The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-31

There are others besides al Clark who
are liable TO be sorry that there was a
prize fight Thursday night. 1t is reported
on good authority that before Monday
| night over thirty prominent citizens will
be arrested for aiding. abstIng and encour-
aging it. These arrests will be based
partly on spite work and partly on the
| sincere desire of a certain number OF peo-
pie In this city to put stop TO prize fight
ing. There is quite number who believe
that the only way to put an end TO prize
fighting is 10 destroy the incentive to fight
they believe, then. that the best
way to stop it is TO punish
he people who pay the money, bence
the contemplated arrests. An agent of
this element was quietly moving about
yesterday among the sports to ascertain
who attended and encouraged the fight,
ana 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon he
turned in the names of thirty four persons,
many of whom are of more than average
prominence in the aft airs OF the CITY,
III they are arrested, and there seems not
to De much doubt about il now,
the affair viii be one of the
most sensational that has happened this
year. Many of the gentlemen can easily
prove an alibi TO their wives, but it is
aN'e' uhCbbSA pibNC pno q
Justice of the place. County Attorney
Boone could not be seen last night, and
heuce nothing definite as to his action in
the premises conld be ascertained. II is
said hat already twelve warrant blanks
have been filled out, aud that they will be
served today.
Al Clark again felt the weight of Jim
McCoy's fist yesterday.
The fight OF night before last is likely TO
turn into a feud: and it is said that Jim
Mccoy has promised TO slap Clark face
every time lie meets him,
Yesterday the two men met in billiard
paror on east ID 'uglas avenue and had
some words over So which Mccoy alleged
should have been divided Clark had the
money and would not give il up. where
upon Mccoy dealt him two terrible blows
on the mouth. Clark being wrestler,
grappled with him, but Mccoy pitched
him up and laid him out fiat on the green
baize of the billiard table. Clark bled
fearfally, leaving traces of his gore every
where he touched.
Some say that Mccoy didn't tote fair
with him in smashing him without waru-
ing, while Others say that both being pro-
fessional fighters no warning should be
necessary.
Both of them washed in the came vessel
and patched up their trouble temporarily.
but on what grounds no one is able to
state
A good deal of establishment was mani
Tested the night of the fight on account of
the way Clark treated the crowd who went
TO witness the contest. All of them were
friends to him and they did not
relish the idea OF going out to the
pillow works at an expense OF from
So 10 50 aad then BE- told 10y him that he
would not fight ill some more money was
put up. A reporter for the EAGLE was in
formed last night of what purported TO be
the cause of Citrk's attempted squeeze on
the pockets of his friends. IL Is simply
that Clark bad decided to leave town per-
manently and wanted as large a stake as
possible to go upon. There was some
color given to this statement by the report
lost night that Clark had given it out
that he would leave last night for Cali
fornIa.
There is another fight on the tapis,
1t is said. wherein Mccoy and
Harris will be the CONTESTANTS.
The cha llenge is made by Harris, but is
not yet accepted by Mccoy Harris is a
coiored maa and looks like he would be
able TO pat up a better fight than Mccoy.
Harris has also challenged Shea but the
latter will not accept except that none but
skin tight gloves are TO be used The
fight of Thursday night CAUSED n good
deal of indignation yesterday among the
people generally who are opposed TO prize
fighting aud il is doubtful whether another
ight viii he allowed TO be fou. ht within
the county limits. That, at least. is what
the officers said yesterday. All prize
fights are more or less brutal and against
tue sentiment of the enlightened people of
Kansas