Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-25
.IHRASHER Stirred EN- UP.
Several of the Local ministers
Will Act.

They Are Going to Try and Stop The
Corbett-Rice Bout-A Meeting Is.
To Be Held at the Methodist Church
Tomorrow Evening to Devise Ways
and Means to Stop It
1t looks as if Secretary Thrasher Of
the State Law and Order league had
stirred up no little opposition to the
proposed boxing bout between Young
COrbett and Austin Rice in this city
on November 6. A meeting of the
Christian Endeavor societies and the
EpWorth league has been called for
tomorrow night at o'clock at the,
First Methodist church to take, some
action against the holding Of the above
bout in this city. Some of the minis
tiers of the city have been asked to
attend.
The Rev Mr. stockdaIe, pastor of
the First Methodist church, said that
1t was true that meeting of the
young peoples societies of the city
had been called for tomorrow night
TO protest against the proposed prize
ngnt, put ne could not state what ac-
ton would be taken. He said: ct
IS a prize fight pure and Simple. Shall
waterbury permit to take place q.
prize fight which has been driven
from all parts of the country? The
sport has been outlawed. 1t is a bru-
tai sport. 1t is degrading to the par
iiclpants. degrading to the city where
il Is permitted to be held, degrading
70 every person who witnesses it. de
grading to the boys on the street,
Inc reporter asked Mr. Stockdale if
ne considered prize fighting more bru-
TAI IMAM Football. He replied that it
IS true that persons may be injured in
1ooIDaH, but there is different pur-
pose between those engaged in foot
pan and prize fighting. In the latter
Ine men go into the fight with the pur-
pose OF injuring each other. He fur
ther remarked that if football is an
evil 1t is the duty of the people to
nave law enacted against it. One
ern cannon be justified against an
olner. There is a law against nrize
lighting and it should be enforced
The reporter INQUIRED if there sbor1d.
be protest if the proposed hont waro
60 De boxing exhibition The Rev
Mr. Stockdale replied that the Corhatt-
R1ce bout was not intended TO ba .
boxing exhibition. In boxing eyhibi-
lions the participants do not generally
night Tor so many rounds nor for 50
large purse. He further stated that
certain rowdy element flows info
the city where prize fighting is per-
nlILIed, That man is pugnaciots enougb
ana needed no catering to his pugna-
cious instincts.
is this meeting a result Of Ar.
sIhrasher's letters to the ministers of
query. - - = i nV7
1T is not, so far as / know. r.
Thrasher." = ~ NJ
The Rev DR. Davenport. pastor of
the Second congregational church
sald that he had been asked TO attend
ine gathering tomorrow night. He
lntended, anyway, to speak upon the
proposed prize fight at the services in
ms church tomorrow night. He said
tnat the action which would be taken
at tomorrow nights meeting would
PROBABLY be in the form of a Drotest
70 the city government against allow
ing the proposed prize fight to be held
he mated to see our city fayorino
something which is not allowed in
otner cities. Prize fighting is ex-
ceedingfy brutal and in the opinion of
the Rev Or Davenport is more iniuri-
Gus than football DIR Dayennort
said that the ministers of the city
have not had the time to get together
as yet that the Rev DR. Anderson was
out of town, but that a meeting would
probably be held in the near future.
The Rev DR. Buckley. rector of Trim
1ty Episcopal church. said that he had
not been asked to attend the meeting
tomorrow night.