The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-01
MAYOR Objects
Youngstown Executive Opposes Slug
ging In the Prize Ring.
WILL PERMIT scientific BOUTS.
Miscellaneous Sporting Notes of
Local Interest Gathered From
the Ohio Field.


Mayor Frank l.. Brown, of Youngs-
stown. stated Thursday that he would
refuse hereafter to issue permits To
athletic associations If they violate the
law In the future by giving slugging
matches instead of sparring exhibi
tons.
Prize fighting is prohibited in this
tate. but sparring exhibitions are not
lnless there is a city ordinance pre-
enting them. The mayors idea is to
orce the clubs to give clean, honest
md square sparring exhibitions with
he brutality of the prize fight omitted,
Ir In other words. he will insist, that
hey live up to the law or be refused
permit.
The mayor said he proposed to call
ne officers of the associations to-
ether and make the above sta tement
o them. The mayors decision will un-
oubtedly please those who desire a
;ood, clean sparring exhibition and viii!
llso do away with objections 20 spar
ing exhibitions on the ground of
ruta!ity and crookedness. The men
onnected with the youngstown clubs
re well known and prominent gentle
Ien, and Is rot at a probably they de-
ire to violate the law in any way AL
He mayor appears to ask of them ic
bat they use The best discretion in the
election of the men who are to give
ambitions of their skill with the
loves and that the exhibitions be
Onducted with honesty and fairness to
II concerned.
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At Dayton. Thursday morning the
winter tournament opened for trap
hooters from all over the country un-
~ the direction of the veteran Rolla
Eeikcs. The shoot will last for three
ays on the grounds of the Buckeye
I'm club. eleven events being provided
or each day--five at fifteen targets,
We at twenty targets and one at
twenty-five targets. There wiz be $500
| ieed money and a silver cup for the
'gh man at the end of the three days
loot.
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| Governor Nash said Thursday that
re arrest of the principals in the Gin
lnnati prize fight would have no pos
lble effect upon the proceedings ms /.
| aleu- Dy Attorney btHelul SitttS III th'
| 'ncinnat courts to enjoin the fight. lie
'eclned to make any further statement
| oncerning the matter, however stating
nat he had turned the whole matter
over to the attorney general and his
ssociates, who undoubtedly are able to
| axe care of it,
| Attorney General Sheets said that tn
lrrest of Jeffries and Rubin was mad
o anticipate criminal action on tho
art of the state They had evidentls
,ot expected the action that had been
'egun.
Art Smms the Akron. o., lightweight
Yho is matched to met Frank Boyle at
he Avenue Theater In Pittsburg Mon
lay night, writes the promoters of the
| vent that he will arrive in Pittsburg
,ither Thursday or Friday. and will con
.inue to do training until the night Of
he contests. He will be accompanied
| by a clever 1l0-pound man, who will
likely be matched to meet some of the
| ocal men in one of the six-round pre-
liminaries to the main bout of the eve
ming 1t has been decided that either
George Siler or Tim Hurst will be
selected to referee the main bout of the
evening. Either is satisfactory to the
principals, and one will be selected Fri
day night. Neither Simms or Boyle will
have trouble getting down to The re.
qured weight, 1873 pounds, as Boyle is
reported already below weight, and
Simms meyer has any hcuble to get
down to 1870 pounds II necessary.
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Cleveland. O., Jan. 3l.-Chief thinner
was jublant today when he learned
that AL the requests of the Players
Protective association had been accept
ed by the American league. "We ex-
pected to hear that Johnson and the
American magnates would treat our
organization right. but still the fact
that It is done is quite relief" said the
president of the Players union tonight
1--WE are now in position to wage our
fight against the National league.
| do not know what action will be taken
at the meeting Saturday, but am sure
the National will come over to our
terms. f'.fsfN
"should we decide to cast our lot with
1 the American League, we could not do SC