The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-06-14

RoBY, Ind, June 1.-THE circum-
stances leading up to the formation of the
Columbian athletic club on the heel of
surreptitiously enacted law legalizinR
glove fighting are already known. On
the Sd day of last February at
Indianapolis Senator McHugh in
troduced and passed q bill which
provided that gymnastio exhibitions and
athletic contests of science and skill be
allowed within the state. Governor Mat
thews signed the measure and it became
law. 1t remained for Dominic 0'Mal-
ley of New Orleans 10 discover that this
law had been passed four months before
the sheriff of Lake county became aware
of the fact. Three men besides OMallev
were taken into the scheme and a working
capital of $4,000 was raised in one hour,
and O'Malley, taking into his counsel Lou
NJ. Houseman, began operations. Three
acres of property were bought at a point
100 yards south of the line which divides
Indiana from Illinois, and at a juncture
where three railroads meets. the Bslti-
more & Ohio, the Pennsylvania and the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. In
addition to the railroad accommodation,
the club will have three electric lines and
boat service on the lake. 1t is estimated
that 10000 people per hour can be landed
at the doors. Thirteen miles from the
city and landing, 200 feet from the clubs
building, midway between the tracks OF
the two last named corporations, mon
ster am mphitheater has been built. Incom-
plete as yet, when finished the
arena will seat 1S,400 people COM
fortably, or moro than the combined
capacity of the Coney Island, Crescent
| CITY, Olympic and California athletic
clubs. The arena is lighted by twenty-five
arc lamps and a reserve method of IL
| Elimination is supplied by fifty one-gallon
kerosene lamps. The power for the cleo
trio lamps is supplied by plant owned
by the club.
Last Nights Contests.
The contests tonight were the first of q
series embracing Hugh Napier of Aus
tralia and Bobby Burns, the con-
queror of Cal Mccarthy. who will
meet two weeks from tonight;
Solly Smith, the Pacific coast feather
weight champion, and John T. Griffin,
the Braintree lad, who will have it out on
| the 10 of july; Dan Creedon Of Australia
and Alex Greggains, who are billed for
the latter part of July; George Dawson
and Tommy Ryan, VINO will decide the
welter weight championship OF the world
| in August.
Other matches are on the tapis and
| ~ hiatt
] Mitchell fight begins, the full financial
strength of the new club will assert itself.
The club will not be party to any auc-
| tioneering on this match. Mitchell and
| Corbett will be offered a purse far in
excess of any amount that the Coney Is
| land or the New Orleans clubs can afford
to give. The whole purse will be depos-
tied subject to the order of Referee Siler
when the otter is made. The officers of
| the new organization are: President, Dom
| inic C. o. 'Malley secretary and treasurer, G..
| ]. Mier; matchmaker for the club, Lou NJ.
Houseman; George Siler, official referee;
| Alex w. Kennedy. official iimekeeper;
! Prof. James Robertson, supervisor of
training
The illinois Central ran five special
trains, the fret train leaving the city az
Z 80. followed by four others about ten
|
to the "gunwales."
Goddard Whips Kennedy.
1t was 9:15 when the gong sounded and
| Goddard, followed by his seconds, Val
Flood, George Dawson and Solly Smith.
stepped into the ring. He was followed in
q second by Kennedy, who was followed
into his corn sr by Sam Prouitt
and Gas Collins and Charles Daley. Joe
Harris was time-keeper for Goddard and
| Mark Stone for Kennedy. Malachi Ho-
gan was referee. Before the contest be-
gan Dominic O'MRlley, the manager of
the club, delivered short address, partly
to the 5000 spectators and partly for the
benefit of Sheriff Fredericks of
Lake county and g swarm of deputies who
sat on the side OF the ring. he declared
that it was not the intention OF the club
TO violate any laws of Indiana nor TO hold
prize fights in the common acceptance of
the term but simply exhibitions OF pugi-
listio science and skill. Time was called
at 9:35.
Round MEN opened vigorously, Kennedy
getting in face blow. Kennedy was knocked
| down in the senter OF the ring, then IN his cor
| ner. then in the center and then three times
more in qnck succession. He managed each
time. however, to come mp and was tottering
against the ropes when the gong sounded.
Round 2-Kennedy came quickly TO the GEN.
ter and was at once knocked down. he was
dead game and rose only to be Knocked down
again aud again. Goddard hit him when he
! was rising, and was greeted with storm of
Kisses and cries of foul. Ho knocked Kennedy
down with a savage right in the face. and be-
fore the eolored man could come around he
| was out. Goddard attem pted to make q speech
but the cries of the crowd drowned his voice
and he gave IL up. Kennedy. who had made a
game tight as long as he lasted. was cheered on
leaving the ring.
| Costello-Woods.
Within twenty minutes after Goddard
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