The Washington herald., 1910-01-02
FEARING ARRESTS,
BOUTS CALLED OFF
Mount Rainier Club Fails
to Stage Programme.
SHERIFF AT THE RING SIDE
Newly Formed Organization Gets In
Bad with Authorities, and Is Not
Allowed To Start-District Sports
Disappointed and Promoter Gle
Hand Learns a Costly Lesson.
SHERIFF AT THE RING SIDE
BN WILLIAM PEET.


Gentlemen, 1 regret TO announce THAT
there viii be no boxing bouts this after
noon. The Mount Rainier Social. Athletic,
and Amusement Association bows TO the
dictaHon of our esteemed deputy sheriff ."
"Stungl Give us back our money, -
yelled the man with a red nose in the
back Of the hall
"Youse guys couldn't run a sewing
machine. Where's yer nerve?" hollered
the village cut-up.
Get Kid sullivan and let him lick
the sheriff chirped a seedy looking in
dividual smoking a corn cob pipe
When the racket haG subsidized, Pro-
moter Cleland, without hating an eve
lash. continued with his little speech
IN Potts Hall, Mount Rainier, assuring
al the members present that their money
would be refunded and that in a few
days the athletic and physical culture
programme would surely be pulled or.
even if ne had 10 go and see President
TAFT and get a permit
one hundred members Of the sporting
fraternity Of the District and fifty more
bloods from Mount Rainier, Berwyn.
HvattsvilIe. and College Park, assembled
in the little brick hall just over the
District line TO enjoy the entertainment
promised them by Promoter Cleland.
Plenty of Music.
There was TO be music by quartet,
piano solos, clog dancing. and four box
ing bouts. The music part went off to
perfection. A big husky professor nearly
tore the piano to pieces. and the Har-
mony Quartet sang by the Light of the
Silvery Moon" as it should be sung. The
clog dancer had oversight. and it was
announced that this number would have
10 be cut out
Tie crowd after waiting for two hours,
began TO grow restless. demanding ac-
tiou and wandering what had happened
10 the fighters.
IN the anteroom near the stage a red
hot conference was IN progress. with
Promoter Cleland. Deputy Sheriff
Thomas II. Mohler, Constable Wallace
A. Raybol6, and Justice of the Peace
Sickle the principals.
You're a fine sheriff, you are" Pro-
uoter Cleland is said to have handed
Deputy Mohler. First you come and tell
me that everything is all right, and then
you get cold feet and put the kibosh on
the whole shooting match
Justice of the Peace Sickle slammed
hot shot at the promoter when he said:
IF these bouts come OF, somebody is
going To get pinched.' and intimated that
warrants had already been issued and
were reposlng in the inside pocket Of the
justices pea jacket This statement evil
IDENTIFY took all the pep" out of Pro-
moter CIeland and Deputy Sheriff Muh-
Ter, who by the way, did not seem 10
he half the bad sort of a fellow. and
was really anxious 20 see a little excite
ment in the mltt-pushing line.
As a last resort somebody went to a
hearty telephone and tried to call up
Prosecuting Attorney Hampton Magru-
der. of Prince George County, but that
worthy could not be located. and the
promoters knew Of no other higher APP
peal, so they called things off.
Looks Bad for Club.
II looks very much as if the Mount
Rainier Social and Athletic Club would
go out OF business. for it has been learned
on the best Of authority that the resi-
dents 0f that section viii not stand for
sub love tests as boxing bouts.
Tommy Lowe and Johnny Dougherty
were to have furnished the fireworks in
the main attraction OF ten rounds. and
both men we're on hand, also Kid SulIi-
van. looking as i he had never been
knocked out in his life. The newspapers
We're also well represented by some
thing like eight men from each Of the
local dailies. Pat O'Connor. the we'll
known referee, thought so much Of the
affair that he sent his brother John out
10 represent the family.
Promoter Cleland paid dearly for his
little experience in the fight promoting
business