The New York herald., 1921-11-03
PETER MAHER FINDS
FRIEND In HIS NEED
Veteran Fighter, a Most Dam
eernus Hitter, Gets Berth
in Dock Department.
By CHARLES II. MATHrsoN.

Peter Maher. one OF the hardest nit
ting heavywelghts during the time the
Horton law was in force bat who never
received much financial reward for his
efforts in the ring. has in recent years
oeen in rather straitened circumstances.
This fact came TO the ears OF Murray
Hubert, Democratic candidate for Pres
ident of the Board Of Aldermen, and
yesterday he induced Dock Commits
sio..er Hubert TO give the old gladiator
a job.
Mahers predicarnent recalls TO old
timers * fact that he was o. of the
'0-.t dA.as.rous hitters of his time. So
DESTRUCTIVE was his punch with either
right or .elt nat only one of e., top
notchers % t5o period could be = duced
TO meet him 4 &c. ring. Fearless eitz-
sinlmcn Ms faced ,.hec twice in the rop-d
sdGar, .rd ~ r ::u. was yictorlo, =.
But F1ty Ind "a narrc~ escape in IN
first battle W. O. e.. place at New
Orleans. Naher 5h.or-d Fitz in the sec
ond round and ls, hed like curtains
for the freckle IA rS eLry from Aus
tralia. lie managed 4 s-t on rs tsct
however, and in th:rt~eT rounds beaI
Maher into submission.
Sullivan and torbett Gih -ot at any
time seem 20 be enthusiastic aboTt a
meeting with Maher. Corr cit seat
Steve ODonnell as his proxy and Peter
made short work OF Steve---thirrY Sec
onds, to be exact. But Maher never gor
title fight.
Maher was the victor in u port with
Joe ChoynslSi. the perpetual champion
of ireland scoring a spectacul, knock
out in the sixth round. Col. Roosevelt,
then a Police Commissioner, was among
the spectators and he expressed his 1p-
proval OF the bout Maher stil is rug
ged and vigorous. and as he is willing
10 work he should have the oppo--
tunity.
Rocky Kansas continues to complain
that he cannot get championship bout.
Incidentally, In referring to Rocky
Kansas's claim Of the lightweight title
ia THE NEW York HERALD last Tuesday.
the types made It appear that the
Buffalo lightweight was mot "A close
student of pugilistic honesty" 1t should
have read "pugllistic history" Kansas
is now and always has been thoroughly
honest performer In the ring.
Marty Summers, who used Morris
Lux for punching bag at Madison
Square Garden last Tuesday night, has
been matched TO box Dave Rosenberg
at the Broadway Exhibition Association
next Monday night.
a fine OF $1,000 was imposed in the
Federal Court at Columbus, Ohio. yes
terday upon Frank Fournoi Of New
York, an associate OF Tex Ricks-d. for
bringing into Ohio films OF the Dempsey
Carpenter fight in violation of Federal
law E1ournoi pleaded guilty to the
charge in the hope that the films may
he shown in Ohio. Before being shown
they must be approved by the State Film
Censorship Bureau.
Charles weinert and Harry Creb
completed their training yesterday for
their meeting tomorrow night IN Madi-
son Square Garden ring. In bout
scheduled for fifteen rounds. The clever
Newark heavyweight is confident Of
victory. Weinert says he will scale
1888 pounds. He boxed fifteen rounds
Yesterday in his private gymnasium at
Newark with Phil Krug, giving him
the best work out.
George Engle. manager of Greb. pre-
diets that his charge will hit Weinert
so often that the Jerscyite viii be kept
busy trying 70 fnd out where so many
punches come from. "Grcb Is in the
best condition of HIS career" says
EnSle. "and he is very anxious 10 beat
Weinert for II means "A bout with
Bill Brennan and then possibly n
setto with Dempsey. Greb is In earnest
about fighting Dempsey. Everybody
was scared to tackle Kid Norfolk, but
Harry got him in Pittsburgh and gave
linn a beating"
Weinert has won his last sixteen con-
tests. fourteen by knockouts, according
to Mccartney.
Tho chief interest r. tho wrestling
bout tonight at the Lexington Sporting
, club between Stranger Lewis. former
champion. and Joe Polk. n newcomer on
The mat, centres in the performance of
I Lewis when deprived Of tho use of his
deadlock. True. tho Uranium crusher
, did not have much effect or the elder
Zbyszko. aud possibly Levis's poverg
I Of compression were beginning 10
/ weaken
( In all his matches outside OF New
York State Lewis has used thu head
/ lock. and Il has been effective. for not
! only has the Stranger won eleven