Show WHEN IS IS' A PRIZE NOT A PRIZE FIGHT AS ASKS FAMOUS JEff THOMPSON BY EY JEFF THO THOMPSON IP OK Ne' Ne New York Nov No 7 When h When n Js a pre fight not a prize fight I This is tho the conundrum which Police Commissioner Is h striving str to have answered for hIm by tho courts General Ingham conceives cs the th cu cu- Idea t that when WhoP two young men whose sole m means ans of or livelihood Is ts fighting fight tight trig ing come comae together Jn In n the ring nub for lor or a q purse that they were cn engaged In tn a prizefight prize light fight and lond henc hence j wore violating the law lay Hut But th there r are aro good lawyers who hold that when no tickets ts aro are sold Eold to tho the pu public Ue then It h. Is' Is not a prIze fight ht but merely a 0 friendly bout and Is not in violation of at the law While the court are ale cd In dc- dc the flue difference between dum and ec the thc scooper will scoop New cw York and General Bingham and his police arc powerless to Inter Inter- fore rc While the courts arc In tho the business Jt it strikes es mo lijO It would bo but a good scheme to have havo them pass on that other obstinate obstinate nate qu question to wit Wh Why if it Is not Illegal megal to fight ht for fOl six rounds It should be Illegal to light t Such a a. decision would be a blessing If it was waa tho rl right ht wa way to thousands of sports In luthe the Hast who would like to see eee a n. good championship fight without paying a small email fortune tn to go 10 to Call Cali California torn fornia I to see U it and would Incidentally break up the coast trust A As this Is a 3 groat year for tru trust t busting this latter point might be urged with good effect on tho the courts I r O bavo never been able to see eee why prize lighting under proper regulations be prohibited by bylaw law It Is however how hOw- ever and this quibbling which Is bound hound to bring tho the law lav repute is ab- ab surd Hurd O Of course tho the rec recent nt bout be between ho- ho tween Bert Deri and Charley Griffin was a prize lIght fight pure and simple and Was waa In plain violation of ot the law It ie it announced that Pack Packey y McFarland McFarland Mc- Mc Farland arland has finally been signed sh-nd up to meet Battling Nelson In ht a 25 round contest tho bout to tobo bo held on the tho coast coaston on January 1 pf Qt next year l who TS-ho ho havo have seen spen both oth boxers In tp action c cannot figure figuro where McFarland has hasa 13 a chance chanco to win They r remember what a clever boxer and hard hitter Gang Cans was cas and they cannot understand how McFarland can lu McFarland cL arJan Is a sturdy aggressive o boxer who Is 18 willing willing will will- ing ng to mix ut at nil all times but he evident evident- II ly y judging fron ron his bout boul with Cross has not the punch that can wrest tho the championship from the thc Durable Dane If lC McFarland dee defeats Nelson and captures captures cap cap- tures the championship It will upset all calculations made mado In this cit city land by his clean victory over Cross has marie made ma many y friends friend but tt there thero ro are arc only a few who think that Mac has a l. l chanco chance with Nelson Nelson is noL not only a tighter of or the tho first ut ranI but ho hu hn has hns the faculty of ot holding to hi his winnings ns as s dote cIoto as he does doea to un opponent opponent- The B BAttler IssaM is said saM to be wor worth h not less leeR than invested NJ so ISO that ho Is pra practically certain certain tam tain to cross croES thu half baU million marl mark within a few years Oth Other r pug pups pug who had bad the saIng saving sav sa ing habit and are reasonably well to do do arc are Ryan West Vest OBrien Sharkey Jim Corbett the Sul- Sul Uvan twins Packer ackey McFarland and Dilly Billy II Is 15 he becoming a a. abu bu business ln ss now The d day Y when St was wag a fighters fighter's duty to throw his earnings over o the nearest bar in tho the t. t pos pos- slide time has bats passed away asay for good It was learned learnt from a reliable source last lut night that the bout boul between n lackey arid and Tommy Murphy tho Harlem fighter will likely be bo fou fought t at the National al A. A C. C of ot Phil adelphia adolphia In a a. few feu weeks wees s Murphy is Ie doing light training In expectation of ot the contest contest- Billy DUly P the middleweight champion chasm cham pion who Is Js matched to light Stanley a round 20 battle batUe at S San n l Fran tan deco cisco on November 2 25 has signed articles arti arti- cbs cles of ot asre agreement mont for tot another contest Baron ron Long Long- matchmaker of ot tho the Jeffries A. A C C. C of ot Los Angeles Cal made an in excellent offer to fight Hugo Kelly the Italian middleweight of Chicago four weeks after ater his bout with and nd both he and his hla manager Tom Toni Jones accepted In irs a a. hurry Bartley Bulley Donnolly Is going to England to fight t I 1 have been beeD d plenty of ot matches In London Londot said eald and will probably m make mako lo my Out first ap appearance up- up atthe National Sporting club although ough I c cannot say Just who my op opponent opponent opponent op- op will bo be Last winter I beat Tom rom Lancaster In 30 10 rounds and Jack Jilek Palmer in IS U at ot cJ clubs club b A A. representative representative rep rop- of ot the tho National Sporting club from London w wae wac there thera and ho iso immediately me ups for Cor some mat matches this winter as tho t lI on was then practically over |