Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-13
VIII rmr rnIzn rlomTrns.
sheriff stop. the LasiEne.irne Contest
Goddard aud Cr.sdon Beaten.

nunalo. n. v. Sept 1.-THE twenty
round bout for the lightweight cham
pionahlp OF the world between Frank
Ernc and Kid I.aylgnc, that was 90
have been the opening contest at the
Hawthorne Athletic club AZ Chcoto-
waTn tonight. was stopped by Sheriff
kilgailon before the men came togcth-
VI In the arena. A crowd OF about 1000
people had gathered In the big arena
early In the evening.
The sheriff and a score Of deputies
were IN the ring when Lon iicckwlth
OF Cleveland and Jack O'DOnneli were
ordered on for the preliminary bout.
The sheriff declared that he would not
permit any contest 10 take place.
John W. Fisher. attorney Tor the
town OF ChectowaTa, demanded that
the club be given the use OF is prop
crty. and the boxers were ordered 10
shake hands.
Before a blow could be struck the
deputies seized the boxers and forced
them 10 their corners and then released
them.
once more the boxers were ordered
10 get together. o'Donncll rushed az
Iicckwith. hut the deputies again Crap
pied with them and Tor few minutes
the ring was filled with struggling
deputies, lighters ana their seconds,
and Heckwlth and o'ponnoll were
again compelled 90 take their aents
The spectators were greatly excited
and roundly denounced the action OF
the sheriff. but no open act OF violence
was committed.
long and wordy wranfle between
the sheriff ana attorney then occurred
and after n long delay ncckwith and
o'Donnell loft the ring
Efnc and f.aNirne were then intro
duced TO box under the provisions Of
the Horton law" Tho men were In
their corners, but the aheriff could not
be prevailed 10 let them come together
In a friendly nplrrlnE match. Finally
n was announced that tho bout was
On. The club therefore obtained a
long llst Of witnesses and declared that
the club would Immediately bring nc-
ton against the rhcrlf Tor damages
The crowd then dispersed. Tho sheriff
ala not arrest either Of the particle
pants IN the early bout. notwithstand-
ing the managers ordered them 20 re-
sumo fighting, evidently with that pur-
pore.
The corbrti-Mccoy contest. achcd.
ulod for October 18th. win depend upon
tho result 81 tho action hrounht
against tho sheriff. KID Mccoy was
present and wna very much dlsap.
p"lh'eu az the result.
New York. Sent i2-Jack Hammer
the mlddlc-weight puglllat from sum.
mltt, Pa, gained an easy Victory over
Dan crec1on, the Australian boxer, In
the second round Of their fight at the
Greater New York Athletic club To-
night.
creedon was knocked down by a
heavy rlght-hand punch on the Jaw,
and In failing h. twisted hls riehi
ankle. lie was not knocked out BY any
means but the blow received on the
jaw was enough 20 settle the boxing
aspirations OF any man. lie CROPPED
around and tried TO regain his feet,
while the referee was counting on the
seconds, hut his ankle was too badly
injured Tor him 20 stand up straight
ard he fell again and was counted out.
Had this not occurred the flgAt might
have gone on for many rounds.
Tho spectators were satisfied that
Dan was not taking and left the house
after being Informed that the doctor
who attended the Australian had found
the ankle badly sprained.
Philadelphia. Sept. i2.-,Ioc Choynskl
had all the best Of his bout with Jor
Goddard tonight nt the Arena. God
dard was considerably heavier than tn
Californian but he lacked IN science
iNNNNNIf mhuN u fnNNVlNk hlhNh OF inc
Australian and several times II looked
no though Goddard would not be able
10 rtay the full ak rounds,
There was but little nghtlng In the
opening round The men EXCHANGED !
rlchts on the face and Goddard landed /
- llghi left on Chnynsll'H chest. In
The second round ChOynHkl landed sew !
rral hard lens on Ooddards face. hut /
me lattor could not get In a good blow. 3
The third. fourth and arm rounds wers I
ronoiltlnna Of the second Ch0vnski |
iolng nearly all the leading and land |
ing utmost al Will
In the clnslnf round Goddard foueh, |
rlidly while Chaynskl was calm and !
nlngod Goddard on the Jaw. aendinr (
I'm 20 his knees Choynskl hnde1 I.
t1ri and ofisn, but ne could not ston |
ne Australian, when the GONG /
i1unded n spectator jumped Into tho ]
Ing and attempted 10 mn Goddard, IN 4
ne was quickly thrown from the plat.
FORM.