Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-08
OGDEN As FIGHTISG GROUND.
Somebody There Spelling to Violate
lie Law.

IL Is an old story that the law:
against gambling, lewdness, Illicit
/ whisky selling, ETC., are practically
a dead letter In Ogden since the ad.
, vent Of ''Liberal" rule. For time
the respectable element managed to
} induce the L. ). Marshal TO pro
, coed against vialstaFa at the Terri
terlai statutes, out that time is gone
by. Encouraged by this laxity on
the part Of the officers, the sporting
element, which seems to be in con-
troll, has taken another step, and
now proposes to disregard, in the
most public aud hsrefaced manner
the statuIe against frhtins. The
law reads.
Every person who engages in, in
stigates, encourages, or promotes any
ring or priZc fight, or any other pre-
meditaied fight or contention with
out deadly weapons), either rs princI-
pal, aid, second. umpire. surgeon, or
otherwise, is punishable by imprisOn-
ment IN the penitentiAry no. exceeding
two years"
When there was q contention at
Lake Park, District Attorney Var
ian prosecuted Glover and Bates,
the principals, bat they got of.
This may have discouraged him.
But the programme fer the Ogden
! proceedings viii. II carried out,
give him a still better opportunity
to at least prosecute law breakers.
Here is how the Commercial Of this |
morning advertizes the prize fights:
For the past two weeks number
Of prominent gentlemen about I
town with taste for the manly art, /
have been quietly at work making |
the preliminary arrangements Tor an |
event, which il brought TO sue /
cess!ul termination, will not only /
afford the sport-lOving westerners |
an opportunity TO witness one Of the |
hardest fought battles in the history |
Of the pugiiistic arena but Will adj
vertize the city Of Ogden through |
the entire civilized world.
The following kilograms are ex-
pianatOry in themselves:
OGDEN. Utah, August 6, 1890.
Ne,r York Illustrated .Nars, Ne,r
York Citu:
In behalf Of Mr.. Sullivan the sport
ing editor OF The DgfeH DAILY Com
meIr'ai is authorized 20 oiier a purse
Of $4,000 FOR a fight to the finish be
tween John l. Sullivan and Peter
Jackson. 5000 10 20 10 the winner
and 5000 TO the loser. Contest 10 take
place in the Carnival Palace in this
citv. Seating capacity $1,000.
Signed
TuE OGDEN COMMERCIAL.
\ duplicate Of the above dispatch
was also wired 10 "Parson" Davies
at Chicago, JacksOn's manager, and
word was received late last
stating that Mr.. Davies
was i'm san Francisco ami that the
dispatch had been forwarded to him
there. The gentlemen who are at
the back OF this movement are all
men OF ample means TO whom the
contribution necessary TO
make up the required sum would lie
felt.
This is by far the largest purse
ever offered by an association for
match beween these two kings OF
The ring. The California Athletic
Club has made 2 standing offer 20
hang up a purse OF $50, 900, when
ever the two giants are able to come
70 terms between themselves, for a {
One or two other clubs
nave made similar offers, but il IT.
naiuei for O gdeu 10 come TO the van
with 4 purse exceeding those OF
hese rich organizations 10y One-halL
L Is, in fact, the largest offer ever
made for n pugilistic contest.
Mr.. Sullivan J. now in New \ ork l
preparations FOX his thea
rical tour this fall with one OF I
iOth9m's star combinations. The
,nly reason that lac has ever vOuch- :
lfed Tor his unwiilingless 30 meet
he colored Australian is that the q
urSe offered was not large enough J
D repay him for the long training y
mi physical discOmfOrts necessary {
. ring form. This reason can hand /
= serve him longer In view OF I
igden's literal proposition. y
jackson is in Australia, but the /
vening Of his departure signified :
lis willingness to return the n
moment Sullivan would agree 20 :
meet him. Developments will he .
nxiously awaited by the sporting =
paternity. y