The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-20
FIGHT WAS CALLED OFF.
Galveston Athletic Club Concluded that |
Wouldn't DO
MORE RANGERS SENT BY THE GOVERNOR
fort Whatever to Pusl on
thr Contcst.

! As was clipped In The Post yesterday
! morning, Governor saycrs sent another tstci,
] OF sissngcrs TO Galveston. In case they were
nesdcd. aud tho officers OF the club wisely
atpndonsd tho fight. Governor Aayers 10 au-
thorty FOR tho statement that the anti-rrisc
Fighting law Of Texas means what II says.
Galveston. Twas January W,--Thonas
s,urfy OF Austin, the new ndiutant general OF
Texas. arrived here today on business lie
brought, with him abant nttcen Texas Rangcrs.
all armed With Winchester rincs. Mr.. seurry
came With positive orders from Governor
savers to stop the hail-choynshi hBh, III III
hnm,,ds. Injunction eedngs were TO 10
Ignored and dynamite was to he used, II ncrs
sary. to stop the bout
When tho club officials saw all this display
% Rangers they wlted
President Davis, In speaking of the matter
this afternoon. said: II confess can! not
understand why the State officials should get
into . frenzy OF excitement over a scieniinc
boxing exhibition between irniucd athletes be.
fore the members OF regularly organitod
and chartered athletic club. We have Il shes.
aud sends n lot OF state Rangers To Galveston
10 prevent this exhibition. DO you ever hrnr
OF the governor sending a>lot OF Ranycrs 70
prevent a meeting between two men Who are
known to be Eunn,pg for each uthtrss We nlu
n .cHso hero recently ut onr OF tho principal
hotels In Galveston where two men we're
known TO DO ready to do sOlne snputiag fwo
detectives were sent out to watch one OF the
men and they STAYED With him four or Ave
a ST sc No
That would have simply bccn-a killing that's
all. But when IL comes TO boxing contest
Oh, that's IN outrage Shootngs are pnsssd
over without more than ordinary comment.
but innocent boxing contests demand that tno
state Rangers be caiicd out,
the interference OF the Rangers or the sheriff,
but we do not desire 10 have any conflict, W.
ase lawiabiding people md viii not permit mi
c6ad to declare the exhibition on,
The State officials have boen puzzled by the
attitude taken by President Davis OF the Gall
WESTON Athletic club. Up to this morning Mir
Davis thought some plans he had In eounce-
ton with the exhibition woiiid .prtvtnt irtsl-
meeting was sure 10 be held as announced set
the sherif aud Ranger Mcdonald to guessing
what surprise he. was going to sprng There
WAS suspicion that the club might get II writ
cnsoiulnR the sheriff or the R9ngers from i'm
ter ference. but every effort to ascertain whnt
Mr.. Davis pnrpoeed doing failcd. This morn
illp. however Mr., DAVIS Eot sons news that
wasn't so good. and he then acknowledged
that his arrangements were unset and that his
plans had mscarried.
late this afternoon the club officials de-
clded to use Hall and Choynski aud give q
har punching exhibition nj the opera house.
charging an admission price OF 50 cents. Nheu
1t camc time for the curtain 10 rise. thcra
were Rangers NIL over the house. Adjutant
General Srnrry occupied a scat IN the audi
WIT blpHkNNuN VI t4ONhly sAIbiHpN NuSs
Captain Mcdonald and Captain smythN. with
ouitt a number of Rangers. were on tho
stage Mcdonald shaved of n full heard lust
before going to the orsra house and gaiuc1
admission without many recognizing him.
sheriff Thomas was MISC on hand With six
deputies Wills Chief OF Police Jonos and Scr
geant Pither were lookers-on NJ tho sport
Tho curtain went I'm nj aih aud Jim tail
apr,car.d and punched the bag for. Ave min.
utes. Iie was followed by Choynskl. who NJ
tn, end Of Ave minutes struck The bag
powerful blow that broke tho rope by which
IL was suspended. Tina, ended he entertain
n.ent and the audience OF about 200 nlowlJ
fled out.
Hall and Chovnski were together this even
inr ~ tho fremont hotel trying to arranka
for match, TO como Off IN i.ii,lr Rock o, ,en
Francisco. Both men are In fnc condition
The. club officials have announced no plan Tor
tho future.