The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-27
Big BATTLE AND
RACE PREJUDICE
Osy Rev. DR.. r. I, Coffce.)

Piusburg. May 27-"B Boxing is a
manly art. but the Jeffries-Iohnson
fight should be prohibited because It
encourages race prejudice"
This is the conclusion reached by
the Rev Rudolph l. Coffee of the Tree
OF Life synagogue. one OF the best
known OF local ministers. after he had
attended a prize fight recently at Nc
sent hi INTO cover" the event and
write his Views on pugilism. and the
coming worlds championship battle
I'm California Here Is what he thinks
about e..
II went to McKeesport the other
day TO witness an evening Of prize
fighting IL was the first time | had
witnessed such an exhibition. and |
never expect Ia see another Il WAS
an evening of novel experience. III
which study In the psychology Of
humanity was uppcrmost in my mind.
In the first place. there was nothing
I'm the four bouts of the evening that
| could he termed brutal 4 football
contest is FAR more GrucllinS. The
mon who contested were trained for
the occasion. While two men were
/ Knocked out yet a minute later botn
climbed out OF the ring and walked
To the dressing room.
The audience was surprise 10 me.
| ThoGe in attendance showed every ont
ward sign of responsibility The ma
ioritl- were men I'm middle age. bust
ness people, and quito few profes-
! aiunal men Tho policemen In attend
I an ,,1 -, Il
nothing TO indicate anything save a
spirit Of lawabiding citizenship
There are few forms of athletics
that can excel the benefits OF boxing
Tor the development of strength. and
there can he little objection to friend.
y contests, where the end in view is
the improvement OF the physique
IT is but single step fom these
| private contests "a public contests un.
der city supervision. Personally I
would not care 10 witness another
light, because the whole atmosphere
Is iocoig7 To my sense OF pleasure
Djt evidently there is a large percent
2Gc OF ciizcls who viii find relaXa.
ten from business cares when wit
messing a pr2e fight;
II this is q popular form OF amusc
mem. 1t only serves TO emphasize the
low Ideals OF our age
Tnc subject OF prize fighting has
been brought; TO the front by the gight
jeiiries aud Johnson on Independence
day. II these men wish to decide III,
question among themselves as to win,
Is the superior boxer. that is thch
business. If hundreds OF men arr
willing 10 leave their cities 20 see thi.
conflict they have that privilege
Only ono thing can prevent. aad tha
: Is society at large When IL can b'
clearly proved that the civilization o
our dei-that the progress or happl
ness in this lands going 10 he hall
cd by 2 prizc fight. then every lay
OF ethics demands that the fight III
, stopped. Every riehtthinking ma
knows ihat these TWO persons hav
become representatives of their n
. spectiyc r2ccs ABd ir ANYTHING wi
start race prejudice this combat vii
surely DO so
. one of the most delicate question
mat ever tnced this or any other cou
, Try was The race question. The las
tning N the world that We should d
IS TO auempt TO stir II up.
What should the ministers do I
TINS matter What else can they d
bnt uso their utmost endeayor TO pr
vent this contest
rms one exhibition. with its IA
reaching consequences. IS going to al
do tho work OF hundreds of sermon
on tho subject of the brotherhood
Man"