Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-16

report of the fight between Conley and At
tell, which took place near Los Angeles, on
February %. 1 quote from it:
After wearing his opponent down until he
practically had no strength left with which
to make an adequate defense much less to
frankie CUnley rushed In and gave Monte
Attei such terrific drubbing In the
forty-second round of their scheduled forty
five-round fight at Vernon this afternoon
that the San Francisco boy was unable to
arise when Knocked TO the floor with
full right swing that caught him on the
back OF his head. Attel was lying UNI
conscious upon his back sprawled at full
length and did not move when his seconds
lifted him into their arms and carried him
to his corner.
should BE Made FeIoay.
'If these contests were not prize fights,
then the historic battle between Heenan
and Sayers was not one l have no doubt
that the coming contest between Jeffries
and Johnson will be repetition of the
brutality mentioned in the foregoing fights,
only on Q larger scale.
III sparring exhibtions;' as permitted by
our laws, makes fights where men are
beaten into insensibllfty and their faces curt
to ribbons are lawful acts then 1t is time
that the legislature should interfere and
make such exhibitions a felony. Such con-
tests are prize fights not permitted by the
law and should be punished as such. Those
who engage in them are prize fighters and
make their living by fighting each other for
prizes or rewards.
THE whole business is demoralizing to
the youth of our state, corrupts our morals,
Is offensive TO the senses of a great ma
jorlty of our citizens and should be abated
as public nuisance and the offenders pun
ished.
Prosecution is Alternative.
IF the court upon your petition refuses
TO grant the relief prayed for therein and
permits the parties interested to proceed az
advertised by them, then l desire you on be-
half of the people of the state to gather all
evidence possible and If the contest is car
ried out as advertised and the parties fight
for a purse or for a reward and inflict upon
: each other bodily injury then you are to
cause the arrest Of the principals and those
Interested with them In the promotion OF
the fight and try them on a felony
charge for violating section Az Of the penal
code. Yours truly, j. N. GILLETT."
Richard Plainly Nettled.
After attending a conference late today
with Attorney General Webb. Richard said
that no action for the removal of the fight
would be taken until Webb hands down q
decision as to the legality of holding the
match here. Webb, Richard said. promised
the opinion in two days. 1t will give
webb's opinion as to the practicability Of
opposing the fight under the statutes
quoted by the governor In his letter Of in
struetion.
Rickard was plainly nettled at the unex
pected turn OF events and the eleventh
hour announcement of the governor a!
ne termed it, was a most unpalatable morsel
'''I am sick and tired OF all this fooling," h
added. land I am willing to throw up tn
sponge so far as bringing off the match il
the state of California Is concerned. 1 hav
already expended $4,000 all Of which will b
q dead loss.
''Why Governor Gillett should wait unit
this late day in deciding that he would sto
the fight particularly in view of his &C
credited statements in the past that unde
no circumstances would he interfere, is Il
conceivable. Already excursion parties hav
left different parts OF the world and are en-
route hlther. IL was only yesterday that
received an order from Canada requestin
that 1000 seats be reserved. do not kno,
what caused the governors sudden chang
OF mind. but presume the pressure brough
upon him by the many church federation
has had its effect.
"A mass meeting OF 100 prominent BUS
ness men Of this city win be called tC
morrow for the purpose of having the GOV
ernor rescind his order, but doubt IL an
good will come OF It.
zone thing is certain, San Francisco an
the state of California win lose II
greatest opportunity Of a lifetime.
II am prepared to shift the scene OF ba
tle at a moments notice and my plar
In this respect will be made public as SOC
as a conference between all directly IL
terested is had. I prefer to see Salt Lal
get the match, but Reno and Ely, New
stand an excellent show"
Jeffries IL CreatfalIen.
BEN LoMoND. Cal. June 81. ]. Je
fries. when apprised OF the action OF Go
ernor Gillett said:
Il can't believe It, / do not think thi
the governor would do that after he HI
repeatedly said that he would not int
fere. / shall continue my training uni
officially informed that the fight Is off"
Jeffries appeared crestfanen when TO
that there was no doubt about the go
ernor's intention to stop the fight