The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-18

Iangford and hnulHan upPedi III
he ring tomorroW; ,u sitting ,,a,neS IN 1nS :. :
EjrEert and Chief OF Police Martin :
In be Adjutant General j. Il. !.
nuck. commander OF the state 4
I5iiitia of California. j have the :
-nsitIye assurance that they (F1ck-
n and Martini will not permit a :.
1inglc round To be fought. Their ::
opnIses were given 10 me person. :.
6ily, / believe and expect they VIII :.
q kent. The doom of prize flght- :
~ I'm California has been sound
Statement by Governor James n. Z.
illicit. ::
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: ~ ! !.
prize fight plunged San Francisco
hy into a crisis bearing all the as
IL OF miniature civil war. One man
Ne fights promcter-is in 4 state OF
'h1rrection against CALIFORNIA; chief
.cutive. Openly defying the governor,
b had ordered out two companies OF
Mia TO prevent the ring contest" II
city authorities refused TO act, Louis
Il declares that he will hold the Kauf7
n-Iangford affair tomorrow. notwlth-
m though "an army was called upon
lock proceedings.
Z Blot Alone Ostensibly.
klcnsibly Blot stands alone. but until
a Today he had at least the passive
hort of the district attorney and the
rts themselves. At the eleventh hour
trlct Attorney Fickcrt and Chief OF
Ice Martin pledged their word 10
/ orney General Webb 10 prevent
n fight, and. acting upon their reaS-
ance, Governor Gillett has held up
y order calling out the states troops,
Int still obdurate. Blot persists in his
elaraiion that the fight Will bc held
scheduled. and unless he retreats from
position the outcome OF his rebellion
not be determined until tomorrow
trnoon at O'clock. whom tho fighters
. timed to come together.
-hc situation which has been prccipi-
Id as a direct outcome OF the JeurlcS-
Inson heavyweight, battle. which the
Hrnor has ordered stopped I'm Cali
ma, Is believed To be unparalleled in
MI history OF the city, and is probably
y OF the most novel cmbroglioS in the
lI19ls uf the country. For the time be-
9Iit arraycd city against state, for the
rici attorney persisted In his conten-
: TINT there was nothing in tho laws
: l[alIforhia which could be construed
'nhIbiting either the Langford- kaur-
n or the Jcffries johnson contests.
q About Preliminaries.
he pressure brought 10 bear, however
5he local authorities has Induced Flick
70 retreat from his position, and the
z i've assurance has been given by tho
81 OF police That the principals of the
2 ford kaufman battle will not be
niited TO enter the ring tomorrow
llE ~ is evident, cannot carry out his
Z Hmination TO overcome the governor
rnorly, and. TO all jntcnts and pur-
Z ~, the brief onc-man war is at al
,ipFernor Glllett. however, is not en-
~ convinced that Blot may not at
: ,r 10 go on with The fight, and in or
: that there be no hitch in the po-
!, precautions TO prevent the contest
= Instructed General j. B. Lauck TO bc
= /. De ringside prepared for instant ac-
"a tho need arises.
Hmors are af1oat tonight that the gov
mas misunderstood the declaration.
He local officials, and that notwith.
--11lng The pledges given him that the
'orl.ieS do not intend to step in anc
a. Pn The night unless they feel thai
nsht has bursted the. bounds OF Tho
- tc definition Of a boxing fight anc
1oeveloped into a genuine prize fight
Fl peforc departing for Sacramento
{p. m, Chief Of Police Martin askcL
" governor II he should permit The
pmlnaries' of the Kaufman Lang
= contest 10 bc held
= Fickcrt Retreats.
am not concerned with YOUR preIimi
~ replied the governor. ''Lct then
nc nesitatcd a moment. as i
u pIles. ' ''i"''''' p'' o'sinissed 1t VIII
. nat 90 you meal by 'preliminaries.
Ray?" he laughed as he turned away
I, lueh.ion OF what is preliminary
'a; oi wherein II "curtain-raiscr' [,
III neht differs from the fight itsel
Icy be determined tomorrow-per
y AdJutant General I.auck, wht
ne on hand as the governors repre-
"a ftute within reach. 'N"'
: city WIS amazed at the day
~ npld. fire developments. I
q co,'e % nllflcult 10 attempt to analyz
~ liz nf''e,,iis sentiments OF the com
! o, Apparently the issue is be
~ Ia D'Vs and the governor. but 10 oil
|, . rfns, mat as more than surfac
H>I{rf OF !hc real clements il
Ever since the startling an
tf>%esi fat from the governor that th
III a1b,u,h and the Laneford- Kauf
q ints must not be held in Califor
srp, open hostilities between tn
:. .MjreuutlVc and the district attorun
a ueen In evidence.
~ H., ai inc from Chicago the bold, chal
deelaration alleged 10 have bce
. ~ Mayor p. II. Mccarthy that n
y 'unning his town" and that th
W t1s VI the century would certsiuI
z III San Francisco.
Denied by Mayor.
q ,f]erSsnys ,f]c Sys statement. though subse
ix ueiicd by the mayor, who is no.
- as nome. Is said 10 have arouse
- resentment uf Governor C,iIlrt
~ 1n. ninted in quarters close TO th
81 ~ pr,al al official that it was III
ctr alleged declaration ihaL prime
A1 1tr'itated the calling out toda
~ ~ 40 companies OF militia.
~ vi Tic most unexpected events ,
n xfi,as was INC denial of petition mad
"a, T. Wney General Webb to SuperiC
% Etninmn Nostrand for an inj,u,cli1
d IA s se inc Kaufman LangCord figI
40 H. ~ essonIlns. not that IL WAS the II
q HI, promoter Blot To hold a pri,
- r,,hiI1' mat the Contest" would
"a = rke,S nuisance This novel pel
9n1uP expected from early mornin
u lIo,,c shortly after 8 o'clock. ri
HI adnlittcd that necessarily no Dle
,d,& 1cl,,.i, !, commission Of crime that W.
y ~ ,|con,J' Out only avcrrcd To be pen,
", trsc van Nostrand. in handing dow
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