Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-11

Big foxers, trim boxers. fat boxers and
little boxers turned out last night to do
their respective turns at the Jack Dillon
testimonial fsticuff card at Washington
Park and the fans in attendance were
given complete variety of glove enter
tainment. Some of Ii was serious. some
of the exhibition brand and some comtcal.
The weather was ideal for the event
and the arrangements for handling the
glove carnival were good. The ring was
spectator had good view OF the action
Sixteen events were staged and three
knockouts occurred. In the wind-up. BOB
Martin. former A. E. F. champion,
stopped Soldier Jack Dorrel in the first
round by exhibiting SO many punching
guns that the coast man found himself
in the land of the cuckoo in short order.
Tut Jackson, colored star from Wash
ington Courthouse. Ohio, put Battling
, Gross of Virginia away in the second
Sround, and JEFF Smith. middieweignt CON
render of Bayonne, n j.. stopped Otto
session. These were the K. 0. bouts OF
the evening. all other scraps going the
limit scheduled.
Jack Dillon. former light heavyweight
champion, and for whom the big event
was staged. made his appearance before
he fans in round sparrins exhi-
bition with Mike Gibbons. the st Paul
Phantom The spectators gave Dillon and
/ Gibbons a great hand. Tony Glib
bons. brother Of Mike, also attended the
show and acted as referee in one Of the
early bouts. Mike Gibbons Is a conten-
der for the middleweight title and Tom
my Gibbons tor the light heavyweight
and heavyweight championships.
Mayor Lew Shank was present and
helped the show along by acting IS third
man IN the ring. when Bobbie Lee and
Ray Bronson spared IN exhlDltlon- Ne
mayor made q big hit and also got hit
VIII n Bronson slipped wide swing IN his
direction.
Bobbie Bridges of this city and Lee
Roberts OF Terre Haute. welterweights.
put up rafting good six round scrap
and the fans decided it was a draw. The
boys fought hard and many stiff punches
were sent home by each Heze Clark ref
creed this bout and the three-r round ex-
hibition between George league or Terre
Haute and Don Carson of this city. Other
referees who participated in the evening
bouts were Eddie Meade Of New ork
Ed w Smith of Chicago. Mike Collins or
Louis Chevrolet of Indianapolis, Blaine
| Patton of Indianapolis, Tommy Dillon OF
indianapolis. Tommy Gibbons OF st. Paul
and Biddy Bishop Of Cincinnati.
The appearance Of Bathing Nelson,
hand He had his trick boxing dummy
with him and he demonstrated a Few
punches for the spectators. A mock OF
the dummy and drew plenty Of laughs.
/ Stewart Donnelly spared with nelson
and the crowd was kept in an uproar:
Both Stew and the Battler swung so hard
they became unbalanced aad Hoped on
the canvass. Donneily nearly cracking
the boards when he hit the floor.
Bud Taylor, Terre Haute star oanne.
/ boxed three rounds with Sidney CHICK
terest in the match. Taylor was IKE
a fash and worked around the ring II
clever style. Click enjoyed the bout ana
kept Bud on the jump by shooting home
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On tie receiving end Of lot OF lefts-,
Make Epstein OF this city and Quincy
Quigley Of Dayton. Ohio, engaged IN
six round real bout that brought out
| lots Of action. Both boys proved last
Jack johnson, former HEAVYWEIGHT
champion who Is doing vaudeville turn
in the city this week, spared two rounds
with Jack Leslie Of this city. johnson
was given a good hand by the fans. jack
seems to be little fat. but he demon
strated that he still can box In an
effective manner.
Tommy McDSY, local featherweight,
went four interesting rounds with Eddie
Ketchell of Toledo, and the youthful
maulers treated the crowd to some breezy
chuck Virgins. this city's light heavy
weight star, mixed two rounds in an
exhibition with Greek Brown and Jim
my Dalton. local lightweight, spared
two sessions with Willie Doyle of De
+ troit- other events OF the evening We're
the Bep1ey brothers sparring exhibition
and two rounds Of fun between Jack
Curley the boxing clown, and Sailor
Dalton, both OF this city.
Ed ". Harter, director Of the event,
was the busiest man In seven States be
fore the show got under way. The gate
crashers" came IN such throngs that he
had to fee to the ringsIde early.
JrdfananoIIs nrohnhlv will never see
a similar gathering Of pugs. Champs,