The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-17
RENO IS FAVORED
FOR FIGHT SCENE
No Chance of the Fight Being
Called Off
POLITICS CUT A FIGURE
Bill Ak Talks of Revising Tariff Up
ward and Stopping Prize Fights.
"The Nation Laughs.
He Says
POLITICS CUT A FIGURE
BY BILL AK

Ben Iomond, Call June 16.-(Special
Worn to fragile in ITS effort to
revise the tariff upward, and thorough
ly exhausted in its strife to push the
common people further down into the
gutter. the republican party-in spite
of the fact that Jack T6hnsing is a
member-has raised its high brow in
opposition to prize fighting
| The republicans are responsible for
the 1859 action of Gillett California,
as is known, wants the Panama ex-
position 1916. Representative Bennett
of New York, republican, informed
the president of the chamber of COM
merce of San Francisco, who is re-
publican. that if Governor Gillett per-
mitted the Jeffries- Johnson bout July
he would not vote for San Fran
cisco as a place for holding the ex-
position. The republican president of
the chamber of commerce, having re-
ceived instructions from the republican
representative of New York, FASTENED
to the republican governor of Cali
fornia. And the republican governor
of California issued instructions that
the fight must not occurred.
Fine.
According to the republican idea,
therefore, in case the fight is held
in San Francisco in 1910 San Fran
cisco is not suited as the exposition
city In 1851
GiIletts Change of view
1t Is interesting to remember that a
great moral wave is not sweeping Cal
ifornia at the present time There
has been no effort to put down the
horrible traffic in liquor. There has
been no recent effort to put down the
horrible trade of the Chinese quar-
tiers.
San Francisco is bad. And yet San
Francisco, in case the fight does not
occur, is good enough for the expo
sition. But if the fight does occur, it
| is too bad.
As Bobo, the ancient Egyptian phil
osopher, would say: The kettle paint
ed. black is no blackerm
And Gilletts moral attitude is some
thing new
| In the beginning he announced his
intention of doing nothing to prevent
the fight. Later on he reiterated his
bers of the rancorous Stop tn e. Flight
club piled over him refusing to bulge.
At that time he pointed to no law,
written or unwritten, which deals with
prize fighting. He advanced no argu-
ment.
And now. since Bennett of New York
has got busy, he issues a pamphlet
as long as your arm to the effect that
the supreme court of the state has
never passed on the question of glove
contests in California.
1t was in the eleventh hour. Imagine
Gillett filled to the brim with moral
| ity! Next he will don the uniform
of an Arab and preach from the
| streets.
Reno VIII Land
Now the fight will occur in spite
of Gillett
The two men will meet and hammer
each other in hammer-and-tongs style
and knockout will result.
The chances are that Reno. New, will
get the fight
The citizens Of that place have got
busy and have acted. They are pc
titioning tonight that the fight be held
in their midst.
So the action of Gilett has had no
serious result. He has simply caused
| the natlOn 10 smile.
1t doesn't matter that Richard AMI
Gleason have lost about $4,000 as re-
suit of the proclamation. This is a small
matter to everyone save Richard and
| Gleason. They started the erection of a
stadium under the eyes of the governor,
and nothing was said. They spent con-
siderable money without Gillett raising
his hands in holy horror. And all this
is now a loss. But, as stated. this Is
a secondary matter. They will make
bushel of shekels when the fight occurs,
and 1t will occur July 4.
Jeffries Is a little sore. Johnsing is
little sore Everybody is surprised. And
the nation laughs. A fine spectacle this
governor has made of himself indeed.
Fight Is Certain
| cannot enumerate the kilograms which
| lave been pouring into headquarters since
| Gillett issued this proclamation.
| Everybody wants to see the fight and
every town is making bid.
Some governors. having got cue from
Gillett, state that they hope the fight
| will not occur in their states. but this
| Ii generally a play to the grandstand
| In hope that fruit will be borne in en-.
suing elections.
More than hundred cities in the west
have made bids. however, and Jaurez.
Mexico. is very anxious to land the
scrap
| All nope OF n8nlinB III San fTdnclSCO
| has been abandoned. But that the fight
will occur is certain. AS stated Reno,
the open market for divorces, is favored.
and will no doubt land.
Suppose, for an instance. you who read.
that Jerries and Johnsing threw up the
sponge and refused longer to work for
| their battle. The country would mob
them, and rightly So you may rest as
sured that the battle of the century will
occur July l.
Fighters Still Training
Jeffries is still training. No let up has
occurred But he is sore, and his puches
are proof of that fact Corbett was hoored
tonight, and got up determined to fight
no more Choynski put on the gloves but
made Jeff promise not to hit very hard.
But JEFF forgot and he, too, was ioore1
In the second round.
And Johnsing continues work. They
are paying no attention to Gillett.
And San Francisco is the city of morals
and high brows!
Il Phoenix City next.
i Richard Won't Contest
San Francisco, June 16.-To all intents
and purposes the Jeffries- johnson cham
pionship battle ia puglistic outcast. 1t
il q perfectly good fight, except for the
fact that 1t has no scene of hostilities.
The fighters are deadly and are training
faithfully. there Is no doubt about the
gigantic purse, as nearly half the money
| hos been depOsited In the hanka and tha