Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-18

laratiOn of the local officials and that
Notwithstanding the pledges given
him, that the authorities don't intend
TO step In and call of the fight unless
they feel that the fight has butHted
the bound of the elastic definition of
a boxing fight ana has developed into
"a genuine prize Tight.
just before he departed for Sacra-
meuto al 6 D. M CHIEF OF Police Mar
tin asked the governor Il he should
permit the preltminafies 81 the kauf-
man-IanEford contest 10 be held.
II am not concerned with your pre-
~liminafies," answered the governor.
Let them go on He hesitatcd a
moment, as If debating the matter,
but dismissed II with a smile. what
do you mean by 'prclimlnaries' any !
way2 he laughed Hs he turned away,
The question Of what rs a 'prelim-
mary and that Of wherein "a curtain
raiser TO a big fight differs from the
fight itself, will likely be determined
tomorrow perhaps by Adjutant Gen-
cral Lauck. who win be on hand as
tho governors representative and with
thu militant power OF the state within
reach.
The city was amezed at the days
startling. rapid fire developments.
II would be difficult to attempt 10
a~nalyze the conflicting sentiments. Ap-
parcntiy the issue is between Blot and
the governor, but no one regards that
as more than q surface manifestation
Of the real elements in conflict. Ever
since the stdttling announcement from
the governor thnt the Jeffries-JohnsOn
q the kauiman-Langford fights
must not be held in California. sharp
open hostillties bctween the chief ex-
ecutiye ana the district attorney have
been In evidence. Then came from
Chicago the bold challenging dccln-
ration alleged 10 have been made by
Mayor T.. H. Mccarthy that he WAS
- nning his town and that the bat
tie Of the century would certainly be
held IN san Francisco.
McCarthy's statement, though SUBJ
seauently denied BY tho mayor VINO
II now speeding home. Is said to have
aroused the keen resentment Of Cow Y
cfnoI Gillett and It Is limited In quar-
ters close 10 the gubeinatorial official
that II wes the mayors alleged dcela-
ration TINT principally brought out |
the calling today Of the two companies I
OF militia.
One Of the most unexpected events I
Of the day WIS tho denial of a peti- ,
tion made by Attorney General Webb 1
to Superior Judge Van Nustrand. for ]
an injunction restraining tho Kauf- q
langford fight on the grounds, a
not that 1t was the intention Of Mr.. I
hitt 10 HNlu II DifIt liEHi nut ifili inc II
contest would be a public null Y
sance."
This novel petition. hourly expected II
from early morning was filcd shortly q
after 3 O'clock. The petition admitted o
that necessarily no plcu to enJoin a Q
commission OF crime that was not ac- .
teal, hut only aveiicd 70 be pending q
could be made. Il
Judge VAN Nostrnnd, In handing n
down hts decision, declared that the o
injunction could not be granted as
the defendants had not been allowed q
sufficient time 20 present their case
and that the issuance OF an Injunction
would In effect be an injunction %
of the subject matter, and that ~ the ~
breach OF the peace or violation az y
the law contemplated in the COM u
piaint did take place. the peace orr. y,
GERS Of he city and county would y
deal with 1t.
Following the courts decision, Gov "
Gillett directed webb to make \
a final effort to persuade the local =
authorities - aid the state IN prevent y,
ing the tight. ana a conference be- !,
tween the attorney general and Dis -
tritt Attorney Fickcrt brought forth -
he unexpected announcement that ~
he district ATTORNEY ind the chief OF ~
police would guarantee that tomor- 80
contest would not be permitted
While enroutc 10 the Oakland Mole X
% board his train for Sacramento, the
governor delivered his parting ulti-
us follows III
This means the end OF prize fight- 81
.ng In this state and by this state I J'
Los Angeles ms well as san II
FfanciscO, The two rights scheduled e.,
or the southern city viii not be held. III
have instructed the proper author u
ties there to stop them
1T Is not Is pleasant thing when II
are pleading for the biggest thing 81
california has ever attempted 60 have 81
his fight thrown into your face con- OF
inunlly, That WAS my experience IA "
he cnst while there seeking national Il
I'D Cor the PanHma-Pacific exposition. ~
was brought 80 hctr Oh me al
rom millions of people scattered an ~
the country ana this al0nc WAS Il,
'eason enough for my interference. ci
"Nu governor however, can interfere 10
With the RfiuiIs uf q municipality uu-
N hc is satisfied tint the municipal Hs
cannot ur viii not rope With th
he situation. and / WAS sn satisfied sl
,cfntc 1 wrote to Attorney General r
sv
Diverted 20 The subject of the Johs- fo
lQn-Jcftrics Tight, the governor said. il
~ am not Worrying much about inc an
lig fight ! am concentrating ntten- ql
ION on the prevention OF the Lang an
ord-kautman match J ann satisfied
the promoters of the big uEht IN
already decided 60 remove their so
match nom this state. That is nli ST.
OF them. ia
Governor Gilctt would not believe nj
n the existence pf Is possibility mat hi
district Attorney Flckcrt und Chict M
q Police Martin might not stop tho Gl
AS they "a promised him. aft
The days cVrnts started With "a ha
ush shortly before noon, when after ar
public q statement setting M
oith Tint the reason prompting his 81,
Ia stopping tho Joffries-John- nil
on fight Wtts tho district attorneys
TO- "do his duty GuNcInur 80
Iillctt entered the Palace hotel and nae
sicgraphed the following order TO- at
General Ituck at sacrament of
D., sci
Make necessary arrangements at
60 have two companies of MILF nc
"a ih san Francisco at : D. m. Sat- ho
rda>, June us. TO Prevent d prize spl
sht hrtwtcn kaufman and Lang in.
'rd. u police officers do NOT inter- "a
re" toI
this order followed e. conference Jet
tween the governor and Attorney tn
Webb at which they both ar- ma
we'd al the conclusion thut 81 the tht
ght Wts 10 bp prevented drastic hpi
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