Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
BOXING BOUT l.lONEY
WILL Be RECEIVED
Ministers Protest Action of Police
Commission in Sanction
ing Contests.


mittee, has decided TO accept the pro
cceds of a boxing carnival, To be gwen
tonight, by the Harlan sporting fraternity.
and will send the money N n separate
subscription to the headquarters III New
York, for it's acceptance or rejection.
This decision was reached AT meeting
of the Executive Committee OF the local
campaign Yesterday afternoon.
Prior to the meeting, 4 delegation ol
Methodist ministers had appeared before
Henry Is. Thompson chairman OF the
United War Work Committee, and pro
tested against the boxing show. backed
bv a ruling of DR. John X. Mott, who
is directing the national War Work
campaign, that no money from boxing
shows would be acceptable 10 the camp
aigG.
MIR. Thompson. the ministers say,
showed them telcgrams from New "rk,
citing the ruling of the national COM
mittee against boxing shows except IN
army environments.
In the afternoon. the Ministerial Union
met. and afterwards had n conference
with the Police commissioners, protest
ING against The boxing show being per
mittcd 10 20 forward Police Com
missioner Ncccar. told the ministers,
they say. that the local War Work COM
lniitcc had agreed to accept the money
rom The carnival, and there was nc
change IN the situation.
Joseph H. Weaver, superintendent m
the Harlan plant, said IN discussing the
boxing show. that his men had practically
III bought Liberty Ronds. and that he
did not l",i like asking them 70 con
tribute 10 this campaign. lie sald that
the boxing carnival which was a part
oi the sporting events arranged Tor thi<
week. had his approNal aal bat all oi
the money received from tho sports
would bc gwen Ia thr War Work .urd
The sports was the WAY. he sanl, ~
which the Harlan cmrloycs wished % aW
the fund
The show viii take place Il the Grand
Opera House tonight
IN auction Of the hoN seats TOOK place
to-day, with William Coync Of the dul'ont
Co. ~ auctlonccr IN the inst tcw
minutes he disposed 81 three II ihe
seats ~ 500 apiece lie took one.
.loRi7sI R,~koh another and JoScrh y
Weaver manager oi the Harlan plant
'hr' third Further aucnonnR. q boy
.eais was deferred until TINS afternoon
Nr Cnxnr has taken dccp interest
IN the project ani hl- energy will result
n swelling The proceeds
mr>l~rFRtAL MON >rArI Mr>r.
Concerning the Ministerial ulol !
attitude and acton III the matter KEYS
Joel : Gilhllan aud J Il ~ard rcptp-
.cntinC that organization, TO-DAY asked
livery Evening - PRINT the i3i"Wing
statement
+, special meeting of the Ministerial
GnInn of tho citv WAS held Yesterday
:ttcrnoon IN the \ NJ & 4 hulding
to consider the proposed hoMng bout 90
come Of tonight II WAS the opinion ot
All present that such an exhibition was
detrimental to the community and brutal
ing In its elects, and that an effort should
bc m 4dc to have il stopped E> i hAd
been announced that this exhibition Wa7
10 he held for the benefit oi tho War Work
fund the War Work committee was
visited and the ministers Wcrc assured
that the committee would not receive
any funds from such source. bat the
committee in New York had positively
qiicd to refuse All money obtained liy
4.a>In4 contests. gambling or ANY such
plans for raising money he ministers
were shown letters and telcgrms from he
New York Office making these positive
declarations. and were assured that the
local War Work committee would not
receive tho money made by The proposed
contest
when tni> wa> reported 70 the Minis
terial Mon L was clear 90 All hat no
claim for patriotism could hc made on
lehaif 81 I'll" cNbluion committee
Of fvc VA appointed So appcar before
thc Board ~ l'0iicr commissioners and
present the profess oi the Ministerial
Union and ask that fhr boxing bout hc
prohibited Tins committee consisted OF
Rev. Joel : GiliIiIan. Rev ] J Irwin
Rev Thos Kerr Rev. J Dawson.
reprc>rntl,te ~cIrrstc uc4tnn taken h.
&c NJ Il ministers ".riler IN the day
Tie Board oi Police { Commissioner
granted hearing af 50 last night
Tho committee urged tho board 10 pro
hilif the contest Ior tn, honor Of The
CITY and the good name and reputation
a. The citizens Il claimed hat lll patriotic
argument had been removed lN the re-
fusal Of the War Work committee to
receive any OF the proceeds The board
then infouued the committee TINT a
communication from Mr. Thompson Of
tic War Work coinmltiec assured them
that Il had decided to accept the money
fr-.n the boxing contest
the ministers were very much sur
prisod at this and could not understand
why the Var Work committee had re
vcrscd lis dcclsion Tho committee
immediately proceeded 10 the office OF the
War Work committee and asked il it
were true that they had reversed their
decision They replied that the com
nittee had decided 70 accept the money
hut not to put II INTO tho regular fund
hut 10 send II separately 10 Now \ Nork
as = donation from The Harlan plant and
allow the New York committee to decide
what should nc done with It When Il
was suggested by tho ministers that
from the positive statements thcy had
from the New ork committee il va
clear that the money would be returned
10 the Harlan company, hey acknnv lcdg
ed that probably that would hc The
disposition 0f the money The ministers
expressed their regrets that they had not
been informed Of thg changed attitude
Of the committee and that hey had been
placed III an embarrassing position thereby
but the committee .nadc no apology and
expressed no regret for their neglect to
inform them of then decision 70 receive
the money.
VI dical s oci " Nee tirg.