The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-03
Spokane Letter

OpOkdNS LSLIST
Slpokane, Wash, March 9.-P1ze-
fighting, In the guise of trials Oh
sltin. strenrsth and endurance, re-
ceived trouncing that win put the
game i'm Spokane on the shelf at least
for three months when Mayor Y.
Herbert Moore officially recognized
the Amateur Athletic Union thus
shutting out battles for purses OF
gate receipts Within the city ilmlts
Eyerythlmg had been arranged lot
a series of four-round fights, rang
ing from babtle for $1,000 between
saBogn1er" Weeks, member OF tne
local fire department, and DR.. B f.
RblIer. of Seattle, who recently de-
serted the mat to don the gloves
ito scraps of the meal ticket variety
when Mayor Moor gum-shoed to
town from southern california ana
handed Rem H. Rice, chief OF police
an order which had aal the charac-
teristics of juicy lemon from the
fighters viewpoint.
gaFNerythdngs Off" quoted Chief
Rice, who announced some time
ago he would permit four-round
contests. provided they are pulled on
under the direction of recognized
clubs, adding:
gThe mayor has placed the box
ing game where 1t belongs-a sport
for Measure and exercise. Any club
complying with the Pacific North
west associations rules can have
boxing contests .but the participants
must be amateur. boxng under
amateur rules. This applies TO ev-
cry club in the city, including the
Young Mems christian Association.
They all look alike to me-"
Mayor Moore's announcement came
as a surprise ito the fighters and
promoters, at least dozen of whom
travelled several Thousand miles to
get in on the ground floor. They
say this is the first time in the
history of the organization that the
A. "A. U. has been recognized by a
city government.
Bert l.. Taylor, a 20 years o.d
grocer clerk, has a nicely engraved
| liceuse. issued by Robert w. But
Ter, chief deputy auditor of Spo-
kane county, permitting him to wed
Zella Foerschler, is years old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Foerschler, pioneers OF Spokane, but
paterfamlias will not give his con-
sent to the union because of the
girls youth Taylor declares THAT
his bride-to-be is a prisoner at the
F'oerschger home, and that he Will
seek her release in an application
to THE court for writ of habeas
corpus. Charles G.. Cromwell and
William C. Donovan, deputy prose
cutting attorneys, to whom he APP
pealed, tried to dissliade him from
something about the dalays and love
Camghing at locl1smaths, but the
youthful lover was obdurate and sadt
he would engage aa1 attorney and
probably would do other things
Mr.. Foeschler SAYS that Taylor
never asked his consent to marry
his daughter who, he added, is nov
on the way to an eastern city tC
visit relatdves.
Candidates for municipal offices
with not be lacking in Spokane al
the spring election this year Thir'
ty-seven residents have already de
claned their candidacy for nCmina
tions and of these are six for may
comptroller and p for councilmen
Firsl ward comes to the front witt
Is candidates for one seat, and I
is predicted there will be 80 on
more before the primaries. Mayo
C.. Herbert Moore, who was nom
mated and elected on a municipal
reform PLATFORM in 1907, is not
candidate for re-election,i but thes,
are aspirants for the job: j. It
ONO, j. GGant Hinkle and State
Senator r. A. Hutchinson, Repub
licans; N. j. Laumer and N. S
Pratt, Democrats, and John Fl
Sanders, law enforcement league. L
is expected there win be four Oh
five others before the list is closed
The nominations wll he made al
the direct primary election on APP
ril 6, the election taking place Ma!
4.
alexander Dallas McNichael, pi
oneer of Washington. Idaho and Or
egon, who, while student at thu
University ON Iowa, converted JONI
T.. Cough, a prominent Baphs
foreign Missionary is dead at Span
gle, Wash, southwest on Spokane
He was born in Dauphdn county
Pa, November 49, 1885, the seccm'
youngest of IL hildren. He crosse'
the plains by OK team In 1869, tn
journey from Iowa to Oregon ecu
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