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

Gentlemen. 1 regret TO announce THAT
there win be no boxing bouts this after
noon. The Mount Rainier Social. Athletic,
and Amusement Association bows TO the
dictation of our esteemed deputy sheriff ="
"Sung! Give us back our money
yelled the man with a red nose in the
back Of the hall
"Youse guys couldn't run 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 had sUbsided. 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 of.
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,
Hyattsville and College Park, assembled
I'm the little brick hall just over the
District line to enjoy the entertainment
promised them by Promoter Cleland.
Plenty OF Music.
There was 10 be music by a 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
Silverv Noon rs it should be sung The
clog dancer had oversight. and it was
announced that this number would have
70 be cut out
Tie crowd after waiting for two hours.
began TO grow restless. demanding ac-
tion and wandering what had happened
10 the fighters
IN the anteroom near the stage a red
hot conference was in progress. with
Promoter CIeland, Deputy Sheriff
Thomas II Mohler. Constable Wallace
A. R8ybold, and Justice Of the Peace
Sickle the principals
You're fine sheriff, you are" Pro-
mOter 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 a
hot shot at the promoter when he said:
IF these bouts come OF, somebody is
going 10 get pinehed" and intimated that
warrants had already been issued and
were reposing in the inside pocket OF the
justices pea jacket. This statement evil
IDENTIFY took all the pep out Of Pro-
mOteT Cleland and Deputy Sheriff Muh-
leT, who, by the way, did not seem 20
he half the bad sort Of a fellow and
was really anxious 10 see a little excite
ment in the mlttrpushing line
As a last resort somebody went to
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 ap-
peal so they called things off.
Looks Bad for Club.
II lbthS hNl ittANl DIS II lflt 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 of that section viii not stand for
su, = 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 a. i he had never been
knocked out IN his life. The newspapers
were also well represented by some
thing Ike 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.