The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-07-12
They Go on a Strike Because a City Ordinance Does Not
 Please Them.
The Musicians and Chop House Wait CTS Go out fin Sympathy, ANum- ber of tho Sports Leave the
 City. The Boycott Is
 Withdrawn.


 The sporting olement of the Sky light city, objected to the paying of tho license for reasons best known to themselves and held a conclave and 1t was just at this time declared to be the thing to boycott the town and to discontinue all games.
 For twenty-four hours the men who had money to bet on the high card, were compelled to hold 1t in their pockets or pass it over the bar. It is possible, that during the short boycott there may have been some suffering. If there was it was on the part of the boycotters.
 Friday morning the musicians and chop house walters threatened to join the boycott but it was not until night that musicians concluded to "tie up" the town. The walters concluded to defer action until the grub rau short.
 Happily the arrival of car load of -four Saturday afternoon satisfied the walters that 1t would be useless for them to join the boycott.
 The boycotters offered no violence and our one man police force was not robbed of his usual rest.
 On Saturday afternoon three of the boycotters concluded to leave for Will Hams and at o'clock they took their departure amid cheers from their friends and sympathizers. The journey to Williams was made in one of Wheel CTS private Parlor coaches.
 After the departure of sports Thorne. May, Palmer and Parks, a large mum. Der of the fraternity weakened and by seven o'clock the games opened again in the Parlor Exchange and in the Senate.
 w. C.. Henry, was the first one to give In aud made application to Mar shal Bayless for a license. Wash says Lack of funds compels mo to go to work or go hungry. Work can stand of but hunger must be satisfied"
 Al Gregg was tho next applicant to Ia apply 10 the town marshal for a liceuse, and he remarked as the eyi- dence of the privilege to run his game WAS being filled out:
 "I don't hold very good hand but guess I will to stand tho raise. have been feeling rather rocky since the Fourth and wanted couple days rest, but am now ready to go to work again.
 Johu Green, C. F. Babcock, Jack Hcunesey and George Giddons arc known as the Big Four, aud they arc the only sports who refuse to submit to tue rule of the odious ordinance. They will seek the delightful shades of Oak creek and reflect on the situation while catching trout from that roman tic stream.
 k. Gibson for violating the rules of the association was fined 25. and the money was spent by the grievance committee. B. NJ. Spencer concluded that the association was failure and quietly withdrew and went to work onder the democratic administration and says he don't care, if he is a rcpub- lican, he must eat.
 The bartenders are on a strike aud Joe GiIander, the mixologist at Frauk- forter's, was indulging in the mysteries of a game of poker last night aud will do 50 no more.
 Blanche, the elevator of old Harper, at the Senate, was looking through q big glass at the stars last night.
 Henry Copper, of the Parlor. says owing to burdens imposed upon the saloons and the sporting fraternity by the town council, he coutemplates ten dering his resignation as a cork ma nipulator behind the bar.
 During the boycott Mayor Bray con- ducted himself with dignity and backed by the entire town council they posi- lively refused to reduce the license.
 The grievance committee of the Sports Association was kindly received and thcir tale of woe was patiently listened to.
 An old sport interviewed the SUN re- porter this morning and says that the action of tue Association in resuming their games should meet with the com mendatiou of the public, IS without the games there are number of men who would be deprived of livelihood and they would actually suffer for the luxuries of life and be compelled to