The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-31
.CREAKING OF THE LID
IS MUSIC TO BOXERS
Promoters Meet and Hear
Glad Tidings From the
Mayors Office.
HOPES FOR OPENING SOON
Building and Bout Are Ready Should
Mayor Buses Standing Edict
Be Revoked.
HOPES FOR OPENING SOON

There is a creaking of the tight lid In
Chicago. There has been something
like # in the past, but now It is claim
ed that the noise" is genuine. Pro
motors, some of the old-timerx and a
few newcomers, were busy "promot-
ing yesterday, and the mayor, 1t was
said, was busy listening, and all to-
gether it made charming music for the
famished boxers.
meeting was held yesterday in a
room on Madison street where the xtt-
uation was discussed, ana the spokes-
man brought word that IL the game
would be clean and kept clean Mayor
Busse would be willing to stand for
the sport for while at least. The en-
thusiasm which followed was fervtd.
and while the rest weren't looking one
OF the promoters proceeded to match
Cyclone" Johnny Thompson with
Battling Nelson. This did not progress
very far, and Packey Mcfarland was
communicated with In the seat. Nothing
was heard from the scrappy little South
Slider, but Harry Gilmore ST. allowed
that Packey was willing to meet any
one and that he was sure that the
lightweight would be delighted TO meet
Thompson, but as for the lid being
raised he couldn't say or wouldn't.
Business Men Bachers.
Behind the enterprise are two West
Side politicians, besides a number Of
downtown business men, not to men
ton three former promoters Should
the latter be able to guarantee the
mayor clean sport and a minimum Of
wrangling between the wouLd-be pro-
motors the ball will open at the Dex-
ter Park pavilion at the stockyards
inside of three weeks.
The arguments used on the MAYER. It
was said were many and varied. and.
although the city's executive refused
to give final answer, hopes ran high
along the boxers Rialto last night. It
was argued to the mayor that If he
would relent the promoters would see
to 1t that nothing would happen to
queer" the game, that every boxer
would have physical examination be-
fore any bout and that the police could
stop any bout which in the Judgment
of the officers was getting too brutal.
Only six rounds goes were asked. and
reputable clubs only will be allowed
to cut in"
The club arrangement would of
course open the doors at the Chicago
Athletic and the Illinois Athletic clubs.
Both of these organizations have chafed
under the restraint for a long time and
have never been able to see the Justice
in the mayors edict. The senior or
ganization has always contended that
nothing out of the way was ever pulled
off at the club that the sport over there
was strictly confined to boxing and that
the referee had instructions to stop
any bout where one man seemed to be
getting the worst Of it or was being
Closed for Two Years.
Boxing has been closed in Chicago
for almost two years, the last public
bout being held at the Chicago Athletic
association clubhouse July 81. 1907.
when Jimmy Gardner got the decision
over Jack Reed in six rounds
Both Mayor Harrison and Mavor
Busse were originally In favor of the
sport but each soon soured on it on
account of the continual wranRlinr Of
the promoters. Mayor Busse has an
nounced that he likes to see a good
sparring exhibition. but that he con-
sidered 1t best not to have the kind Of
bouts which brought Chicago into dis
repute as fight center.