NO PRIZE FIGHTS IH SALT LUKE SALT LAKE CITY, Jan.1 10. The city commissioners this morning sounded tho death knell of prize flght: ing in Salt Lake City. By unanimous vote the city's new legislative body declared 'Itself td he unequivocally and unalterably opposed, oppos-ed, to prize ring encounters and the chief of police will be instructed to see that fights, which have .been a disgrace to the city, are no "longer staged. The action of the commission was precipitated at the regular meeting this morning when the communication communica-tion of Chief B. F. Grant relative to the bout between Reagan and Germain, Ger-main, came up for final disposition. On motion, this communication was ordered filed. "This matter has been disposed of, but I should like to know what Is to be the policy In the future," said Commissioner H. W Lawrence. "Are wo going lo stop these affairs, or not?" Mayor S. C Park expressed an opinion that, inasmuch as the laws of the state permitted boxing contests, con-tests, that tho commission could do nothing to stop bona-flde boxing contests. con-tests. "The prize fight commission appointed to look after the Reagan-Germain Reagan-Germain bout, stopped it in the fifth round when It developed that It was going beyond the iboxlng contest stage," said he. "This commission should bo able to regulate these affairs." af-fairs." "Every time we have a fight hero will there be a commission appointed?" appoint-ed?" queried Commissioner Lawrence. "Yes," was the answer. 'T think we ought to define our policy with regard to these matters," suggested Commissioner Lawrence. "I move that we do not allow prize fights in this city" The motion was seconded by Commissioner Com-missioner W. H. Korns. Then the question as to what constituted con-stituted a prize fight was Interjected Interject-ed into tho proceedings.. Several of tho commissioners expressed tho opinion that it would be difficult to decide on what was a prize fight and what a boxing contest. "A prize fight or boxing contest ln which they do not go after it hammer ham-mer and tongs will not attract anv attention," said Commissioner I.aw-ronce. I.aw-ronce. "Well, in that connection, according accord-ing to reports in the two morning papers after tho Reagan-Germain bout, the affair was nothing more than a straight prize fight," said Ctmimissioner Korns. "They went at one another in a brutal manner, according to these papers, and did considerable physical damage." "The question before us seems to be what is a prize fight?" said Mayor Park. Following discussion as to what constituted a prize fight, Commissioner Com-missioner Lawrence's motion was put to vote. Roll call ghowed all voting in favor of tho motion. As commissioner of public safety, Mr. Park probably will notify 'Chief of Police7 Grant of the action of the commission.