Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-27
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.
Petition Mayor and City Attorney TO
Stop Fight.

Stop Fight.
r. w. Fletcher Of Oakville presided
at the meeting of the Christian En-
deayor societies and the EpWortn
leagues Of Waterbury, which was neiu
in the First M. E. church, to protest
against the holding of the Corb ett-Rlce
bout in this city on November 3. Inc
Rev 3. D. Bassett, president OF the
EpWorth league group, conducted ue-
votional exercises. f.. w. Fletcher
read the editorial from the New Haven
Leader asking why Waterbury should
permit what other cities had driven
out, and referring to the inactivity OF
the Waterbury clergymen. The Iol-
lowing petition to Attorney John
Kellogg was then read:
Hon John p. Kellogg, Assistant STATE
Attorney. Waterbury, Conn:
Dear sir: We, the undersigned cit
liens and residents of Waterbury, re-
spectfully represent that we believe
the laws of Connecticut are to be vio-
lated in this city on November 9th by
the holding Of a prize fight under the
name of boxing exhibition.
"That the records of the two men,
Young Corbett and Austin Rice, show
them to be prize fighters both of them
have engaged in brutal exhibitions IN
other parts Of the country.
That Young Corbett, one of the con-
testants, was a principal in a disgrace
full fight on Thanksgiving day in Hart
ford last year.
s'That the same Young Corbett and
Terry McGOvern were to engage in q
fight few weeks since IN New Lon
don, under license for sparring con-
| test, and the state attorney for New.
London county applied to the superior
court and the fight was prevented.
THAT the same contestants tried to
hold the fight in Louisville, Ky. The
governor and attorney general Of that
state took it in hand, and the fight was
prevented.
'.That Young Corbett has recently
| participated in two brutal and bloody
| battles. one in Baltimore and one in
Philadelphia.
That it is generally believed that
| the affair on November is to be a
prize fight, in violation Of the laws Of
Connecticut
''Now, therefore, we appeal to you
to use the power vested in you by the
authority of your Office to prevent the
1 fight. il possible if not, to use your a11-
| thority to cause the'arrest and punish
ment of all participants in this affair if
the law shall be broken in any particu-
4 lar
/ Respectfully submitted, etc.
i The petition which is to be submit
ted to Mayor KildufI reads the same as
! the above, with the exception of the
last paragraph, which is as follows:
'sNoW, therefore, we appeal to you to
use whatever power is vested in you
by the authority of your office to pre-
i vent this fight taking place in our
city,
i After some discussion a good citi.
zens' committee was appointed as fol.
| lows: First Congregational, "A. @
Mintie; Second Congregational, w. G.
Morse; First Baptist, Newton Smith
Second Baptist, Charles Cough; First
NJ. E.. Clarence Palmer; st PauTs NJ
E., George Woodruff; Bunker Hill
chapel, Ell. M Scott; M. e. Zion. un
/ filled; Second Advent, G. J. Neale
Third Congregational, untitled; Water
vile M. E.. Peter Carson; Chape
Street M. E., J. III. Smith. f. W
Fletcher and Rev Edward D. Bassetl
were also placed on the committee
representing the two organizations al
bodies.
This good citizens committee vii
meet tonight at o'clock in the z. M
g. A. parlors.
John p. Kellogg, assistant states
attorney, was asked to-day what ac
ton he would probably take in regard
to the petition which is about to bt
presented to him protesting agains
the holding of the Corbett= Rice bout
Mr. Kellogg's reply was as follows
mo petition has been presented to m,
as yet. As states attorney I shall
see that the laws are observed.