New-York tribune., 1906-06-02
KNOCKED DOWN And OUT.
Pnsefght Rings Empty - Order
Ertended to BrOOhIyn.

unless the courts grant TO the so-caed athletic
ciuos an injunction restraining Sheriff Hayes from
carrying out the order OF Governor Higgins to put
stop to boxing contests, there will be no more
prizehShts at present in this citv II was said at
the home of the Sheriff. No. l64 East 111tb street
last night, that he had started late in the after
noon for Albany. where he would probably confer
to-day with the Governor on the prizefght stua-
tion here He said at his office earlier in the day
that he had sufficient force of to enforce
the law. and Commissioner Bingham said that the
Tolice would be ready 10 aid the Sheriff if neces-
sary.
The fight promoters. who had made elaborate
preparations for series of nstc carnivals are
sorely disappointed and show considerable resent
ment The rulings of several ma gistrates on cases
brought before them by the police that the law had
not been violated had given the promoters encour-
asement. An injunction restrain the Sheriff will
undoubtedly be sought. Sheriff Hayes said yester-
day that until he was restrained nothing would
deter him from carrying out the Governors orders
Ihere was an asgrieved lot of pugsts in this city
yesterday. Several of them we'll known knights
OF the glove" had come here under contract TO
hsht, but the eaTnestness with which Sheriff Hayes
put into effect the orders Governor Higgins dis
mayed them. and many of them have already re-
turned to their homes in other cities
commissioner Bingham said that his understand
ING OF Governor Hisgins's order that in case
OF an arrest by the Sheriff. the matter could be
carried directly to the Supreme Court.
owing TO a large attendance of deputy sheriffs
ana reserves from the West Both station the
bouts scheduled for Lyric Hail. in Sixth avenue
between 4lst and 42d streets night by the
solidated Athletic Club. did not take place. Ser
geant Bailey and the reserves were sent TO the hall
They found Sheriff Hayes and dozen deputies
there already. AS fast the would-be spectators
arrived they turned away
The police also appeared the Grand Central
Palace last night where the series OF bouts the
Clifford Athletic Club to have been held They
found the managers of the club turning persons
away with the declaration that there would be no
bout until further notice.
The ban prize fighting was extended to Brook
lyn yesterday. when Sheriff Flaherty of Kings
County received orders from Governor Higgins TO
stop all bouts in his jurisdiction. There 10
have been five fights the Homard Athletic
Club. Timer Park, last night, but they did not
occur the manager saying that unless he could
get injunction the house would remain closed.
Sheriff Flaherty said that he believed he per-
Magistrate Walsh discharged yesterday the five
men arraigned before him in the Harlem police
court on the charge of being connected with a
letic Club. 10Tth street and Lexington avenue. He
held that the evidence was inadequate TO support
the charge that it was not sparring exhibition but
a prfzeight.
Magistrate Breen. in the jefferson Market police
court, refused yesterday TO hand down a decision
in the cases OF Terry McGovern and Jimmy Britt
arrested last Monday night for taking part in
pTzehght in Madison Square Garden He ordered
he would render his decision the following Thurs
day