Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-18
BLOT oBDURArE


But, still obdurate, Blot persists in
his declaration that the fight will be
held as scheduled, and unless he re-
treats from his position the outcome of
the rebellion will not be determined
until tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock,
when the fighters are timed to come
together.
The situation which has been pre-
cipitated as direct outcome of the
Jeffries-Johnson heavyweight battle,
which the governor has ordered stopped
in California, is believed to be unpar-
alleled in the history of the city, and
probably is one of the most novel i'm
broglios in the annals of the country.
For the time being it arrayed city
against state. for the district attorney
persisted in his contention that there
which could be construed as inhibit-
ing either the Langford- Kaufman or
the Jeffries-Johnson contest.
FICKERT BACKS DOWN
But the pressure brought to bear on
the local authorities had induced
Fickert to retreat from his position,
and the positive assurance has been
given by the chief of police that the
principals of the Langford- Kaufman
battle will not be permitted to enter
the ring tomorrow.
Blot. it is evident. cannot carry out
his determination to override the gov
ernor's authority, and to all interests
and purposes the brief one-man war is
at an end.
Governor Gillett, however, is not en-
tirely convinced that Blot may not
attempt to go on with the fight, and
in order that there be no hitch in the
police precautions to prevent the con-
test he has instructed Adjutant Cen
I 7 a. 1,1 % A1,o ,,tx, u.
prepared for instant action If the need
ariss
Rumors are ahoat tonight that the
governor has misunderstood the decla-
rations of the local officials, and that
notwithstanding the pledges given him,
the authorities do not intend to step
iii and call off the fight unless they
feel that the fight has broken the
bounds of the elastic definition of a
boxing contest and has developed into
a genuine prize fight.
PERMIT PRELAIINAREs
Just before leaving for Sacramento
al, 8 p m. Chief of Police Martin asked
the governor If he should permit the
"prelmnaries" of the Kaufmann-Lang-
ford contest to be held.
"I am not concerned with your pre-
liminaries," replied the governor "let
them go on"
He hesitated a moment as if debat-
ing the matter but dismissed it with a
smile.
what do you mean by prelimi-
naries' anyway" he laughed as he
turned away.
The question of what is a "prelimi-
nary" and that of wherein curtain
raiser to a big fight differs from the
fight itself, probably will be deter
mined perhaps by Adjutant-
General Lauck, who will be on hand
as the governors representative, and
with the militant power of the state
within reach.
EXCITEMENT FEVERISH
A feverish suspense is everywhere
evident tonight, for no one knows what
another twenty-four hours may bring
forth. Apparently the issue is between
the governor and Blot, but no one re-
CARDS that as more than q surface
manifestation of the real element in
conflict. Ever since the announcement
of the governor that the Jeffries- john
son and the Northumberland fights
must not be held in California, indica-
tions of open hostilities between the
chief executive and the district attor-
ney have been in evidence. Then came
from Chicago the bold, challenging
declaration, alleged to have been made
by Mayor P. II. Mccarthy that he was
"rrlnning his town." and that the fight
CONTINUED on Page Five)