Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-04
BUSHER FIGHT
TRUST BUSTED
M'CRARY, NOT M'CAREY, FAILS
AT LONG BEACH
Sports of the Seaside Metropolis Are
FoiIed When Municipal Watchdogs
Guard City from Exhibition of
Individual Supremacy

Stung-the Long Beach fight trust is not
yet awhile, and there Is no telling when
1t will be. Nothing short of a Nelson
Herrera fiasco on a smaller scale provided
night.
All the trouble arose because part of the
Long Beach populace decided to see some
naughty boys poke at one another, while
the other part rose in horror at the idea.
The antitrust contingent won out and
there was no fight at Long Beach; 4,,o
success of Tom McCarey in Los Angeles,
decided that there was one thing lacking
to make Long Beach the ideal city of the
west. Acting upon his think, McCrary
secured the services of four valiant WELD
ers of the gloves. A license was secured,
the old tabernacle selected as the scene
of battles, tickets printed, and great
hurrah made.
But that fght-nothing doing. Not but
what Long Beach is a real sporty town
in some ways. There is a skating rink
at Long Beach, and they play water polo
there. Old-time settlers even tell with
bated breath of marble game for keeps
which some small boys brought off before
a police raid interrupted them.
After McCrary was granted a license to
carry on his ffstic attraction Mayor Downs
was besieged by those who were opposed
to such an affair. McCrary stuck by his
guns and announced that the fight would
come off as scheduled.
The bush league fight trust magnate
however, was not reckoning with the
strategy of his opponents. Yesterday af-
ternoon the fire chief and building in
spector of Long Beach made an official
visit to the tabernacle, which is located at
Third street and Locust avenue. AS a
result of their inspection the building was
found to be unsafe. Promptly the city
council passed a resolution which caused
the tabernacle to be condemned.
Mayor Downs. in the meanwhile made
a flying trip to Los Angeles and from the
district attorneys office secured six war
rants with an extra John Doe or two for
emergency.
Notices were posted on the tabernacle to
the effect that the building had been con-
demned. About 5 o'clock McCrary found
his way to the building and promptly tore
down the notices. His act was in viola
ton of the state law. and on a charge of
malicious mischief the promoter was ar
rested and allowed to go after posting a
AS the time for the ticket sale ap-
preached a crowd of perhaps 500 blood
thirsty citizens gathered at the taber-
the entrances and refused admission to
those who had purchased in the advance
sale.
When McCrary arrived he was allowed
to enter and made for the ticket window.
An invitation was extended to those who
desired to buy seats and several secured
the admission cards.
Officers barred the doors and finally
McCrary gave up announcing that those
who had purchased seats would receive
their money back.
McCrary has claimed from time to time
that in the event of his performance be-
ing interrupted he would sue the city.
Mayor Downs sadi last night that should
McCrary attempt to do so he would press
the malicious mischief charge. for which
a culprit would be liable to a fine of $500
and six months in jail.
The card scheduled for last night COM
prised a twenty-round bout between Joe
Reilly and Billy Walsh and a siX-round
curtain raiser with Frank Fields and Jack
Hayes as the attraction