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bn Top of Severetators Also to Contribute toA -*County’s Strong BoxGeorge Frazer, one of the principals in the recent prize fight at Oak Point,and who was* defeated in a twenty-▼round bout with Art Simms, of Canton was in the common pleas court thisafternoon. He wore a leather cover■»over one of his eyes anlt;f his face looked bruised as the result of the peppering which Simms gave him. Frazer pleaded guilty to participating-Jin an affray^ and was fined $200 and costs of the prosecution.i ■The others arraigned for attending the fight are J. McDermott, Charles James, George Blanchard, Cy. Frazer,Samuel Babcock. They pleaded■guilty to being present at an affray and * were fined $5 each and costs ofdthe -court.The prosecuting attorney in his address, said that the fight was pulled off under cover of night, and the greatest endeavor was made to keep the particulars away from the speak-:er. There were 300 people present• •*He urged that there should be such, a heavy penalty imposed on the defendants that would show that the laws of this state must be obeyed so long as. they are on the statute books. The people of this community will not countenance prize fighting within its boundaries.Attorney Glltsch defended the defendants and said that they were not guilty of a very serious crime. . If they had organized themselves into an athletic association and secured the permission of Mayor King and the sheriff they could have lawfully held the fight .Judge 'Washburn said he Could see vary little difference between a football match and a prize fight in point of brutality. But the surroundings at * prize fight are different By the holding of a prize'fight In the connfr 1 they bad- disgraced it, and, pshUsbedte ^ world that the efcnmn ■ fiwtnl tone wwr'kflh and that It was * place vMil fflw Ww Jflpm, ■£ pwiM ok. There wen MO people pfiwV tft-” ■ eluding members of the Lorain policeforce. The fight was a standing dis-■grace to the county*.dThe fines were paid.The prosecutor did not nolly the indictment against the other principal• r • •In the fight
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Elyria Chronicle
Elyria, Ohio, US
Wed, Oct 24, 1906
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