The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-06-18
GILLETT SOUNDS
DOOM OF PRIZE
FIGHTING
End Of Sport in State Of
California
OPPOSITION TO GOLDFIELO
Followers Of the Game Convinced
That Big go" Will be Held
al Reno

San Francisco. June lS.-GCy. Jas.
n. Gillett of California said here last
night regarding the Langford-kauf-
man fight booked for this evening"
II still have an ace in the hand.
When Langford and kaufman appear
tomorrow in the ring, sitting in the
same box with District Attorney Flick
ert and Chief of Police Martin will
be Adjt Gen J. h. Lauck, commander
of the state militia of California.
have the positive assurance that they
(Fickert and Martini will not permit
a single round to be fought. Their pro
misses were given to me personally. ]
believe and expect they will be kept.
The doom of prize fighting in Cali
fornia has been sounded This state
ment epitoniizes the latest situation
of the prize fight controversy that
has plunged San Francisco into
crisis bearing all the aspects of a
miniature civil war.
Louis Blot. the promoter of this
fight is in open insurrectlon against
CALIFORNIA; chief executive. Open
" defying the governor, who had or
deed out two companies of militia,
to rrcyent the "ring contest Il city
oCcers refused 20 act, Blot declared
n would held the Acknowledgment
affair today even though IAN army
were called on tC block proceedings.
Ostensbly Blot stands alone but IN
I'll late Yesterday he had az least the
passive support of the district attor-
nev and Of the courts. At the II n
hour District Attorney Fickert and
Chief Of Police Martin pledged their
word TO Attorney General Webb that
they would prevent the fight Acting
on their assurance. Gov. Gillett held
up his order calling cut the state
troops.
SIN obdurate, Bic. persisted In his
declaration that the fight would be
held as scheduled, and unless he re
tracts from his position the outcome
OF his rebellion will not be determin
ed until this afternoon at o'clock
Pacific time when the fighters ar,
scheduled TO come together.
Notwithstanding Tex Richard posi-
lively said early yesterday at Sal
Francisco that the Johnson-J ef,ries
fight would be held in Goldheld. New,
the sporting world Is unconvlnced
Thee is O strong lingering 81 spicic'
tina Reno will be the battle Ground
RiCflrd's announcement was mad
yesterday morning on receipt OF tel
gram from Maurice Sullivan. a Gold
field merchant II contained an offe
OF 100000 for the fight, and Rlckar
without a moments hesitation, dc
ella I'd for Goldheld
The promoter, however immediat,
ly qualified his decision with th
phr Sc. III no higher bid Is receive
FROM q Nevada town" No soOne
had word OF Richards action reache
Nevada than the wires were burden
ed with messages OF protest and 81
treaty from Reno and Ely Ricl
ards office was swamped with me-
sages and while few OF these hay
been made public, II Is certain this
strong guarantees back the request
that the fight be taken to Reno {
Ely.
SO determined was the oppositio
In Goldfeld by the other Nevad
towns that the promoter partly su
rendered In the afternoon. He 4
formed urgent petitioners In Rer
and Ely that he would listen to VIII
they had to say tomorrow night
Reno. This notice also was oonve
ed to Goldheld. Committees fro
each Of the three Nevada towns VI
be In Reno tomorrow when Rickal
arrives from San Francisco.