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Show i PRIZE FIGKTING IS FAONG DOOM California Lav Doing Away With Fistic Sports Given Majority of Votes. San Francisco. Nov. 5. Prise Mghl fnc, Is doomed In California, on the lace of returns from Tuesday's Hcc-tion, Hcc-tion, as totalled today. The proposed law doing away with I lie fiftie sport had been given 8 majority of votes in tliti nrririnrt reliOrtinr :ind ns I those were distributed throughout the state, it seemed probable ' hat later figureB would maintain the same ratio against the measure Earlier re' urns, especially those from cities, made It appear that the anti-fight measure had been lost by a narrow margin. The state has long been a fa orite pugilistic stamping ground and IT is said that at one time three worlds champions of various classes licd in the same block south of Market street in San Francisco ' The so-called injunction law for the abattment of immoral traffic, here tcfore regarded as defeated, likewise showed heavy support from the interior in-terior districts of the state and the affirmative votes obtained a majority. major-ity. Latest returns on the senatorial contCBt increased Tames D. Phelan's lead materially and virtual!) removed all doubt of a strong Democratic majority. ma-jority. Francis J. Heney (Progressive) was running close to Joseph R. Know-land Know-land Republican for second place. Governor Johnson's plurality over John D Fredericks (Republican) continued con-tinued to grow as returns came in. Counting of the vote on fiftv lcgls-1 lative measures on ihr ballot proceeded pro-ceeded throughout the day |