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Show No Pugilism Allowed In Virginia. Richmond. Va., May 24. The an nonncement sent out from New York to tho effect that John L. Sullivan hiul agreed to come to Virginia and fight JoeMcAulifiefor$lj0,000in July, and negro Jackson for $J5,000 in August, has attractad attention among tho officials offi-cials of tho state. If any arrangement arrange-ment has been made with Sullivan or any other prize lighters to "slug" in the stale, it remains to bo seen whether they will be permitted to do so. The unanimous sentiment of tho authorities authori-ties and peoplo is against it. Some ol tho best lawvers here claim that the fatal defect intho act incorporating the company upon whoso ground it Is pro posed that Sullivan shall light, is the failure to cite the law which it claim? to have repealed. This is a constitutional constitu-tional requirement and will bo shown when this matter comes up before the courts. Under the law, prizo lighting is punishablo by imprisonment iu the state prison for not less than five voars, and a fine of not less than $1,000. If Sullivan, or any other prize lighter, comes to tho stato for tho purpose of pounding each other, they are almost certain to bo arrested as soon as thev sot foot on Virginia soil, and tho validity valid-ity of the charter of tho Virginia Athletic Ath-letic association will then be tested. |