The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-05-11
SHERIFF SCOTT
WAS 0BDURATE
Would Not Allow the Gibson Mcdonald
Fight to Proceed.
MANY SPORTS WE'RE DISAPPOINTED
Persuasions OF the Most Enticing Character
Failed to Get the sheriff out Of the
Pugilists Path Mcdonald Is
sues a Challenge.

to take place at Robbins opera house be-
tween william Gibson, of Palo Alto, and
David, better known rs Darby" Mcdonald,
of Mt Carmel The principals brought with
them a long train Of attendants, but the adj
mirers of the respective men increased in
numberas the hour for the contest approached.
By eight O'Clock there were fully three
hundred visitors in town and the streets pre-
sented an appearance similar to the views
presented on the Fourth Of July,
with the exception Of the dec
orations. Up to about eight O'clock the
chief topic was the probable outcome of the
scrap, but at about that time the theme of
discussion changed TO speculation as to
whether the fight would come off. The
change was caused by the arrival Of Sheriff
Scott, who drove up Main street in an open
buggy, sufficiently conspicuous to let all who
were upon the streets know that he was on
deck to stop the fight
The arrival was not unexpected as County
Detective Richard Amour had stated early in
the morning that he had been called upon to
serve a warrant to prevent the match from
taking place. The managers Of the affair
ro.ested that there was to be no prize fight,
but they were referred to the law Of 1866
which has special reference to fstic en-
counters in five counties of the state,
Schuylkill included, and is very broad and
strict. Later in the day Amour announced
that the parties who had retained him to
serve the warrant had gone to Pottsville and
notified Sheriff Scott to appear and stop the
contest.
The arrival of the Sheriff caused feeling
bordering on CONSERVATION on the part of the
sporting fraternity, but clingng to a hope
that eventually proved myth several
/ prominent sporting men undertook to CON
vince the Sheriff that he would be serving
/ his county bettor by retiring early to his bed
/ in FrackYile and securing ample rest for his
/ labors of to-day than by casting a gloom
over the admirers of the respective
/ parties who were to indulge in the glove de-
bate Sheriff Scott listened respectfully to
the arguments presented and set EN- up
for the boys the latter act being accepted as
indication that the Sheriff would 70 home,
but Mr.. Scott turned smilngly upon
the thirsty assemblage after paying the bill
and carelessly remarked that he thought it
would be too long night drive to go home
and that he would enjoy the hospitailties Of
Shenandoah for the night. This sent an
other cold streak down the backs Of the ad-
mirers of fstic ceverness, but they saw that
the Sheriff was determined to stay-and he
stayed
The promoters of the contest attempted to
pull the affair off elsewhere, but it was hard
to decide where and when to do it, Sheriff
Scott sat on the porch Of a building adjoining
that in which Darby Mcdonald had his
headquarters until he got tired, and then he
placed two deputies there. The Sheriff was
finally induced to visit prominent west side
resort and got in very congenial company
but when the suggestion was made that there
was a comfortable bed in the place and he
had better retire he remarked with apparent
Indifference that he had business up town.
Nothing could pull the Sheriff off and the
most enthusiastic sports gave the officer credit
for his fidelity to duty, although they spoke
in rather hard lines of the parties who had
caused the Sheriff visit
When it became known that the fight
could not be pulled off in town arrangements
were made to take it to Brownsville, or
Girardyille. Gibson one of the principals,
was willing to fight anywhere. At midnight
he stood on porch near the corner of Main
and Centre streets and said he would fight
Mcdonald on the street rather than have no
contest. Mcdonald S representatives, on the
other hand, declared that the arrival of the
midnight hour closed out all chances Of a
meeting, as the articles of agreement called
for fight in Shenandoah ON May
10th. One Of McDonald's trainers,
Delcamp, also stated that Mcdonald won $50
by not fighting and would claim it, He said
, that Owen McAnally, of Girardvlle, had
placed in the hands of j. J. Toole $50 of his
own money and S25 belonging to Gibson as a
guarantee that the fight would come off in
, Shenandoah on May 10TH and Mcdonald had
placed $25 in the hands of the same party as
security for his appearance to fight
According to Delcamp the 500 thus deposited
would be divided between the two
fighters in case of a failure to bring of
the fight. 1t was learned to-day that Nc
Donald received but $25 of the fund and he
: and his friends started for Girardville to ask
McAnally what became of the other S25 tC
which they claim to be entitled. The party
! left here this morning, and before going lef
challenge and deposit with the HERALD
{ reference to which appears below.
p Although the Mcdonald party left tow1
T. full of fight the prevailing sentiment Of tn,
sporting fraternity here is that if Detectiv,
Amour wished to speak he could say tina
q some people from Mt Carmel stopped TIN
a fight. Amour refuses to say who retaine,
d him to sprag the wheels of the affair. 1t wa
d a sore disappointment to the sporting fra
o ternity.
t Among the disappointed visitors to tow
d were Peter Dorsey, of Mt. Carmel Josep
# Tidyback, John Hardie, p. j Quinn, Chas
o Duffy, James MoKeon, Patrick Farley, Jas
Reilly, of Minersville John Doran and Pal
rick Barnie, of Tower City Joseph, Michae
: Edward and James Murphy G. d. Cay
y anaugh Patrick Daley, James Doyle, jaime
Clausman Patrick Purcell and John Cuuar
of Phoenix Park; James McGovern, p {
Purcell and Thoran Doran, of Branchdal
ia and D. NJ. Graham, Of the DAILY American
IA Mahanoy City. Nearly every town
II Schuylkill county was represented
o. MDoNALD TO GIBSON.
ID hereby deposit $50 with the Shenandoa
re EVENING HERALD as a guarantee Of GOO
faith to fight William Gibson, of Palo AIT
70 in private two weeks from the date Of signin
m articles of agreement said fight to be
- four, six. ten or fifteen rounds duration, for
's stake of 5000. The money viii remain @
&c deposit for one week
DAVID MCDONALD.
Shenandoah, Pa, May IL, 1897.
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