Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-28
Police Interrupted First Battle at
ThOmpsOn'S Gym on
Saturday
SECOND ON JORDAN'S BANKS.
Was Contest Where Blood Flowed
Freely and Where Manly Honor"
Was Thoroughly Satisfied

The cruel heartless, unfeeing police
prevented the settlement Of an affair Of
! honor which was scheduled to come off
In Eugene Thompsons gymnasium ON
Saturday night between young news
paper man. and the son Of well known
business man Of Salt Lake
The exact cause Of the trouble could not
be ascertained, but as usual, there Is
woman In the case and the young men
agreed TO settle the matter via the
Queensbury route Accordingly, they
agreed to meet at Thompsons place ON
SATURDAY and fight to a finish. Seconds
were chosen, ana at midnight they wend-
ed their way TO the gym. After preparing
themselves for the combat, the men en-
tered the ring and the referee called mem
together for Instructions The friends or
the principals had wished them success,
and the referee was about TO start them
on their fstic journey when something
happened, The something was crash
of timber, and before the startled princi-
pals ana seconds realized what had hap
pened a number OF men In blue uniforms
and brass buttons burst into the room,
Tho officers were In charge of Sergeant
Roberts. An investigation was then In or
der, but II was discovered that, as the
men had not yet engaged in q Tight. the
law had not been violated, and no arrests
were made. An EFFORT was made TO induce
the police to allow the contest 10 go on
but the officers refused.
The police received quiet tip early I'm
the evening that contest was TO take
place at ThOmpson's. They had heard
that previous affairs OF the same nature
had been settled In the gymnasium, and
chief Lynch was determined 20 break up
the practiBe Accordingly Sergeant Rob-
crts was detailed to raid the place and
arrest the principals and spectators
should n fight be pulled on But the OF
,lga Ina tgn
not yet begun the contest when the door
was broken down. No arrests were made
and the crowd was dispersed by the po-
But this was not the end Of the af-
Sunday afternoon invitations were
sent out to certain ones" to attend the
contest. ft was stated that n-,hiug short
OF bloodshed would settle the trouble. and
that the fight would be pulled on, police
or no police. Those who were interested
I'm the matter were warned that II the
fight occurred within the city limits, they
would be arrested.
dan river was selected as the scene Of tho
battle aud there the young mon stripped
to the waist and prepared for the fray For
six or seven minutes they fought like
tigers, each covered with blood and their
faces bruised and cut. At this stage OF
the game the referee called the bout OF
and said that honor had been satisfied
one or sthc contestants was nearly ueau
from exhaustion and the loss OF blood.
He was carried TO carriage where he
was revived by the use OF plenty Of cold
water.
The young woman who figured In the
affair. did not witness the battle, but the
victor joyfully told her Of II. Tho young
man who was whipped said TO the victor.
"You have whipped me, and you can
have her
The other replied You said I would
40. la ~, uIip har IA ts0
H. but you can have her; | wouldn't take
her under any circumstances"