Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-18
kaufman-Langford Match Is
Off for One Week.
BLOT TO APPEAL TO COURT
Governors Show Of Force Intimi.
dates Frisco Police.
MANAGERS TOLD NOT TO GO ON
Declaration of Martial Law and
State Militia Ready If Mill
Had Started.

SAN FRANCISCO. June Is.-Attorneys
Tor Louis Blot issued q formal state
men this forenoon that the Langford-
Kaufman fight would be postponed until
Saturday, June % The right OF the gov
ernor TO interfere. the statement said.
would be fully tested In the courts
sunmoning Blot. promoter Of the
match. 10 his office today. Chief of f,o-
lice Martin told him he would not be per
mitted TO proceed with the fight. me
Ichief advised Blot to discontinue the sale
Of tickets.
Troops Ready to Act
-Four companies of the state militia
were within quick call of Adjt Gen.
Lauck, who was at the Louis Blot
arena this afternoon. ready to take
drastic action IL the local authorities
had refused. by reason OF injunction OF
otherwise. to interfere with the fight
scheduled between Langford and kauf-
man.
In the hands of Gov. Gillett. at Sacrs-
mento. is a proclamation of martial Law.
which he was prepared to sign and wirv
Immediately to the adjutant general al
the arena. on advices that Blot intended
to go on with the contest. and that the
local autnOr1tleS would not carry out the
governors will.
However, Chief of Police Martin has
issued the definite statement that both
the Langford-kaufman and the Jeffries-
Johnson fights will be prevented by the
police.
Promoter Louis Blot. when he issued
his statement late last night that the
fight would be held despite the governol
and his threats to call out the state
troops. was I'm a decidedly belligerent
T. h-A x1>-
ton with his legal advisers and those o.
the promoters of the Jefffies-Johnson
fight.
Langford Not willing to Fight.
The statement came from Sam Lang
ford's training quarters late last night
that the negro would refuse to enter the
ring in the face OF the attitude taken By
Gov. Gillett. 1t was common gossip la
the all-night resorts throughout the
sporting section that Blot was ready to
throw up the sponge.
From all appearances this morning the
fighting game has received its quietus
in California and a big exodus is about
to begin to Nevada Jeffries will proba-
bly, break camp at Ben Lomond this aft
ernoon and start for Reno or Goldfed
without delay. johnson is ready to leave
for Nevada.
So far as the Jeffries-Johnson fight In
concerned. ii is practically settled that
it will be held either at Reno or Gold
field. Neither Richard nor Gleason has
any idea of making a fight against the
state authorities.
Richards attorneys are urging him to
take the matter to the courts, assuring
him that the governor is I'm the wrong
and that he will win out and be able to
pull off the fight here. But Richard de-
clares he has no intention OF opposing
the state authorities. and that the fight
will surely go to Nevada.
Reno Likely to Get Fight
Early this morning it looks like Reno
is slated for the big fight. Goldfeid
is still urging it's offer OF $4,000. and
Ely is still under consideration.
Both Richard and Gleason, however,
lean strongly toward Reno. 1t is sig
nificant, also. that both Jeffries and
johnson are looking for training quarters
In the latter city.
The fight promoters here are taking a
little comfort I'm the fact that Gov. Gil
lett took no steps to prevent the Barry
Ferguson fight. pulled off In Los Angeles
last night. The governor declares. how
ever, that he was fnisled as to the date
of the contest. supposing ii was to take
place a week later.
At both training camps a program OF
work more strenuous than usual is map
ped out for today. Jeifries. who was I'm
nunciation of the governor for his course,
declared he would do lot Oh boxing tnis
morning with Bob Armstrong and Joe
Choynski