an Italian newsboy Of Chicago, who
was one Of the hardest hitters the ring
ever knew.
Galigan was a nervous, fidgety fell
low, much inclined to be upset ment-
ally at least, by an untoward happen
ing about his corner before or during
a scrap kid" Herman. another light
weight who was in Farmers corner,
knew Of this trait and started to work
on it.
Go over and look at his bandages,'
Herman whispered to Farmer, just be-
fore Galligan was ready to slip his
hands into the gloves.
over sauntered the Kid and picked
UP his opponents right hand. Herman
close by.
Gee. you've got heavy bandages on
began Farmer. That was the opening
for Herman.
Let him have them" he said to
Farmer, he needs brass 'knuckles to !
lick you" and he smiled pleasantly into |
Galligan's angry face. D
Ii Certainly Worked.
The scheme worked Up sprang Cal