Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-09-25
JOE MAULIFFE ARRESTED.
The American Slugger and His Oppo-
nent Slayin Jugged::While Pre-
pairing for Fight.
1t is RumOred that the Australian
Feared the Heavyweight,
Hence the Arrest.
The Contest WI Come Off on the
Continent in the Near
Future.

LONDON, Sept. 22.-Ihe battle between
between Slavin and McAuliffe. on the
slate for tonight, has been postponed
owing to the interference of the author
tiles This morning officers went to
McAuliffe's lodging IN this city, armed
with warrant, and took the American
pugiIist in custody. At the same
time policemen were watching for
SIavin, and as soon as the Aus
tralian arrived from his training
quarters at Dover and entered a cab he
was arrested. He was conveyed quietly to
the Lambath police station where Nc.
AuIiffe had already been taken. Both
prisoners were Immediately arraigned.
The charge was conspiracy to commit a
breach of the peace. Bail was fixed at
$4,000 each, and the prisoners were bound
over to appear before the court tomorrow.
Sureties were furnished and the pugilists
and their hackers left the court room. The
action of the court in placing the bail at
e2, 900 (S10,000) in each case shuts off the
fight for the present at least.
Meantime'news of the arrest had reached
the sporting resorts and all was excite
ment. A large number of sporting men
from all parts of the kingdom had come to
the city to see the fight, and while It was
feared that the pugllists would be arrest
ed. there were strong hopes that the two
men would be able to avoid the
authorities. The fight was to have taken
place at 10 clock tonight at some place
known only tt the men who have the affair
in hand, and as the honr for the battle was
80 close at hand, and no evidences of an in
tention of the authorities to make the ar
rests were visible, the belief that the two
men would get out of town without being
molested seemed we'll founded
What will be done now is a matter of
doubt: but it is likely that the battle will
take place outside of England. probably
in France. The stakes OF Fl 900 are up,
and large number of tickets have been
sold at prices ranging from 9l0 to 62OO.
In betting circles large sums have been
laid on the result of the fight, and In all
some ESQ, 600 or G2G0,000. That the
fight will be declared off seems unlikely
The penalty for the effense charged
against the pugiIists is punishable by fine
or imprisonment, or by both. 1t is the
opinion here that the men are likely to be
convicted.
In court the police inspector i'll jutifying
the arrest, said the match was to be a
genuine prize fight. He produced a copy
of the articles AMI said the G loves as exhi-
bited In the windows of sporting paper
were smaller than ordinary gloves and were
thinned around the knuckles. The secre-
tary of the Ormonde club said the gloves
were ordinary boxing gloves and the con-
test was to be strictly III accordance with
Queensberry rules and that no breach of
the law was intended. He added that the
police had been melted to make the ar
rests by jealous enemies Of the club. The
The inspector denied that the police had
been melted. The magistrate directed
the police to produce the gloves before
finally deciding as to the illegality of the
fight. He added If, in the meantime the
prisoners should venture to proceed with
the fight he would deal with them severely.
The suddenness of the arrests prevented
the defense from obtaining counsel To-
morrow the legal question will be argued.
At a meeting of the Ormonde club tonight
it was decided if an adverse decision was
rendered the match would be decided on
the continent.
New YORK, Sept. GA special cable
gram to the Police Gazette says that many
rumors are being circulated about the
fight. Billy Madden, McAulife's trainer,
claims that SIavin is afraid of the Ameri-
can and believes that he did not want to
meet him. A well known American says
the arrest of McAuliffe is due to the fact
that Savin has trained off and those who
backed him had the American arrested to
save their money. Crichton Temple, of
the Ormonde club, attributes McAulitfe s
arrest to the fact that the prince of Wales
was going to attend the fight. At meet
ing Of the Pelican club tonight Lord Ions
dale and Richard K. Fox, of New York,
decided that rather than see the match
fall through they would, If the authorities
prevent if, put up between them the same
purse offered by the Ormonde club and
bring the fight off on the continent