The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-29
HENRY E. REILLY IS ARRESTED
 VIA TELEPHONE Charges That Alleged Strat- ford Prize Fight Has
 Been Exaggerated IS RELEASED ON
 BAIL OF $1,O0O Says the Affair Was Moth ing More Than Boxing Match Usual at Athletic Outings.

Splte work on the part of a news paper writer, political dodge to bet 1 ter chances of certain politicians at l. the town election which isn't far Gis- tant, and a dastardly outrage, are some of the characterizations put up- on the activity of the State police in cleaning up the Stratford prize fight scandal, by some of those who are implicated in the mess.
 On the other hand, the State police claim that the whole affair was a complete and fragrant violation of the laws. bold and deliberate disregard for the statutes and an incident which goes to show a general condition of l lawlessness on the part of certain gang of Bridgeport sports.
 Today's developments brought one more Bridgeporter before Judge c, H. Peck of the Stratford court in re- sponse to a warrant that was issued against him. Henry E. Reilly of 8 Cannon street, well known through out the city, learned that he was one of those for whom a warrant had been issued He telephoned State Po- hceman Frank Virelli this forenoon to confirm this fact; was told that his name was on warrant and replied that he would accept service by tele- phone and would call upon Judge Peck Immediately True to his word Reilly appeared before Judge Peck at his office in Bridgeport, a short time later and furnished 1000 bonds for his appearance in the Stratford court Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when all the cases will come up.
 Reilly is alleged to have been the timekeeper at the fight. He was asked this noon concerning the affair, and replied that he was present at the affair in Stratford Sunday, but that the whole thing had been pictured in the wrong light. For over a week, " explained Reilly, "plans were made for an outing of the. Lincoln Athletic club: tickets were sold at $1 apiece, and there was no idea of conducting a prize fight. It was to be an outing of the athletic club; program Of sports had been arranged; there was a clam bake and the whole thing was a social similar to those that are held nearly every Sunday in the summer time. In the program of sports it was planned to have a ten round box ing exhibition, as we'll as a baseball game and other athletic events.
 ..The talk about bare fists and all that is pure bosh. It all comes from the imagination of a dissatisfied news paper writer who has a grudge against the members of the club because they had previously fnterfered with plans of his in the management of a box ing match last winter He was pro- moter for fighter called the Myster- ious Bly, He refused to make known the name of the boxer and the mem bers of the East Side boxing frater- nity wouldn't allow the match to go on.
 Since then he has been sore and the whole mess that has been stirred up is nothing more or less than spite It. n n at the outing will be able to prove in court I am sure, that the outing was no different than other outings held throughout the summer. The charge that the outing was arranged for the main purpose of putting on a prize fight is absurd.
 "The newspaper writer in question, who by the way shows his weakness by now carrying around loaded re- volver out of fear of harm that may come to him from those he has in- jured, was invited to attend the out ing came there in good faith, was treated nicely and enjoyed every bit of hospitality the club could show him. He deceitfully congratulates the club upon the success of the affair and apparently goes away with the best of feelings. Then the next morn- ing in his paper he pictures the box ing exhibition as a bloody prize fight. Why the boxers had gloves as big and soft as pillows on their fists, they boxed on a soft mating, and it was purely a clean, straight forward ex- hibition of the boxing art and noth- ing mere. To have it made out worse in an absolute falsehood and a plain bit of spite work on the part of the newspaper writer. They talk about liuuor being on the ground; whiskey and all that. Why, there wasn't a bit of hard stuff there at all.
 There was beer and soft drinks and sandwiches and everything that are to be had at an outing. Everything was done in the open; there was nothing to prevent any one from going in to witness the fun; the grounds were duly hired for an outing of the club
 '"The minute I learned that I was wanted by the state police I tele- phoned State Policeman Virelli and told him I would call on Judge Peck. was out of town yesterday but didn't skip away as the morning paper would like to make it appear. I didn't know that there was going to be any trou- ble over an ordinary Sundays outing and had no reason for feeling obliged to stay in the city. I was surprised that warrants had been issued and the minute I learned that I was one Of those wanted, I phoned to the state police The whole matter is unfair to members of the Lincoln Athletic club and piece of bitter spite work that has never been equalled for It's out right meanness.''
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