The herald., 1895-05-13
SPORTS OF A DAY
Continued ( ON Third page

go east for the purpose of arranging
match with some of the first-raters in his
class. lie has made many friends here
through his gentlemanly conduct, espe-
cially among the mem bers of the Athletic
club. who are arranging little entertain
ment for his benefit before his departure.
The Athletic club members are arraag-
ing the affair." and have about completed
an excellent programme of boxing. wresi-
ling, gymnastics and other specia lilies,
which will be given in the club gymnasi-
um next Friday evening. Gallagher will
appear in the event Of the evening with
some sturdy boxer who has not yet been
selected. A catch-as -catch-can wrest-
ling match to decide the championship
of Los Angeles. between Young Bibby
and Clarence Whistler. jr.. will form one
of the attractions of the evening.
the l.. A. A. c.
There is much dissatisfaction at the
club over the stopping OF the Billy Gala
gher-Jack Fogharty glove contest. and the
legal lights are pondering the pros and
cons in a significant way. There is IA
chance that another such contest will be
arranged soon. that will either 90 through
or provoke q few court decisions, to see
if 4 respectable club cannot have exhibit
tions before its mem bers. The benefit
mentioned will probably 80 toward de-
fraying the great expense the club and
boxers were put 10 IN preparations 10r the
exhibition.
At the request of the Herald. the fol-
lowing communication has been prepared
by Deputy District Attorney W. PLANES.
and is printed in full
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE.
Court House, Los Angeles. CAL.
May II. 1895.
Mr.. Jeff Montaigu, Sporting Editor. the
My Dear Sir:-I found time today(Sun-
day. to look up the law on prize fighting.
and send you all | can find on the sub
jsct. There is nothing in the amend
inents of 1895 relating to the matter. and
the entire law on the proposition is en-
braced in the general section of the penal
code and the act of the legislature OF
1893.
This latter act is probably the one you
had in mind. 1t was approved on March
8, 1893. and is as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons within this state to en-
gage in what is generally known as prize
fighting. with or without gloves. whereby
bruising or manning. or other serious
bodily injury, may result to the pal tic
ipants.
Sec. .. Any and al! persons engaged
in contests designated in section l OF this
act. either as principals. aids, seconds or
backers, shall he guilty of felony, and
upon conviction shall be fined not less
than one thousand dollars nor more than
five thousand dollars. and shall be imprs-
oned in the state prison not less than one
year nor more than three years.
Sec. 3 This act shall go into effect i'm
mediatey.
Sections II. AIS and 4ll of the penal
code furnish the remaining provisions
relative to prize fighting but the act
quoted is the principal law upon the sub
ject. Yours truly, W. +. JAMES.
The question raised by the legal light
of the club is On what did the police
base their ntimation of arrest for viola
ton of "A law?
The law says nothing about a boxing
contest, as an exhibition, before Il re-
spectacle athletic club. and the 'bruising
or manning, or other bodily injury"
surely applies to prize fighting. and not
to club exhibition. No men can box
any time without the danger of bloody
nose or a bruised body, ahd it may be
that Detective Moffalt was too liberal in
his Interpretation of section l of the
above law.