The San Francisco call., 1910-06-16
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make an adequate defense, much
less to put up an offensive style of
battle, frankie Conley rushed in
and gave Monte Attel such a ter
rifle drubbing in the forty-second
round of their scheduled As round
fight at Vernon this afternoon, that
the San Francisco boy was unable
to arise when knocked to'the floor
with full right swing that caught
him on the back of his head. Attel
was lying unconscious upon his
back. sprawled at full length, and
did not move when his seconds lift
ed him into their arms and carried
him to his corner"
REPETITION OF BRUTALITY
If there contests were not prize
fights then the historic battle be-
tween Heenan and Sayres was not
one. have no doubt that the COM
Johnson will be a repetition of the
brutality mentioned in the forego-
ing fights, only on a larger scale.
If "sparring exhibitions" as per-
mitted by our laws, make fights
where men are killed, beaten into
insensibility,. and their faces "cut
into ribbons" lawful acts, then it
is time that the legislature should
interfere and make such eXhibi
tions or contests a felony. Such
contests are prize fights not per-
mitted by the law, and should be
punished as such. Those who en-
and make their living by lighting
each other for prizes and re-
wards.
The whole business is demoraI-
izing to the youth of our state.
Corrupt public morals is offensive
to the senses of a great majority
abated, as a public nuisance, and
the Offenders punished
CAUSE THEIR ARREST
If the court, upon your petition,
refuses to grant the relief prayed
for therein, and permits the par
vertised by them, then [ desire
you, on behalf of the people of the
state, to gather all evidence pos
sible, and if the contest is carried
out as advertised, and the parties
fight for a purse or for a reward
and infiict upon each other bodily
injury, then you are to cause the
arrest of the principals and those
interested with them in promoting
the fight, and try them on felony
charge for violating section Az of
the Penal Code. Yours truly,
OTHER FIGHT, TOO
Webb had scarcely finished reading
this letter when he received a tele-
phone message from the governor stat
ing that all he said in the letter a.p-
piled equally to the Langford Kaufman
fight to be pulled off next Saturday
He said he had dispatched a telegraphic
covering this ground The
was received later in the after
noon by Webb and is as follows:
What I have said in my letter to
you concerning the Jeffrfes-John-
son fight applies equally to the
Kaufman-Langford fight, which
will soon be pulled off; Serve no.
tice upon the principals and those
interested in the fight that. they
will be arrested for a felony if they
carry out their fight as advertised
or if they fight for purse or any
reward or to inflict upon each other
bodily injury Do all you can to
stop this fight also.
]. n. GILLETT.
Webb left nc doubt as to where lie
stood in the matter, declaring from the
outset that he intended to obey the
orders of the chief executive. He said
The letter of the governor is a
positive and peremptory command
addressed to this office to prevent
the Jeffries-J johnson fight The
governor states that the facts, as
presented to him, show that the
fight, if held, will be prize fight
and that prize fights are prohibited
by the laws of this state
This command the governor has
the right and power to make and
ply with it. 1 shall take such ac-
tion as the law warrants to pre-
vent the fight being held.
The instruction of the governor
command that such action be taken
as will prevent the fight. That ac-
tion will be brought and every
lawful means be used to accom-
plish the ends desired by the gov
ernor's letter
II is the right of the office of the
governor to command; it is the
duty Of this office to obey. His in
structions will be followed to the
letter.
the character of proceeding that
will be instituted, but such action
or actions as may be necessary to
accomplish the ends desired by the
governor will be brought.
A prize fight he defined as being 'ta
contest wherein the object of the con
testants is to disable his opponent
either by a knockout or by rendering
him physically unable to rise and con-
tinue the contest within 10 seconds
after being so disabled"
"The fact of the matter is" he con-
tinued, "if this contest is for a knock
out. it is a prize fight and against the
law; if it is not, 1 apprehend 1t is q
fake and ought to be stopped. In con-
clusion / will say that the fight will
not be held if by any way it can be
prevented by law
RICHARD CALLS EARLY
No sooner did the news of the letter
to Webb become public than Tex Rick
ard. accompanied by Attorney Dinkei-
spiel. went to the Office of the attorney
general to obtain full report Of the
situation as it stood.
q told Richard" said Webb, ''just
exactly what orders l had received
and that it was my intention to carry
them out to the letter"
In regard to the Langford kaufman
fight, Webb said that he would take
legal steps to prevent it within a day
or two.
Close on the heels of Tex Rickard
and Dinkelspiel were James Wood OF
the ST. Francis hotel and representing
the Hotelmen's league. and Kirk Har-
ris, president of the Convention
league.
They discussed the situation with
Webb and were given the same infor-
nation as has been handed out te
Rickard.
TWELVE BURN TO DEATH-Niagara Falls
Ont. June 15.-Twelve Austrian laborers