Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-17
IS
RIFE over STOP
IOBOXINGBOUTS
LARGE Number of Fans Disap-
pointed; Civic Federation
Back of Attorney French

Gen. wisser's order at noon Satur-
day which prohibited men OF the Oahu
army commands from participating IN
the boxing and wrestling Natiohat
Guard benefit at the armory SATURDAY
night resulted In the calling off OF the
event entirely. keen disappointment
to the couple OF thousand OF fans VINO
had planned attending
Some Of the contestants had already
come to Honolulu for the bouts and
the wrestlers as we'll as the boxers
were forced to 90 to big expense.
The calling off OF the athletic bouts
has been the principal topic OF dis-
cussion around the city. as countless
followers Of athletics here wanted TO
see the exhibitions.
Il appears that Attorney George n.
French visited Gen. Wiser, and said
that he was q representative OF the
Civic Federation. He explained that
the boxing bouts were an evasion or
the law. Thereupon Gen. Wiser Is
sued an order that none OF the sol.
diers could compete and those IN
charge had no opportunity to substis
tute local men, as the wrestlers ana
boxers were all soldiers.
1t was planned to hold wrestlins
AID boxing exhibition at the armory
on Saturday evening and no charge
was to be made for the boxing exhibit
tons.
c.. II. Dicley Of the Civic Fedora
ton and an opponent of ring con-
tests went to District Attorn ~
| Vaughan and asked that he stop the
contests at the armory. Vaughan re-
piled that the athletic bouts were
within the law.
George w. Patty of the Civic FEEDER
alton said today that action In the
matter had been suggested to officers
OF the Civic Federation by Attorney
French, that the latter had volunteer
ed his services to see Gen. Wiser
and explain what he believed TO be
plain evasion of the law, and that the
officers had Endorsed the idea, be-
fieVing that II was good thing Mr..
Patty commented on 1t.
NO regular meeting of the fedora
ton was held, but the three members
consulted agreed that Mr.. French was
right, and he spoke to Gen. Wiser
with our Endorsement" Mr.. Patty al.
ded.
] District Attorneys Stand.
District Attorney Horace w. Waugh
an is Of the opinion that none OF the
statutes of the penal code relating TO
.'pugilistic encounters would have
been violated II the boxing exhibitions
/ to have been held at the armory last
/ Friday night we're conducted in ac-
cordance to the plans presented to him
q few weeks ago by Fred Wichman,
/ athletic officer of the National Guard.
AS the matter was presented to
me, I did not, and do not now, see any
violation of the law In the manner In
which l understood it was proposed
to conduct the boxing exhibitions or
fights, whichever you may choose to
call Them" says Mr.. Vaughan. Il say
this without intending any criticism
on the opinion of others, or TO start
any controversy on the subject
Sole Topic Of Discussion.
Schofield and Honolulu fans are
naturally peeved at the action taken
| by French, and when the news was
given out on Saturday afternoon the
major topic of interest at the clubs
and elsewhere was the action Of Gen.
Wiser Potts and Williams, who
we're to appear in an exhibition bout,
had spent a large sum to condition
themselves for the contest, while the
four wrestIers had also expended
quite a sum on training.
| Chaplain Fealy Of the LIST Field Ar
tillery has announced that he will
conduct a number Of bouts at Scho-
field either Easter Monday or the fol,
lowing Saturday. An excursion from
Honolulu may be run should the bouts
be booked for Saturday. A number OK
fans will welcome the opportunity to
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