Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1920 — MARE ISLAND GOBS TAKE TO BLIND BOXING [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MARE ISLAND GOBS TAKE TO BLIND BOXING

Blind boxing contests, in which all contestants are blindfolded, te the latest fad among Gobs at Mare Island, Cal. Each fighter hits and swings without knowing who the recipients of iris blows are. Knockouts are usual, and of course the side left with the most fighters is victorious.