The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-17
mitchell STOPS BOXING BOUTS
kiIFNtN-Lt NG 90 PREVENTED
M ms ORDERS.
Pe,iee were TsId Not To let the Heavy
~etxhts Meet Ai Falrmoni 4. q.
7.sOO Member see PreiimInar ies.
which seem 10 ne I.eEaI. ~ AM ENrni


WelxhtS Meet ~ FaIrmont 4. a..
7.SOO MemberS see Preiimina rles.
which seem To ne LEGAL. ~ AnS ~ ent
In compliance with orders isSned 10y
acting Mayor Mitchell the police pre-
vented the ten round fight between Al
Kaufman 81 California and Bill Lang "
Australia at the Fairmont A.I last night.
shortly after O'Clock when the arena
was packed 90 the doors william Gibson.
president % the club. Was notified 10y a
an attempt was made To- hold the bout
the doors would he broken IN and kauf-
man and Lang would be arrested
Gibson tried Ia explain that his club
was operated strictly in compliance
with the Law and also was protected hy
Supreme Court Injunction restraining
the Police Department from interfering
with the clubs affairs The police said
they would carry ont their orders 10 the
letter
Gibson decided to avoid disorder and
agreed that the Kaufmanl Lang bout
would he declared N. He said he would
go ahead with four preliminary contests
between local boxers Inspector Hussey,
who was IN charge 81 the men from down
town. told Gibson that his supreme Court
Injunction had been knocked out toy the
courts and that he would not permit =
violation II the aw. The Inspector mad"
no attempt to stop the preliminaries
More than $50 members had paid s.,
81 $40 and $50 for reserved seats. h't
Gibson sand all tn. money would b"
refunded He also said that h- would
appeal to the courts in order Ia find ont
Just what the legal RI gh,s ~ the Falrmunt
club ar. The crowd inside the building
was KEEP, IN ignorance ~ the facts until
the fourth preliminary was over
When the small scraps ~er. over Gibson
got into the ring with Kaufman and
Lang The former vas IN fighting COS
TUNE and the latter IN street clothes
Gihson said: -O~ing TO Interference Ivy
the authorities these men will not II. able
TO box here tonight livery member
who has paid for a reserved s-at will get
his money hack beginning AT o clock
Tomorrow morning Those Who live o't
Of town can have their money uow
A. first the crowd hooted and Kissed.
hut when the announcement was made
that the reservation money would he
returned Their. was a cheer. after which
the members went ont quietly - mingle
with 5.Oo men and boys ~ho were IN the
street waiting for news ~ the hattie
As I understand it said Gib-on to
the reporters. the authorities say thar
had Kaufman and Lang boxed they would
have h.-en guilty II felony In other
words they would hAv" taken part IN
a priyrhght W. contend that a. no
pur-.. was offered and no decision would
have bs-"n rendered Nv th.. r-f-re.' m"
bout would have been SIMPLY An -XhIbI-
ton We have l.--n holding gloN" con
leafs here for more han three years ana
have aiW avs ulsysd the Law a. under
stood ~ The club Will tak- the mater
into the courts fur final decision
II Was sad thai IN r--ppns- 10 several
complaints r-c-i,,-i Yesterday acting
NAvor mitchell notified Police CommI-
Slun-r Baker that the hight must h'-
Stupy'.i The COMMISSIONER I,aSs.-I tia.
WORT ~ inspector Hua-.v. who did not
tell IA" cluh officials until after the doors
mad been oJ.sn.-i and the bvIldIng hal
been iil,-i II the orders had been tie
hv.r.-i earlier the club officials wulIld
have kept IN. doors closest ana would
have posted u notice. informing members
IT the iizzl- IA amph tune
som. ~ those IN tn. boxes before the
tune for the hig bout We're Blg TIM SulI-
van. John White Dave John son. Phils
d.lphia Jark - Bri-n. Anthpnv DT-'el
Biddl. Eugeu" Mcclure. Sam n Harris
G~Orge ,uhan. John J Nctirath Jack
Gleason sam berg-r charley White.
John NcGraw Tom O'ROurk- Mike bon
I'm. John Drake. Al Dryer. Tom
Sharksy Kid MCI'nv John " Gates. J
= Dosison iH.wof Hopper Jaok WEIGH
Billy Roch-. G-org- Little Jim Kelly 81
Washington and William 'ourileigh
Acting Mivor Mitchell sad last night
that h.. i,d not know thnt ia. tsrnOnt
Athletic Ilub had ever obtsu'd All IN
junction protecting u from raids hv the
police
4 learned to dav that a pTilehght MAS
contemplated a. certain club -Aid Mr.
Mitchell and | notified ~" Police
Commissioner pr--um. that he act-si