Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-15
'One-Eyed' Connolly of
GlObe-TrOtting Fame Got
Setback at Coast Bout

NEW YORK. Dec. Most Of you
birds have heard Of "One- Eyed Connolly"
He isn't the original, but Wen say he's
a swell second. He follows the big fights
all over Below is a clipping from a Los
Angeles paper. 1t is about Connolly and
was turned or by Fame Norton. Here
IT IS.
Nap had his Waterloo.
One Eyed Connolly" had his Vernon.
The worlds champion gate crasher, "
who. like Alexander. had shed bitter
tears because there were no more worlds
for him TO conquer, came TO grief in try
ing to make" the gate at the Vernon
arena one night.
The man who had seen every sporting
event from the sun kissed shores of the
Pacific 10 the sIn-cuS-ed beaches Of the
Atlantic and from Hudson Bay TO the
Gulf Of Mexico with nut its costing him q
thin dime, took in too much territory.
For One Eyed Connolly spent the
evening in the Vernon calabOOse.
When Kid Roach beat Soldier Graham
in four rounds in the Curtain-raiser Con-
molly was not at the ringside. He was IL
the lock up looking out and listening TO
the cheers that were waited on the
breeZes fitertug IN from the packing
houses.
When Lucky Lugo beat Willie Hunt in
four rounds Connolly was wondering
what 1t was all about The show was
going ahead without him.
hen Joe brown beat Sailor MARTINEZ,
the we'll known New Yorker realized It
was all of and, curling up on a bunk,
tried to grab a few winks of sleep. but
the cheering when Johnny Weller beat
Nike GolindO recalled the days Of Jersey
City, Toledo. Reno. Benton Harbor,
g Madison square Garden and New Or
leans. They can hold a guy but a short
time on suspicion, bur Connolly served
twenty years in couple Of hours.
Connolly's real thrill followed the main
event. in which Dick Donald gave the
decision to Bobby Ertle over Joe Fisher.
The verdict got such a rise ont OF the
fans that there were angry protests swell
ing to a roar. 1t was not the good
natured cheering such as usually follows
a bout.
Calling to the constable in charge Of
the bastile, Connolly cried They're
coming after me Tell them I'm not Roy
Gardner and ! can prove It. Here's the
nickel I got from John =. Rockefeller
for two Scent papers and here's my
watch and q button showing / belong TO
the NewsbOys' Union"
After the booing had died away Con-
molly could hear the cats beating It out
Of Vernon into Los Angeles. Quiet set
tied over the calabOose and Connolly
gave Up IN despair. He settled himself
the jangling Of keys and his home for
the night was thrown open.
'YOun have 70 get out Of here, fellow"
saic a grun voice The Vernon police
force wants to move in and have a pitch
game. Outside for you"
And Connolly was sent out into the
night.
lie man who Crashed the gate at
Jersey City three times and finally saw
the big battle from the ringside" is q
changed man today.
"I didn't think 1t could be DONE" he
walls. There / was. talking to Jack
Doyle ike one gentleman to another.
was just telling Jack I was going to
make the gate and borrow a dollar OF
him before the night was over and
'bulP came along and took me in.
Il don't care so much about myself
but what viii Tad and RunyoD and Joe
cannon say: III hardly dare go back 10
New York, but III be darned If I amt
going to get just as far away from Yer
non as I can. I never heard of the town
before and l don't want to hear of it
again"