The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-17
will Ask fsr Injunction This Week and
Leave Il Up to District Judge Whether
Bout Will Take Place
MAYOR SAYS LET
THEM EXHIBIT"
Texas Tate Explains How Impression Went
Out About Fifteen Round Affair and
Confident Of Victory

Intense interest in the advertised
bout between Texas Tate and the Pu-
eblo fireman was sustained through
out Sunday and Monday and the next
move Of the county attorney is being
looked to not only by those who are
directly connected with the coming
boxing exhibition but by hundreds
who expect to witness it If no inter
ference results.
Whether or not an injunction will
pc issued against the principals and
promoters Of the fight which is schc-
duled TO take place on Jul. % will
depend on the district Judge decIar
ed County Attorney Venable to an Ex-
press man this morning u shall ask
for an injunction some day this week
to prevent the mill but will not an
nounce the date at this time"
A number Of prominent citizens are
said to have asked the county attor-
.noy to recede from his step but no at.
teniion viii be paid 10 their pleas.
IAN officer cannot afford to be sway
ed by the persuasions Of other people
in a case Of this kind. said Mr. vena-
ble "As soon as they learn that he
is susceptible to that there would be
no end to their solicitations
Mavor Annroves Contest
Among the most outspoken advo-
Gates Of non-interference with the
Tate-Flynn meet on July 25 is Mayor
Coffman.
Understand me clearly when ! say
that / am opposed to prize fights he
said today Just as ] am opposed to
any other illegal act or proceeding.
But this is not a prize fight-it is 2
boxing exhibition, one which will be
Of great public interest ana is on the
same order as those boxing contests
Which are encouraged in our public
schools. 1t is the same with baseball
and gbod horse race. ] enjoy them.
20 and shout for the winner and for
good points in the game but | would
not bet a red cent on anything that
ever came up. You hear me talk Of
betting sometimes. but u~ the
phrase more in the shape oi slang.
would not bet on anything But these
sports have healthy fascination for
me and l know they appeal to many
other people in Chickasha so long as
they are conducted strictly within the
law as have every reason to bel eve
this exhibition will be-
Il was one of those citizens who
went to the county attorney on satur-
day and asked him to reconsider the
case. as it was within the law box
ing exhibition with o. gloves. II
it were to take place within the city
limits. should not only not oppose It
but | should help get it through
Il believe in the enforcement OF the
law asserted the mayor in conclusion
"bnt | believe that the county attor-
nov Is going too far in this matter
Texas Tate Talks.
eThe star was in grave error when
II referred to the boxing exhibition as
a fight last week. said Texas Tate
this morning. 4This is no fight i is
s,mply a boxing exhibition. ] would
not be a party to anything that Is
AGAINST the law, as believe always II
doing what is right.
Although it was advertised as
fifteen-round affair it will be but tel
rounds This was a mistake IN adVer
Using. The error in the contract wa
dine to the ignorance Of some oil TN
parties thereto of the laws Of oklaho
win Mean Boost.
~Nearis every one in town w't
whom have talked on the subject
anxious to see the exhibition come OF