The Detroit times., 1912-03-21
CORY PRIZE FIGHT HELD IN
SPRINGWEllS WITH JUSTICE
Ed. CORDT AS THE REFEREE
kid" Berry, of Oklahoma, Bat
tered Around Ring and
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ADVERTISED AS SMOKER
Two Hundred Eight Fans"
From Detroit and Other Points
Witness Brutal Spectacle
ADVERTISED AS SMOKER

More than 200 fight fans from De
troit and adjacent points In the cuun'
ty, paid 10 cents for ringsIde seats
at a smoker" given by the Spring
wells Athletic club. Wednesday night,
and witnessed one four-round bout
and one scheduled 10-round go, which
ended In a knockout in tho third
round, in Ed Cordt's club house, in
the rear of his roadhouse at Addison
switch, Springwells. Cordt happens
TO be justice OF the peace OF Spring
wells. He also acted as referee OF
the bouts. No members OF the sher-
iff's force or OF the prosecuting after.
ney's staff were present, the referee
being the only representative OF The
authorities"
News OF the bouts had percolated
we'll through the city and county.
There was to be four-round rre-
Detroit, and Kid Pikey of Spring
wells; semtfinal OF eight rounds
between Kid Brown of Detroit, and
Kid Berry of Oklahoma, and q grand
windup OF 10 rounds, between Kid
Doherty of Detroit, and Kid Graves
OF Minnesota.
Mr.. Graves failed to show up, and
Brown and Berry were switched 10
furnish the windup, to go 10 rounds,
while the semi-fnal was eliminated
While the tickets Mere for a
smoker" the referee, Justice Cordt,
requested the gentlemen present To
abstain from the weed during the pro-
cess of the bouts, as the well fitted
clubhouse was becoming too full OF
smoke for proper athletics.
Mcdonnell and Pikey did sort or
Turkey-trot around the ring for three
rounds, working their hands little and
their feet much. In the fourth, they
started to become interested in their
work, when the gong ended the
battle"
Not so with the windnp, however.
Kid Brown, the local pride, started
after the Oklahoma Kid in business
like way right from the start, land
ing hard right to the jaw a minute
after they shook hands, and coming
back with a left to the nose, which
drew the claret In streams, and sent
Kid Berry down, and almost out. He
was saved by the gong, but came up
groggy in the second, and hung on
through the round, which took on the
aspect of a wrestling match, with
Berry covered with blood.
They spared minute in the third,
and then Brown shot hard right into
Berry's ribs, staggering the Oklahoma
hope, who opened the way for light
swing to the nose. Then Mr.. Berry
awaited, perpendicularly. and came
down with dull thud, fiat on his
face.
"One-two-three-fou =
Aw, what's the use coutin'? Hes
gone" said Justice Cordt. as Berry 5
seconds dragged the fighter to his
corner.
Prosecutor Shepherd on learning
from The Times that Justice Cordt
had conducted a prize fight, said lie
would take immediate steps to in
vestigate, intimating that no justice
of tho peace or anybody else would
be allowed 10 escape prosecution for
an offense of the kind.
I'm sorry didn't know OF what
was coming off before the fight start
ed" said the prosecutor with much
Indignation. Had had the slight
est intimation of the afyair, certainly
should have been there and stopped
the fight. The police authorities ought
TO get busy on the case, but | shall
also look into It,"