Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-24
No More Shows by Permo
A. A. Until Legislature Leg
allies the Game.
EFFORT MAY BE MADE
Police Ready to Act Last
Night If Club Had Opened
Its Doors.
MANY ARE DISAPPOINTED
County Detectives Here But
Not for Purpose of Raid
inq the Place.
MANY ARE DISAPPOINTED

No attempt was made Thy the
Permo A. A. last night to give its
scheduled boxing show. If there
had been the police would have in
tefered. Chief Burke stood prepared
with his best strong arm men ready
to stop any attempt to put on the
show. The chiefs orders to the Per-
mo officials yesterday morning were
final despite their efforts to conduct
the exhibition unmolested. 1t Is the
end of boxing in this city unless the
legislature should pass a law legal
-,zina-i it. Chief Burke acted under
orders of Mayor Garretson from
whom he received letter yesterday
morning, directing the closing of the
club If on investigation he found the
law was being violated. Mr.. Gar
retson gave the order following the
receipt of letter from the prosecu-
tor stating that a complaint had been
made and to act accordingly.
AS late as 8 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon the officers of the Permo A.
A. were determined and stood pre-
pared to put on the show carded.
President Joseph McNulty issued a
statement to the NEWS shortly after
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, that
he and Mr.. Fox, treasurer of the
association, were satisfied they could
conduct last nights show, although
it might be the last, and that COM
ms ee of officials would attend to
observe and act later. These
officials CLEANED from the commune
cations from the prosecutor to the
mayor and to the chief of police,
that an investigation should first be
made and then if it was evident that
the law was being violated, that the
exhibitions be stopped.
Messrs. Fox and McNulty, who are
the principal heads of the Permc
organization, held a final conference
with the chief of police about
o'clock yesterday afternoon and then
received his final and positive declar-
~at1on that boxing exhibition would
moi permitted last night or at
any other time wltnIn the city lin
it's. He said he was sorry to be COM
PEELED to take such action, but that
was the only course under the cir
cumstances. He said he would
welcome laws that would leagalize
boxing exhibitions in decent way
Slullldl W WhlSh tiOJ "a ~ @'N''
York. The chief expressed it as his
contention that the closing OF the To-
cal club would probably result IN
real prize fights of worse and more
.utal kind being held in barns, va
Int lots, etc, out in woods outside
of the city limits.
He stood prepared to stop any ex-
hibitions that might be put on by
the Permo association last night.
The prosecutor had the utmost con-
fidence in him and t--erefore took no
special steps to have county officials
at hand for raiding purposes. Coun-
ty detectives Peltier and Ferguson
ssWere in the city for several hours
last-night, but on business other
than the stopping of boxing exhi-
bitions, it was stated. The Permo
officials had cards up on doors lead
ing to the Auditorium denoting
there would be no show and they
spent time telephoning and tele-
graphing to friends and sporting
Zen about the state.
Rev. DR.. William E. Palmer, pas
tor of Simpson M. E. church, who
during his sermon Sunday night
smoke about the evils of Perth Am
boy said today that he included the
boxing club in the list although he
did not refer to it directly from the
pulpit. DR.. Palmer considers the
game brutal and in conversation
with Acting Mayor Ferd Garretson
last Friday said he did not approve
of the exhibitions at the Auditorium.
The closing of the club has caused
much discussion and on the streets
last night little else was heard The
identity of A. J. Anderson is still a
mystery, as the two men in this city
by that name deny all knowledge
of the complaint There is plenty
of gossip in political circles. DEM
ocratic leaders deny that the action
against. the club was political trick
against Acting Mayor Garretson and
disclaim any knowledge Of the com
plainants identity or Of having had
any part in the action which result
ed in the show not being given.
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