Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-03-02 | Page 3 | Bill Passed Assembly

BILL PASSED ASSEMBLY A Y Ye e To Prohibit Boxing Contests in Cali Cai California fornia fornin San Francisco March 1 If Governor Gage age a bill passed p s ed by the assembly mb and there is Ia every indication that he will 1 righting In l C will be out of fashion fashin n and the thc crowd of eastern pugh pugilists lets who aro art heading this way will have to find some other port ort The bill makes any an sparring contest conte t private or public with or without gloves a felony j un on isha sh le by b a line fine of not less than 1000 or more than and Imprisonment from one ne to five years veers y artl The provisions of ot otI I 0 the bill bUI also Include those who send or accept challenges or who carry carr or de deliver deliver liver such challenge e or accept acc pt any and those who assist IUt J t pugilists in training for tor fori i L tight light Unless pressure pre Ure Is 18 brought to ear upon tIe the governor that will induce him not to sign the bill blU the proposed light fight between botwen Terry McGovern and Heggerty the t Australian cannot be pulled I off oil