The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-04

him against the rope. where he ham,
mered him numerically. The crowd
at this time were all upon their feet
yelling at Deleski to finish him. but
the bell came to the rescue of Suili-
van and sounded like music to his
ears. He tottered back to his corner
in a somewhat dazed condition.
Fight Even from Fifth.
From the fifth round on the fight was
fairly even to the finish. Several times
during the bout Deleskf allowed Sui
livan to stand off and box with him.
be he was slightly worsted, and Jimmy
Clabby who was Deleskf's chef sd
wiser, ordered his man to slug and fofce
the going, and in every mixup he came
out with flying colors.
This Deleski boy certainly possesses
all the qualities OF a coming fighter
He is cool and collected, tough as
rawhide, has a very good punch, and
is improving with every battle.
Too much credit cannot be bestowed
upon the able manner in which War
rem Renne handled the men in the ring,
as at no time did he go between them
or lay his hands on them to part them,
merely cautioning them to break at his
| command. He would remind one very
|
Charley Eyton, three men whom con-
slider the foremost referees in the world,
the trio being the three leading off,
! Gals on the Pacific coast.
The first preliminary, a six-round go
| between John ReinhoItz of Hammond
and Paddy Campbell of South Chicago,
was certainly a hair-raising bout from
start to finish, with Campbell leading
slightly all the way. This was their
initial appearance in the ring, but to
see them one would think they were
a pair of old-timers. Referee Renne
wisely stopped the bout in the middle
of the fourth round, as Reinholtz was
apparently out but willing to continue.
The decision met with the approval of
everybody.
The West Hammond Athletic club,
which pulled off the bouts last night.
must be complimented for the able man
ner in which they pulled off the fight,
as well as their manner in handling
, the crowd. There was but one break
in the evenings entertainment and
that was when Kelly got cold feet and
failed to put in an appearance. The
management substituted Larry VALID
smith with Sailor Grades, and the pair
boxed four spirited rounds while the
stars Oh the evening were dressing.
The exhibition was fast and full OF
ginger from start to finish. The club
management of the Hammond Ath-
letic club. from now on, will be known
as the Columbia Athletic club, this ster
, being taken so as not to cause any
confusion with the Hammond Athletic
association. ]. Ignatius Finnegan was
the official timekeeper and will s.1t in
that capacity.
Next Thursday evening frankie
White and Danny Goodman will meet
in return engagement, which in itself
insures a rafting ten-round go.
The management intends from now
y on to make things as convenient 70,
n its patrons as possible. They will oper
the doors at $40 o'clock sharp and
: the first preliminary will be on ths
e stage without fail at o'clock on the
: dot and there will be no delays be
$ tween bouts. This will assure all tn,
e patrons that the evenings entertain
L ment will be concluded by II o'cIocl
II at the latest and as result all can ge
home to bed at reasonable hour afte
s viewing the entertainments The,
Il have also decided to make the popula
n prices as follows: $3.50 for stag
= seats. 81 for reserved seats, and Il
# cents general admission.