Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-13
'MARSE|LLES CARD
''FOR DEC. z BOUTS
is ALL ARRANGED
PROMOTER "klD' HARRIS SEIZED
y uLEs CLEVER scRAPPERs TO
H. ENTERTAIN SO v AIRED RING
Y FANS AT THE PAPER CITY.

|! After beating the bushes for the
spast month to secure The best boxer
ipossible for his Christmas boxing
party on Dec. % In the American
lgion hall at Marseilles, Johnny (Kid)
Harris has signed every fighter UP and
lis now 'rarin &c go. Harris viii not
hight, as was originally scheduled, as IL
seems the little Jew can't find anyone
who wants TO don the padded mitts
with him.
For his windup match Harris has
*igned no other than Billie Gerber of
,Streator, Win this week meets Eddie
Woods of Pontiac in a battle before
the Peoria Sportsmens club. will do
Hattie with the hard hitting ''Nipper'
Donaldson Of Ottawa. The two boys,
two Of the best tscrappers in central
illinois, will weigh IL ct . O'clock the
day OF the '6gl' at lS5 pounds. 1t
yprolnises to be the best battle ever
staged IN thcae parts. for victory for
DonaidSou over Gerber viii make him
Apring into fame overnight. while a
win Cor the Streatortc viii boost him
hisAar ia thp cYss CT the f2hting pub
lie. The men will clte- the ring full
of determination and door lie" spirit,
TIE fans can lock for eight rounds of
cyclonie battling. ponalGsUn, local
pride, llit6 Ike stem engine while
the Streator man IL no sIoloL st
speed.
kid George OF St-eator was orig
fra,lv nlaced on tho card, but he
didn't seem to want to meet ary fight
or set 1Ip for him. Then for his pres
ence on the scene he wanted about as
much money as ell the other battlers
put together.
III the semi-windup Of the card
Tommy Jones of Marseilles will meet
Billy tScud) Moore of Morris in q
grudge battle The two fighters have
met on numerous occasions ana
neither seems TO have been able ig
gain an edge on the other. Jones Is
the pride OF the paper city while
Moore is the pride of the Grundy
county seat Both scrappers will tip
Tho beam at 12S pounds on the day 81
the battle and promise six rounds OF
scvclonic action for those attending tie
christmas celebration.
with these two affairs. the Ottawa
yaA Streator and the Marseilles 81
Morris entanglements, for headlineT
Harris claims to have matches tina
ought to draw fight fans from eFe7
nook and corner in La Sale az
Grundy counties.
Z Although he has two headliners o.
his card, the little Jew also reports z
shave three other scraps that alone AZ
worth the price of admission. Another
six-roand affair, with "Fighun' John
Tonelli of the paper city meeting Bat
tling Skooner' OF Ottawa at rs
hounds, promises to be a fast affair.
Schooner 10 man of mystery and
promises tc show the crowd some real
Scrapping.
For his preliminaries Harris has
sia1ed IN Dick Doglio OF Marseilles u /
90 NEattle with Young Olson tue
terror of Moline Olson halls fron. /
Moline, but happens to be working n. |
OTTAWA at present He will 60 four |
rounds with Doglio at lie pounds. |
The other ENHANCEMENT viii bring 10
getler wild BACK Grisnone Of Mar.
settles and. knockout Swede,r a pro |
fege OF Harris and Jones.
Harris has announced that Ernie
RI. ston OF Marseilles, who worked 50
we'll In the first scraps, will be the
inlrd man In the ring.