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upset He was fourth to the last of the Mike east and the younger brother has drivers and about six laps behind been offered fights with George Chip.O’Donnell. All during the race be had Jack McCarron, the zaiu Kid. Wildbeen playing in hard luck. Time after Burt Kenny and Leo Houck. TheThe campaign to raise funds to payoff ihe indebtedness of the Mason City Baseball Club was continued yesterday and it Is believed that enough money will be contributed today to cover the indebtedness of the association. The members of the boardof directors are enthusiastic over the response of the business men, and several members of the board have expressed the opinion that the season will be opened without any indebtedness outstanding against the club.The name of the Commercial Savings bank was omitted from the list ofcontributors, which was printed exclusively in The Times yesterday. The Commercial Savings bank contributed j $25.00 toward the fund. ”On account of an unexpected delay Harry Bay, manager of the Claybak* ers failed to arrive in the city yesterday. Bay is expected to arrive in the city today, and this morning he will confer with members of the directory board, regarding the organization of the team and the openingof the season.Arrangements will be made for a number of post season games and. plans have been completed for two o games with the l)es Moines team,| which will be played at Hanford park on April 15 and 16.— Mason City n j Times.. | today by the Phantom. 4+e has mateh-I ed himself to fight Ted Lewis of Eng-land before the Madison Square Gar-1 , t p , „n.i| _ . _ _ ... .. to , at Woods’ gymnasium at St. Paul amit j den A. C. of New \ ork on May 18 and . J ,_______ _____,* while lu the east, will attempt to forceA- George Clip into a match. The St. Paultime he was forced to stop at the pit for tire changes or because of mechanical trouble. When he got out of the pits then would come the wild bursts of speed which brought about the title of Wild Bob. Then came the fatalsmash with its tragic toll.Mason City Fans Arc Hoping to Pay Off Last Year's Indebtedness and Start New Year Right.MIKE GIBBONS IS MATCHEDTO RAISE FUNDSMinMike Gibbons will not fig lit before a Minnesota crowd for several months* '” ,a‘ , , lt;he road yesterday. Apparently Jackaccording to an announcement made -Tommy Gibbons Bill Papke tight originally booked for .»pril 18 at the St Paul has been called off by Mike Gibbons. The Capital City A C. offiuals | announced a postponement of oneweek on the mill but became of other attractions in the Srintiy City, thisdate was dropped. Now the lev,;; riv er matchmaker wants to stage the fighton May 5 but unless some opponent other than Billy Papke te signed up for Tommy. Manager Mike will call off the party.Manager Mike Gibbons does not look with favor on a match between Tommy and Papke. He cannot see any chance of building up Tommy’s reputation by a victory over the former middleweight champion who has beeni in retirement for two years while about with any one of the six other middle weights would be more profitable and would mean more to the Gibbons family honor sheet.The Phantom does not intend to ap-| pear before the St. Paul fans for two j months at the earliest, and probably J’not until next fall. The result of the Smith tight and the general attitude of the fans has prompted Mike iO go elsewhere for a few fights and he intends i to leave for the east of May 7.Jack Dillon is on the trail of Mike j v Gibbons. Sam Murbarger, manager of Vthe Indianapolis light heavyweight, j has written the Capital City A. C. matchmaker, Matt Caine, advising him I hat as soon as Miske has been disposed of Mike Gibbons will be hound-QICIIE(;h-b”ir-n-fini is ott httcsil• Iicicasiv1nstido-mSamuel writers as follows:“While we are going to Minneapolis for the express purpose of beating Billy Miske, whoh seems to think he won from Dillon at Superior, Mike Gibbons is our big game. Gibbons does j not seem to warm tip to the subject of j a fight with Dillon and from what 1j read he doesn’t seem to think Jack (‘an make 160 pounds. Well, just let him j sit down and agree to talk business | and we will see what Dillon has to say about making weight. 1 will not guarantee that Dillon will agree to make the weight but for my part I know positively that he can do 160 if hewants to.”Jack Dillon had planned on reachingMinneapolis today but he had not appea red up to a late hour. Accordingto a wire from Indianapolis, he hasbeen training at home and was seen oned.fdoc-#|41I,ePhantom Will Nit Fight Before nesota Crowd for SeveralMonths.i intend* to do his heavy work at home where his appearance does not attract a crowd. Miske has been working outtlabhflt;lihe intends to work three days next week at Cooke’s Minneapolis gymna-McH/l ji-,* v ill* imu ti iiidtt n i nr- ot, i «u» ..... , ,_*» .»# c*t. , , . t ni it in while Dillon shows on at Stlighter also talked of a match withPaul,MJack Dillon in the east, although theCapital City A. c, officials expect to jland a Gibbons-Dillon contest, if the j leading lights can be brought together. Tommy Gibbons will accompany jbI wCLAYDIGGERS WILL REPORT! kI
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Albert Lea Times Enterprise
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Wed, Apr 12, 1916
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