Show GOVERNORS OPINION on abo lawfulness of in their states mass march the editors of the springfield union have asked the governors of all state whether the laws of their elates permit prize fighting figh and whet lier they would allow tho fight the union this afternoon publishes replies from thirty beveri representing the elates of alabama arkansas california colorado delaware florida georgia idaho illinois indiana iowa kentucky massachusetts michigan minnesota missouri montana ne bradka nevada north carolina north dakota ohio rhode island south carolina south bokota texas and west virginia all eay the law prohibits prize fights and that they would not permit the corbett jackson fight in their respective elates except the following governor V aate of colorado says we do not cross bridges till wo come to them prize glinting is a felony governor reyn olds of deleware Delc ware says that in his state pugilism can be punished only as assault and battery governo mitchell of florida baye it is dill to answer this question abo judge of this state has tied the hands of the executive whether rightfully it is unnecessary to say and the borbett mitchell fight took place this fact however 1 will state if I 1 am convinced that it is the intention of parties interested to have the corbett jackson fight come off in florida the legislature will be called together at once and I 1 feel assured that that body will make prize fighting impossible in this state governor nelson of minnesota declines to answer until a decision is necessary the law is very strict governor stone of missouri gives the law makes prize fighting a state prison off enso and lets law speak for him governor mckinley of ollio does not commit himself the law punishes by imprisonment and fine |