New-York tribune., 1884-11-15
No MORE GLOVE FIGHTS.
n,,, vo,,cr READY TO PREVENT THEM

THE POLICE READY To fhhNHNi
,,sox WRITES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
An ORDER CONSEQUENT THEREuPoN'
.haaav after the glove contest at the Mann- al
aon Sanare Garden between Sui'ivau va pe,ice r Head
the following letter was reee'Veu ~ i0''e'
quarters: Nrw.yonK, Nov. II. 1884.
1om se nv the morning papers that last evening
Soxiuc match occurred at Madison s9ua,c 9 "e"t ~
ss ashi believe that such exhibitions are dlsgracc
f to the city, ia the highest IsS ,,s 70 disresp"ct Of
w and order therefore respectfully request a your
department hereafter prevent a ss ina, it is claimed
that the compel yGr to permit & ae trust
this character &C. M 10 o@r,s oo as take the responsibility
you VIII let the courts ''N0 FRssWIiN EDsoS. Mayor.
Mr. French called the attention of tho other Com
missopcrs TO the letter Yesterday. and II was de-
n,Jed ,o direct the Supcrntcndcnt to do all in his
power to prevent such contests III the iu,rc, La,c
In the afternoon Mr. Waling sent out the following
general alarm
To AT: Attention /. called to the tcloeraphic order
promulgated An 3 iss2 rsIsSs ,orcs 20 sad order
The order referred to was made whilc Mr. "a'i"e
was In Europc, and was as follows' -
TO AL, In an official opinion given to tnis nepar, Mc
msm nsa 'n Of law You wi not therefore permit
ANY such ,hhltious 10 take place WITHIN YOUR pvvn ~
Sn,ss vi, ,, glove nghI is about to take place. YOU YIN
obtain warrant. for the arrest ~ ,nc p1 ah.t or do
any ae, toward tho nrhcrsncc Of my such as
TuoNAA W. IuOkNl, ArViH SuV'lih''""'""
I, conversation with o TGinuNr reporter Mr'
wains said regarding tho attitude OF tne po',s"
"The question of the legality Of glove hShts i Wns
raised NJ the iime of the exhibition giEon py sh',, %
ss" s"mS Sp@ @onibs s I"sr .p' when Mace and sade
vp"posed TO have similar oahibl.
!, ton VA. forslasH ssGTS''iS By a% my CAPTAIN Williams
ATTAINED warrants and arrested Mace and Siade'
The were held for trial by Police Justice uaianor H
but Judge Donohue in the supreme Court ai.sr- Isd
ward dismissed the charge holding that the pro
posed contest was not u prize hght. since .h1n 1
the police have watched such exhibitions win 81.
rcctions 10 make arrests If soft gloves were not
u.cd and to prevent knocking-out sun
believe that when men spar for the ga,es nionss u;
they are contcnding for prize ana therefore Vlo-
iafing Inc law. Ihc courts probably will have
another opportunity To pass judgment on tne sn % D.
feet. Ii is the duty Of the police 10 cio'co 'n0 ~"
as interpreted by the courts
THE sIUGGERs AND RUFfIANs INDIGNANT.
When the news that the Police Commissioners
had issued al otdcr stopping glove hghts spleau
a,uong he sports" il struck them aboat as one 0
SnIiyan's cross-countcrs would have done. IL
took their breath away and at first they had ittle
10 saw Then there was general plgrmage 10 ,he r.
o0ice Of Richard k. Fox. who brought out Ar "
Greenfield 10 fight sullivan In short ti'e ,ncd1 &c
was small D"t select conicrenGf, J
"ilarry" Hill, W. f.. Harding. anu "naily
Webb who has charge of Jack burke me III
sionrrs was intense and outspoken. The "cou;
ference deciuel that the hght must go on al an
hazards. Commissioners or no Colissomct;s "Ira ha
pr1curcd and served on the Police department, re
ttrainns il from interfering with MONDAY nen.
fight. The members OF the conference iciC tI'o
their diguty had been insulted conini,ttee con con
sding Of Richard X Fox and w. r.. HaiHlng
waiie,i on Colonel Charles s. Spencer. FOX
lawyer, for aid. , -
am sorry TO saw" said the Colonel, after an cx-
ANIMATION OF the papers submitted 10 HIM, " that an
Injunction is utiely out OF the question: NO Juuse
would grant an inlunct on i'll the case. ron nave
perfect remedy i'll suit for damages II thtN stoP
ihc fight and hence an application for an inJunc
tion will not lie" 49, 49, D.,
We'll. what are we TO do 7" asked Mr. Fox.
"You can do either of two things we can go
bcfore the Police Commissioners, call their atten-
zion To the fact that this matter has aircady Deeh
passed OH bv Judge Donohne. OF the Supiem CouI..
who decided the fights to he legal. and show them
that they are til, III selves violating the law, or ii
Grcenncld or sullivan is arrested YOU can nave the
case brought before the courts again ana get an
other decision though, to tell the truth II the cOhl-
mssioners do not respect one decision, uoh see
any reason to believe that they VIII respect Two.
One thing is sure. you cannot enJon u PoiIcch"n
from making an arrest" -,
IL was resolved that Colonel Spencer ana Fox
should see the Commissioners ana Try 10 lhuuce
them to rescind the order. If this fails an eiort
will be made to have either sullivan or Gicehhtlu
arrested and brought before Judge Dohohue on d
writ OF babcas corpus. >, =. -
Police CAPTAIN Williams was in consultation yes
teriay afternoon with Inspector 1horne ana
Justice Patterson il is supposed. in reference 10 he
order of the Commissioners. When asked what
course he would pursue II an attempt was niaue W
on Captain Williams SAID: "I shall 0bey tre
orlers of NV superior officers young man" lie ue,
clinel to say ANYTHING about the conference, anu
when asked about the possibility OF sullivan ar.
rest today, said with smile that something OF
the sort was possible.