The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-19
GEORGE Siler."



At the conclusion of his interview with
Gov. Van SAINT last night. George Siler
made the following statement: II had
4 long heart to heart talk with Gov.
Van SAINT tonight and found him to be
a Hberal-minded man regarding athletics
and especially boxing. He is, however,
dead set against prize fighting, not prin-
c,pally because of the sport, but because
of it's unlawfulness and the riff raft that
is connected with 1t. In regard to the
stoppage Of the contests that were to
have taken place at Minneapolis tonight
he said he would not have interefered
had not the Y. NJ c. A, of the state,
Tow converting at Mankato requested
him to stop the affair.
While 1 like boxing, I am simply an
executive officer and as SUCH must en-
force the law and as the affair arranged
for tonight was to be unlawful, 1 could
do nothing else, said the governor. The
law regarding boxing may not be right,
but it must be enforced nevertheless and
by enforcing it the people can judge
for themselves whether it should be
amended
AMES IS WROTH.
Mayor Ames gave out an interview
yesterday afternoon in which he declared
it to be his intention to prohibit all
games wherein life of limb is placed in
jeopardy. Speaking of his order to the
chief of police, he said:
THAT order means just what ii says
The public may be assured, however,
that | shall not be unreasonable in this
matter. haven't specifically mention
ed football or baseball, Or other games in
my order. but l shall either be present in
person at all such affairs in Minneapolis.
or have my representative there, and I
shah be the sole judge of whether they
shall be allowed to continue or not.
RI Inn n
this game, and propose to see that lie
gets his fill of it. There was absolutely
no justification for him to interfere In
this case. In fact, he assured me THAT
he would not. I invited him to be pres
ent, and told him that if he saw reason
to stop the programme he had my per-
mission to do So; supposed everything
was all right. Then some Y. NJ c. A.
folks down at Mankato got at him and
you know the rest. Now, since the Y. M.
G. a. has thought best to take hand in
| what ! do to the Y. NJ. c. A. I tell you,
] Will give Gov. Van SAINT all he wants
of this. ] Will just hold his nose under
water until he is ready to cry enough.
You know a pig under gate makes
more noise and fuss than 1900 pigs
| peacefully feeding out in the pasture
Now, [ am an Illustration of q pig under
q gate. and you just watch my smoke"
Us there any politics in this on the
goyern9r's part?'
well, it looks to me as though there
| was. II StJHFeS me that some of those
| people who have been fighting Doe Amos
all these years have got hold of the SOW
ernor and led him to take this action al
| the hope that it would embarrass me-
| But I tell You it won't do any good.
| dcr't care a snap of my finger for them
| or all they can do against me- The man
| that tries to sit down on me will bounce
up with more pins sticking to his anat-
/ omy than ever he got in all his school
| boy experience"
The attention of Attorney General
Douglas was called yesterday to the
mayors statement that under the gov
ernor's instructions he will have to ston
| boxing contests at the Y N. c. A, and
! all dangerous forms of athletic sports.
Mr.. douglas said that while 1t was not
the intention Of the trainers CT the law
to exclude ordinary boxing exhibitions,
| given by pupils at the Y M. c. A.. its
! provisions were yet broad enough to pre-
vent Them and that Mayor Ames has the
power to stop them If he wishes to do so.