The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-23
M'AULlFFB- FIGHT
May Not Take Place Soon
Owing to Interruption.
INTERFERENCE BY THE POLICE
Causes Delay Which VIII I'm.
barrass Mattcrs..lticlinrl X, Fox
lndignant..othcr Interesting
News from Abroad,

LONDON, Sept. 22.-It looks as II the
International ilgh. was oil for the pres
ent.
The authorities have in.erle,eJ, To-
day McAutills wa, arrested at his lodv.
ingsi in this city, and detectives captured
Slavin at The station on his arrival from,
his training quarters at Dover. He had
just entered a cab when taken iato Gus.
tody. Tho men were taken to the Lam
beth police station, ,wherc both prisoners
were arraigned and bound over In GOO
each to appear before the court to.mor.
row.
The fight had been arranged to tnk.
place tonight, Some persons have an
idea that the men will 70 ahead with the
encounter regardless Of consequences,
Tor there is All immense sum of money
depending on the affair.
The betting has yeered, and tho odds
arc now in favor OF the Australian. A
large number OF tickets have found their
way Into the possession OF the element
and as a result OF tho enormous amount
OF money that has bscn laid on tho mill
trouble Is feared at the ring side.
Richard X. Fox, Of New York, in an
interview, denounced tho arrest Of
Slavin and McAulills as an outrage, and
sAidlt was not proposed to have n priz.
tight, but only limited round contest
with ordinary gloves, and there was no
reason why the police should interfere.
10th men were in Gplendid condition
aud an 1ious to have u fair contest, and
the police had no reason to anticipate
breach Of the peace. The fight was moth
Ing but what often occurs openly in |
England and America.
Mr.. Temple, proprietor Of the Ormonde
Club said he believed the manay. .ment
Of the Pelican Club Was at the bottom of
the matter. Ii the fight had been ar.
ranged by fashionable West End club,
he police would not have interfered.
In bid opinion, the Peiicaus were zeal.
ous, ard he had expected all along that
hey would try to stop the fight. He
lid not believe there was anything
'anide" about thetwo fighters, who were
both anxious to see which was the
better man.
In court the Police Inspector said the
match was to be a priZs fight and the
gloves were thin around the kuuckles
and would produce severe punishment.
The Secretary OF the Ormonde Club de.
posed that the gloves were ordinary box
ug gloves and said the arrest had been
caused by jealous membera Of the club,
which the Inspector denied.
The case was adjourned in order TO
produce the gloves in court, the Magis.
rate warning the principals to not 70 on
With the fight. Tomorrow the legal
question will be argued, as the sudden
srres. prevented the prisoners from Sc.
'uring counsel.
A meeting OF those interested in the
itayin. McAulitle fight was held at the
)rmonde Club this evening, when it
vas resolved that in the event Of the
.ourt giving an adverse decision the
match should be decided abroad.
Billy Madden, McAuliHe's trainer,
:laims that Slavin is afraid Of the Amer.
can and believes he did not want to
meet McAuliGe, while others say they
we're arrested because the Prince OF
Wales was going to attend the fight.
At a meeting OF the Pelican Club to.
lay, Lord Lonsdale and Richard X. Fox,
lecided, should Frank p. Slavin and
Toe McAullfte fail, by the interference
II the authorities, to bring off the fight
or 1000 pounds and the Police Gn:eiie
championship belt, in the Ormonde
Club, that rather than See the match
all through, they will each put up the
original purse offered by the Ormoude
Club, 500 pounds each, and bring the fight
III on the continent with limited num-
Der Of spectators on each side. This de.
:Ision was published here, and Richard
<. Fox and Lord Lonsdale were highly