South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-03
OLD TIMES
WHEN RING GAME
WAS IN FLOWER
With Ban on Boxing This
Month in South Bend Fans
Have Gloomy Outlook for
Next -Four Years.

Local fight fans have been wonder
ing for several weeks what has hap
pened TO the ~Interurban Athletic club.
which was planning boxing bouts for
December. as II a become very
clear through official sources that the
present administration is not going {
issue any boxing permits. it is proper
TO announce that the project has been
laid 10 final rest for 1913 after .
temporary resurrection OF the fight
hopes OF South Bend.
AS Col" Joe Sullivan Is the pro-
mOter OF the I~nterurban clubs actfv-
tiles il is not irrelevant 10 add he Is
or the opinion that there is absolutely
nothing doing. although. as he him.
self says. he had a cracker-jack show
in prospect. one that would rival his
much talked Of Paokey Mcfarland
Eddie Murphy fray Of two years ago.
We might have even seen Willie
Richie. worlds lightweight champion.
If the ~coloneTs plans had not mis-
carried via the city hall route. The
police say there will be no boxing.
shows and they seem to be right.
"reminiscences i'm Order.
From the present outlook South
Bends only claim to a place in ringl
talk is through history made by Me-
Farland and Murphy, and possibly the
DEVELOPMENT OF a local battler. That
historic battle will remain forever a
matter Of pride in the memoir OF To-
cal sports, and Col" Sullivan is not
the least to enjoy "reminiscences of
the clash. And in fact there was butt
one drawback and that vas there.
were too many fat men in the ring
side crowd n some ill-feeling was
evident when one man was found oc-
cupying two seats much OF n
very bright outlook for reducing his
bulk 10 less than one and a half.
Some good preliminaries followed
the battle for seats and then-well.
everybody thought IL was a good fight
and discussion of the Chicago marvel
was IN order for weeks. And dis
cussion Of all other fighters is just
about what the sports will get for
about four years. unless they take a
jaunt to some outside town. But if
it's staged at Niles, Mich, with an ad-
mission Of over 81 a throw-stay Off,
You can get good comedy for 10, 20
and 80 right here in South Bend
AS 10 his development business it
may be inferred reference is made
TO one Lew Pop. a Of interest
Will Nil dlA man = alAAhANANh &AA ~
looks like Pops ring career will have
to be carved elsewhere, as he is work
ing without the incentive OF even a
possible exhibition here.
Do You Recall?
And yet, when you come TO think
Of it. there's some pleasure for those
gentlemen who witnessed the Jack
Dinon-Jack Herrick fight at Magyar
hall a couple of years ago in the
thought that they may venture an
opinion the Indianapolis bearcat is
about the best OF the m~iddleweights
and then come right back against a
question of their right 10 judge by
citing said battle. which also was a
real scrap. though only a n or
fortunate ring followers was present.
And then there's Johnny CoulOn. ban
tamweight champion. Of whose ability
we may also speak with some
ity. George KitsOn lasted two and n
fraction rounds with him here al one
Of the I~nterurban clubs shows.
Yep. those were the good old days.