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In True Prize Ring Style

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
December
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

On Sa-turday an amateur prize fight took place on the banks ,ot the Huron river, between a tra veling peddler named Fred Johnson, and James SchAappaeassee, better kuown as 'Young Tony." Tbere were some 25 cxr 30 spectators, and! i)t is said thöt they went at it in regular prize ring style. Johmson was knocked diown on the start but proved too much tor his antagonist befare the fight wa enled. Both' were arrested, tmt when the law was looked up to lind how te make out a complaint, very Bimgularly it was found that there was no la"v to prosecute them uiuler. It is stated that Oity Attorney Kearney ils to draít a city ordimance 'covering tdiis class oí offences, a.nd tuave it adopted at once.

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Courier