The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-30
Promoter, Unjustly Abused By Biased Writer in New Haven Trust" Ali ter Managers Wreck His Card. ,s...
By ROGER T'ERRI.

other day the Associated Press, Ak ron, O., correspondent wired news papers the following dispatch:
 AKRON, O.. April 28.-Johnny
 Griffiths of Akron knocked out
 Walter NIohr of New York in the
 eighth round of a 12-round bout
 here tonight. Mohr substituted
 for Willie Loughlin of Philadel-
 phia who Is i'll with penumOnia.
 Not one line of the above dispatch Is true. Walter Mohr was not knock ed out by Johnny Grifftths or any one else on Monday night, for the very good reason that he was at his home in the big town. He had not even started on his way to Akron. The Akron Walter Mohr of New York" is probably some yellow cur with absolutely no self respect for himself or his felIowmen.
 But he is not all to blame. Tho ones who are the most 10 blame are those who were small enough to stoop down to pull such a contempti- ble trick on an unsusPecting and Ioy- al crowd of fans, for we understand that the attendance at the Akron club has always been large. Per hapa LoughIip is sick. Perhaps th5 management was unable to dig up suitable oppona1t. But why defraud the public? Why go out and dig bum and christen him ''Walter Mohr of New York 20
 These are questions that need ex- blaming. As have been made to understand things boxing is prosper ous in Ohio, but 1t will not continue 10 prosper If promoters will allow such frame-ups. Boxing is abused enough by those outside the sport without supposedly reputable man agers and promoters skipping 1t just for the sake of grabbing a few dol lars.
 Perhaps the Akron, O., promoter was not to blame. But who ever was should be punished. If the promoter was guilty he should be thrown out of Akron head first If 1t is some manager who pulled the trick he should be barred from ever again showing any of his boys there or any where, for that matter
 But we can not see through ths thing at all. Walter Mohr Is no stranger in boxing. He has been box ing for years. Akron fans have seen him. The promoter knows Walter N1ohr when he sees him. And he does Grifiths, probably. But no attempt was made to stop the go. The scrap Eers were allowed to go with theiT "act" and they got away with it. 90 cIeverly was it all done that even the A. ?. correspOn 'feu' and in formed tho world that Johnny Grif- fIths of Akron knocked out Walter Nohr of New York;
 As the New York morning papers are issued early and too late for pub ication Of A. P. returns on boxing bouts, AIohr did not learn of the false report until yesterday forenoon when he arrived in New Haven preparatory to meeting Paul Doyle of that city, It was then he was told of the re- port. Immediately he put up a howl, but it did no good.
 But Allron's boxing commissioners will in all probability see to 1t that justice is done for who ever Is to blame should be punished severely.
 Surely Walter Mohr could not have hopped from Akron, O., which is a. 16-hour ride from New York, to New Haven in the small space of time of seven hours.
 But the another victim was Dick Curley, for the publicity given to the report discouraged hundreds who kept away from the Arena last night TO-DAY the Associated Press re- A ported on an investigation 1t conducted into the affair last night The circuit manager reported that Al Lippe handled Walter .Mohr of New York. having taken him to Akron as substitute for Willie Loughlin of Philadelphia.
 If Lippe is the responsible party he :, and all his fighters, as we said above, should be barred from Ohio forever. If Ippe is the guilty party, as the As soCiated Press correspondent at Akron intimates, then he can never be for given. Al is no newcomer in the game. Sc has taken part in it for years.
 But the public will not tolerate such methods.
 Al Lippe knows Walter Mohr of New York If he took that bum to Akron he should be cast into ob- livIon. for no one has been given a better treatamsnt by boxing fans in general than Lippe.
 However. g. statement from Lippe explaining his part in the aTair-if he took part in it--is in order. Silence can not be observed in this case. The Associated Press has made the state ! ment that it was Al hppe who handled Walter Mohr of New York"
 How about 1t, Al?
 NNE New Haven paper this morn N ing in commenting on the show at New Haven last night contends 5 that boxing fans of New Haven were handed another ripe, juicy lemon a.