The Jersey City news., 1891-09-12

another person, no matter. who lie
was. would be admitted. Then
he saw Commissioners Cook and passed
him. Thea he saw Eldie DuRan. A
gentle touch on the shoulder, follow-me
expression, and moment later half
their clubs and driving back the
patient crowd at the door. Space
was cleared, the door was opened and
Eddie Dugan with Captain Boyle entered
the hall, from which those who had pur-
chased tickets and travelled many miles
were excluded. Why? What pull does
Mr.. Dngan have that allows MIN, a
tardy arrival, to be ushered into q
place from which honest ticket holders
who had been waiting for hours were ex-
cluded? The methods of the Granite
Association are peculiar when such favor
itism is shown to one Jersey City Official
while other city officials are shut cut.
Even Hoboken councilman was In.
formed he could not get in for lack of
room.
AS to the fight. AS before mentioned. it
was a contract to flush. 1t was not
finished Yet the referee clearly violated
the agreement and rendered decision
awarding the victory to McAuliffe. WhyY
McAuliffe. it is true. assumed the aggres-
sive at the start and did all the
leading, but it was fight to the finish.
and Gibbons may have been reserviug his
strength and waiting until his opponent
had worn himself out by his exertionS
and then started in and put him out.
Every one conceded that Gibbons was
strong, He had not once been knocked
down, which indicates that McAulitfe's
blows lacked power and supports the
claim of the Gibbenites that their favor
ite was the better general and was quiet
]y waiting until the proper moment to
begin fighting, when his rival was In dis
tress. 1t is not the pugiist who
fights fast and furious from the start who
always wins. The superior general in
the ring invariably gets the prlzs If he
possesses the staying qualities, and Glib
bons undoubtedly has them. He had
a cut over his eye, but showed
no signs of distress while
McAuliffe's breathing was labored. But
the police interfered. Why? Captain
Hayes jumped into the ring in the sixth
round and stopped the battle. When the
very pertinent query was put. Why did
you stop the contest? his reply was,
I'm the interest Of humanity.
Fad become is amusing. It
was prize fight "a soon as the meu start
ed. They entered into an agreement for
prize fight. Then why did not the police
battle must be prohibited? Why was it
allowed to go on ut all, and il permitted,
why not to finish? 1t is true that
Captain Hayes sought the ad-
vice of Judge Lippincott and
Prosecutor Winfield yesterday and
was informed that prize fight
is unlawful, and it is the duty of the
police to prevent and stop violations Of
the law. 1t is singular that Captain
Hayes did not reach the conviction that
it was prize fight until the sixth round,
when the Grauite Association would not
be renuired torefund to the spectators who
had paid ten or five dollars for tickets.
Had the fight been stopped at the start
the Association would have been forced
to return the money. The police inter-
fered at the proper time to protect the
Association Then followed that queer
decision Of Referee Jere Dunn. who by
sporting men is regarded as square"
man. The Granite Association may have
prize fights in future, but The patrons
after the experience of last night and
Jere Dunn's unique decision in the Kill
rain-Slavin fight will deserve to be
duped if they part with their dollars to
see another fight there. 1t is clearly the
duty of the county and city officers to
protect these innocents from bein G
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