The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-18
Ready to Move,


San Francisco, Calf. June lS.-Four
companies OF the state militia will be
within quick call OF Adjutant General
Lauck, who will be at the Louis Blot
arena this afternoon ready TO take
drastic action, " the local authorities
refuse. by reason of Injunction or 9TH
erwiSe. 10 Interfere with the eight
scheduled between Langford and AL
Kaufman
In the hands OF Governor Gillett at
Sacramento Is proclamation OF mar
tial law which he will sign and wire
Immediately to the adjutant general
at the arena in this city just rs soon
as he is advised that Blot intends TO
go on with the confess and that the
local authorities Will not carry out
the governors Will However, Chief
of Police Martin has issued a definite
statement that both the Langford-
Kaufman and the Jeffries- Johnson
fights Will be prevented by the police.
Promoter Louis Blot is due for a
promised final statement as TO his po-
sition at IL O'Clock this morning When
he Issued his statement late last
night that the flSht would be held. de-
spite the attitude OF the governor and
the threat TO call out the state troops,
Blot was In a decidedly belligcrent
mood. He had been In close consulta-
tion With his legal advisers and those
of the promoters of the JeffTIeseJohn-
son fight and the next move in the
conflict between the state and city
authorities is awaiting the coming
statement
The statement came from Sam
Langford's training quarters, late last
night. that the negro viii refuse TO
enter the ring In the face Of the atti-
tude taken b. Governor Gillett. It
was common gossip in the allnieht re-
sorts throughout the sporting section
Of the town that Blot was ready 10
throw up the sponge.
From all appearances this morning
the hghting game has received It's
uuletus so far rs California is con-
cerned, and n big exodus Is about 10
begin to Nevada Jeffrics VIII prob
ably break camp at Ben Lomond this
afternoon and start for Reno or Cold
field without delay. Johnson is all
ready to leave for Nevada. So far as
the Jeffries-Johnson fight Is concern
ed, IL is practically settled that 1t will
be held either nj Reno or Goldbeld,
Neither Rickard nor Gleason, the pro-
moters. has any idea of making fight
against the state authorities. And
while they Will not make any further
moves. or give out any more orders
until after Blot makes his final state
ment. the belief is general in sporting
circles that Blot's statement will be
a surrender and that before night the
movement Of the fighting camps to-
wards Nevada will begin In earnest
Richards attorneys are urging him
TO take the matter TO the courts, as
suring him that the governor Is In the
wrong and that he Will win out and be
able to pull of the fight here. But
Rickard declares he has had enough OF
opposition, that he has no intention OF
bucking the state authorities and that
the fight will surely go TO Nevada
Early this morning II looks like
Reno Is slated for the biG fight. Gold"
field is still urging It's offer of $780,
600. and Ely is also still under con-
sideration. but both Rlckard and Glea-
son lean strongly toward Reno. II is
n significant faot also. that both JEFF
fries and Johnson are looking for
training quarters In the latter city.
The fight promoters here are taking
a little comfort In the fact that Gov
ernor Glllett took no steps to prevent
the Barry-Ferguson fight, which was
pulled of in Los Angeles last night.
The governor declares. however. that
he WAS muddled as 10 the date OF the
contest. supposing 1t was to take place
q week later.
.Teffrics. who was in high good hui
NOR last night after a denunciation OF
the governor for his course, declared
he would do a little boxing this morn
Ing with Bob Armstrong and Joe Cbo-
ynskl.