Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-27

The next fighter OF absolute ability
was Jack Dempsey-"The Nonpariel -
middleweight champion until Bob Fftz-
simmons won from him in IL ROUNDS
at New Orleans in January 1881. JACK
was a wonderful fighter but his recotu
noes not compare with that OF NC
Auliffe He won from George La
Rlanche in 1856; drew with Jack Burke
In the same year and also with Domi-
nick NcCaffery at Jersey City in ten
rounds. He drew with Nike Donovan
in 1883 and lost 10 La Blanche at
Frisco in 1889. and in the lhtSrlr, trar,
Maine to California. He was born IN
County kildare in lss2.
outside of these two men the rec
ords of the remainder are not ehceP-
tionally brilliant Let US not sJurluis
into the fault of caulhs i'oin
candle a volcano
paddy Ryan came to this country
from Tipperary and with the eNceP-
tion of his fight with Joe Goss ior .he
championship In America and s-'So a
side. which he won, and his TWO oat-
,ics with John l.. sullivan. that ne
iost there is no record OF any other
achievements in the ring with tne eS
ccution OF his fight with Joe MSA,nii. Nm.
I'm New York which ne lost bls
Edwards was the authority th's - ~,
were the only battles he ever touEnt
Peter Maher was the most oNerateu
fighter that ever came to this couti.rS' ",
He was born in Galway IN Ish'. "
hest men nc met In this country W.
loo Goddard Jim Hall. Joe Chcynshi'
S.us ptiblir Kid Mccoy and Bob Fttz-
sIrnuons. He won from Joe Goddard
in three rounds. drew with Jim HAN
kayo'd Joe ChoynsN In tho sixth rouhu.
but lost to all three in return matchss
during the three. succeeding years ~ ~
,q0c Gus Rubin knocked him out IN
two rounds The rough treatment ne
received from Bob Fitzsi,nmons on Two
occasions is too well known TO repes,..
4 significant fact connected with the
record of this fighter Is that IN no III
thnn five, of his fights he Won a toul
Sailor Sharkcy is another pronhih.n'
nrhtor who did not fare well IN tnis
country. However he did rtucn ~
ter than Maher. The best or 'he
he,vy'yveights he met were jim cor
bett lin Jeryrics and Gus lfuhiin. ne
fought Jeffries twice. The first time at
FrIsco he lasted twenty rounds and
In tho second mill he lasted twenty
i've rounds. lie fought Corbett twice :
the first time to n draw in four rounus
and in the second contest AT New forh
he was given the decision In SIX ROUNDS
In soeaking OF his career II Is best to
forget his fasco with f'itsimm9ns at
Frisco in 1895. when he was given the
decision on a foul. This incident Is
one of the black spots in pugulistc MS
tory ana tnoulu hhNt 'hAiii4at'H .a'a''
from the ring for ever after. Fttzsim-
mons got revenge. however. at Concy
Island in 1900 when he basted the life
out Of him in two rounds. Sharkey' 8
only other fight OF prominence was
with Gus Rubin at London. England
In 1901. lie lasted eleven rounds. Shar-
key was born in pundalk. in 1873.
There wero plenty OF others hailinS
from the Emorald Isle. Davo Barr
born IN Cork lost to Al Kaufman and
received his quietus as "A fighter when
Nike Schrock handed him tho kayo
at Terre Hautc In 1906.
BIN Brennan did not Improve matters
10 any extent and got his from Bat
tling Lavinsky In 1917 and by Jack
Dempsey in 1915 Brennan was born
in County Mayo, Ireland.
Patsy Cline comes from County
I.onEford. ireland. The only affair of
any prominence was with Johnnie Dun
dee. whom he stood to for twenty rounds
at New Orleans In February 1918, He
Is "A lightweight but Johnnie kilbain
nut him out in two rounds in 1916.
Mike Donovan. from County Bantry
has n record hardly worth mentioning
Willie Fftzgerald could do little better
George Gardner. born in LisdOonvarna.
fought several good men but lost TO
Jimmie Handler and Joe wolcott. The
best man he ever gained n decision
, over was Marvin Hart. This battle
took place at Louisville and lasted J.
rounds. Gardner did knock Peter
Mnher out at Boston in 1907 IN one
round, but was beaten by Peter Jack
son in 20 rounds, Bob Fitzsimmons in
twenty rounds lost 10 Jack Root In
six rounds and was stopped pcrman-
emily bN Al Kaufman at Los Angeles