The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-25
Sport
Review
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Governor Culberson has ordered that Il"
more prize fights be permitted at 4aiVes-
ion and has told the sheriff they must pe
| prevented BIZ him or Rangers Wouiu wv
sent: the governor didn't soy Hangers, OUT
that force is the only one that conid oe
sent TO take the place of the sheriff.
I Mr.. Davis, who is president OF the CLUB
says he'll enjoln the sheriff and tue gov
otnor; that the club is legally ohdrtereu
and can give as many boxing eXhioi''oN'
| as it peases He also complains that the
governor Is making a mark oil tue Guy
While saying nothing concerning open anu
unouestionable violations of the law.
The criminal courts OF St. Louis have re-
Gently decided an important question ia
/ declaring boxing exhibitions In 'hat ci's
10 be unlawful The Commercial ciup' an
Organization similar 10 the usual run os
A. hl.tlr clubs lormei Tor the purpose VI
| holulng boxing contests in states wlere
! the sporL is prohibited, was on trlal iof
| violating the law. a., .h
| iAe itnmed.aie cause OF action by the
! judicial authorities was the twenty -rouiu
contest between George herwlh Oh onI
! gusO ana EuHlS CUuiipiis VI ~"
wick which took place at the tour leehth
Street theater November 2Y last. Inc 80
be.ween these parties was under police pro-
lection the vice presiaeut OF the bodru OIL
police commissioners, Harry Halves, hoiu-
lag that the Commercial club was hoay
chartered by the S,ate. i2wtuhy auuhoiiAea
TO give athletic EXHIBITIONS Tor the ehsei-
tailmsnt oi its members. ADMISSION W
those exhibitions was BY memoe snip
a having D9Dn admitted 10
membership by the payment OF siipuialed
sum, and known TO he memolfoaAp eo'u-
nj zee to be of "repute as citizens.
Juqse Clark rules that this Is an attempt
TO evade the law, anu further holds mat
future exhibitions could be prevented ny
injunction. Those interested in the test
ca G AGAINST the Commercial club aver that
the matter will go before the grand jury
with the object OF ascertaining ii the pu-
lice aided and abetted the entertainment.
According to that decision the governor
is correct and the Galveston club 10 Vio-
lating the law. A precedent as to prize
fights has been established in Texas and it
is quite likely that it Will be adhered to
strictly, so the Galveston people might as
wei come down now; Governor Culbersou
is a calgtlous nan, and before he COOK the
step he did he consulted the attorney gen.
eral. II & an odds on bet that he KNOWS
what he's doing and Will prevent flrther
boxing exhibitions"
To tell the truth, it will be a good thing
for Galveston as a community. II Is all
right TO take an interest in boxing and
very coed thing to have knowledge OF
the "art of self defense" but there is no
question that lighting as regular thing
is a very denoralizing thing for young
sports and likewise for some old once.
Every boy in the town wants to be
fighter, and thinks the first step is to BET
US tough as possible not that all profess
sional lighters are tUughs, but q majority
OF them wouldn't look we'll In a drawing
room; this, of course, puts him to hanging
around saloons and gambling houses ana
to being ION his muscle whenever he
thinks it safe or has the opportunity. Ana
In "A llttle while he isn't worth 30 cents,
develops into a variety hall pug" and
tough generally, putting deeper black
mark AGAINST boxing and preying on the
community in one way or another.
The statement can easily be verified by
auyoae WHO has lived in city where fight
ing was permitted openly
But Mr.. Davis also has some truth IN
his complaint. While 1t is true the gov
erpmem is not specifically called on to
personally see that the States criminal
laws are enforced, it is also true that one
law is just as much law az another;
while prize fighting is a violation OF the
law, so is gamb4ng-an1 the sheriff of any
county may prevent many violations OF
tina. law; there is a statute against screens
or Instructions which preyel,L clear view
INTO saloons from the walk, yet the gov
eminent has instructed any sheriff to see
that the law is enforced; and there are
lot Of other laws that don't go" that thu
chef executive might call attention to
officially.
Ore law is Just as big as another. The
Galveston Athletic club has been giving
boxing exhibitions" the governor saws
they are prize fights and must be stoppel
ana 1t is very probable they will be. Now
ieI the governor order the sheriff of Har.
us county to see that screens are pa.
moved from saloons aad the policy wheeIs |
stopped and Mr. Davis won't have 81 m,ch |
eo.or for his assertion of being "mar,,"
fer prosecution
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