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Show ATTORNEY-GENERAL BARS PRIZE HOT Says Montana Laws Prohibit Boxing, and Bids All Worthless. HELENA. Nov. 29. Tho state authorities authori-ties will not allow tho Jeffries-Johnson fight to bo pulled off in this state, according accord-ing to n statement made today' by Attorney-General A, J. Galen, when shown the offer of the Groat Falls Athletic club of ?1 15,000 for the mill. Tho Montana statutes arc very severe in regard to prizefighting. It is a felony to promote a tight or engage In It as principal, second or referee. It ls a misdemeanor mis-demeanor to witness a prize fight or boxing box-ing contest, or to rent a hall or grounds for such a purpose. The attorney-gcnoral denied that ho had been requested to gunrantco protection protec-tion to the Great Falls club, and snld that If any effort was made to pull off tho fight In this state he would enforce the law. The statutes glvo the ultor-noy-genoral supervisory control over county attorneys. |