The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-22
Captain of Iowa National
Guard Who Permitted Prize
Fight Must Answer to the
Adjutant General.
MCFARLAND PROVED SU-
PERIORlTY OVER HERMAN.
Interference by Governor
Cummings Was Great Dis
appointment to Five Thou
sand Visitors in Davenport.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 22.-Adjutant
General Thrift, Of the Iowa National
guard, announced this morning that
he would arrest and court martial
Captain Kulp for permitting the Nc
Farland- Herman fight last night
against orders.
Davenport, Ia, Nov. 22.-"Packy'
Mcfarland proved his superiority over
Kid" Herman last night, by easily
beating Herman in a 10 round fight
without decision. No decision was
awarded because of Governor Cum
Minis order to the militia to prevent
fight. But in the last few rounds
knockout seemed probable at any
time and when the fight ended Her
man was hanging on to Mcfarland
who rained terrific blows at short
range on Hermans neck, head and
face.
In the earlier rounds Herman show.
ed some Of the dash and eilsiveness
that carried him to victory in his ear
lier fights, but he was no match for
the rugged stock yards fighter. Nc
Farland would probably have won the
decision if it had not been for the pc
culiar conditions under which the
fight was held.
Herman was game to the last under
the same hard gruelling that had put
Joe Galligan, Steve Kinney and a
score OF others to the canvass for the
court. The pace was rot Of the kill
ing order, however until the last half
of the contest, when the boxers let
loose as if punches we're to decide the
bout instead of points.
With all preparations completed
and five thousand visitors in town
wrought up to high state of expec'
fancy on the Herman Mcfarland fight
the following telegram, filed at 6:22
p. m, was received by Sheriff Eek
hardt from Governor Cummins: 81
have seen today notice of an alleged
sparring exhibition advertised for
Davenport tonight and I am convinc,
ed that 1t is to be prize fight and
not a boxing match. | have directed
Capt Kulp of the State Militia at Dav
export to call out his company and
stop it. | ask you to cooperate in
every way possible
Company marched from the arm
DRY to the coliseum, where crowc
of over 5000 was clamoring' for ad
mission. militia company from
Muscatine, thirty miles distant, wa:
also called out, arriving by specla
train The Chicago special. with /,
600 fight fans, arrived at the Rocl
Island station at 6:45 only to learr
that the fight had been called off
Surging throngs marched through the
streets voicing intense disappointment
at the governors eleventh hour actor
in calling out the MALTA. At $50
the doors were opened and the hal
rapidly filled up while the governo
was being communicated with in al
effort to have him repeal the orde
and allow the fight to proceed On as
surance that it would be only box
ing contest.
At 9 o'clock a telegram was receiv
ed from the adiutant general that tn
fight could not take place. The club
however. proceeded with the arrange
ments and at els the men entere'
the ring for the first preliminar
amidst tremendous applause. At 9:3
, it was announced from the ring tina
, the bouts would not he prize fight
, and those who so understood were in
} vited to secure the return of admiS
} sion and leave the hall. Not singl
, person left. Announcement, howeve
nreYented any betting on results.