Preacher-Pug Battle Ends Quick in Pontiac
Rev Axtell once of Royal Oak, now in Pontiac, boasted of ring prowess and faced Charles O Hare in a barn match. O Hara knocked him out in 43 seconds, amid crowd cheers and cries, as the barber- preacher collapsed and protested. A separate item notes Jim Jeffries and Ernest Roeber wrestling benefit on Dec 18 with plans to meet Paul Pons.
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Charles O'Hara
Detroit
Axtell
O'Hara
Jeffries
New York
Jim Jeffries
Ernest Roeber
Hush
Hart
Paul Pons
Corbett
Sharkey
Ruhlin
An Evening of Pugilism by Hill-avenue Club
The Hill-avenue athletic club hosted its first entertainment in a new hall on Hill and Ludlow avenues with 125 guests. The boxing bout featured Harry Henderson and Sam Young Bell J Bell, lasting about five minutes with Henderson the longest-lasting fighter.
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Hill and Ludlow-ave
Harry Henderson
Sam
Young
Bell
J. Bell
Henderson
Boxing Draws Highlight Trio of Three Round Skirmishes
Harry Dennis and Bob Pickett boxed three swift rounds to a draw. Ban Washington and Jerry Dickson, clever welterweights, went three clever rounds, Washington having the advantage. M. C. Mann and B. Howard fought three fast rounds to a draw. Avery Tutor, contortionist, furnished the amusement on the intermissions.
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Harry Dennis
Bob Pickett
Ban Washington
Jerry Dickson
Washington
M. C. Mann
B. Howard
Avery Tutor
Pitching Distance May Be Shortened Says Ban Johnson
Ban Johnson of the American League states that reconciliation with the National League is impossible and foresees a shorter pitching distance. Hart of the Chicago National League accuses the AL of a grave mistake in breaking from the NL. In Rushville Indiana suspensions linger for 11 men tied to a 1899 fake race.
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Ban Johnson
Hart
Rushville
Ind
Board of Review
The
American Trotting Association
W. A. Jones
Riverside Park
Harrie Jones
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