| Show 1 r v IN THE DAYS OF R REAL AL FIGHTING 3 1 SA BATtLE T tE HOLDS PLACE PLACE- tIN L IN PRIZE RING HISTORY J r Action Was Crowded Into About FiVe Minutes Minutes of I i f Than Is Is Seen No Nowadays ad Y i in in Twenty Twenty Round 7 p f Bouts Bouts' Maher Down three Times Before re V f. f Y B Being ing Counted Out f. f ri r- r r y i V 1 I I i By ROBERT EDG NJ i J. F-J. t- t Copyright ht by The Pr Press ss Publishing o 0 I than two rounds rounds- but h had d more l 0 i A. fight that went went less ft I J I v action action than you'll see today in twenty fE J fAH MAHIR R was as Irish h and md Peter Peter Petero could o d fight igi Je He e never vcr 11 the w l X r to win win a t afie ay twits L I f went Vent into into 1 aring ring to stall still His lidea idea of y 4 fie w wits was s to put Aver a in jh ng of the first r Ind w if If If Peters U O-fi O f punch Hi t put hi Ins t t to sleep p fer tried to produce the r the second If hc m p d t lt score a round one kno t tle was wa aswell arwell sati- sati y Ul a a knockout in the se nd I p fer li ea to fight but ut lie he I Ir could ld l le s and r- r d. d nt In fighting twenty rot If he co fight Fo He did id win wina a Jot dot of fi fights fights in a hurry nurry Peter s r s cr-s punch wits wis w t r d only to that used by Bob FitZsimmons and it was ld 1 be be because ause use it t was vas his nat natural ral punch and not like that of oJ Fitz FitzS S 4 lf a highly ed educated punch that knew all the knockout i po a and the various ways ways' ways of f reaching the solar i ii Dowa J t yc years s Nah r nit t Kid Carter Garter the N Norseman rs m n. n Those S-Those were the great d days ys Since then ihen has fallen from fLom his bis high estate estate- a as Champion tot or Ireland and Challenger of or the World and nd h has hs s oscillated between driving n milk DiUk wagon wagon- and tending bar nr Carter nearly middle weight champion and the b best t light heavy heavyweight weight o of his time heft the ring years yeara ago ago- and Is now an aix enlisted man in int inte t te i United d tate paVy a Maher Was Paid Before He Entered Ring x Tom Torn was was P Peters Peter's s 's chief sec sec- ond Bob Dob Armstrong was behind CaTt Carter r. r The Penn Art club cl b was pac packed ed Three dull preliminaries 1 kUI Killed d time while while- the crowd waited the main blain ev event event- nt tN And 34 hen the last one was aver nver there thee was vaS still some sOne DJ time time- fo to wait for or P F Peter ter rem remembering em- em bering past experiences refused to until his been e n pa paid d I in cash t I thre re waa wag q quite te i-te a contrast b Iween tween v 1 dar dark With ith dark ey es and nd h hair ir was dar dark except on t top p where it was wa va m missing l int Carter arter was as a a. light an blonde a tow taw head with wit eyes hIn blue They were of a height about six feet tall Maher scowled at Carter and Carter glared at Maher Each w was s 1 for forthe the beginning of the he I a 1 w when n the bell beH clanged they were together fn ii lL instant ant As they met Career arLer whipped a vicious right into body mid P ter put all his i strength into a band hand wallop that struck t Barter flush on the mouth and aud hurled him b back ck a a. I couple of yards ards Carter jarter jar cr lowered Ms his head and rushed fin in jn again Maher met Maher met him with dei dev de- de i v liberate ach each intended for a l The blonde Kids Kid's assi ui powers yer wC marvelous He ic r Jus s attack aUak through punish punish- that that would have Java dropped a a. a doz n. n ordinary men Carter broke through and nd reached Peter with a cf crashing shing clout oit the chin Peters Peter's bent a d shook and he reeled ba back baik lt But as Carter Carter- torn tore after him Pet rallied and met meU him knee to I k r slugging and in ill a I moment t blood was pouring from a acut cut ut over Peters Peter's ey eye and nd Carter Caner was stag er Cart Carter r still attacked in short plunges but wa ho reeling and Wt rf 1 r in 1 tJ tha interval between the RIle rounds ro tJ tI crowd cr d kept up ar 3 roaring din dili of f r applause It was uGh a as one one- in- in x n t nce in fn a ar r-if r if if lu Ju ky In labia his com corner cornOr r Peter back j I against the ropes resting Carter j t sat at u up Straight tr ight glaring a across r a at j 1 j. j r. r fleer er to get at t him j v Ti r. r Clang Bang I I The bell and before ItT topped I ringing the fighters met mel witha a crash rash in ill the middle of the ring Fighting l' l i furiously at close range th i to td td on of the ring and i fell felI headlong head head- long into into- the ropes It was wasa wasa a Kilkenny Kil Ku- kenny cat affair How anything could survive such was battering a puzzle I. I r. r P efer Eer er set himself to deli deliver vel a ten ten- nd wallop Carter rushed d h him n savagely ge P Peter ter beat him hint back but I Iwas Iwas was unable to land Just right Cart Carter arter r I nul ed again and again driving Peters Peter's body II At fourth M t fourth rush lush right Mahers ah rs r's rl lit glove struck k O Garter Carter ter 1 on tI the tida e. e fi and such dl ve him b back bleeding h hard hard- rd 5 1 5 IU 1 t th re- re was no soft sort spot in C Carr Cr t t tt n al makeup up I H He plunged fight in in- agan A And d' d this time lime Peter found 1 tile mark S. S S A i Jt t f was vas the rop most t sensational S 1 I ever a laW In W. a ring There was wasS f G Carter atter earing tearing in in fury in his eyes S fists ts flying Maher Maber on on- the I Tr Then in an instant Maher t Dl siy y tv 11 en A A right lashed flashed over In in n a shortening j 1 curve c His HIa gloved fist o on on r Carters Carter's j Jaw w. w Carters Carter's feet left eft Ui tle T and as a's his head and nd body fl j b th Impact ct 0 of MaL Mah terrific ic blow he turned a full fullS sor sora t S in the in-the the air fell feU on onS hI his S fac face fac lying at at full length S Jess Willard Villard turned Soldier Kearns Kearns- 1 half halt a n. s with a punch onI on I Kearns struck the floor I l Us j sh ulder blades But Maher Maber I p- p had bad turned Carter over er so 80 o that lie he fell ell face down 1 Ti- Ti I It looked a sure knockout but bur after 5 lying Still thil a few s seconds Carter tarter I 5 struggled to his kne knees s. s At At nine j iJ managed to rise and nd S tt knees and arms arm's s lown Iown va f Iah r-Mah r rs r's attack 1 k 1 1 i Pater closed in his fo I Wow blow I he could conid- start it it Carter S to Ie meet him A few seconds S of 6 pf pt hard driven blows tI I Carters Carter's right shot S. S and anI suddenly j straight raight out like liko a pi piston ton rod His HisS S odd gove struck Peter on the theS S S point bf the chin Peter crumpled I eU in a heap senseless S fy tiuI l ft Ul over r and Carter Carte th the win win- ner S S But Bu m not quitE Mahier 1 struggled At eight Seconds c be M was pus pushing ingup up c S from the floor ioor H He was up in time lime The- The fJ tight Jt w went nt- nt on Furious glaring C Cartel CarteY plunged plunged- ih lb int t h- h it M MAier her stood him off ott for a moment moment h but t Cart Carter r was not hot fo to be denied A heavy right on the chin knocked Peter down again He rose He lie was still full lull of fighting spirit He wa was Irish Reeling from side to side ho he Carter away still trying tide of battle with a wal wal- wal lop Carter became cool ool and anti dellb- dellb erate erat He pushed in and Peter Ieter slugged S Then Carters Carter's right came swishing g gI I a around 5 Inc in l a a. a short arc His Ifs first land land- fed ed just just- back of E Peters Peter's left ear Petars Petar's Pe Pe- Pe ter's tars I heels beels flew up p and he turned halt half a son somersault erf ault forward The first thing t that struck the foor foor- r tS was the top of ot Peters Peter's head a H He lie was out The crowd c n tIle the chairs to look lock he the winner and w went nt home hom Cart Carter r r l around until Peter recovered In hY his comer r. r an and 1 shook Peters Peter's hand Peter Peler looked a little doleful but ut cheer cheered d up as he heI I tucked the iron bo box with the the- money I r r his is arm Thosa w were we're le the happy 1 days I 7 |
