The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-22
SHERIFF WAS THE REFEREE
WiIson-Sidd0ns Bout Was Off
Before 1t Began.
SPORTS WET AND ANGRY
They Confidently Expected to See a
Good Bout, But Gov. O'Ferrall and
Sheriff Palmer Decreed Otherwise.
Foreign Talent Came A-plenty and
Had Money on Their Man.

Five hundred Disguised sports returned
in the ram from the pugli;s,ic proposal at
jackson City last night, and all ON account
lne sBerII OF AieAauuria county
The Wilson-Sidduns fight was not to be,
anu the il,aJesly OIL the Jaw vi Virginia was
the referee.
The bout has been long expected and con-
fidently prophesied by those in Washing
ton who are Interested in the manly art
OF seIf-Geleusc." Every one in the fra
ternity who is not a way for the summer
went 10 the Eureka cub last night, by
hack, by railroad, or by electric trolley
only to be turned back by The announcement
that the match was postponed.
II is understood tiiitu gov. O'Ferrall
sent yesterday, by telegram, perenlltory
mandate TO the executive Officials OF tie
county over the river to the effect that
the fight must not take place.
II is well known that GOV. O'Ferrall.
since The Times expose OF trans-PotOmac
lawiessness, has been on the alert to make
q move III tins direction. TO this end. he
sent some time ago Detective BALDWIN, To
these places. and several raids were the
result. IL ~ KNOWN that tie best eieGnent
in the State Is against the condition OF
affairs which has so long ruled just across
result last night was i'll direct response
10 the executive
SPORTS ON THE ALERT.
New YORK, Philadelphia anu Baltimore
sports We're ID evidence at every local meet
ing place yesteriay. TLey were Eere for
the light. II was known tnat SlddonS was
good man, because lie lad stood up
against Dixon, and II was also guaranteed
that Howard Wilson would defend tile local
end to the best OF his ability.
But the advertisement was too prominent
Gov. C'Ferrall was Photographed and written
To five days ago oncening the exact date
and character OF the event 1t is believed
that he found IL impossible TO overlook so
prominent d pugillsuc encounter, and Leiice
MS orders to Sheriff Palmer.
That tie sports or the District were
disgruutled, disappointed, and he art
broken goes without saying. This was 10
he their oasis in several long months or
pugilistic desuetude. But the OASIS was
Il mirage.
1t is confidently expected that the
Wilson Siddons match Will be pulled off
IN spite or tue authorities across the river
The men are anxious tor tile night ana
their respective records are such as to
leave no doubt as to tie character OF the
bout WHEN IL eventuates. Howard Wilson
is well known to local lovers OF the
sport as u clever boy, who with careful
aud intelligent training. will stand well
among the men or his class in the East.
siddons' record is axIomatic. His stand
up with George Dixon wnen the latter was
at the height or his reputation was the
pride of the fraternity at the time. 1t
took great deal or hard work to arrange
the expected bout of last night, and IL
is unnecessary to say that the local hackers
OF Wilson were confident that they were
not in d losing game.
PLENTY OF MONEY ON WILSON.
Plenty OF money was O11efeO yesterday
on Wilson. 1t was not taken early III
the morning, but when the foreign sight
seers began Ia come in there was Tree
betting even or at odds of to on
Siddons What might have been is only
conjecturdi. IL is SAFE To say that the
local man would have given good ac-
| count of himself. In his engagements
last summer, notably the one with Joe
Cans of Baltimore, Wiison showed what
he could do. Plenty of people think he
can do IL again. and do it much harder.
II was reported last night that the fight
| Will surely take place on Thursday; Just
| where no one seems to know. But il is
| quite likely that everybody will be tipped
| off in time.
| Sheriff Palmer showed himself in the
| ring last night. and with considerable
! stentoridD emphasis. proclaimed that nc
fight should take place, whereupon the
| money for the tickets was refunded and
J no more were sold.
| This is the story OF how the much adj
| vertised Wilsnn-siddons fight Gid not come
/ Off, and why there is much wIiling and
! gnasbing of teeth among the sports today.
SiddoBs, with his bat ker and trainer. re-
| turned To the Lawrence Hotel at ] O'Clock
| this morning and retired. He said that he
was game and would stay here as long as
there was reasonable prospect OF his
meeting Wilson.