The San Francisco call., 1910-05-02

greater Oakland. Such people would
hesitate to come to a community that
would tolerate the lowest class OF
sporting element. The fight should be
irelegated to Mexico or some other
lplace, for Americans are working with
higher ideals in mind"
BIG MEETING HELD
At the close of services a meeting
of the men of the church was called
More than 200 were present W. G.
Barnard presided. committee was
lappointed to arrange for great mass
injecting of the citizens of the com
munity in d protest to Attorney Gen
ieral Webb and Governor Gillett against
the fight. The names follow: r. A.
lLeet, chairman; Guy C. Earl E. II.
benjamin, L. n. Cobbledick, Cary How
lard, Il. II. Chamberlain and w. G. Bar
lnard.
Guy c. Earl then introduced a reso-
Tuition denouncing the contest and pro-
itesting to the state and county officials
lagainst it. Many prominent men of
this city signed the resolution, which
Ireads as follows:
Whereas. the laws of California
! permit the holding of Sparring eX-
hibitions by domestic clubs under
! certain conditions, but absolutely
prohibit prize fights; and
Whereas, 1t is understood by all
| that the contest scheduled to occur
at Emeryville race track on July
4th, between Jack Johnson, a negro,
and James J. Jeffries, a white man,
for purse of over 100000, will
not be a mere sparring exhibition,
| but a prize fight for the heavy
weight championship of the world;
and
Whereas, such unlawful contests
are evil in their influence, especial
ly upon the young, and are out
lawed and absolutely suppressed in
nearly every state in this coun
try; and
Whereas, among other objections
to the holding of said fight, is the
fact that it would bring to. this
community. among its attendants.
hundreds of the most undesirable
of both races from all parts of the
United States who would consti-
tute menace to the peace and
safety of our county; and
| Whereas. it is also believed that
the holding of said prize fight
would ip5ure the standing of this
community with the very class of
citizens that we desire to attract
to greter Oakland; therefore, be it
Resolved. That we. the men of
| the First Congregational church t1ITc5
hereby protest against the holding
of said prize fight and urge our
public officials to do everything in
their power to prevent the Name;
And, Resolved, That a copy of
these resolutions be sent at once to
w III. Donahue, district attorney of
this county, and to Frank Barnett,
sheriff, and to U. S. Webb, attor-
ney general, and to James H. Gil
lett, governor of California.
This resolution was signed by the fol
lowing:
R. A. Leet, Guy c. Earl. E. Fl. Benjamin, j.
n. CobbIedek. Cary Howard. r. Fl. Chamberlain
Randolph P. J. Van Loben Sells, Charles s
Greene. A. S. Carmap Harry Benner, Charles
S Booth William c. Clark, C. T. Merritt. E. W
Owen, W. B. Weston, c. A. Porter. w. Everett
Stewart Jolly. George Armstrong, II. d. Brase
field. H. r. Bush. Theo c. Bee. Alexander T
) Stewart n Chase 3. a. Porter, aired
W. j. Nichols, S. NJ. Dodge. J. r. Clark DR.. G
! A. Conger. n. Mcdonald Ira Merrill, 4. A
|, Wehher w. F. Dickinson. ]. NJ. Adams. ". J
Nicholson, Eliot D. Curtis. Samuel ]. platt. J
: Justus Norris. c. E. Grosrenor, Ralph =. Mer
ritt. r.. A; xaner; E p Flint r. Bishop. s,pI,e. T
PrgRsrd Rso Milton il rr Vail GrsESld o,l RffsI on
pima G. O. Wilson, II D. Oliphant John M. G
Murphy. Paul J. Mohr. Albert Rowe, Donal'
Charnock. Arthur Anderson, Hiram r. Jones
Pond. Glen B. Brake, Napoleon B. Turner. ster
ling Porter. William West, Edward T. Jones. L
S. Lawton. A f. Shuttle. 4. II. Siiyernafl. Ed
ward II. Benjamin Jr-. f. ]. Jolly, Hugh Craig
Read, j. B. Richardson. George Burbeck, Josepl
2 o. Bradshaw. ]. Robertson. o. o. Right. Johi
Wood. +. W. Haxelwood. J. n. Harris. Herber
, Caution. r. E. Clark, Ellis F. Wood. p. D. Mo
, we'll E. NJ. Railfon J. NJ. Scotchler, George C
Meeker. George ID. Tolson, William II. Under
wood A. Denton. S.,V. Armstrong, W. A. Rugg
Pinner. r.. A. Upton, ]. Jorkins II. Wadsworth
E. Griswold John $. Talcett, l.. n. Cobbledricl
Z Jr-, c. W. Gilliland B. F. Adamson. l.. i
2 Boardman, Joseph Williamson. William f. Doig
, Merriam. Harold ]. Cowdrey. IL. \. Taylor
George w Hinman. W. z. Mauzy.