Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-01

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$4,000. When JefYries and Sharkey met
ceiNed $4,000. The receipts at the Shar-
leS-McCoy fight We're $4,000, and the.
lighters share $2l,500 All the Meow
Iern-P Palmer fight the receipts We're 800
sec, ard the amount paid the fighters
$4,000. All the Iserstein- Pluto fight the
receipts We're $4,000, and the fighters
share $1,000.
III Was in 1899 that Bonner, while
lighting West. poured oil Of mustard on.
ais glove and then With Il blow Amos,
blinded West. The fight was given to
the latter.
one OF the fake fights OF that season
MAS thesone between AIaher and Nor
lfiSsey alleged to be from Tipperary,
tlreland. Tbs fight came off at the Len
oN Club. Thirty-six seconds after the
men put UP their hands Morrissey was
on the tlooa. 1t was af.erward proved
ltllat he was an east Side icenlan The
ipublir paid $4,000 for this swindle.
II The Mcl;oyern- Palmer fight for
which tls public paid $4,000, did not last
lone&raiind
IN THE CLOSING YEAR
The fights of 1900 have reached 800
Hother figures for the year are:
! & y 3 IS
/ Total receipts ....ssl5.Ooo
| Total attendance. ~. i. !. -. 27o.00os
promoters share.... ..si6o,0OO
Fighters share. &. J. !. sS'0 900
In the history Of the ring the men
Milo have done the most 10 disgrace
fair sport have never had such a har-5
Vast as that reaped here since 1896.
These totals show:
Mum ber5of tights. $685.. 1850
Attendance. -. ]. i. ~. 100000
lsseslpfs 81 900
I Promoters share. l6oD.e00i
Fighters share.....4 ..s.... 100000
The figures are made % by5ane OF the.
| hest sporting authorities in New York
Lefty and there is little question as TO
/ their accuracy.
IL many respects sporting men think
the Horton law WAS in itself a good
itle8siire for legitimate sport. But 1t
lsh 9sen Interpreted by treacheiy and
the worst clements Of thu city
3siiay mad fun swing under its operation
8sand me public has paid forashe fraud
PROFITS OF FIGHTERS.
A few honest fighters have made
money under the IAN by boarding what
they we're paid ny the trust. McC;oNern
lis supposed to be 100000 ahead, Csibsti
$4,000. slarkss $4,000. Jeffries $4,000,
7 NJ etsay. s5o.00o, Fitzsinlinons s75.ooe. But
these are Only SIX out of over 5000 the
Horton Law has brought into the ring
81 This city since 1896. The great ma
/ jtsi.ity ii the younger fighters have suf-
#feesd IN pocket ard reputation.
The repeal 0 i the ia.w has Brought
ai,5nt more On account of its shameful
/ abuse than BY any objection 10 legiti-
/ matt boxing. Every man In favor of.
35leesnt sport is glad that The law Is
dead Emery lover Of true sport hopes
L that Il siew era of&deeeney in III, ring
! IS Is SET in. Brutal fake fights are out
I IT favor more than eyer befote. All
Exinds of fighting are at an end With the
ia y.
TENT OF HORTON LAW,
4 The text of the law, now no mere. IS:
"A person " no, within this state, I'M
! stigates, aids, encourages or does any
'is3ictto further contention or fight With
tout Weapons between tsyo or nio.a per-
jspfis, OF a fight commonly called /, ring
i prizs fight, either Withinsof without the
& state or Who engages in a pubic or
4 private sparrng exhibition with Of
without gloves within the state at
(which an admission Zee is charged Or
Il received. either directly or indirec,ly, or
4 who sends or publishes a challenge or
a aece ptance Of a cnailenge for such CON
5tention exhibition or fight is guilty of a
kinisde nleanpr provided. however. that
Fl spa,Ying exhibitors with gloves of not
q less Than five ounces in weight may b.
tiilald by a domestic Incorporated ath-
slsietie5 "a association in a building leased by
il for athletic purposes only 10. at
least one year, or in a building owned
Tor occupied by such association
The law repeating the Horton statute
His known as section 43s of the amend
Il ineHts 70 the penal code. 1t reads as
u follows
REPEAL STATUTE PLAIN.
Sec i,S-4Prize tighting and sItarring
i Exhibitions. aiding therein, etc; a per-
81 son who withinsthe state engages in, in
i. stisates aids. encourages or does any
s. act Is further Il contention or fight
q without weapons between two or more
persons. or fight commonly called a ring
prize fight, either Within or without the
state. or who engages in a public or
I8private sparrng exhibition With or
without gloves within the state at
( which an admission fee Is charged or
Ereeeivea. either directly or indireetly,of
a who sends or publishes challenge o.
Il acceptance of challenge for such a
contention, exhibition or fight, or car
q ries Or delivers such a challenge or ac-
or trains or assists any per-
son in training or preparation for such
:. contention, exhibition or fight, i
Z guiltyof a misdemeanor.''
The police cannot possibly construe
\ the lax 50 as to admit of amy boxing
q exhibiton.
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