Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-18
PRIZE FIGHTS IN
CALIFORNIA OVER
4 Mean Los Angeles as Well as
San Francisco Says
GiIIett
IMBROGLIO is UNPARALLELED
Governor Admits Fear of Losing
Panama Exposition Is the
Reason for His Action
IMBROGLIo is UNPARALLELED
fContlnued from Paae one,


Thus Mccarthy is said to have
aroused the keen resentment Of the
governor and it is limited In quarters
close to the governor that it was Nc
Carthy's statement that principally
motivated the calling out today of the
two companies of militia.
INJUNCTION DENIED
One of the most significant events of
the day was the denial of an injuno-
ton made by Attorney General Webb
to Superior Judge Van Nostrand for an
Injunction restraining the Kaufmann-
Langford fight on the grounds that 1t
was not the intention to hold prize
fight, but that the contest" would
be a public nuisance.
This novel contention, hourly expect
ed from early morning, was filed short
ly after o'clock.
Judge Van NoStrand, in handing
down his decision, declared that the in
junction could not be granted as the
defendants had not been allowed suf-
ficient time to present their case and
that the issuance of an injunction
would in effect be an adjudication of
the subject matter, and that If the
breach of the peace or violation OF the
law contemplated in the complaint did
not take place the peace officers of the
city and county would deal with 1t.
IT still have the ace in the hole"
said the governor of California as he
started for Sacramento late this after
noon.
when Langford and Kaufman ap-
near in the ring tomorrow sitting In
the same box with District Attorney
Fickert and Chief of Police Martin will
be Adjutant General J. B. Lauck, COM
manding the state militia said the
governor, as he was told the promoters
might be able to prevail on the city
authorities by legal or other means to
refuse at the last moment to interfere.
Shutting his jaws with snap the
governor said.
SOUNDS DEATH KNELL
This means the end of prize fighting
in this state, and by this state l mean
Los Angeles as well as San Francisco.
The two fights scheduled for the south
ern city will not be held. l have in
structed the proper authorities there to
stop them.
ut is not apleasant thing when you
are pleading for the biggest thing cal
ifornia has ever attempted to have this
fight thrown into your face continu-
ally. That was my experience in the
east while there seeking national aid
for the Panama-Pacifie exposition.
Pressure was brought to bear on me
from millions of persons scattered all
over the country, and this alone was
reason enough for my interference"
The days tumultuous events started
with rush shortly before noon, when,
after making public a statement set
ting forth his reason for stopping the
Jeffries-J johnson fight was the dis
trict attorneys refusal Ito do his
duty" Governor Gillett telegraphed the
following order to Adjutant General
Iauck at Sacramento:
MILITIA ON CALL
make necessary arrangements at
once to have two companies of militia
in San Francisco at p. m. Saturday,
June 1S to prevent prize fight be-
tween All Kaufman and Sam Lang
ford II police of the city do not in
terfere."
This order followed a conference be-
tween the governor and General Webb,
at which they both arrived at the con-
clusion that If the fight was to be
prevented drastic steps were required.
But hardly had the governor filed his
telegram and turned to leave the booth
when ne encountered the adjutant gem
eral, who had just arrived in the city
on his way to Monterey.
General I4auck was hurriedly ac-
quainted with the situation, and short
ly afterward the governor dispatched
General Webb to a personal call on the
district attorney to learn at first hand
whether he intended to cooperate with
the state in taking steps to stop the
fight.
EXPECTED COURTS ACTION
It is said the state officials were not
altogether unprepared for the courts
action In refusing the petition. I'm
medately on the announcement of
Judge Van Nostrand's refusal to grant
the desired writ General Webb step
ped into District Attorney Fiskert's Of
flee, where the latter was in consul
tation with Chief of Police Martin and
Promoter Blot. Webb asked Fickert
if he would stop the fight and obviate
the necessity of calling in the militia.
F'ickert told him that he would be at
the ringside and, if at the end of the
fight he was satisfied that the law
had been broken, he would order the
arrest of all concerned in the match
Webb then left the office. after ask
ing Fickert to set time for a fur
ther conference later in the evening.
Webb hastened to his own office,
where he found Governor Gillett, Col.
George Pippey, a member of the gov
ernor's staff, and Inspector General
Wilhelm of the state militia. Webb at
once telephoned to Martin that the
governor wished to see him and the
chief of police, accompanied by Dis
trict Attorney Fickert, hurried to the
attorney generals office in the Hum
boldt bank building.
TALKS WITH FICKERT
Governor Gillett, General Webb,
Chief Martin and District Attorney
Fickert retired to the attorney gem
erals private office, where they con-
ferred for a short time. The district
attorney demonstrated with the gov
ernor because he had not consulted him
before. Gillett retorted by telling him
that his (Fickerts) views favoring tho
fight had been expressed so frequently
that ne did not feel that any good
could have come of such a confer
ence.
Governor Gillett then bluntIy asked
Chief Martin if he would promise to
stop the Langford Kaufman fight If
he would consent to withdraw the
militia. Chief Martin promised with
out argument, and Fickert joined him
in the promise that the fighters would
not be permitted to step into the ring
TROOPS If NECESSARY
The governor has received the fol-
lowing kilograms from San Francisco:
Just had conference with Martin
Assures me parties not allowed in the
ring even for boxing contests. No sub
terfuge printed. Am satisfied he is
sincere. (Signed) LAUCK."
The governor from Webb Confer
ence held at $3.50 between Gen I,auck