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BIGCrowd of Limaites AttendedThe Fistic GoBetween Biz Hackey and Harry Forbes.Special Train 1-eft Over L. E. W. at 8 O’clock Last Evening.Mackey Adopted Ruc Away and Fall-Down Tactics and Managed to Stay the Fall Ton Rounds With Forbes.The sporting fraternity of I-ima was well represented at the* Bi2 Mackey-Hrry Forbes fisrtic battle in Findlay, lost night. The special train which was arranged for with the h. F. W. company by wren re Moore andHays Baker, hft here at. 8 o’clock. In the evening, with between *#5 and 7H pasesngerx on bcnvad. The train was iti charge of conductor Thomas O’Donnell. 8ml engineer Will Johnson, with' engine 4J), Two (lay -coaches and Supt, Dyer's private car. Mr. Dyer and a few friends were a Doan! the private ear. An excellent run war. made, and the I-inia party was sit the ring side in the Davis opera house. by lt;* o’clock.Frof (’on. Hiley. Macke;'s trainer, and hacker, and promoter of fistic carnivals in Findlay, evidently did not exper t sn large ah attendance as was drawn by the event, for the accommodation.* were not equal to the crowd. Standing room was at a premium, and the rHigriieint: pitched on the floor of the auditorium instead of upon nn elevated platform could not he seer, by those who had to stand.There were two preliminary bouts* in which some Findlay youngsters rt;» pearod. and the stars did not enter the ring until about !ft:30 n clock. The fear her weights appeared as though they would rip the scab's Jit about, the same notch, but Forbes had decidedly the advantage in height ami reach. Ho outclassed MacKey la every point the game, save our—run nine nwny. Mat key seamed 1 ci havo hut one put prise in ruled and that purpose was to stay ;n the contest vuh The chain pkm to the finish of the 10 rounds The fact that was pitted against achampion, who hod whipped him to -t standstill lt;m a irrevicus occasion., gim him license to adopt th*1 turtles he followed perliaps. hut it didn’i suit the audience very well. for frequently, when he fell down to avoid punishment when Forbes hail him in a corner, he was hissed, ne landed several good swinging blows on the champion's neck and 2±v:. hut his blow s lacked the force that, were behind the clean, straight-arm Jabs that Fnrhea dealt out. Mack-ey fell down. and took from 5 to S counts at least 20 time*, during the Hi rounds of the mill. Forbes whs not worried af any time, ami the only thing that he had as a difficult proposition. was to get Mackey within range of a ten foot pole. The only serious damage that was done during the 10 rounds, was done In the Cth round, when the fighters' headp bumped together as Marked rushed wildly headlong into a clinch Mnckey sustained a bad cut over th» ]«ft eye. and Forbes soon had a shanty over one of his “lamps’/Throughout the last two rounds. Mac key did little besides running, clinching and laying down. He was on his feet when the gong Koumfcxt at the close of the tenth round, hut Forbes received the decision, and no one protested. Mackey s friends were elated over the fact that he stayed the ten rounds. I
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Lima Times Democrat
Lima, Ohio, US
Fri, Apr 17, 1903
Page 5
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