The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-06-17
wise rewarded, coupled with an intent

gree OF bOdlly marin. IN hhnsas the
supreme court held that, The contest
must be q fight, and hat there must be
an intent upon the part of the contest.
ants to do violence to and inflict some
degree of bodily harm on each other, ;
and the fight must be for some prize
or reward.
"Other states have made similar rul.
ings.
ITO show that the socalled spar
ring exhibitions held in this state un.
der the auspices Of Incorporated clubs
have not been sparring exhibitions, 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.
Deaths In Fights
First, the Moran.McCarthy fight,
Oakland Tribune in its issue of April
Both, in reporting II, uses this language;
"'After the 10th round had gone
some 80 seconds, Moran landed a blow
on Mccarthy jaw. 1t did not look TO
be a heavy punch, bot the young fighter
went owe backwards, his head seem.
inely dropping below, as though his
neck had ben injured and as he struck
the floor the sound of the impact could
be heard throughout the pavilion
Mccarthy died.
next the Wolgast. Nelson fight that
took place on Washington s birthday,
IL seems that prize fighters always
want to fight on Washington 3 birthday,
Decoration day and independence day.
and reported in all the daily papers of
the state by rounds. ! quote from the
San Francisco Chronicle Of February
23rd:
Round l3-Nelsons lips were puff.
ed and his eyes and cheeks were swollen.
They mixed it like tigers, Wolgast hav.
ing all the better Of il, landing repeat.
eddy on the body and jaw with Nelson
fighting wildly and splitting blood. VOL.
CAST literally cut the Battler's face to
ribbons, but still the Dane came in for
more.
Round 30.-Wolgast appeared loath
to put in the finishing punch. lie jab.
bed necessarily at the Battler's anat
omy and again the blood flowed in "A
stream. Wolgast almost sent Nelson to
the floor, landing blow after blow or
the defenseless champion 3 face.
More Brutality
"In the next issue of the Chronicle
is n report of the fight between Conley
and Attell, which took place near Los
Angeles on February Bird. quote
from IL:
"'After wearing his opponent down
until he practically had no strength
left with which to make an adequate
defence, much less to put up an offence
style of battle, frankie Conley rushed
in and gave Attell such a terrible drub.
bling in the I2nd round of their schedul.
ed IS round fight, at Vernon this af.
Y NUM- AhhA VIC puH EIhHfiNtb DuN
was unable to arise when knocked to
the floor with n full right swing that
caught him on the back of his head
Attell was lying unconscious upon his
back %,sprawled at full length and did
not move when his seconds lifted him
to their arm and carried him to his
corner
Fears Brutality
OF those contests were not prize
fights, then the historic battle between
Heenan and Sayers was not one. ] have
no doubt that the coming contest be-
tween Jeffries and johnson will be re-.
petition of the brutality mentioned in
the foregoing fights, only on a larger
scale.
"If 'sparring exhibitions as permit.
ted by our laws makes fights where
men are killed, beaten into insesibility
and their faces cut into ribbons are
lawful acts, then il is time that the
Legislature should interfere and make
such exhibitions a felony. Such con
tests are prize fights not permitted by
law and should be punished as such
Those who engage in them are prize
fighters and make their living by fight
ing each other for prizes or rewards.
Demoraiixing Influence
"The whole business is demoralizine
to the youth Of our state, corrupt pub
lie morals, is offensive to the senses OF
a great majority Of our citizens and
should be abated, as a public nuisance