Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-23
"WalIy" Young Tells What it
Means to The Fistic Game
There.
WHEN MANAGERS FALL OUT.
Salt Lake Not The Only Place Where
Followers Of the Sport Are
Having Trouble

The account OF the row between Bill
ly Nolan, Nelson's manager, and Hsra
ry Corbctt at San Francisco, as pub
llshed I'm the News during the week,
has developed into squabble that may
mean the death Of the fight game IN
san Francisco 1t viii appear that Salt
Lake fight fans are not the only ones
doomed to trouble. While local ring
sters are worrying about the action OF
County Attorney Christensen In order
ing the proposed Wille-Ruhlin match
stopped, there Is a big scandal on tho
coast with Eilly Nolan and Harry Coz
bett ms the central figures.
The situation Is plainly set forth by
"Mally' Dung OF the Chronicle as
follows.
when 1ght managers fan out, it Is
time TO summon the mourners for the
game IS doomed,
During the past week two Of the men
closely connected with the conduct Of
the sport here in san Francisco Billy
Nolan and Harry COrbett, fell out. The
fall thereof NaN of a serious nature.
Both Nclpu auG Corbett began 70 ac-
cuse each other Of crooked dealings,
and before thcv had finished their war
Of words they bad laid bare such IL
nasty mess Ul corruption that the nos
trlls OF the public were turned right
e'uslv away,
The most important disclosure was
that there WJs systematically organ
lzcd fund 10 Leaf the halston anti-priae
fight pin at the last session Of the leg
islature Corbett demanded 81 600 OF
No'an as his share Of the fund and
Nolan refused To come through Then
came the accusations and the lift.ng o.
the lid for once the poor, long bike
puLuc hal glance at the inside. IL
was trll o. stance but n was enc ugn 70
show that the methods employed IN
cCTGuatNg the sport are very fag rom
thOsH EN-. los III Ia "a sunday schpO.,
This happened Wednesday night
Since then there has been q succession
OF accusations. AN of them OF nature
calculated TO disgust the public, which
furnishes the money. Quarrels between
these men would not be OF any par
ticuiar interest except for their slgni-
lcaucc and their result. When the
claim rs made. as Nolan makes It, that
the RalstOn bill was beaten by a corr
rupuon tuud, the quorrels which
brought forth the disclosure assumes "a
position pf considerable importance TO
the we'll teluE Ut the state.
This however g. not discussion OF
the legal aspect OF the ease. which may
Doe lcet TO other and official hands. Tho
interest Of the sport itself Is vitality al
stake. aud II anything could put a
uuigtug on boxing 40 IL Is permitted In
California. n IL situation such az has
been presented during the past few
DAYS The game Itself IS good game,
none other has so much Of yirllity ami
courage and good red bloOd-but It must
be handled honestly II even n fraction
Of the .shinge that have been said are
true, tie game has been very much
lnsmanaged, and It's end 81 only a mat
ter OF time.
The only thing that saves the situs-
tlon Is the fact that the big battle A
week ago at Colua was one Of the best
ever fought IN amy ring If there were
the slightest talnt OF suspicion about
the honesty of the battle as Il was
finally fought, things would be ~ a
very bad way at present. But It's abs
solute squareness, leaving never a
chance for suspicion. has left pleas
! amt taste IN the public mouth and
| things are not nearly as bad as they
| might be-
This quarrel however, has done the
| game irreparable harm Its lesson
should be needed IN the future.