The Washington herald., 1910-06-17


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ment an attempt was made to pull 1t off,
If the promoters decided 20 defy him
and attempt TO go through with the
| programme on the Fourth of July. Gov.
Gillett replied:
There is plentys of time to ascertain
what course viii be taken to prevent
the fight We have nearly three weeks
yet and do not care to discuss at this
time any further what our action VIII
be
The governor was also told that Rick
ard was contemplating instttuting a suit
for damages against him for the money
loss that his action In announcing that
the fight would not be permitted 70 SC
on was causing promoters.
Gov. GIllett laughed He hasn't got
a chance" he said. It's ridiculous, He
couldn't collect d cent If Mr., Richard
wants a fight he can get it. He will
get a bigger fight than the one he is
advertising for the Fourth OF July"
Gov. Gillett stated he was down here
solely on business OF the Panama-Pacifio
exposition, and he will not give over
much Of HIS time 10 discussing the fight.
VIII See Attorney General.
Il shall see Attorney General Webb. Z"
he said, before I go back TO Sacramento
tomorrow afternoon. He will probably
want me to look over the papers he has
drawn up for presentation 10 the Supe-
rior Court"
The governor got an enthusiastic re-
ception at a meeting OF the worlds fair
commission here this afternoon where
he presented a report of the work of the
- q. Fak
Frisco
Attorney General Webb was very busy
to-day preparing 10 submit a motion to-
morrow TO the Superior Court TO ask for
an Injunction restraining the principals
from holding the Langford-Kaufman
fight, the twenty-round bout scheduled
10 be held next Saturday
The attorney general and his chief
assistant, Raymond BENJAMIN, were IN
conference until midnight with a corps
OF stenographeTs and law clerks. To-day
many decisions bearing on the case are
being reviewed. and an exhaustive study
OF the law on the point has about been
completed. The petition will probably
be fled on the opening Of court to-mor-
row morning.
His investigation of the law has con-
WINGED the attorney general that the
governors letter was penned only after
a careful study OF the legal phases OF
the matter.
webb TO Use Power.
Consideration OF the contents Of the
governors letter and OF the law on prize
fighting have convinced me that the pro-
posed Johnson-JeRries and IAngford-
Kaufman bouts would be violations Of
the law and felOnies.' said the attorney
general THE CHIEF executive Of this
State has ordered this Office 10 intervene
IN the matter TO prevent these violations
of law. Notwithstanding what anyone
else says, this order viii be enforced to
the letter. and # there is power in the
courts to prevent It there will be no JEFF
fries-Johnson fight in San Francisco. This
epplies equally to the Kaufman-Langford
bout scheduled for Saturday.
ANY doubt OF the determination TO
prevent these fights is based upon false
hope, and will be Uispelled very quickly
This Office VIII apply to the Superior
Court tomorrow morning for an in
Junction restraining the principals in the
Langford-Kaufman bout from staging
the contest This course OF procedure
is necessary because of proximity Of the
proposed occurrence.
Would Arrest Participants.
''The law is plain and the facts are
equally clear, so that I can see no reason
why an injunction should not be issued
If, however, the injunction is refused, It
viii be futile for the principals to at.
tempt to stage the bout The first round
or two would undoubtedly determine the
character of the bout as a prize fight
and this office would at once lodge In
formations charging the principals with
the commission of a felony. The arrest
would follow Immediately. and the bout
would be stopped long before twenty
rounds had been completed.
Although this proposed Langford-
Kaufman fight is plainly in violation Of
the law. II IS not so strikingly Illegal as
the Jeffries-Johnson bout
What the course of this Office will be
in regard to the procedure to prevent
the Jeffries-Johnson fight. I do not care
to outline at this time