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Show BOXING BANNED ON WEST COAST San Francisco Authorities Take Steps Following Crimes by Ring Fighters BAN FRAX'ISCO. Dec. 7. The an Francisco police commissioner -tvnteht stopped prize fighting In !?.n Francisco. All permits for condtnting rTgfcfi or boxing contests were ordered j suspended. In a formal resolution the board Of police commissioners declared "Owing to the unspeakable crimes which have been committed b) prle Jighters and their associates In this - it y, the board of police commissioners commission-ers hereby suspends all prise fighting permits." The action followed n conference yesterday of police officials with Mayor May-or Junes Rolph. Jr. at which was detailed outrages committed b gangsters gang-sters on young women recently at a shack rendezvous on Howard street, in the thickly populated section, where a , score or more of women are declared ' to have .suffered assaults and indlgni- Tho decision of the supervisors t means that San Francisco, for a long time, known as a haven of boxers, despite de-spite the California four-round limit ; 1 law, will be a pugilistic desert for an indefinite lime Under the law. 00 boxing contest In which professionals appear can be held without tho permits per-mits which the supervisors declare they will not issue. I The San Francisco grand Jury to night began what was announced as a detailed Inquiry into the conditions under which prize fights have been held here, and related matters Alleged gangsters, including two m ins professionals, known all along the S Pacific coast, who are under arrest. M charged with what the police commls- sloners termed " unspeakable crimes," fl ic.nnM women and with the slaying 9 of three peac' officers . Santa Hosa esterday, arc blamed tor the stop-j 9 ping of boxing here, f"i the grand urj action and for -plans set afool in 1 lak- land, across the ay, today to require W all boxers appearing there to present ;J certificates of good character 3 Not for years has San Francisco 1 been so stirred offh tally and private!) i as by the acts attributed t" this g tng. ) Today when Ihe five men held in re i appeared In court i" plead, ropes bad ? to be stretched to hold back persons: j desirous of attending Ihc proceedings! J and many policemen wen a atlohed j about the hall of justice foj anj einer-j ':f gency. Xu one was allowed to enter U the court room until In- gave a valid' n reason The prisoners were taken be-i , fore the court manacled and b sld each marched in officer. Judge Louis F. Waid opened court ? w ith a brief speech to tin effect Lhal i speedy trials were required Then 11 developed bul otw of the accused had I leen able to oiniri .m attorney wiH- tng to undertake bis defense. This at-i at-i torncy asked 1 continuant 1 of hi client's case until December .'7. buti Judge Ward demurred and sel ie-' i cembcr 1G for the trial ,,f the first of! 1 the men to begin All pleaded no; 1 guilty. Attorneys appointed by thel j court entered protests at being com-j I pel led to t,erve i 00 |