Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-31
STOP THE FIGHT.
Cool swindle-An Audience out Of Pocket
Triumphant Police.


was advertised glove fight bstween Mike
Brennan, of New York, and Dan CarriRan,
alias Welsh, alleged to be of Chicago, to take
place at the Metropolitan Theater, in this
city, last night. 1t was understood that the
men we're in earnest. and that 800 had been
put up by each. 1t was also understood that
local celebrity was the money manager, so
for as the house, its receipts and expendi-
lures were concerned. He was represented
by man by the name of Jack Sullivan. A
young man by the name of Cavsnsugh sus-
tanned some relationship to the management.
1t was distinctly announced by the city press
some days ago that the Police Commissioners
and the Chief had decided that no hardglove
fight should take place. Whoever opened
the house, aid took the peoples money, knew
this. Thesame authority knew that the articles
signed by the TWO men called for hard gloves.
Several days ago Captain Woods called upoa
Cavsnaugh and warned him that hard
glove fight would not be permitted Caya-
naugh produced pair Of large soft gloves,
aud informed the Captain that they would
be used.
Lest night large audience assembled at
the Metropolitan Thester, and soon filed
that building with the fumes of cheap
cigars, in the midst of which a few
genuine cigars that were burned stood no
show. The gallery WAS packed, and the
oress.circle and orchestra well filled. There
were present al kinds and condition of men,
and solitary women. The State Capitol
WAS quite fully represented even the dignity
of the law department gave the light Of its
cOuntensnce to the entertainment. The entire
city press, Of course, was well represented,
" brass dollars enabling that ever-plesent
section of the body polite to occupy front
seats
If the public entertain any doubt about
this city having an efiicisnt police force, it
was disabused last night, for the stage wings,
the aisles and the corridors were scintillated
with stars, regular and special. Owing to
the dOuble-headed authority over that
department Of the city government,
double details were ordered to be pres.
ent, and so it happened that eight of
the regular force out Of the twelve, with
q small regiment of specials, were on hand
to see a sloggipg match carried out according
70 law, while city Of % coo people was left
to the tender mercies and cOnslderate sympR.
thies Of the gentry that prey upon honest
people and unprotected householhers. 1t is
fair to say that majority of the Police Com
misEioners were not present.
AS the hour struck the $3.50 audience
grew impatient and exercised the American
privilege of calling for the "rag " to be
histed, while tough citizens sprinkled
throughout the beuse garnished the goc populi
with the choice idioms and pungent adjec-
tives of cutters and dives. Thereupon an in
diviiual came to the footlights and attempted
to quiet the sssemblage, and requested it to
quit smoking. So far as his confused utter
ances could be understood he counseled the
audience not to make a collective fool of it
self, entirely forgetting that there was no
law in this State against peOpole being
"cusssd fools - fact which every
person in the audience fully realized
before the performance was over, and sll, ex-
cept The men who maintain the dignity of the
free list, including the reporters, can this
morning measure by the Absence of silver
dollsrs-gone, they know not where.
The curtain was finally rung up. Harry
Maynard, OF San Francisco, appeared as
master CT ceremonies. l. is to be said of Mr..
Maynard here that his conduct of the entire
evening was creditable to himself, and really
gave the affair a shadow of honesty. MIR.
Maynard is an expugilist but ne demon
strated last night that he knows what is and
fsvors fair dealing.
Two youngsters, Ramsey and Riordan,
came over the ropes st $50 with piil0w-like
gloves tied TO their wrists and punched each
twelve uninterestiDg minutes. Two NEE,
Norton aud Rice, then spared three
rounds with considerable skill, Norton
being the best man and exceedingly
coltlsh, dancing about the stage like water
on a hot griddle. The manner in which this
couple slapped each other with the stuffed
pillows" and puffsd and blowed and
4" cavorted on the stage Wss highly edify-
ing, and must be remembered by the auditors
as an exceedingly interesting and beneficial ex
hibitiCn, and which it is to be regretted all
the Sunday.school scholars in the city did not
witness, on the principle that one good desc
Of forbidden fruit often cuIes.
Harry Maynard, ex-Eght weight chsmpion,
now came forward and made a speech He
said the art Of self-defense was a glorious
thing. Boxing and rowing have no equals as
exercise. Every boy ought to be taught how
to handle his fists, rather than the knife and
pistol. The audience thoroughly approved
this sentiment, aud spplauded it to the echo.
The curtain then went down for ten minute
intecmission, and the audience turned to rest
on its elbows on the backs OF the seats,
which occasioned D. J. Simmons to prOpel
himself to the front and inform all bands
that there was "pienty of time TO go out"
The msjority understood this TO mean that
"rnan outside wanted to see them" and i'm
mediately retired. Strict adherence to the
truth of history demands that it should be
recorded that the members Of the press re-
manned with the minority.
When the curtain again went up, who
should spring into the ring but Harry May
nard and young colored man by the name
of Slaughter. and they forthwith began TO
feel for each other with the stuffed pillows
and the scenes that followed were indescrihably
ludicrous. Maynard is an accomplished
boxer, and the best dodger in the country.
Slaughter is a young giant, twice the size of
Maynard, but wholly unskilled. He sawed
tbs air and beat vacancy with his arms in
vain endesvor to give Maynsrd's nose an
extra tilt, while the agile champion punched
him OF pleasure, and finally knocked him
silly" and sent a red stream coursing from
his nostrils. Slaughter got enough early, and
all endeavors to bring him into the RUG again
proved futile. Whereupon John McFetrish
walked to the footlights and announced that
sudden illness Of Mr.. Slaughter prevented his
re appearance.
Brennan and Carrigan, for whom the audi
tors all this time had been waiting, now ap-
peared. Brennan, thin, wiry, agile chap,
appeared to be extremely anxious for fight,
and trained down to a weight of 13S pounds.
II his breeches and stockings had been a
few incnes shorter he would have been in the
state of nature in which he made his debut
on earth. Carrigsn weighs 165 pounds, and
appeared less anxious to be pummeled.
Patsy Hogan, Of San Francisco, was chosen
referee.
Chief Karcher, fanked by officers, backed
by City Attorney Anderson, appeared in the
wings. The Chief demanded the gloves to
be produced. When they were brought out
they proved to be hard gloves, with which a
genuine fight could be easily car.
ried on, and a mans face broken
up in no time. Then ensued scene
OF COZ fusion, the pugilis5s' seconds, hackers
bottle.Rolders and hsngers-on crowded around
the Chief. When Brenn N was seen dancing
about the stage red with anger, aud Patsy
Brsnnigan was observed to stamp his feet
with rage, people knew what the decision
was. Maynard came forward and announced
that the Chief had refused to let the fight go
on. that the law must be obeysd. and there