The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-02
Smoky City Boy Was Hard Opponent
but was at a Disadvantage Because
Of Stewart's Long. Reach

Although fighting gam" h'''i".
Johnny Fundy % Pittsburgh was "ut-
pointed b. Walter Goo" Stewart -;
this city last evening IN a ten round
bout. Thu smoky tl.% boy. after bong
outpoi-tcd badly in ~" carly stages OF
the fight. came back strong IN IN" ninth
and tenth.
The firs, few rounds W r" SOMEWHAT
tame. as the boys were qu.t'' cautious
Stewart opened 4 moan CO over t"adN 5
left eye in the first r"urd. Tn" S"c'f1d'
third. nth and seventh rounds w'r''
Stewards TIL" first. fourth. siN'h'
eighth and ,"nth W." even. TIL" ninth
was the only round tn" Prtt~hurgh"r
outponted IN" Slugg'uS local boy.
Stewards roach was 4 big advantage
TO him. as h" kept hi loft m:tt working
constantly IN F.-ldy'S fac. TIL" rus
hurgher however. got pGS; N" l"rS arm
NJ tho local laL several times ana
threatened - de- oNSid"r1ll" damage
but Stewart pulled gu, of 'v"ry no."
without damage with IN" "N".p;."n G.
in tho ninth and tenth. when n" wa
compelled Ia taxi. s"u,N punishment.
Tho initial round opened quit" tam.
Time aud again IN" lighters w"u' 'n'"
clinches without exchanging bi'"
FuNdS nralIS rpti"t Ap "4'' -
swing to thc stomach St"war: ruS::"d
and landed his famous on"-'w" pu""h
then wen, INTO a Cl!ncu. Stewart land
cd a RICH, hook to ~" head that opened
n moan cut over rundy's TT -"
Fundy. however. cam" ba,N hard. anu
tho EXCHANGING of Iunchrs was about
even Round even.
The bows won't INTO n cliu"h rs tH'r
came out for IN" second r.und. S''w''t
rushed ard landed sc~.'al rights and
lerts 10 jaw. followed hv som" furious
sgntinS at close GUa-''r~. wt'h thu i"";'i
hcy having Htt!c SHADE. Fu"dy cam
back and was mot Ny =, l"it jah {" IN"
law that strai Eh;cn"d am ~. Ia.
third was a r"p";I;'ur g: ~" second Ah''
also went ~ stewart II" rushed the
T'ittshurShr- to the r";"s sexual I'm" =
and MAN. we'll placed hl""s rjuu"d from
MS sturdy hS,N. Som" furious 'ni.Er''
rr tc,k place ~ the fourth. hI; b";N
.o,;rds went 80 h .nrai hos
Tho fourth round was cv'm. For ~
,ers, half r'fnu'. u"i e >jrri, h'"w W.
landed. both h"yS wnrkIrS SONY e, .''r
FONTS, hu, moi attempt - t. - ia
close "Gun.' uuaii. ~N.E- - = r".'i.'
left. which trrm'.G h..d '.';U:i'' = =
aroud,. Fund, rI,.pi and landed r.
pcatcdly on Nh Jaw and bod n"i"r
,hc local lad ,'"uld r.''f":. TIL" ;nuII'-
ing that followed WAS i'''T 'lS'''. ,
n 4 Wheeling ar'n IN" h'iN SO
with tier h"'"@ '""''''' '''.'
repeatedly {" IN" S'"":" h. "I'"r'i'' -
with one 10 tn" jaw stewart htt"n''
, lcft swing - til. h"Hd. ard MAS not
with lrft :" III" JAN - "''H r,"S,
Fundy s""rr"! I" SOW up IN me al H.
Stewart landed o''"n AT '!"S' r'h', -
then rushed tn" ihitShurghrr =" '"',
ropes. Fundy can" back ana "'''nI' -
"a rush. but WIS 'n"' WIN "(''"d'
l"tt. The i'rh. hoy '''''N .'"'
his reach ard k''' ms i'' "''N''@
tho face. stewards '"u''u' .,
The sixth round vas "t"h' :. - ,
missed several swings % TN h,"'' -
face. but recovered ana I2nH"" ms -"
Two punch twi'" III Succession. ,"'''.
cornrrrd Stewart ina S"unE No. !
windmill. hIt his blows ihnH'' ''En' "
were blocked b. IN" HHI'k H'''"h ~ AZ
local Roy.
Stewart took IN" S'v"rth r"un" - Il
wide margin. several GOOD "rn"r'''''
tics w"r" ElE"h MI" :" P"' "''' 80
slcep-produc"r' r'' ",n '"\'',''. ..
proved n!E "'''H'.,'- '"'., '''' -.
he landed "'""S .,i 81 n,..
NOR" ac"n'" ~ -.,.- .,
PittSourG ,.,,.s In
Funny al. - ,.r, h,.rL !. :. !, ,:,o