The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-21
County Attorney Makes Prediction in Event
Taie-FIynn Scheduled Bout Should
Take Place Tuesday
WILL ASK COURT
FOR INJUNCTION
Petition Naming Eight Defendants ard
ThrowingIBOuqueIs at Contestants Will
Be Heard Saturday


The much discussed injunction case
restraining the principals in the Tate
Flynn contest whIch is scheduled to
take place here on July rs. will be
heard at ten o'clock tomorrow
morning, it was officially announced
today by County Attorney venabIe.
Eight Defendants Mentioned.
The petition viii be styled State OF
Oklahoma, ex rel John VenabIe. coun-
ty attorney Of Grady county, Oklaho-
ma. VS.. Texas Tate. Jim Flynn, George
Ellsworth. Jack Curley, Young Nc
Kee. Bobby Greer, The ChIckasha Bus
mess Mems Athletic club. and Ben r.
Johnson.
The petition, shorn OF its legal ver-
biage, reads in part as follows:
Comes now the State Of Oklahoma.
ex rel John II. venabIe, the duly elect
ed, qualified and acting county attor-
ney Of Grady county. Oklahoma. and
alleges and shows the court that Texas
Tate is the heavyweight champlen
boxer and prize tighter Of the south
west and that the defendant, Jim
Flynn. is resident Of Pueblo, Colora-
do, and has a national and interna-
tional reputation aa i prixe fighter apd
has the best reputation Of any boxer
in the world, having fought one han
dred and seventy tive battles. and Has
sustained only nine knockouts; that
the defendant George Ellsworth. is
Tates manager, that Jack CurleyA Is
manager for Jim Flynn, but the r6si-
dence of Curley is unknown to the pe-
titioner; that young Mckee, 10 q resir
dent Of Oklahoma City and Bobby
Greer Of Lawton; that the Chickaaha
Business Mems Athletic club Ia q To-
cal organization Of which George ELS
worth is credited with being the man
ager and that Ben II. johnson IL a resi-
dent Of chickasha and Is In possession
Of. manages and Is the owner OF what
is known as the University Ball Park:
that Texas Tate and Jim Flytn had en-
tered into contract drawn up by
their managers, to engage In ring or
prize fight, or contention az the said
park on the night Of July rs unless
the court issues an order of injunction
restraining them from engaging in
such fight and that the said managers
expect to aid and abet. umpire ur
cause to be umpired the said ring or
nrize fight or contention, and that ath-
letic club is promoting and encourag-
ing the fight; that young Mckee and
Bobby Greer expect to engage in o
ring or prize fight or contention on
the same night; it is believed by the
county attorney under the auspices OF
the same club; that Ben r. johnson
has rented or leased the University
Ball Park to said defendants for the
purpose OF said fight or contention
and is, therefore aiding, abettins, en-
couraging and promoting said fight
Throws Bouquets al Tate
The petition proceeds 70 recount
that Texas Tate is fast riAlng aspi-
rant for the Championship crown OF
the heavyweight world and Is wiling
to meet any man In the world and
hopes to become the champion prize
fighter Of the world aud that the de-
fendant Jim Flynn Is in daily training
and expects the greatest battle Of his
entire career at chlckasha on this oc-
casion and that among his contestants
was the famous and infamous Jack
Johnson. once champion Of tho world
Expect Sporting Authorities.
Further. it is charged that the de.
PENDANTS and promoters Of these two
fights have heralded to the world that
Edward w. Cochran, sporting editor
# the Kansas City Journal. Otto Floto.
sporting editor Of the Denver Post. and
the worlds greatest referee. Joe Bar
ties OF Dewey Oklahoma, promoter 0c
the Flynn-Dillon bout and many other
celebrities OF the sporting world.
would be present to witness the fight
and to report the same 70 the newspa.
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