Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-31
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the oiher hand. distinctly opposed "a
u. Recently there wor held In New
Mexico championship contest. ~
called. which was disgrace 10 the
ainte. n was permitted a. be- held
after The state legislature. with ample
opportunity. he'd failed h. place on
the statute books any law RESTRICTING
ssch exhibitions. The governor oi
the state announced that ne would
not attempt 10 prevent this fight be-
cause there was no law authorizing
him 20 do 20.
The fisht AZ Las Vegas was stopped
by The mounted police IN the ninth
round. not because u was prize
fight or because there was any Law
prohibiting The contest. but because
~ NO opinion Of the captain OF the
mounied police. II had become a
"bruial exhibition" The stopping oi
The slght may or may not have been
wisc. Tho average rod-hlooded man
Ia this state thinks that. having ~.
loved this disgrace 10 start. Il should
have been permitted TO go 10 a lin.
ish.
There II no law against prize sIehs.
ing In New Mexico. There should be
but there ~ not. The Only ground
for stopping a prize fight or a box
ing match would be- on the ground
that u was a disorderiy proceeding.
There IL no law ana no precedent
20 SHOW that We may make the def.
mite rule that prize fight beco nea
disorderly Immediately after the close
OF the tenth round. or any other
round. n II h disorderly after the
tenth round por sc. II Ii dlsordorly
the moment II starts.
Apparently acting anon ths asuump.
lion that Albuquerque Is lawicss
community whose local government
~ powerleHs or unwilling 10 enforce
law and order the captain 81 tho
Now Mexico mounted police. with iva
of his men. arose IN public assembly
In Elks thcater last night and an.
nounced that certain boxing con-
test was to be- allowed 10 20 only =
certain number " rounds.
Captain Fornoff himself made the
announcement He made no shoalna
of authority. From his staten mt Il
was 10 bee concluded that his author.
~ alone, as captain Of the mounted
police. permitted him 10 invade the
largest city IN the state; usuTp the
powers Of the legally appointed peace
officers ot city ana county. and run
this city TO suit himself
The New Mexico mounted police
hss proven q most useful organization
ana IL members for the most part
have been efficient officers. Captain
Fornoff has been most efficient
head VI the force. ~ We understand
ihc obiccIS Of this organization. how.
ever. iis aid IN presumed 20 be- Ia.
Noked wher local authorities are un-
able 60 enforce the law or neglect TO
do 80 and when the public safety In
in danger. ln pursuing horse thieves,
and IN aiding shoriffs 60 chase des-
peradoes through the spaFaely settled
sections ~ the state. the mounted
police are useful and desirable. Hut
when u comes 10 invading the largest
city IN the state seeking 10 usurp The
prerOgatlyeS 81 city and county GOV.
efnmonis. and issuing flat.fcotcd
edicis ~ 20 what shial occur and
what shall not occur, without specific
authority Of law. and ON the general
assumption that local officers are
going 20 fan Ia do their duty some.
one has made had break ana Il Is
Time 10 can halt.
Tho Soxina contests IN Eiks thcntor
iari nisht were being held befoFe an
orderly saiheting ~ eight or nine
hundred men. Including great many
~ mo representative business and
professional men Of Albaaueraue
They went 70 see these contests be-
cnuse they wanted 20. Had the con-
tesls been against the law. these men
would not have been there. The con.
lesss would noi have been held.
y was assumed by q great many
that Captain F0rnofg acted Hast nlsht
under ths Instructions ~ Governor
Mcdonald. bus nothing was said by
~ sApiain o. anyone elias 10 lndl.
cats That mo aosernor waa rpsponsl.
We ~ order ~ otherwise. for the
pfflcefa action, ana there 10 every
seaaon % hslleye ihst 0oysrnos Ne.
AIpuhla Van - nailOfiso that ~ =
dalHs BIS full dpiy " NJ fuceeedn u
aerurins onlorcempni ~ lhS lava 81
me pints ~ thsy ne written Al al
ppenlg fhe ssndlor os force 81
mppniea pgllep into sbls sIly 10 IN.