The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-16

recent ones. First the Moran Mccarthy
nght. The Oakland Tribune in it's issue
OF April 30, in reporting it, uses this Ian
guage;
"'After the sixteenth round had gone
some fifty seconds Moran landed a blow
on McCarthy's jaw. 1t did not look to be
heavy punch. but the young fighter went
oyer backwards, his head seemingly drop
ping below as though his neck had been
injured, and as he struck the floor the
sound or the impact could he heard
Next the Wolgast- Nelson tight that took
place on Washingtons birthday lit seems
that prize fighters always want to fight
on Washtngton's birthday, Decoration day
ana independence day., and reported in all
the daily papers of the state by rounds
of Feb. %:
g Round 1S-Nelson's lips were puffed
and bis. eyes and cheeks were swollen
They mixed 1t like tigers, wolgast having
al the better of 1t, landing repeatedly on
the body and Jaw, with Nelson fghting
wildly and splitting blood. Wolgast liter
ally cut the battler's face to ribbons, but
still the Dane came In for more
hound S9-Wolgast appeared 10th to
pSs IN n+ the finishing punch He iabbed in;
again the blood flowed in a stream. VOL
CAST almost sent Nelson to the floor, land
Ing blow after blow on the defenseless
I'm the same issue of The Chronicle is
a report Of the fight between Conley and
Attell which took place near Los Angeles
On Feb. 70. ! quote from it,
80 After wearing his opponent down .un,
with which to make, adequate defense,
much less to put up an offense style Of
battie, frankie Conley rushed in and gave
the forty-second round of their scheduled
forty-hve round fight at Vernon this after.
noon that the San Francisco boy was un-
ahle to rise when, knocked to the floor
Mi hat r,T.E
on the back of his head Attell was lying
unconscious upon his back sprawled at
full length. and did not move when his
carried him to his corner
II these contests were not prize fights
then the historic battle between Keenan,
ana ana savers was not one. I have no doubt
and Johnson will be repetition Of the
brutality mentioned in the foregoing fights.
only on larger scale.
IF 'sparring exhibitions as permitted by
our laws, makes fights where men are
killed, beaten into insensfbility, and their
faces cut into ribbons lawful acts then
1t Is time that the legislature should in
terfere and make such exhibitions felony
Such contests are prize fights not permit
ted by law and should be punished as such
Those who engage In them are prize fight
ers and make their living by lighting each
other Tor prizes or reward.
Demoralixing Business.
The whole business Is demora lizing to
the yo@th Of our state, corrupts public
morals is offensive to the senses OF n
great majority of our citizens and should
be abated as public nuisance and the
Offenders punished
IF the court, upon your petition, refuses
TO grant the relief prayed for therein and
permits the parties interested to proceed
as advertised by them, then desire YOU,
on behalf OF the people OF the state, to
gather all evidence possible, and If the
contest IL carried out as advertised and
the parties hght for a purse or for a re-
ward, and inhict upon each other bodily
injury, then you are to cause the arrest
| Of the principals and those interested with
them In promoting the fight and try them
on felony charge for violating section
Az of the penal code.
lsigneO ~. n. GiIlett''