The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-14
THE RING

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19.-Charles
NIcKeever. the lightweight pugilist, hav-
ing declared that he would challenge the
winner of last nights light between
Critic and Lavigne, owing to the con-
test having been d draw, has issued a
challenge TO fight each of them for the
lightweight championship of the world
for a stake or purse.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 13.-sheriff
Houpt, of Hot Springs, was in the city
last night and held a long inderVle"
My mind has been fully made rp all
along as to what course l would puT-
sue. | intended to use my authority on
the day of the fight, and ! would have
"That crowd would have dumped $780,
900 in Hot Springs and the law would
not have been violated. had made ar
rangements for 500 men, had that num-
Der been necessary to uphold the law"
He says that Judge Duties action in
writing to Governor Clark for assistance
was unwarranted.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13.-A special to the
Republic from Hot Springs, Ark, says:
The big contest will take place in Hot
| Springs October 80. In order to comply
strictly with the laws of Arkansas the
articles of agreement for the Florida
Athletic club have been changed from a
hnish contest to a limited number of
| rounds. the referee being vested with
| full power to stop the contest when, in
his opinion, it becomes brutal. The con-
! testants are to box with soft gloves.
Spring Lake, a beautiful resort four
! miles from the city, has been selected
! by Mama ger Brady as Corbett's training
| quarters AT the request of the citizens
| of the city, Corbett viii give an exhibit
! ton with his company at the opera
| house Wednesday evening. Fitzslmmons
| training quarters have not yet been Sc
! lected.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Oct 13.-
| Fitzsimmons' quarters presented a
J lively appearance this evening. Clerks
| and business men who have no time ia
spare during the week, were out to see
| him. Parties who have seen Corbett
train in San Antonio, say that F'itz-
simmons physical condition is far SUI
perior and Trainer Charles White says
Fitzsimmons is in better condition thar
ever before in his life.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Oct. 13.-Cor.
bett received the following telegram
from W. a. Brady, at Hot Springs, to.
night:
Come at once. Everything fixed al
right; protection guaranteed"
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Oct 13.-"Ther,
may be a fight at Hot Springs. but j
won't be prize fight" said Governo
Clarke to an Associated Press represen
tatiVe this afternoon.
I earnestly hope that extreme meas
ures will not be necessary. | know thes
men, everyone of them, and they are m!
] friends. and l should regret very nuci
TO be compelled to adopt harsh measures
but the law gives me the authority anC
supplies the means. and if the necessit.
arises | shall certainly prevent the figh
at any cost
The governor finds that the law of 1S9
was not legality enacted. leaving TIL
state without a law on the subject o
prize fighting. The law Of 1898, in hi
opinion, invests in the executive all tn,
authority to carry out the policy he ha,
decided upon. Under its operation tn
governor is allowed almost unlimited
latitude and could declare the distric
to be in rebellion against the state an,
could not only drive out by force all tn
parties concerned with the disturbance
but could arrest and imprison without
process Of law.