The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-13
Indiana Disgraced by Two Brutal Prize
Fights at Roby Last Night.
Gov. Matihews's Friend, the Sheriff Of Lake
County, Present with Twenty Deputies. but
No Effort Made to Stop the mills"
Willis Kennedy Knocked Ont by Joe
Goddard in the Second Round.
Fifty-Six Rounds Fought by Martin Costello
and Billy Woods-Declared Draw Because
the Lattsr's Hand Was Broken.
PRIZE FIGHTING IN INDIANA.

PRIZE FIGHTING IN INDIANA.
Hoosisr Soil Invaded by 5000 Chicago
sports-Goddsrd Whips Kennedy.
RoBEY. Ind, June lathe Column bian
Athletic Club was insugursted tonight in
the presence of three thousand sports. with
q ten-round bout between Joe Goddard. Of
Australia. and Willis Kennedy. of st.
Louis. for purse of s1.20O and finish
fight between Martin Costello and Billy
Woods for purse of $4,000.
The circumstances leading mp to the
formation of the club on the heels Of q sur.
reptitiously enacted law legalizing glove
fighting are already known. On the shird
day of last February. at Indianapolis.
Senator Mchugh introduced . bill in tho
Legislature which provided that gymnastio
exhibitions and athletic contests of solenco
and skill be allowed within the State. IL
was passed, Governor Matthews signed it
and it became q law. and, with batch of
other measures, found it's way into the
statutes of Indiana.
1t remained fer Dominiok O'Malley. Of
New Orleans, to discover that this law had
been passed four months before the sheriff
of Lake county became aware of the fact.
Three men besides O'Malley were taken
into the scheme and q working capital of
$4,000 was raised in one hour. aud O'Mal-
ley. taking into his oounsels Lou NJ.
Honseman. began operations Three acres
OF property were bought at o point one hun
dred yards south OF the line which divides
Indiana from Illinois. and at q junoture
where three railroads me5t-the Baltimore
* Ohio. the PennsylvanIa and the Lake
Shore d. 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 two hundred feet from the club's
building. and midway between the tracks
of the two last-named corporations q mon
ster amphitheater has been built. 1t is
not yet completed. but when finished the
arena will seat 1S, 400 people comfortably,
or more than the combined capacities 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 illumination is supplied
by fifty one-gallon kerosene lamps. The
pcr,2 ci Or the electric lamps is supplied by
q pasnt owned by the club.
The contests tonight were the first of q
series embracing Hugh Napier of Aus
tralia, and Bobby Burns. the conquerer of
Cal Mccarthy. who will meet two weeks
from tonight; Solly Smith, the Pacific
coast feather-weight champion. and John
L. Griffin. the "Braintree lad" who Will
have 1t out Oh the 10th of Jnly: Dan Cree
don, of Australia. and Alex. Greggains,
who are billed for the latter part of July;
George Dawson and Tommy Ryan, who
will decide the welter-weight champion.
ship of the world in August. Other
when the bidding on the corbett
and Mitchell light begins, the full financial
strength of the new club Will assert itself.
The club will not be O party to any
auctiOneering on this match. Mitchell
and COrbett will be offered purse far in
excess OF any amount that the Coney
Island or New Orleans clubs can afford to
give. The whole purse will be deposited
subject to the order of referee Siler w hen
the offer is made. The officers of the new
origizaticn are: President. Dominick
OMaIley; secretary and treasurer, &. j.
Mier; matchmaker for the club, Lou Nj.
Eousemen;. George Siler. official referee;
Prof. james Robertson. supervisor of train.
ing.
Five special trains had been chartered
for the transportation of the multitude
the multitude failed to materialize and less
than 1900 people were scattered over the
tiers of seats. The appearance of Sheriff
Fredericks, with twenty stalwart dep.
ties. who we're, given seats in q
momentary sensation. About 9 o'clock the
sky above-f for there was no roof over tho
vast shell-began TO look threatening. ana
the crowd commenced to howl for business.
AT $50 official time keeper Alf Kennedy
responded with vigorous pull of the bell
rope. moment later Goddard and Ken
nedy vaulted over the ropes accompanied
by their seconds.
Dominick o. Malley, in full evening dress,
announced that At was not the Intention of
the club to violate the law. but to main tain
its majesty. So long as he was identified
with the club NO prize fighting would be
tolerated. This was received with mingled
laughter and applause. which was renewed
when he told the audience that he ex-
peeted them to be gentlemen, and to see
that the fair name of Indiana was neither
marred nor disgraced. O'Malley's words
were evidently intended for the sheriff and
his deputies. At the close of his speech
Goddard and Kennedy were introduced.
The former was seconded by Val Flood,
George Dawson and Solly Smith, Kennedy
bv sam Prouett, Cas- Collins and Charles
Daley. Joe harris was time keeper for
Goddard and Mark Stone for Kennedy.
Malachi Hogan was referee.
Time wss called at 9:35. and both men
went at it hammer and tongs. Goddard
getting In three face blows in succession.
Kennedy, who already showed signs of
grogglness. responded with TWO body blows
but was sent to earth. He came up val.
iantly, but went down again, and q third
and fourth time, Goddard beating him
right and left as soon as he gained his
feet. A sixth time the colored man got to
his feet, only to go down again with q
single blow. The bell saved him for the
moment.
In the second round he grasped the ropes
after receiving q body blow and. in this
position. was beaten again and again by
his opponent amid cries of "foup which,
however. was not allowed. On gong down
tenth time the colored man made cour-
age0us effort TO continue. bnt was counted
out. Kennedy bled profusely from the
nose. whiie Goddard failed to show q
scratch. The latter asked permission 10
make a speech. denying that he wanted 20
fight unfair. but 1t was refused.
THE COsTELLO-wOoDs FIGHT