The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
JESS WILLARD
AND OTHERS ARE
CALLED To TRIAL
Court Begins Preliminary
Inquiry Into Death of
"Bull' Young in
Prize Ring

Los ANGELES, Aug. 2s.--The pre-
liminary manslaughter hearing of
Jess Willard and IL others concerned
in the bout at Vernon arena last
Friday night, that resulted In the
death of Willard's opponent. John
{sRHlI'') Young, was begun today be-
fore Justice OF the Peace Summerf1eld.
w. j. Ford, assistant district at
torney, in an opening statement, said
1t was his intention to ask the court
to hold the defendants to answer to a
second degree murder charge in the
superior court.
There are only two courses pos
sihle for me to pursue said Ford.
'One Is to proceed on the basis that
adopted that course l would prose-
cute Willard only, and on the ground
that he had not used due care in the
blows he struck the dead pugilist.
STATES CONTENTION
But shall not pursue that COURSE,
as / do not believe / could obtain O
conviction I contend that the bout
In which Young was killed was an
unlawful prize fight. and the state
will try to have Willard, as all of the
other defendants, held to answer on
second degree murder charges"
The defense was prepared to con-
tend that the bout was lawful, basing
the contention upon q decision OF
Judge Frank r. Willis of the criminal
department OF the Los Angeles SUI
perior court that bouts licensed by
municipalities were legal. The de-
fense alleged that the Willard Young
fight had met all. the requirements Of
the Incorporated city OF Vernon,
where the contest was staged.
PHYSICIAN TESTIFIES
DR.. G. A. Scroggs, the physician of
the Pacific Athletic club, which pro-
noted the bout, was the first witness
called. He was on the witness stand
during the greater part of the morn
and telling of the operation which he
and other surgeons performed on
Young to relieve a cerebral hemorr-
The defendants, who were all In
court, were: Jess Willard. Young's
opponent; T. j. McCarey and AL
Greenewald, promoters; Charles F.
Eyton, referee; Harry Gilmore Jr.,
Young's manager; Tom jones, VII
keeper, and Harry Monahan. Jack
Davies, Charles AnsIinger, Eddie
Webster and James Cameron, seconds.
BILL TOO DRASTIC
Representatives OF the athletic
clubs of Los Angeles appeared today
before 2 committee rel representing .,n the 1,s
has the anti prize fight movement in
charge, with a substitute bill designed
to govern boxing matches. In this
state The club representatives con-
tended that the bill proposed by the
federation was too drastic.
The athletic clubs object to the
clause in the original measure pre-
hibiting admission fees to boxing
matches Notifications in other Sec
tions of the bill were also proposed.
Owing to the protests of the clubs,
1t was announced that the circulation
Of Initiative petitions Tor "a, specai
tion would be delayed until the fac
tions opposed to professional boxing
agreed upon a single plan OF pro-
cedure.
Initiative petition toward q state
law. prohibiting long duration boxing
ether by gate receipts or prize awards.
will be circulated Immediately
cided late today BY the civic right
eousness committee OF the church fed
Grafton. which waved aside protests OF
those Interested in boxing as an ath-
letic sport