Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27
WONT ALLOW FAKES,
New York Police Authorities kill the
Proposed Receipt-Boxing
Contests.
MITCHELL is QUITE SURPRISED.
Local Protests About Denny Lyons Being
Sent to the New York Base
ball Club.
MAHERS OPINION OF JACK DEMPSEY
Phelps Talks About the Association General Sport
ing News Of the nay.

rsPEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
NEW York. Dec. 26-The sporting world
will be astonisheG to hear that the police
Authorities propose TO effectively put stop
TO all meetings of professional pugiiists in
this city. Madison Square Garden will 10
longer be a stamping ground for the star
fighters of the world, as Superintendent
Murray comes out this morning with a
warning for the benefit of the public. He
thinks that all persons will be foolish to
give up good money to see a fight which
must result in take. The immediate effect
of this announcement must be the selection
of another place in which to hold the Cor
bett-NIitchell ard Naher- Dempsey fights.
Superintendent Murray said at length:
a Veto on Fakes.
'Of late an attempt has been made on the
part Of professional pucilists to resurrect
prize fighting in this city. Charles Mitchell,
an Englishman, and James J. Corbett, of Cali
fornia. are advertised to meet in a contest to
be held in Madison Square Garden in the
early part of February. Another fight is
announced to take place between Peter
Maher of Ireland, and Jack Dempsey, of
Brooklvn. It will take place, the an
nouneement says. in the latter part of JAN
uarv.
These men will not be allowed to fight
If the public go there they will not get a
return for their money We can't prevent
these men from spsrring. hut you can take
NV word Tor it, they will be very tame af-
fairs. The moment the men attempt to
fight I will arrest Them. We have stamped
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are determined that il shall not be resur-
rected again. We will notify the men in
person that they will not be allowed TO
fight and shall also notify the management
of the Madison Square Garden.
viii Arrest All of Them
"Just as soon as there is a violation of
proper authorities. These fighters are
strangers, and come here disturbing the
peace OF our city. | am determined to do
everything in nv power to prevent this
business from going on. They call these
encounters scientific exhibitions, but thev
are purely and simply prize fights.
Under these circumstances Charlie
Mitchell will be compelled TO gather in
good American dollars in some other town.
The Brooklyn authorities are on record as
being opposed to professional fighting in
public and would at once put n stop to it.
In Jersey City past experiences will not be
comforting 10 the pugilists when the future
is considered. Superintendent Murray said
that the the New York Athletic Club eNhi-
tion tonight would not he interfared with.
and that .he intention only was to prevent
professional fighters from fleeing tie
public.
CorbeS,'s Managers Opinion.
W. A. Brady, Corbctt's manager, said
this afternoon that no action would ne
taken in the matter until Monday. "Then
we will see if the police will allow the
fight to go o." he said. eff not, of course
the preseUt arrangements between Mitchell
and Corbett will he oi Corhett would do
nothing against the orders of the police.
He Is ready, however, al anv time to fight
Mitchell 10 a finish before The athletic club
offering the largest purse. 1 think the
Olympic Club of New Orleans world hang
mp $4,000 for the fight if it could be ar
ranged for Mardi Gras week. which will be
the latter part of February. Corbett
would accept such an offer" Jere Dunn
also said that the fighters should now look
around for some club. as il seemed that a
public exhibition of the kind would nor be
tolerated in this vicinity. Neither Nit
chcll nor Corbett could be found at their
homes.
Couldn't See Murray.
Nothing could be ascertained in regard to
what would be done about the Maher-
Dempsey contest, as both Billy Madden
and Peter Maher are now in Philadelphia
Charley Mitchell aud Frank Sfavin
called at police headquarters to-day to see
Superintendent Murray, but the latter had
gone home. Mitchell expressed disap-
pointment at the Superintendent action
and described it as harsh Mitchell thought
some one in the sparring profession was re-
sponsible for it, Slavin scowled and,
though he was disappointed also, held his
tongue. Arthur Lumley said be thought it
was the direct result of the exhibitions bv
Peter Maher in Madison Square Garden,
when he knocked out two men within five
minutes. He did not see why the Corbett-
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