Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-14

| fire and church bell IN the town was
pealing forth call for the citizens to
stop the MILL
The crowd not daunted, proceeded
| DOM the street TO an old abandoned
| skating rink whore an entrance was
forced, and the ring pitched In the mid
| die OF the floor. All the kerosene
| lamps that could he had in town were
| brought forth TO furnish light. ana
| within space OF half an hours time
the battle was on, with a strong cor
don OF doorkeepers TO keep the mar
shall Of the town at bay and to prevent
him from interfering with the proceed
inss. The battle lasted % rounds, ard
then IL became necessary to Disguise
the principals 20 avoid arrest and
hustle them out OF the state, which was
done Two years later the Kid was ar
rested In Chicago and the thing cost
him several hundred dollars. Worlds
fair year, In ROby, Ind, which IL but n
short distance from Chicago the Kid
and Critic We're matched to meet be-
fore O'Malley'a club, when we were
given n regular military display By
Gov. Matthews OF Indiana. II seems
that a law had been passed to egalize
boxing IN that state a short time be-
fore, but O'Malley for some reason had
incurred the enmlty Of Gov. Matthews,
who ordered the sheriff OF Roby to no.
tify O'Malley to cease giving boxing
exhibitions. The sheriff refused to do
as the governor babe him, and prepara-
lions for the bout proceeded right up
to the day of the mill. About noon that
day train load after train load Of sol-
dlers rolled into Roby. and by night
fall there was enough militia sur
rounding the clubhouse to take Cuba,
Calling guns faced the clubhouse from
all sides, and the err Of Halt. Who
comes there rang out from all sides.
Did they fight? Wen, | guess not,
After a day or so those soldiers pro-
cured set of boxing gloves and while
waiting orders to go back home tried
to pass the time away drinking bad
booze and lighting, and the fights some
of those fellows put up In that same
ring would have put blush Of shame
on either the Kid or Critic Well. i
cost the state of Indiana thousands OF
dollars to stop that CO. but Coy. Mat
thews had the satisfaction Of doing as
he said.
Those days have all pretty well worn
away now. and the greatest hindrance
to the boxing game nowadays seems
to come not from the better element,
as in former days of finish fights and
hard gloves, too, but from the pretty
quarrels of political factions, or from
some narrowminded individual who Is
In a position to reap advertising by
stopping a bout. The boxing game Is
gaining In favor everywhere, and no
gymnasium or health club. police or
fire department is complete without the
set Of boxing gloves and punching bag.
There's far less danger in n boxing
bout with regulation gloves and padded
ring, with a competent referee, as is
the case In all properly regulated clubs,
than In football, alcrosse or horse rae
ing, whore small boys are rolled under
horses every day and manned and Grip
pied for life. There are less chances
for an accident In boxing than in com.
mon theatrical performances. where
knifc-throwlng and trapeze acts are al
lowed, to say nothing Of the numerous
tumbles taken by parachute Jumpers.
Why don't some enterprsng me1dler
strike out and stop a few of those fool
hardy attempts and save a few lives?