The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-25
GARY HAS
BIG CARD
OF FIGHTS
Five Hundred Fans Come
Out From Chicago to See
Mill at Gary-More Bouts
to Be Staged at East Chi
cago and Hammond. 80. -.

Although Governor Thomas E. Mar
shall has given strict instructions that
there will be no more prizehghts in In
diana, the fighting game in Lake county
was again revived last night when
three bouts were staged at the Majestic
theater which eaualed anything that
has been pulled off in the county in its
palmiest days
1000 Gather to see Fight
One thousand fight fans mostly mem
bers of the Hamburg Athletic Club of
Chicago damned the Majestic theatre
and cheered themselves into hoarseness
as the contestants slugged each other
about the ring. Old-time fight sports
from Hammond, East Chicago and In
diana Harbor were present for a previ-
Gus announcement had gone out that
while no decisions would be given the
fight would be fast and furious.
Police Do Not Interfere.
Police officials were present at the
ring side and Mayor Knots and the
members Of the city council stopped the
wheels of important legislation and ad-
1ourned the meeting and occupied box
seats near the ring. Although at times
the entire audience rose up in their
seats and yelled Justify when the boys
slugged each other viciously over the
entire route the full card was pulled off
without any interference on the part
of the police.
Five Hundred Present From Chicago
The fight was given under the direc-
ton of the National Athletic Club of
Gary with Sam Sax as matchmaker
Over five hundred members of the
Hamberg Athletic Club of Chicago came
down in a special train and gave
Mickey Sheridan, one of the fighters in
the main bout big ovation after he
had clearly out-pointed Frankie White
at the end OF a ten round battle
sheridan Favorfte.
Sheridan started with big leau in
the first round. White had slight
shade in the second period. but from
then on only held Mickey even in
three rounds, the third. sixth and
eighth
Sheridan won by beating White to
the punch every time they led Mickey
showed a lightning fast left hand and
scored blow after blow without a re-
turn when they were standing off
Whites leads were clumsy and he did
his best work with body blows in the
clinches.
In the last rounds Sheridan hoored
frankie with a stiff left hook to the
chin and had him bleeding and all but
out at the end. White would have
been sorely pressed to stay much longer
Good PrrIfminaries.
Clyde Muse and Young Stewart both
of Hammond, $50 Founders met in the
first preliminary and kept the crowd
good natured while the fighters In the
main bout were getting ready. Stewart
stopped Muse in the second round.
Barney Ruberry of Chicago and
Young (Eddie) Clabby of Hammond, at
100 pounds c1ashed in the eight round
semi wind up. Jimmy Clabby the
famous Hammond fighter was in his
brothers corner and watched the lad
make good when he stopped his foe in
the second round. Ruberry started out
in the first round to vanquish Young
Clabby in a few minutes but the latter
stood all his punishment and came back
in the second round with a left hook
which laid Ruberry on the floor for a
clean Knockout
Announcements were made that an
other contest would take place at the
jestic in two weeks and a like bill
will be given at the Lewis skating rink
at East Chicago next Saturday night