Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-16


morninx. Attorney General Webb will
fire tho first legal gun IN the war de-
clared on prize fighting In this state
by Governor Gillett.
Promoter Rickard said that tmmedi-
ately on an adverse decision OF the
court he would remove <1se scene Of the
Battle-Ground 20 some other state. He
also stated that with the handing
down Of an unfaworable decision he
would commence damages for the ex-
pense already undergone to prepare for
the fight here. Richard and Gleason
have ordered an work on the arena
to cease.
Change Of Date Necessary.
Billy McCarny has been dispatched
to Reno with Instructions to procure
permits for holding the two matches
dn that place. One OF the permits Is
for the purpose of bringing off the
Langford-Ketchel battle July 81 end
the other for the Jeffries- Johnson fight
two days later.
Hit Fighters Knockout Blow.
The governors action struck the
fighters like blow-a knockout at
that. Seat sales for the fght now total
$4,000 in cash. Expenses already in
CURED. according to Rickard. reach
nearly $4,000.
In his letter to Attorney Geenral U.
S. Webb, the governor expresses his
disapproval of prize fighting in un-
measured terms, directs that the aid
Of the courts be invoked to prevent the
match, and concludes with a positive
order that in case the plea for rd-
straining order Is not granted. and the
fight is held, the attorney general pro-
~ Nd A,pneaoy1tA
the principals and those interested In
the fiRht for violation OF the penal
code Of the state.
The letter declares the supreme court
OF California has never defined prize
fight and suggests an opportunity be
given It to do so This is taken to In
dicate the governors intention to p4ess
his opposition to the end, and while the
status of the Jeffries- j Johnson hight
was In an unsettled condition last
night, the sporting fraternity is much
cast down and 1t is generally believed
the death knell Of prize fighting In Cal
ifornia. the Mecca Of prize fighters,
according to the governors letter, has
been sounded.
This is borne out by the fact that the
governor telegraphed to Attorney Gen
4 eral webb later In the day to take sim
liar action In the matter OF the fight
between Sam Langford and AL Kauf-
man, which was to have been fought
here next Saturday.
Promoters Richard and Gleason were
taken completely by surprise They had
heard no whisper Of the governors in
tended action. When the news reached
him. Rickard rushed to the office OF
Attorney General webb and asked HIM
what that official 3roposed to do. After
= conference with Webb, Rickard said
he believed the fight would be held in
San Francisco on the advertised date
despite the governors orders. He
would not say positively what his
course Of action would be until Webb
handed down an opinion.
Rtckard said webb had promised
him. because OF the great expense OF
erecting the arena and other matters
connected with the fight, that his opin-
ion would be Forthcoming without de-
Law. Rickard expects it within two
days In the meantime he would pake
ready to take the fight to Nevada or
Utah II compelled to do so.
RicIsard Stops Arena Work.
Governor Gillett's message to At
torney General Webb is sweeping and
ur o1Iiy vIle :ste.r-etatsc.: 2 I'd
thaf is the Interpretation that the at
torney general has put upon 1t. The
..sa hss hcs. ta4sen out Of he f1ands
Of the friendly local authorities who
had fostered the enterprise thru mo-
tiyes not wholly unselfsh, and the Wis
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