Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-31

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tion to another like it. Mr. Lewis
said he knew nothing about that.
The Rev Charles A. Dinsmore, pas.
tor of the First Congregational
church, supported the above senti,
ments and added that as the date OF
the proposed exhibition was February
81, the following day would be
Washington's birthday anniversary
and undoubtedly the exhibition or
that account, would draw most un.
desirable lot of citizens to town and
following few days. He was also sat.
isfied that the petitioners could moi
give a satisfactory guarantee.
Then Attorney N. R. Bronson had
his say. He said bond was an i'm.
possibility, and that the PEG.
pie who follow races and box.
ing exhibitions are not at all desir-
able people to have in a community
Superintendent of Police Beach knew
| this better than any one present, he
said. The city had a good police
force he went on, but then the PEG.
pie are paying good price for it and
they are already overtaxed. No mat
ter how good intentioned the hackers
of the petition may be they could not
restrain people at boxing exhibition
no more than they could at a circus
| Women and kids are the only bene-
| ficiaries of circus but they don't &C
to boxing exhibitions. There can be
no question about 1t, he said, but that
those who follow sports of this kind
are in the class of undesirables. An
other thing to be considered, he said
was the state of the times. Who
would go to see this exhibition, sup
posing 1t were allowed? No one but
those who could least afford to do SO
and who would suffer? The women
and the kids, said Mr. Bronson. He
considered this an unfortunate time
| to ask for such a permit.
Mr. Bronson said If others present
| did not know Jimmy Nelson he did
Jimmy Nelson has got some of my
good money" said he, land he can
/ have more IL he has the goods to de-
| liver" This statement caused many
smiles as in fact all during his re-
marks everybody and himself were
quietly smiling. Now. Mr. Slavin. -
said he. you've been to prize fights
Il beg your pardon mean boxing
exhibitions, and I've been there too
and we both know what they are,
more laughter.
| Mr. Slavin knowing that Mr. Bron.
/ son Is one of the best golf players In
I the state and a great devotee Of the
game. asked him. What about the
crowd that follows golf?"
Mr. Bronson. laughing himself now
answered. well, there are some un-
| desirables there. too" and everybody
/ laughed outright at this.
Teddy" Edwin w. BiGgerstaff had
his say then. Forcing his way to the
front Of the crowd he called out:
"Si, Mr. Bronson? You 81 boxing
| his not helevatin.' don't We?
Mr. Bronson said he did not under
stand the question and after Mr. Big
gersiaff had repeated II Mr. Bronson
replied:
you mistake me. my friend. ] did
not say boxing was not hell-eyatin'
I said that"
Then hif boxin' his not helevatin'
I Mr. Bronson, why his hit that the
president o. the country AS II hin
[ the harmy hand the navy?" asked
/ Mr. Biggerstaff.
"Just because I supposed I had
some Of q az my home" was Mr. Bron-
sons answer and nobody made any
attempt to conceal his merry feel
! inEs.
Secretary Robert c. Ross Of the Y.
( M. G. A. spoke from notes saying that
/ a clean boxing exhibition is always
regarded as a fake and such Is not
encouraged nv the public.
John s. Elton was called upon bv
ATTORNEY Bronson. Mr. Elton had
only a few words to say and he said
them sharply and eOneisely. He said
that he had no opinion On such =
MATTER as this under discussion. He
never saw a boxing exhibition or q
/. fonthall game. Tf the promoters Of
the proposed exhibition would give q
guarantee that nohodw's DCcket would
he picked and no ones house broken
into. WHY then that would he another
matter ard tine 10 talk about guar
antees.
TIE other sneskers were the Rev
william =. Smith. pastor 81 TIRE Snsith
Mefhnssiss church. William FIukiev.
sexton trinity p y chureh. W w.
Camp. Warren l. Hall and letters
wa-e read from ex-Navor FoAn p.
EItau. end the prnseefsnf Ministers
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usnv vel Known snoTts 81 The town.
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