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NEXT^: BOXING ^TOURNAMENT WILL BE THURSDAY, NOV. o. ;Five Colored Men. With One - Hand Tied Behind Back and. Other En-cased in GJove, Get in -Ring Together.iFive colored young .men will engage in a battle royal during the boxing tournament which will be given next*• • .•••• • • . . • •. i • • • • % • . .* . • •Thursday, night in the Nelson theatre,under the auspices of the Logansport. . • * •• • • ••Athletic club. A battle royal is a sport which once was more popular than boxing, and it is being revived in all the large cities of the country.Believing tiiar it will be popular here,: the management of the local»••• • 1 . *•*/' ••• m w..athletic club has signed ■ contracts with-five local colored men and next Thursday, night, each with one hand tied behind his back, and the other encased in a baring glove, will get in the ring. Then at a given signal they will start pummeling each other. No one is ever hurt and ithe audience be-comes convulsed with laughter at the funny antics of the fighters. . Unquestionably th's one event will pack'the house. ' - . :The main bout of 'the evening will be an eight-round exhibition match between Walter Graves,' champion middleweight of the United States navy, and Kid'Anderson of Indianapolis, middleweight champion, of Indiana. Graves secently fought thirteen rounds with Schlossberg. who has been picked by Jim Corbett as the; man to beat Jack Johnson. This bout was stopped in the thirteenth round ■bythe' police. Graves arrived in the city this afternoon ana- will finish training with Jack O'Sullivan of Marion, who will appear on; the card next Thursday night in a six-round bout, with Jimmie Claire, former lightweight champion of-New York state. The Keno Kid of Logan.sport. will go six rounds with Bert Taylor of Walton. The kid appeared during the last tournament and made an excellent ini. pression. J-Je has continued training and will be in fine condition, to meet the Walton Wonder.• •• - •• 1 . f | -MKid Anderson who is to. meet Walter. .Craves, fought a six-round draw with Stanley Ketch ell, who was recently; murdered, and intends to go arter Billy .Papke if he can handle the navy champion at the coming tourna. ment. ! •b
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Logansport Weekly Reporter
Logansport, Indiana, US
Tue, Nov 01, 1910
Page 2
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