The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-06-17
FIGHT MAY YET BE
PULLED OFF IN
SAN FRANCISCO
A Vigorous Effort is Now
Being Made to Stop the
Jeffries- j Johnson Fight on
July Fourth.
STATEMENTS OF BIG
FIGHT PROMOTERS

San Francisco, Cal, June l6.--A Wig.
orous effort to defeat governor Gillett 's
attempt to stop the Jeffries-Johnson
fight, July 4th is being made. Mayor
Mccarthy will come 10 the resue of
the promoters, though in just what
manner is not given out. Attorney =
for the proomters have adv sed them to
20 ahead with the construction of the
arena and Gleason announces that they
will follow the advice.
Attorney general Webb construes his
instructions from the governor as pre-
emptory and will invoke the law against
the battle on the ground that it is n
prize fight
"lf the contest is one in which the
contestants enter the ring with the
avowed intention of king each other
out" he said, cit is a prize fight and
against the law. If they do not con.
template knocking each other out,
apprehend il is a fake and ought to be
stopped.
Tex Rickard figures that the promot.
ers will lose in the neighborhood of
$4,000 already obligated for il the
fight IL prevented.
Statements Of Chief Participants
~ have nothing to add to my letter
to attorney general Webb. My posi-.
tion is fully set forth therein" " said
governor Gillett.
81 shall file petition with the 50.
perior court within two or three days
asking for restraining order against
the Johnson.Jeffrics fight principals
and promoters. Attorney general
Webb.
"We will not contest the action of
the court if the first ruling goes against
us. 1t will then be Reno, Ely or Salt
Lake Tex Rickard
81 will fight wherever thct get us
together. ! will fight johnson tomorrow
down here on the river bank.--James
]. Jeffrios.
~ am ready TO go any place to fight.
II makes no difference TO me. "--,Jac
Johnson.
at looks like the game is Oft h,re
but we may hold the Langford Karf.
man fight next Saturday for all that
Promoter Louis Bolt.
at looks like the finish. can see
no way to contest it, The governor rep.
resents both civil and the military
authority of the state. They have 1ut
the crimp on the game in California. -
Jimmy Coffroth, promoter Ketcnel.
Langford fight, July Q.
"It all Off now. The game is n dead |
one in California. STANLEY Ketchel.
Blow to Fight Game
These utterances epitomize the ex.
preston of what sporting circles he.
lieve is final farewell to pugilism in
California, They are hopeless since
governor Gilctt directed the attornev
general TO proceed against the johnson.
.Ieffries match, and all are figuring out
transportation to Reno, Ely or Salt
Lake. The fight will be held in one Of
these three places.
The governor s action struck the
fighters blow. Seat sales for the fight
now total sl3O,O0O In cash. Expenses
already incurred according to Riekard,
reach nearly 100000.
Governors Letter.
This Is the full text Of the governor y
letter to U. 8. Webb, attorney general;
81 desire to call your attention 10 a
socalled prize fight to take place on
the Fourth of July next, in the city of
San Francisco, between one Jim Jef.
fries and Jack Johnson.
Many complaints have been receiv-
ed at this Office from prominent citi-
zens Of the city protesting against this
socailed fight and requested me that
some action be taken by the proper an.
thorities 10 stop the same.
"The district attorney Of San Fran.
cisco has informed me that he does not
propose 10 interfere In the matter.
"The first session Of the legislature
held in this state in 1850, enacted a
law making II a felony for two persons
to fight each other by previous agree
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