Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-30
SMALL INSTRUCTS
SHERIFF To stop
BOUTS Near HERE
Acting under orders of Governor Small, who
commanded him to prevent four ring bouts at Illni
Park, south of Ottawa, Sheriff Ayers last night

IoSI SlOOlll ONCI q lIlTOnS
of some l,5O0 ring fans,
gathered at the Covel
creek arena TO witness what was
: heralded as riVivaI Of the fistic art
! in Ottawa.
That the ring and amphtheater
were far beyond the precincts of any
city where no disturbance could be
caused to upset the unduffled tenor of
! a peace loving citizenry. played no
part in the decision to halt the
| scraps, principal among which was
to be "A grand and glorious windup
between Eddie Anderson and Jimmy
Kelly. The opponents OF the fight
game carried their demand beyond
| local officials to Springfield insisting
| that every means possible be employ
ed to prevent that thing from occur.
| ing, Their success in winning 4
knock out on the aspirations OF hun
dreds of lovers Of this form of sport,
came as the Gaping climax of a part
| played in the attack on prize fighting
by members Of the ministerial as
sOciation and laymen of the anti-fght
Cuterie.
Orders to suspend the scraps came
at S;03 O'Clock in a telegram from
Governor Small to Sheriff G. S. Ayers,
instructing him to use his authority
TO stop the fight and enforce the
laws The telegram received by the
sheriff follows:
Springfied, H.. 7:0S y. m. June %
Hon. c S. Ayers, Sheriff, La Sale
County, Ottawa, Ill,
Information has reached this
city that there is to be a prize
! fight near your city tonight The
laws of the state of Illinois plain
ly prohibit prize fighting You
will use every agency within your
power to see that the law Is
obeyed. LEN SMALL,
SOB p. m Governor
Called on Long Distance.
Previous to the receipt of the tele-
gram from Governor Small long dis
tancc message was received at the
sheriff's office from Adiutant General
Black of Springfield Members Of the
Ministerial association, fearing that
the fights would not be stopped by the
sheriff, appealed to Springfield, Gov
crnor Small was not there at the time.
so Adiutart General Black of the
Springfield denartment issued the or
der to stop the fights, after which the
telegram was received from the gov
ICrn0r.
Warrants for Arrest Of Fighters.
state warrants we're issued yester-
dav mornina for the arrest of Young
Martis. Eddie FrHo Tommy McKeon
Jimmie Kc}l.. Jimmy Richards wild,
eat" Jack Pc,rv. Bud Pray and Eddie
Anderson. fgbtcrs. aud were served
on those scheduled to partiripato in
last nights proposed show. Those
who made the complaints were Rev.
A O Nortyod' Rev r. +. T.awIcr,
Rev. ] r Vo0rl,z N. \. Bach Rev.
Whit.itt " prichard Rev. G. Fct-
fer and ! A Andrews. The fighters
we're taken to Justice Koenigs oi.
fro last ufgl about 7.@H O'Clock for
earring with the intention Of placing
them under peace bond. The hear.
inc was ab9qt TO get under wav when
Sheriff Ayers entered the court room
stating that there was no need of the
hearing continuing, because the fehts
voull he stnpnrd on order of the
governor
800 Inside Arena.
Nv the time the telegram was re-
cniycd here moro than 50o fight fans
from y4rfons sections of Illinois had
Gathered at tha aroma Hundreds who
had nat left for thn grounds we're or
tho street. ready fo catch ears for tie
mari, ngf wrrn soroIv disappointod