The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-08
He SAYS HALT.
Governor Stanley Issues Orders
to Stop Prize Fight.
TeIegraphs Instructions to the
LeavenwOrth Officials.
WILL GUST OFFICERS.
Tells Sheriff He Must Do His
Duty.
Does Not Understand What the
Officers Mean.
WILL GUST OFFICERS.
Evidently Is Not Well Informed
About Leavenworth.

Governor Stanley set his foot down
this morning on the prize fight between
Pat Earle and Joe Curtin, scheduled to
be pulled off by the Eagles in Leaven-
worth tonight. The legislature passed
a stringent anti-prize fight law last
winter and the governor insists that it
shall be observed.
Governor Stanley te1egraphed the Of
fcers of Leavenworth county to do
their duty and stop the fight. To Sher-
iff Everhardy he sent the following tel
egram:
''I see in the papers notice of a prize
fight in Leavenworth tonight. Any vi
olatiOns of Chapter 274, Session Laws of
1901 should not be permitted. Proceed
ings will be instituted against officers
failing to do their duty.
wv. E. STANLEY"
This message also was wired to the
county attorney:
Papers give notice of prize fight in
Leavenworth. See that the thing is
stopped. W. z. STANLEY
Relative to his action in prodding the
minions of the law to a sense of their
duty in the matter, Governor Stanley
said this morning: It don't see what
officials mean to allow such an unlaw-
ed extensively without making move
against it. I haven't stopped it yet, be-
cause it has not yet taken place, but
I've tried to stop it. I have not heard
yet from the officials but I certainly ex-
pect them to do their duty"
The LeavenWorth eyrie of Eagles
have a big sporting event scheduled to
take place in Korman's park tonight.
The prize fight which Governor. Stan
ley has determined upon and set about
TO r. Sc
to be a ten round go. The bruisers have
some renown in the pugilistic world
and the outcome of the contest has at
tracted the attention of sporting men
all over the country, it is said
Pat Earle is from Boston and Joe
Curtin halls from Chicago. The ar
rangement is for them to go in at
catchweights, Earle at 154 and Curtin
at $50 pounds.
Earle has been in the BUSINESS for the
past II years. His last fight was held
at Houghton, Mich, about two months
ago when he was defeated by Jim Ar
mold. In SO he defeated Billy Louis in
Denver in a 20 round fight. That same
year he fought two fights with Perry
Oueeney. One was a draw and Earle
has met in the ring and defeated are
Tim McCune, Billy Lewis and Frank
Scott.
Curtin has been fighting for the past
three years. He was a pupil OF Tommy
White, former champion featherweight
of the world Curtin has fought num-
ber of battles. and his latest fight was
with Harry Walsh in Cleveland, when
he knocked Walsh out in six rounds
The Eagles entertainment also In
c1udes chicken fights and vaudeville
turns. They have a big time prepared
and the blocking of it by executive ac-
tion raises the biggest kind of a, row.
Jimmie Whitefield, the veteran sport
ing editor of the Kansas City Star, was
engaged to referee the fight. A purse of
$3.50 is up on the fight. the winner to
get 800 and the loser $50. Besides this
there are a number of side bets
Under the new law everybody who
has anything to do with a prize fight in
Kansas is liable to prosecution. Prin-
cipals, trainers, managers aiders,
abetters, hackers, umpires, seconds,
surgeon, assistant, reporter or attend
ant at such fight, owners of buildings
in which held, are all liable There IS
no fine. In prisonment. is the penalty,
anywhere from so days to one year.
A sheriff, constable, marshal or po-
lice officer who fails or neglects to per-
form any duty imposed on him to en-
force this act works forfeiture of his
Office