Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-31
FIGHT TRUST
TO TRY AGAIN
HAS NOT GIVEN UP HOPE OF
CLUB I'M LOS ANGELES
Morris Levy Says He VIII Make Sec
ond Attempt at Invading Local
Field and Expects Success
Next Time

Morris Levy, the Frisco fight pro-
moter who attempted to invade the
Los Angeles fight field with club, and
who met with unexpected opposition
from local sportsmen, is quoted in the
Frisco newspapers as saying that he
proposes to return to Los Angeles at
an early date and make another at
tempt at planting a rival club here.
In the course of an interview Levy
saws that the former attempt was
failure because of misguided opposi-
ton from the sporting element and the
newspapers, but assures the world At
large that he has made peace with the
sportsmen and newspapers and, there
fore, everything is now lovely"
Levy's statements, II he is truly
quoted. will be something of surprise
to the sportsmen of Los Angeles, who
have been laboring under the impress
sion that Levy and the fight trust had
acquired considerable and valuable
bit of experience which would deter
them from further attempts at invading
the local field.
1t was indelibly stamped upon Levy's
bump of perception that the Los An
geles sportsmen are not hankering after
a branch of the fight trust in Los An
geles and that they will not tolerate
the introduction of Frisco fight
methods.
For reasons which are clear to the
sportsmen who are acquainted with
local situations as relate to the hgnt
game here it may be said that there
is no probability of Levy ever coming
to Los Angeles with another fight club.
Reasons Sufficient
These reasons need not be explained
at this time but that they are suf1i-
cient within themselves is recognized IN
sporting circles.
There Is no law or custom to bar
Levy. but such an institution as he
proposes cannot exist without support
and thorough canvass of the situa-
ton reveals the fact to be that Los
Angeles sportsmen do not recognize
any demand for rival clubs and, while
willing to support all local institutions
that may be established, would not
lend aid to the fight trust in any form.
This was made clear when Levy
pulled off the Gans-Sullivan battle this
month. It drew less than some OF NC
Carey's fifty round affairs in which
amateurs and local scrappers alone par
ticipated.
Had there not existed feeling of
unrest among the sportsmen, which
feeling amounted in fact to a well de-
fined fear that the new club was a
branch of the fight trust, would be
dominated by the fight trust and run
on a basis of rule or ruin" the battle
| would have been literally patronized
because of it's worth as an attraction.
| Instead of what should have been a
$4,000 house the battle drew less than
$4,000 and the promoters lost nearly $1,000
on the venture. The lesson given by the
local fans is that the sport is paramount
to personal and temporary entertain
ments which were feared as the fore
runner of ultimate elimination of the
game in Los Angeles, The fans re-
mained away, not because they were
hidden to do so, but because of the
fear that encouragement of the new
| club would stimulate the promoters ir
their rule or ruin policy.
Sportsmen will discredit the story
that Levy intends defying fate agair
and only the reality, instead of mere
words, will convince them that the
fight trust is to make second at
tempt at gaining a foothold in Los
| Angeles.