Show IDt OF oi 01 l We nut not bell believe Sait Sal I ake CI City iv Wants ants want any i an prize fighting to be 10 engaged in here And with wih very ver good reas ren reason on No man objects lo to II legitimate sp No o one ono opposes e. e tho the matching matching of oC ir mon men monIn In contests of strength nail and agility No Noone 0 one onn opposes S a m meet ct In which net neta nerve o a fwd Hl judgment und and muscle mu cle and ml mind are e fe cale called to their highest action E nut But prize fights are not sport sport That gat gathas game has none of the qualities of ot athletic athletic- ism it I is essentially brutal and th that one element is the deciding are nrc trained to tl inflict personal I ronal I Injury In- In jury y on each other That Is the so sole purpose of oC their weeks of oC preparation Jl It I is tho topic of their tH lr ton with ml trainers and backers and amI V r lag Ing visitors HOW to put over o er Hi the tho that hat shall entirely disable dl ahle an nn or op- op and that opponent a a. man mai This is the tue motive mot e of all ni prize fighting If iC If It H be un on 11 the square That suggests ts an even en e worse olse phase Ihne Not one In fri ten fights In tho tito ring ring aron ar me meon on I he the tw square quare Xo No who follows follow the records in these cases no one om who has Ims ha information along along these lines Jnes can can have any nn- doubt in the matter mater They are re fixed up Ull before the thc principals principals pals tcp MOP teI Into the ring and the spectators spectators spectators spec spec- are treated to an nn exhibition which Is fraud mud where It is not open brutality There is a law against It I. I Nearly Nearl every state In the union minion has put an nn emphatic ban on n the business It I is IR IRa isa a ft felony felon In Utah Ulah Those who engage are liable to arrest to fine and an im- im Im Im- and and- the the- thc IR penally Is severe re n 6 ht 1 Us Its H ye prison tO to to express the publics public's stern disapproval lt of the whole affair r lt it I is the acme of or Immorality With th It goes s the very worst elements of oC so- so soc c Into litto every ever town where a prize 0 Is IR arranged to take place Illace come scores cores of oC if men wih with no occupation no noS no'S J S 'S resources no 10 character and ant no plans When assembled In the place of oC the fight this grade glade of or manhood dominates hi lii numbers as Its Is low standards dominate lomi- lomi domi domi- nate atc the thought thou ht of or all al who are there ther Ever very instinct of the onlooker is a 1 savage vage desire to lo see one ono man disfigure ure another inflict Irreparable inJury in- in injury Jury jur upon him beat heat the life out of him break his jaw crush clush his kidneys kilnes Stop his heart or send enc him into quick collapse lapse with a smashing blow to the solar plexus plexus This Is I the lofy lofty the elev elevating tn the improving effect and an purpose e of oC prize fighting Gambling goes goe with it i. i The whole foundation of 01 the enterprise e Is tho the betting belling Without that there would be beno benr bep no nr p prize PLIZe fighting Pugilists would go gt goto goto to work work work-or or to jail jail And An there Is not table known to the fraternity fra fra- Cr- Cr in In tany ny game gambling so depraving epra so ter any an that which depends de tie- bail bad as small and ant so o bal on the issue of a prize fight he effect on the moral tone lone of oC the harmful Boys Boy naturally whole city cily is take an nn interest In It They hey see sec the them m men n permit it it i. i and I Know no that men Inter Inter- look on and amI become attend ot and ested And it becomes one of or the lowering lowthe low low- depressing the vicious ering the They talk of lives phases In their 1 in fn blow an and live over the lie tl out knock OU Jve uppercut bringing blood dreams eams the blood swing sving to lo the or the tho sleep producing jW permit prize fighting X o city ct can cnn a el distinct lowering of its Is Isi estimation of the standing 1 n ng In lii II the in every barred i been heen country It I has hare and there the thu law is Ig- Ig g- g stati Here an thelo state city cily of or the ore by hy sworn officers conscience of the gut o sternly has U l condemned the thc tl Al republic five places place there are not fl e business that Indulged In it can be he where In Al America whelo I blush h h to tu be he one Ole of 0 should Sl ali Lake Lal e them h |