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Gibson the ntook it to the president of the local who informedhim that it was a gross forgery. He hurried back to the store and so informed Moss and instructeddtcrhim that if Campbell should come f back to hold him until the policecould take him in custody. Gibson then went searching for the police.While he was gone, Campbell returned for his merchandise andFtICcMoss made a demand on him for the change given out at the time of the transaction. Campbell became frightened and started to flee. Moss caught him and the battle began.It was fought under the London prize ring rules instead of the Marquis of Queensbury as provided by the state boxing commission. Moss scored three knock downs, one on the sidewalk and two on the graveled ring on the vacant lot. The! last was more on the order of!1;n 1; rsa d1fSonnenberg’s flying tackle, but everything goes under the London rules.After the third round Gibson re-arrived on the scene and theil two of them took a leg apiece and 1 dragged the fallen hero back into j the store. He was defeated and j g acknowledged it but wras unable to restore but $19 of the prize !i money, stating that he -had gi an $30 to Frank Howt.ll to hold stakes or something.Constable John W. Shadowenitvitawas called and he locked up the defeated warrior who in the meantime had been identified, not as is Frank Campbell but as Dallas Johnson. He had been financing and fighting under an assumed $ame.Constable Shadowen then went ■ i to the Howell home and arrested t Frank. He demanded that thetrnson said he gave Howell etumed. That amount wasItItturned over with little argument.. A warrant for the two was issuedcaFbv the Police Magistrate on charg-lt,es of forgery and pacing a forged! tent. Bonds were fixed atjtand tb*»v '“re commit- i$o tl.lt;• county jail to wait pre- i c
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Christopher Progress
Christopher, Illinois, US
Thu, Dec 05, 1929
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