The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-13
PUGILISTIC ARENA.
Fights at the Columbian Club at
ROby, Indiana.


Roby, Indiana.
ROBY Qnd.), June 12.-The circum-
stances leading up to the formation of the
Columbian Athletic Club, on the heels of
the reptitiously law legalizing
glove fighting in Indiana, are already
known, and tonight saw the Inaugural
ton of new fistic arena, incomplete as
yet. When finished the arena will seat
over eighteen thousand people. The con-
tests tonight were the first of series
embracing Hugh Napier of Australia and
Bobby Burns, conqueror of Cal. McCar-
thy, who will meet two weeks from to-
night; Solly Smith, Pacific Coast feather
weight champion, and John T. Griffin,
the Braintree lad, who will have it out on
July 10th; Dan Creedon and Lee Greg
gains, billed for the latter part of July,
and George Dawson and Tommy Ryan.
who will decide the welter- weight cham
pionship of the world in August Other
matches are on the tapis, and when the
Corbett-Mitcheu fight comes up the club
will assert its full financial strength.
The Illinois Central road tonight ran
i've special trains from Chicago to the
grounds, each of which was crowded to
overlooking. Joe Goddard and Willis
Kennedy furnished the curtain raiser of
to-night's performance. The other was
go between Billy Woods and Buffalo
ostello.
1t was 9:l5 when Goddard, followed by
his seconds, entered. In a second Ken
nedy came with his crowd. Time was
called at 9:35.
First round-The men opened vigor-
ously. Kennedy was knocked down in
the center, then in his corner. then in the
center and then three times more in quick
succession. He managed each time, how
ever. TO come up, and, lettering against
the ropes when time was called. was
all that saved him.
Second round-Kennedyc came quickly
to the center, and was at once knocked
down. He rose, only to be knocked
down again and again. Goddard hit him
when he was rising, and was greeted
with a storm of Kisses and cries of ''fouI.D
He knocked Kennedy down with a saw
age right in the face, and before the
colored man could come around he was
out. Kennedy was cheered on leaving
the ring.
Within twenty minutes after Goddard
and Kennedy left the ring the gong was
rung for the main event of the evening.
Costello first climbed trough the ropes at
1905. Woods was two minutes later. and
seated himself in the corner which Ken
nedy occupied. Time was called at 1910.
First round-Costello landed lightly on
the neck. Woods led and fell short. and
then made a vicious right swing, which
Costello ducked.
Second-Woods led his right and left.
Costello ducked. Woods got in two hot
ones and the men clinched.
Third-Both men .clinched, and Co.'S
tello landed heavily on the chin.
Fourth-W Gods landed on the ear. and
got a soaker on the chin. Costello got in
a good left on the stomach, and Woods
clinched.
Fifth-Woods got in good right on
the head. Costello got in left on the
side, and followed it with another on the
chest. Woods staggered Costello with
right on the jaw.
Sixth-Costeilo got in four hot swings,
when the men clinched and fell The
seventh was sparfing for wind.
Eighth-Woods landed heavy right.
Costello got in savage right upper-cut.
Ninth-Costello landed his left on the
face. Woods got in his right on the neck,
receiving heavy left in the stomach.
Tenth-Costello landed on the mouth.
Woods on the neck.
Eleventh-Woods got in a savage upper
cut on the jaw, staggering Costello.
Twelfth - Woods was doing all the
fighting. He landed his left on the head