Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-11

We nre pleased to notice the wide
spread activity unfolded among the
Church people everywhere against
prize lighting The Western World
a Catholic Journal published at Des
Molnes. iowa. discusses the question in
the following manner:
There is plenty OF hQnest work for
strong young men To do In this coun-
try and at this season. but these fght-
ers and their followers would much
rather amuse themselves in training
quarters than look FOR work or do any.
Anyhow. prize-hghtors don't have 70
really work. They can make enough
out 81 one fight 10 support themselves
and families for the rest OF their lives.
If after the battle they stlll banker
after more money. the stage Is ever
ready To welcome them TO accept lead
ing roles. II Is a fine business. The
McCarthys and the Morans and ever
so many more OF these pugillsts are
Catholics. The newspapers last week
related that Tommy McCarthy's moth-
or had bet OF $500 that her son would
win from Moran He lost his ne, as
the Indirect consequence no doubt, OF
the tight In other words, his death
was the result as the coroner's jury
declared, Of accidental causes. Now
the family Is overwhelmed with grief
This youth was their hope, as every
likely lad Is the hope OF his parents.
But he Is dead now. His life Is ended
before II had fairly begun. The young
man who was his opponent and who
has felt great sorrow, apparently, over
the sad occurrence. win continue his
career az "A prize fighter Tho laws
against prize-fiRhtlng. such as they
are, can be easily eVaded. The Joff-
ries johnson night. for Instance, Is
called "a 'boxing-bout' and can not be
prevented In California, Il seems, be-
cause the law OF that state prohibits
only prize fighting We deplore this
brutal pugillsm: we are excited for
while after youth has been injured
or killed in the ring. We assert that
the manly art II being degraded by
exhibitions OF brutality. We appeal to
governors and legislatures to put an
end to these prize-fights ~ being Inn
moral anG demoralizing to the prin-
cipals and the public"
The Herald and Presbyter. OF Gin
cinnati, suggests that citizens from
every part OF the country petition their
representatives in Congress, by means
OF the fifty-word night message by
wire. to urge the passage Of bill
against prize fights providing a penalty
or description OF such fights.
II il also reported that clergymen and
evangelists are preparing TO surround
the place where the fight will be held
next month by tents in which religious
services are to be held. The Christian
Herald. of New York, says:
Tents will be pitched near the prize
tsf., "a hos tNa
'roped arena as the fighters call It,
viii be a ring within n ring being
completely surrounded by masses OF
Christian people, who will emphasize
their protest by religious services al
which brutality. and especially prize
fighting, will be unsparingly denounced.
An evangelistic procession viii prob
ably be an incident OF the occasion.
This spectacular crusade against the
revival of pugilism I'm America may not
be without good results. We seriously
doubt, however. that II viii dissuade
the california authorities. Large rev
enues are involved I'm this particular
affair, and soon thousands Of moving
picuture shows will be demoralizing
our young people with pictures OF the
encounter. II the churches could stop
these degrading exhibitions, they would
be dealing n deadly blow to vice by
taking away its source OF support"
There Il little doubt that the entire
population of the country Is
against the iniquity that Is planned as
a dissertation OF the Nations birthday.
A great many or the people outside the
churches are OF the same view. II
they had representative government in
the Governor would pre-
vent the pugilists from exhibiting their
dis gushing brutality. II we had repre-
government in Salt Lake |
city, we would have neither prize
fights nor "stockade." But we have |
not. our government is misrepresent-
alive.