The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-08
FIGHT CANNOT BE
HELD IN SALT LAKE
County Attorney Lyon Says That
Legislature Must Repeal
Law.
GLEASON ARRIVES. BUT
NO CONFERENCE HELD
Rickard Greatly Worried, but
viii Not Give Up Until
Compelled.

John J Gleason arrived in Salt Lake
CITY Monday morning from Butte ant
came hc.e 10 definitely settle the battle
ground for the Jeh,ics-Iohnson lorty-
nvc- round boxing contest, tie Iina! ar
ranrements TO be made with q. y.
C'TeXD Rivkard but. while the i"c
promoters met and held several talks,
tGcrc Was nothing doing The people cN-
pccted The TWO men 10 setGc the qucs-
ton Immediately upon Gleason's arrival
here, hut the day dw!udcd away ana Tho
fals were none the wiser.
Atter the afternoon had bccu well
spent. rumUrs hoaJed about lh1J Rick
ard and Gleason were having some tGou-
ule. not between themselves, but Win
seNp!al oi The local politicians Both
men were seen regarding the matter ana
butG deuicd that tNey had amy difficulty,
although EiCkari did not speak with has
usual confidence. and he seemed To De
Sgcatly worried Over something lie
cropped several remarks which have been
taken 10 mean that all WAS not Wen
Win The officials. He did MOI care 10
talE To thc newspaper men and was not
rs free rs upon former occasions, ana IL
could plainly ec seen that TEX was
trying 10 hide something which worried
him.
Must OBEY Law.
County Attorney Lyon was called Up
over the phone in the evening at his
home hy The Tribune and was asked
what ho knew about the fight. lie sad
that hc knew II would not he held IN
salt Lake county a fpEg lie was IN
puiCc and as long RS the pIcscul la"
remained on The statute books. Lyon
said that many of the best people ul
'hg city hnye talked TO him regarding
nc contest and he has always Stood
pat on the law, informing everybody
hat no Fight can take place in TINS coun-
T.. Lyon said that be realized that pub.
81, w E.IN
tho contest but this did not help lin"
,asc In the least He said that il the
people wanted the contest here the lcsiS-
iaturr ought 10 be called into session
and the present law repealed o. mad"
10 read in flvov OF boxing contests
Lyon said that there was as mulch uli,
ference between the California law and
The tah law regarding boxing as there
is between day and night. California
makes :; prov sion foy boxing. while the
tab law does not. Lyon continued ny
saving that II The big fight was staged
ncro and any one came 10 him and S"oic
10 q complaint ne would have To issue
il and would ne held responsible there
lore. Lyon said that he would hke
,u soc the match held here. but under
III" law il WAS I'm irpossibilitv.
Gleason aud Eickard are or tho ocs'
uf terms. Al no time has there been
.lEy iI-fcclinS between them. ana There
Is no quarrel between them NJ present.
notwi;lsts landing contrary press reports.
As far as settling the question where
the contest should take place. this could
havc been done Monday, but the law
wouh! not allow them 10 settle on salt
Lake This worried Rickard rs could
hc naialy seen. while 20 Gleason Ii was
The candy" for he wants the match
Ia Frisco. THE two mcn will meet to-
day and il will not surprise many fans
when /, is announced that Salt Lake
city is considered out of the light race.
Rickard has done his level best 10 place
tho cuntcs; here All tho people want
IT here but there Is Il law on the statute
books against It and County Attorney
Lyon SAYS that law must be cbeyed in
this COUNTY.