Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-16

as may be proper, in our judgment. II
warranted by the facts. in present
I ing the ease to the court for its de-
cision, and ask to have all interested
! parties enjoined pending the hearing.
our supreme court has never de-
fined & prize fight, and | believe that
an opportunity should be given ii to
do SO Since the amendment OF the
law in 1899 permitting sparring eX-
hibitions, prize fight, under the guisc
of this amendment, has greatly in
creased ana has been tolerated III
California, until today our state is q
mecca for prize fghtres. much to our
discredit.
our people have the right to de-
mand that prize fighting shall cease
in this state and il Will, if our present
laws are enforced. especially ii our
courts follow the decisions OF the su-
preme courts of our sister states In de-
filming q prize fight. In Michigan
prize fight exists when there is an
expectation Of reward to be gained By
the contest on competition. either TO
he won from the contestant or to be
otherwise rewarded, coupled with an
intent % inflict upon such contestant
some degree OF bodily harm. In Kan
sas the supreme court held that the
contest must be g fight, and that there
must be an intent on the part Of the
contestants to do violence 70 and in
flict some degree of bodily harm on
each other and the fight must be for
some prize or reward
"Other states have made similar
rulings.
TO show that the so-called spar
ring exhibitions held in this state un-
der the auspices Of incorporated clubs
hDtFa hEan rrirrr n%hihfffnne
but prize fights. ! need but refer you
to the files OF our daily papers | will |
call your attention to two or three of |
the recent ones. First the Moran |
Mccarthy fight. The Oakland Trib- [
une in It's issue of April 80, in report I
ing it uses this language:
After the sixteenth round had |
gone some fifty seconds Moran landed |
a blow on McCarthys jaw. II did not /
look to be Il heavy punch. but the /
young fighter went over backward. I
his head seemingly dropping below as
though his neck had been injured and .
as he struck the floor the sound of ille
impact could be heard throughout the /
pavilion Mccarthy died.
Next the Wolgast- Nelson fight that /
took place on Washngton's birthday
fit seems that prize fighters always
want to fight on Washingtons birth
utN. PttNIttlcn Gay ana independence /
day) and reported in all the daily ~.
pcrs of the state by rounds. quote
from the San Francisco Chronicle of
February 23rd,
Round l3.-Nelsons lips were puf-
fed and his eyes and cheeks were
swollen, They mixed IL like tigers.
Woleast having all the better Of II.
landing repeatedly ON the poJy ana
jaw with Nelson fighting wi;.ug and
splitting blood. Wolgast literlllv tut h
The Battler's face to ribbons out stA
the Dane came in for more.
Round 39.-Wolgast appearel
oath to put ia the finishing touch. lie
iabbed necessarily at the Baitlcr's
anatomy and again the blood nawea
In q stream Woleast llmnst strt
Nelson 10 the floor. landing o.nw afie,
blow on the defenseless champious
.aoc
In the same Issue OF lhe Chronicle
Is "a report Of the fight betwecn Conley
and Attell which took place near Los
Angeles on February 23rd. qlofc
rom ID.
Aftf' wearing his opponent down
lntil he practically had n1 sfreng:li
eft with which 20 max. au ADEQUATE :
iefense much less 70 put m offensive
lyle Of battle. frankie Cpniey rushed
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