The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-26
PROMOTERS TO BE- NOTIFIED
Mayor Declares He is a Lover Of Sport
but Opposed to Commercialized Sport
Which Pays no Attention to Public
Safety or Public Opinion.

mayor DdH ". I1eaQ mas pulleQ GOWN
che curtain on the fight game in Ke-
nosha and today he sent formal or
der to the Chief of Police directing
him to notify all fight promoters that
in the future boxing shows will be
under the ban in Kenosha. The May
or did not go into explanations but
the order was delivered with vigor
which left no doubt as to his meaning.
When seen later the Mayor said: Tbs
order means simply that the fight pi
meters are to forget it. Kenosha is
going to be dragged off the pugilis ic
map SO far as the city has anyth4lg
to say about it, When the first show
was pulled off there was no objection
to it from anyone. 1t was pulled off
in an orderly manner and the people
who came to Kenosha conducted them
selves as gentlemen. This last was
"lemon" in the vernacular of the
street and it appears that the promot-
ers acted more like hogs than any
thing else. I admit that [ was not
present at the fight but I have seen
enough people who were present to
warrant me calling the whole thing
off. ] regret to- deny some of our
people this sort of sport if they want
it but the thing has grown so strong
that it has become stencil in the
nostrils of many of the decent people
of the city. 1t is to be regretted that
real sport can not be secured without
some men getting so greedy for the
money that they forget all about the
rights of other people. do not lay
the blame on local promoters but it
is up to the Chicago promoters. [ I'M
derstand that they will be the men
really hit by the closing of Kenosha
to the boxers
Permits for ring battles have never
been issued by Chief O'Hare or May
or Head as these permits when they
were issued came through the sheriff
and the county officials. Mayor Head
had not interfered with any plans of
! the county officials and is not looking
for conflict but the police will see
| to it that the order of the Mayor is
obeyed in the future.
Since the boxing show on Monday
night She Mayor has been bombarded
with complaints both by telephone and
by mail and many of them came from
people who were present at the Mon
day night show. Opinion seems to be
divided. Some of the most active
supporters of the boxing game in Ke--
hnosha are strong for suppressing it
under the present conditions. The ae-
tion of the Mayor fell like wet
blanket on the hopes Of some OF the
promoters. The Chicago matchsnaii-
ers were in the city today framing up
half dozen shows for the future and
plans had been suggested for securing
larger building for the shows. Some
of the men had gone so far as to fig
ure on the erection of big auditor
ium to be used exclusively for boxing
shows. Eddie McGoorty and George
Knockout Brown were being slated
for the next try out in Kenosha and
plans had been made TO hold the show
on some date in the middle Of Janu-
airy. The order Of the Mayor will I'M
doubtedly be obeyed as it would be
the height of folly to attempt to put
on a show with the opposition of the
police department even if permit
should be granted by the sheriff. It
is understood that Governor Meow
ern also was planning to take up the
matter but the Governor will find
that the Kenosha officials are entirely
able to handle their own internal
troubles.