The Washington herald., 1910-06-19

San Francisco, June I8-The struggle
of fight promoters against Gov. Gillett
collapsed like q burst balloon to-day,
and only an odor of bad language fingers
over the field Although Louis Blot, who
promoted the Kaufman-Langfcrd battle.
boosted last night that he would have
his men in the ring on time, he suffered
a change of heart to-day, and at the ap-
pointed time only the obsequies of the
prize fight game were presided over by
the famous announcer old Billy Jordan.
Only newspaper men and a few fav-
ored sports were admitted TO Bots
arena. The proceedings were quiet as
Sunday school picnic Only one fighter
Appeared. and he did so merely TO guar
antee ais forfeit Adjutant General
Lauck, who represented the governor,
wore his ordinary civilian dress and
broad smile. but the others looked as
though they were chief mourners at a
funeral.
Chief OF Police Martin was on hand
early with thirty-fve parolmen to pre-
serve order which did not need any
preservation. He looked like game
cook that the hose had been turned on
before it lad a chance to fight.
Promoter Blot looked like an under
taker who is burying a charity patient
and wafts the job completed in a hurry.
He admitted ne felt sore"
Announces No Fight.
At the time called for the opening OF
the fight, Billy Jordan. who has pre-
sided at ali the prominent ring contests
here for twenty years. entered the arena
and lifted his hand for quiet in the ae-
customed manner. Instead Of facing a
great sea of excited faces, as usual. he
looked down on tiers OF empty benches.
He announced that no fight would take
place. and his tone and manner added
10 the sadness Of the occasion.
No one was busy except the camera
people, who took snapshots Of an the
notables present, including Billy Jordan
delivering the last words over the corpse.
Soon after Blot, Lauck. and Chief Mar
tin left the arena, kaufman. in street
dress. entered the arena Langford and
his manager. Joe WOOdman, we're absent.
sam announced last night he wasn't on
10 the curves Of the bayonet game
When ali had filed out Of the big arena
a big plaeard was posted on the outer
gate which announced that the fight had
been postponed to June 3.
Promoter Blot. in a formal announce
ment. declared he would test in the
courts the legality Of the governors ac-
ton in stopping the fight.
Militia Not Required.
-Four companies Of the militia were IN
der arms at the armory three blocks
from Blots arena. but their services
were not required. The governors big
stick had done its work
Gov. Gillett made formal announcement
to-day correcting some errors in regard
TO his position, and sharply criticising
District Attorney Fickert, upon whose
shoulders he laid ali blame for calling
out the militia and for. the losses OF San
Francisco hotel keepers and others in
their preparations for the fight
Tex Richard was in consultation with
lawyers all day. He said late this after
noon he would make no decision till 9
o'clock tonight. When advised that thes
Langford- Kaufman match had been post
poned, Richard expressed no surprise. but
the promoter did take this fling at Gov.
Gillett;
Il dislike 10 accuse the governor OF
uttering an untruth. but he has said some
queer things I understand the reason
he gave for taking action against the
Langford- kaufman fight was that he had
interviewed the principals, who. he
claims. confessed TO him that they in
tended TO participate in prize fight.
That's the governors story. From the
principals l have heard that they made
no such statement to the governor They
claim they have seen nobody from the
governor"
Fight at Los Angeles.
District Attorney Ffckert commented on
the fact that a fight was held at Los
Angeles last night and was not interfered
with by the governor. He said they dis
cussed the matter at their conference
yesterday afternoon and the governor
said he was going TO stop the Los An
geles fight Fickeri said:
II see this morning that Gov. GiIlett
says he did not know anything about the
fight at Los Angeles"
There seems to be little doubt that the
JeffTies-Johnson fight viii be shifted 10
Reno. New, although Goldfeid may Sc
cure IL by a big money offer Goldfeld
has about a dozen millionaires who
are all-round sports, and who wouldn't
feel the cost OF putting Up the sl20,1S
offered to Richard. AT any rate, the
choice lies between these two places.
Richard will leave for Nevada to-mor-
row on a special train and win take
correspondents with him who