The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-16

! An FRANCISCO. June 15.-"l have
hing TO add to my letter to Attorney
leral Webb. My position is fully sci
n therein. ."-Governor Gillett,
shnll file a petition with the supe-
y court within two or three days ask
Tor temporary restraining order
INST the Johnson -Jeffries fight princi-
and Promoters. "-Attorney-G General
I've will not contest the action OF the
& II the first ruling goes against us.
t1ll then be Nevada or Salt Lake. -
Rickard.
! Will fight wherever they get us to-
Fr l will fight Johnson tomorrow.
e mere on the river bank james
lleffries.
am ready 10 go any place TO fight.
: nh6es no difference TO me."-Jack
looks like the game is of here. but
may hold the Langford Kaufman
next saturday for all at"-Pro-
! 'H Louis Blot.
looks Ike the finish. l can see no
fL - contest II. The governor repre-
D9Ih the civil aud military author
.he state, They have put crimp
nt'E: promoter ketchel-Langford
al OH now. The game is a dead
10 California. .'-Stanley Keichel.
!. sse uttcrances epitomize tonight the
~, oI "hat sporting circles be-
10 maj farewell To pugilism in
- toirila- nn They are hopeless since Gov
- eneil Inc. directed the attorney -gcncr-
proceed against the .Johnson- Jeff
~ ~ ana are nguring ont transport
Nil, Heho. Ely, or Salt Lake The
slr. oe held In one Of these three
<crr,in ~ certainly will not be held I'm
4mnr,a 'ie governor can prevent II
oportdom believes he can.
~ governors action struck the frbi
y 'els IKE a blow-a Knockout al
looo a' a. sales for the fight now total
LII h cash. Expenses already in
I|;2o o6o 6oeording to Rickard. reach near
U Governors Letter.
@,e~,ng Is the full text OF Governor
lf1r tb., II 10 the attorney general or
I Ipsd. INC Johnson-J -Jef1ries fight be
J. Snol OF California. executive office.
n Wahp Cal.. June II. l9lO.-Hon.
"a caj Allorney- General. san Fran
~l1fIon Dear Sir. | desire 10 call your
IN 10 d so-cnlied prize fight To take
4 aS ane fourtb Of july next i'm tic
tlas an an rrauclsco between one Jim
Ham" "no one Jack Johnson.
- complaints are received al thia
~ nr,', prominent citizens of the
= ana d'ee.lhG against this so-called
m n. .questlne that some action he
5amo WIG proper authorities TO stop
intopnrict pS rrsIrict attorney OF San Francisco
. hferfnra me that he does not propose
IL nrst session of the Ioris,.,rr.
"A A Iau, STATE, In the year 1850. en-
-Ions a" making il a felony for two
70 light each other ,Inop - nv. 49,
t,c csi1ement. upon n wager fn, I,ar,,,
{ lII5.J JH,er reward. This law has bncI
a. ~ from time TO time, Inn, nov,r
II " make prize fighting lawful.
Boxing Is Legal.
law W." rs, me legislature again amended
,}law. no g TO prize fighting, While
ibItIons' "crnended, permitted .sparring
La WIN gloves. 10 be hcld hw q 1oI oi
e fi,r rt,Iporated club. II did moi re-
aIw,D,ah Jun which the laws of this state
xE a .sno pIccd upon prize fights. and
Icono,1ipnnrri exhibition under ccr-
z unde- .n and restrictions is permIs-
0s ,nis act a prize fight still re-
~, wbst Therefore the question
\ b6frino ~ = prize fight. and what is
u1 ei is crime; the latter Is
= 10 tHned t"Hn by many that the contest
pace between Jchrlcs and