Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-11-08 | Page 1 | Rally Was a Prize Fight

Police Raided the Fake Political Meeting and Captured Principals Chicago, Nov. 8. A gathering, advertised ad-vertised as a political rally last night turned out to be a prize fight The fight got well under way before be-fore the police raided tho place and arrested 300 men. Including the principals prin-cipals and a prominent politician. A ring had been roped off in a stable. Men scheduled to fight to a finish had taken their corners and excited ex-cited spectators were crowded about the Improvised ring. The raid was conducted by Lieutenant Lieuten-ant John Ryan of the Englewood police po-lice station. Plaln-clothcs men and policemen from a doen of the South Side stations surrounded the barn-and. barn-and. at a preconcerted signal, closed in on the fake political meetlnc. In place of an address on political Issues they found a referee introducing introduc-ing the rules of the fiRht. A dozen patrol wagons were at the doors and the men arrested were load ed in and taken to the Englewood. station, sta-tion, where they were booked Two hundred men and lovs were waiting outside the building, seeking to purchase tickets These escaped arrest when the raid was made. Tne men scheduled to fight were "Young" Ketchel and "Micky" Sheridan. Sheri-dan. Hot b men had thrown off their bathrobes and were In the center of the ring when Ryan's men entered the place.