Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 170, Hammond, Lake County, 18 December 1912 — Page 3

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(BY SIIKK. , With the Moose clamping down the boxing lid in Hammond this week. Bloom hovers over the roped arena in Lake county, -with few hopes of reviving the game. Fight fans are in a quandary as to where the fistic game Is? to be staged near by this winter. Present indications point that the fans will be compelled to journey miles befpre they will be able to hear the welcome tap of the gong. No other spot In Hammond Is available or suitable at the present time, and with the lid s'plko down tight in East Chicago, the otily possible site is Gary. The steel city not only affords two large halls with adequate seating capacity, but can be easily reached from all points by electric and steam roads. - "While Gary has these points in its favor fights staged there in the past have been poorly attended, and as far as gate receipts are concerned the proli&oters have gone in the hole. This stems to be the only reason why boxiljig exhibitions in Gary have not proveyi much of a success, as the steel city is' considered a poor fight town. Good cards have been put on, but the fans have ailed to lend a hand. Although the Moose at Hammond put

on the best cards ever seen in the Calumet region, they, too, met with the same conditions, losing money on nearly every stag. They had a packed house at nearly every fight, but the expense of the card more than ate up the gate receipts. They have announced that they will give no more fights' this winter ' and apparently boxing is doomed for some months to come.

WELLS FIGHTS VICTOR OF PALZER-H'GARTY

Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 18. "The winner of the Al Palzer-Luther McCarty battle will be free to fight Bombardier Wells when, where and how he pleases." . So said Promoter Tom McCarey Just before he had "nicked" the family bank roll for thts better part of $1,500 in payment for the heavyweight belt to be designed and manufactured by a local jeweler.

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"There will be no strings attached to this belt," added the magnate. "My only idea In starting the heavyweight tournament was to bring out the better of the three men, McCarty, Palier and Flynn. The survivor can go to London, Oshkosh or Lilydale and meet Wells as far as I am concerned." Palzer has hopped into the steady grind of training. At Vernon the big fellow and his white-haired manager, Tom O'Rourke. were held up for over thirty minutes by a squad of photographers. At satisfying the camera men Palzer worked out Monday before a big week-day crowd of several hundred spectators, boxing with Al JIcCluskey. McCarty has changed his plans, and instead of waiting until Saturday to start training, it Is announced that Luther will don his tights at Venice on Thursday afternoon. Common rumor has it that Palzer's excellent showing, together .with the impression Al has made on the public, is responsible for Manager McCarney rushing McCarty Into active training.

selves from pickpockets. Some of these waiting actually entered the hall backwards, forced in by the crowd from behind. "No smoking" signs were hanging about the hall, but no one paid much attention to them. Fire would have caused a panic, as there were only a few exits, and those so small that it took the crowd ver half an hour to leave the bulldlnjjr.

CHICAGO CROOKS AROUSE KENOSHA

Kenosha, Wis., Dec. IS. The carnival of crime which attended ' the Mc-Farland-Murphy fight here on Monday night has given the boxing game in Kenosha a black eye. Half a dozen moves are being made today to- put an end to the sport. The

ministers of the city are preparing an appeal to the government, while personal appeals have been made to the police and officials of the county by prominent citizens. "It looks as if it is all off for the boxing game," said Chief of Police CVHare this morning. "The people are not going to stand for the kind of crowd that struck Kenosha Monday night." Six cases of pockets being picked were reported to the police. The heaviest losers were Marcus Kellerman of Brooklyn, who lost $260, and Fred Raymond of Chicago, who had the

pocket cut from his trousers and with it $85. A half dozen rifled purses were found in the roadway In front of the Coliseum this morning. The crimes are all charged to Chicago crooks, who came to Kenosha with the fight crowd. According to the promoters' statement, there were about 2.500 persons In the Coliseum when the main bout started. Only one door was opened to admit the fans to the hall. There were probably 1,000 or more waiting when this door was opened and it was fortunate r.o one was killed in the mad scramble to gain admittance. The fans were so crowded together they had no chance to protect the:

PACKEY TORLAIIO UI1CSCARRED l BOUT

Packey McFarland and Eddie Murphy, who engaged in the ten-round contest at Kenosha Monday night, returned to the city yesterday, accompanied by their camp followers. Packey did not bear a mark of the combat, while Murphy carrid a cut over his left eyo which he claimed was the result of McFarland's butting him. Although McFarland won the contest handily, Mrphy gave the local boxer a much better battle than he did a year ago. Murphy was on the defensive most of the time and Packey had no end of trouble in trying to penetrate his guard. With the exception of 4he sixth round. In which Murphy displayed a flash, McFarland forced the lghting and frequently hal his man hanging on the ropes in a covered position. McFarland outweighed Murphy ft,at least five pounds, and after the con-

j test Murphy said Packey was too big

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PLESTIliA HOPES TO Villi GOTCH'S CROWN

Martin Plestina, heavyweight wrestler, believes he is destined to become American champion, now that his mentor, Frank Gotch, has retired. Plestina Is a foreigner, although he claims he is now a citizen of this country and a regular Chicagoan. Hence he feels himself eligible for the American championship competition. To attain this end Plestina realizes that he w-111 have to beat some of the best wrestlers in the world. He will begin his campaign next Monday night at the Globe theater in a contest with Paul Martinson, the Cottage Grove avenue motorman, who is regarded as one of the toughest of the local giants. This match was definitely clinched last night by officials of the Globe A. C. Martinson is now training hard

at the gymnasium in the Thirty-ninth street hnrns. Incidentally Charley Cutler has given his word to the local promoters to meet te winner within two weeks. It is Plestina's ambition to take on not only Cutler, but such men as Westergard. Ordeman. Amerlcus and the other stars of the native wrestlers here. Plestina and Martinson should make a powerful, even match, since there is scarcely ten pounds difference in their weights, Plestina sealing close to 215, while Martinson will go about 208. The Globe people have arranged a strong card to support this windup.

NOW, WHAT D'YE THINK OF THIS? ' Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 18. Art Shafer, utility lnflelder for the New York Nationals, today said that he would not join McGraw's squad for the training siege 'at Marltn Springs In February. "I have quit baseball for good," said Shafer. "For one thing I get too many perfumed notes." Shafer was one of the few unmarried men among the Giants last year.

JOHNNY KLING QUITSJBASEBALL Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 18. Johnny Kling, former manager of the Boston National league club, today said that he never would play baseball again. "I played my last game last season in Boston," Kling said. "Cincinnati, Boston, St. Louis or New York cannot Induce me to return to the game: neither can any other club. I shall remain here and pay careful attention to my

business." Kling made the statement when question regarding rumors that the Cincinnati and Pittsburg clubs were trying to secure his services for next year.

"WHITE HOPES" MAY GET CHANCE

Los Angeles, Cal., Doc' 18. It seemed possible today that the heavyweight elimination contest being conducted here by Tom McCarey would not ter

minate on New Tear s day with the Palzer-McCarty fight. The names of Frank Moran of Pittsburg, Bombardier Wells, the English fighter, and "Gun-

J boat Smith have been suggested an

possible opponents for the winner of the Palzer-McCarty twenty-round bout.

BILLY HUGHES LICKED

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