The Indianapolis journal., 1895-09-03
STOPPED BY POLICE
NO PRIZE-FIGHTING TO DE PER-
MITTED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
Clark. Cavanaugh and Referee bates
Arrested at Dallas-Law tn BE Test
ed-Moore Bested by Mccoy.

DALLAS, Tex. Sept. 2.-In the twenty
first round of the Clark-Cavanaugh glove
contest tonight the fight was stopped by
the police. Both the principals and James
]. Bates. the referee, were arrested and
are in jail.
This is case to test the validity of the
State law regarding prize fights Applica-
tion for a writ Of habeas corpus will at
once be made to the Court of Criminal APP
peals, the tribunal OF last resort. Should
the court declare there is no law against
glove contests, an application will be made
to the Supreme Court for a mandamus
compelling the State Controller to issue
license for the Corbett-Fitzsimmon con-
test. A new code went into effect in Texas
to-day completely changing the civil and
criminal laws of the State. 1t is in this
code that the anti-prize-fight law is con-
tanned which the attorneys of the Florida
Athletic Club claim is conflicting and un-
constitutional The test case now brought
VIII settle the question as to the validity
the orbett-F'itzsimmons contest Under
the law the charge against the men is SIM
ply mlsdemeanor not punishable by peni-
will probably be asked for tomorrow and
there viii be hearing and probably de-
cision in a week.
tenderd Tax Collector Jacoby $500 for IL
cense to pull off the Clark-Cavanaugh fight
voliector ,,er ;Jacoby explained that he would
ne mad no blank; in fact. no blank had
ever been printed for that kind of a license
ne tnen turned to the law. which. in sub
stance, says that If any collector shall give
a manuscript or any other species of re-
ceipt for taxes, except the regular blank
furnished by the controller. such collector
snall De guilty OF msdemeanor. and. on
conviction, fined from 500 to $500, and may
be dismissed from Office. An action will at
once be flied to compel Jacoby to issue the
ried through the courts and be the test
contest on the 3D. of october.
Judge Clint, of the Criminal District
Court, empaneled his grand jury this morn
ing and charged ii with regard TO prize
aagnt:ng II the jury should become sat:s-
fed that there IS a law against such exhi-
bitions as Is proposed to be given by Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons. and that such law
has been violated then IL will be the duty
of the jury to return bills OF indictments
against the offenders. but, in the meantime
he counseled the jury 10 await the action
of the courts.
Mccoy Knocks Ont Moore.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 2.-The twenty
round glove contest between Kid Mccoy
and Dick Moore took place here tonight
at the Buckingham Theater after the regu-
lar performance was over The affair was
under the management of Clever Billy
Thompson and the house was crowded.
$500 being present Two hundred sports
came down from Cincinnati on special
train to witness the fight. Mike Conley.
Australian Murphy. Jim Franey and Tom
Lansing were behind Mccoy, and Ike Eng
lish, Ernst James and Potsy Grubs were
In Moore's corner. A weil-known local
amateur athlete was 7the referee 1t was
LBS when time was called Mccoy had
all the best of the first three rounds. In
the fourth Moore started to rush Mccoy
and landed couple Of good punches, but
the kid soon recovered himself and the
round ended in his favor The fifth round
was all McCoy's. When Moore came up
for the sixth Mccoy started at him and
landed as he pleased. knocking him all
over the ring and finishing him with right
hand swing.