St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-28
ST. PAUL NEWS.
THAT FIGHT
Didn't Come Off, Because Chief Clark
Called Time Too Soon.
Both Men Arrested and Held to Bail to APP
pear in the Municipal Court.

and had their four round battle, people nat
uraly thought, OF course, that others would
follow, and that presently we might have
red hot battle. Such a supposition was in
order, and when Smith and Cardiff made a
match many thought the set to heralded tbs
contamination Of the hopes Of those who
worship at the shrine of the horny handed
Fistiana.
Paddy Norton, an old time yotary of the
fstc art, shortly after SHE'D his def at
Prof. Barnes, and the professor laid aside
whatever scruples be might have, in order to
accommodate the Chicago man. match
was accordingly arranged for $3.50 side and
gate receipts. The fight was to take place
within fifty miles of st. Paul and to be fought
on Thanksgiving day. The prospect OF a
battle between Barnes and Norton was in
high favor among sporting men, and the
fight was looked forward to as something that
would be worth seeing. As consequence,
tickets were sought after with eagerness.
Every ticket buyer was also given ''tbe Of
fee" as to where the little by play would oc-
cur.
Now, when two men come together, ar
range a match, make all the necessary de-
posits, do considerable talking, etc, it is to
be presumed that they mean fight.
Such being the fact, and both being In ear
nest, there need never be any trouble, so far
as the average man can see, In coming to-
gether aud settling the affair, each doing all
the damage possible to the other. But there
is a right and a wrong way Of doing things,
prize fights included, and the right way, IL
fa fc NJ IN To
get1er a crowd OF $50 or 200 people in pub
lie hall situated IN the heart OF the city. The
police are not asleep all the time, and now
ana again they &C atch on'' TO a thing or
two Of which fact the participants in yes
terday's fracas had ocular demonstration.
At noon people who had got the correct
''tip'' began gathering at the gymnasium,
on the corner Of Fort and West Sixth streets,
and from that time on the favored
ones cropped in by twos and threes, till, at
2 o'clock, there must have been
close on 200 spectators present. 1t was
very orderly crowd, too, and included many
people prominent in our city, as well as dele
cations from Minneapolis, Duluth and even
Dakota, the latter being easily recognized by
the badges pinned to the lappels Of their
coats. A ring had been formed by stretch
ing ropes on posts, and outside Of this, on
four sides, were placed seats for spectators.
At rs the men retired to don their fighting
gear, and coon showed up again, Barnes
wearing red suit, with blue stockings and
Norton in white. The professor was almost
unanimously the favorite, and he looked it,
every inch of him. When q referee and
timekeeper had been secured the men took
their corners quietly, and everybody was on
the Q1Si oiUs to see the start. The referee
stepped into the ring to announce the condi-
tons, but just then Chief Clark and Detec-
tive O'Connor doomed up at the entrance
and Immediately placed both men
under arrest, reqesting them to hustle and get
into their street clothes. At once a howl
went up for refunding movement, and the
people from the saw mill city did croak, to
be sure, over the loss Of their three bills,
some of them even going so far as to threaten
to ''do up' those who were responsible for
their loss, though 1t struck a good many
present that they themselves were alone
to blame. When the officers took Barnes
and Norton over to headquarters the crowd
dispersed, may OF them with the idea that
they had been "done," while others have
faith in the professors assure nee that he
will square every thing at the proper time.
By the way, was not the gymnasium
strange place TO select for such an affair,
considering that it is owned by a stock COM.
pany, and run as a public institution? The
directors cannot surely have given their con-
semitic its use for the purpose of a prize
fight.
AT THE CITY HALL.
Both Barnes and Norton were placed in the
chiefs room away from the crowd that was
hanging around the city hall In the mean
time the chief telephoned for the mayor, who
soon after reached the chiefs office. Then
the mayor, the chief and the two parties.
went up into the mayors office in the second
story ana talked the matter over. What was
said could not be learned as the talk WAS
wholly private, all newspaper men being
locked out. 1t is understood, however. that
the mayor manifested good deal OF indigna-
ton that prize fight should be arranged
for, to take place in the very heart of the
city, almost next door TO the churches, and on
one OF the principal streets of the city. He
was very outspoken indeed, and was quite
savage in his language. He directed that
the chief should send for Judge Burr, of the
municipal court, and take the defendants be
lore MIN Tor the purpose Of having them ar
raigned and the bail fixed. While all this
was going on in the mayors Office q good
many Of those who had paid their three dol
lars to see the fight had gathered into the
city hall and wanted to see either Barue. or
Norton, or the chief Of police or some one
that would give them back their three dol
bars apiece There are about one hundred and
fifty OF these gentlemen, and some of them
were from Minneapolis; these were
the most obstreperous OF the shoul-
der hitters' admirers. They ssw,ntad
them three dollars they had paidn They
were the don't yer forgit ito kind of pen.
tlemen, and they had blood in their ewes.
They were loud spoken and some of their
talk sounded warlike. The chief came into
the room where they were the most noisy
ana ordered them all out or he would have
the whole gang arrested on the charge of as
sembling to see prize fight. These words
hae an immediate effect and every one of
them got out OF the door so
quickly that If the chief had attemnted 70
arrest any Of them be would have failed. As
Longfellow would put it, they "skipped. ,,
In the meantime Barnes and Norton had re.
turned to the chiefs room and were waiting
Tor word to come that Judge Burr
t wac reauy Ior company. In
the meantime Barnes, anticipating
the necessity of giving bail telephoned for
messenger boy, and when the latter ar
rived be was sent by Barnes with note to
some friend to see about the matter of bail
Before the messenger boy returned. infor-
nation was received that Judge Burr was at
the municipal court. Both Barnes and Nor
ton were taken over there and arraigned. on
charge of disorderly conduct, and the hail
required was $500 for each. The condition