The evening world., 1894-08-14
ROUGH ON The SPORTS
Justice Voorhis Lays Down the
Law Regarding Glove Fights.
EiQht Of the Ralded Men Held for
Trial--Nineteen Fined.
Mysterious Disappearance OF a Man
and l<eg OF Beer.

In the midst of more fuss and delay
and angry seedlings than commonly at
tend a case Of life and death. Justice
voorhis finally settled accounts In JEFF
ferson Market Police Court this morn
ing with the prize-nghters who were
captured In last nights raid.
II accepted as n precedent. hts judg-
ment makes boxing. or the sembiance
thereof, a high crime and misdemeanor.
and punishable at sight without trial.
All the ladies and gentlemen who
gather Of gala night in any fashionable
athletic club TO see two muscular pets
OF their teams eNcmplify the noble art
de la boxe' are liable to ten days or
$40 therefor, while the principals and
their immediate accessories in and about
the ring can only be dealt with by tho
more ponderous Judges of the General
Sessions Court.
AT tho same time that hard lot. the
newspaper reporters. who may be dele
gated to one OF these Olympian func-
| uons, are just 30 per cent less culpable
than the respectable ladies and gentle
men that look on. However. what the
amply made up in the form of a red
hot jacketing from the bench.
capt McSuliagh Iaided a so-called
sol West Broadway. This was the f,rst
act of rafting burlesaue. The fun
and excitement began with the call OF
curtain and WAS sustained to the very
last gasp Of the comedians.
Tony Belmont, known rs Tom KEEL
lev" and Cpnio Pace. two Thompson
street Italian bootblncks, seventeen
gloves last night. The headquarters
were fixed at u barber shop at &c Sulli-
van street. Invitations were scattered
by word OF mouth, and at Z o'clock about
| two hundred men were assembled at the
shop ready to Zee the event.
1t Is not proven that there was any
stake, more than a keg Of beer. or that
u cent was charged for admission.
Among those who were hidden to at
tend was the redoubtable broadswords-
man. wrestler and all-around athlete
was Policeman kealey. who says that he
WAS there In disguise. all unawares &c
cipals and abettors, for their part, say
ffpaly and aSest9rs FOR Their part say
liceman from the beginning and were
very we'll acquainted with him.
me crowd got so numerous that IN
Italians managing the event gave tn,
majority of the crowd the slip. and with
twenty-six favored ones, mostly ltal
ians, went to IL varlck street. ant
vorabie, TO 2Ol West Broadway.
They obtained a room on the second
floor, and clearing II space set the
stRrted 20 ke sHSg sae.
ed In getting out and sending word e
his station In McDougall street,
Capt. MeCullagh marshalled thirty-fiv
Of Ms men, Disgusting them by remoy
ing their coats and wearing citizens
hats. They swooped upon the building
attacking In front and rear. top and bot
, up the fire-escape. They burst upon tn
i scene with clubs and pistols drawn. an
I a stampede ensued. As, the crow
= mem at t every Exit they decided to SUI
render.
( One man escaped. How he did I
WS him xPnsSea f the stsE Ghs
! was said to be keg OF beer. and tina
, helps along the mystery.
The captives were led to the station
and of them all Duncan G. Ross alon
succeeded In getting out before morning
; Alderman Beck bailed him out:
This ~ Ross's version OF the event
~ was notified at o'clock last even
, ing that there was to be sparring mattel
between two likely little Italians an,
got to the West Broadway, place me boy
: put on the eight-ounce gloves they ha
brought with them, As referee ] an
nounced to the crowd that this was to b
a six-round go for points.
THE boys went at 1t and had jus
finished the first round when there wa
a terrible racket at the doors and win
dows and a lot OF men In their shir
. sleeves burst in. ] went, to, the doc
thinking IL was the landlord, and u
excited policeman levelled q pistol a
> me. shouting that he would shoot tn
: first man that moved. / then saw tina
we were arrested and sent for bail. /
4 WAS an impromptu Bparring mate
e within the law and 1 can't understan
the raid"
Justice Voorhis held the followin
e eight men for trial In $500 bail: Tone
4 Belmont and Cunio Pace, the principals
:, Duncan c. Ross. the referee: Donat
Morano, Robert, Reed, William NJ. Smith
e John Bond and Benjamin. all second.
: timekeepers and bottle-holders.
The remaining eighteen were herde
| in front Of the dock and, without bein
r questioned, were fined $40 each.
/, A young man, who said he was n re
+, porter for a Sunday morning paper
= stepped up and said that he was at tn
a meeting on business.
4 The Justice took occasion to inforr
n newspaper men that they were not
; be any more exempted from the penal
r ties Of violating the law than othe
citizens, but stretched a point OF In
4 diligence in this case by reducing thi
K reporters fine to 50.