The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-06-13
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
4 Walk Around Prlls Fight in III,
Pious Hoosier S.ata
THE GREAT COWBOY RACE
II VIII Be Started This Afternoon
Yesterdays Races In the
East-EntrIes for To.
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RoBY, Ind, June ic.-The circumstances
leading up TO the formation Of the Colum.
bian Athletic club OH tho heels
of the surreptiously enacted law
lecalizinR glove fights in Indiana. are
already known and tonight saw the inau-
Guration OF tho new fistic arena, which 10
incomplete as yet. When flushed the
arena will seat over ls.0D people. The
contests tonight were the first OF . series
embracing Hugh Napier of Australia,
and Bobby Burns, the conquerer ofCal Nc.
Carthy. who meet two weeks from tonight;
Solly Smith, the Pacific coast feather
weight champion. aud John L. Griffin. tho
Braintrce lad. who will have It out July
10; Dan Creedon and Alec Greggaincs,
billed for the latter part of July; and
George Dawson and Tommy Ryan, who
will decide the welterweight champion
ship of the world in August. Other
matches are on the tapiA aud when the
Corbett- Mitchell fight comes up the club
will assert its full financial strength.
Tho Illinois Central road to-nigh: ran
fivo special trains from Chicago to tho
club grounds. each Of which was crowded
TO overflow ing.
Joe Goddard and Willis Kennedy fur
n:shed the curtain raiser to io-nisht's per-
formance. Before tho other go between
Billy woals aud Buffalo Costello began.
Dominick OMalley, president Of tho club.
delivered short address. lie declared
that il is not tho intention of the club to
violate any laws Of Indiana nor TO hold
prize fights, in the common acceptation Of
m hut sts,,s,lS, ilatsinns snf
listic science and skill.
Goddard and Kennedy contested for a
purse Of LOO. Costello and Billy Woods
fought for purse Of Sa,5o.
IL was 9:iS o'clock when Goddard, fol-
lowed by his seconds, entered. In sec-
ond, Kennedy came with his crowd. Time
was called at 9:a5 o'clock. The first round.
the men opened vigorously. Kennedy was
knocked down in the center and then In
his corner; then in the center; and then
three times more in quick succession. He
managed each time. however, to como up
and was tottering against the ropes whom
time was called, which was all tina: saved
him.
Second round Kennedy ca,ne quickly
TO tho center and WAS at once knocked
down. He rose only to be knocked down
he was rising and was greeted with q
storm Of Kisses and cries of "foul." lie
knocked Kennedy down with a savage
right in the face and before the colored
man could come around he was out.
Kennedy was chcered on leaving the ring.
Within % m inutes after Goddard and
Kennedy left the ring. tho gong rung for
the main event of tho evening. Costello
,lisxxk1<1 snr,ssxh sl,<. ~
o'clock. Woods, two minutes later. seated
himself in the corner which Kennedy had
occupied. Time Was called ut io:lo
o'clock.
First round-Costello landed lightly on
tho neck. Woods led and fell short; then
made vicious right swing which Costello
ducked.
Second-wootls led right and left and
Costello duckcd both. Woods got in two
hot ones and the men clinched.
Third-Both men clinched and Costello
landed heavily on the chin.
Fourth-Woods landed on tho ear and
received soaker on the chin. Costello
got i'm q good left on tho stomach and
Woods clinched.
Fifth Woods got in hot riRh, hand on
tho head. Costello got in a lef on the side
and followed II with another on the chest.
Woods staggered Costello with right Oh
the Jaw.
Sixth Costello got ia four hot swings,
when the men clinched and fell.
seventh -Sparrinu for wind.
Eichth-Woods landed hea Willy with his
right. Costello got In u savage righssuprer
cut.
NinthLCo Costeiio landed his left on the
yV,.Is in riulss si,s, r.ur.t