New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-07
Pick Notab1es
ToCuard Ring
Game i'm State
Ex-Cov. Whitman and Je-
r rome on Vigilance Body;
Dempsey Bout Up To-day

The International Sporting Club, Of
New York, last night announced its
card for the first series Of boxing bouts,
which will beheld on July - The
main event will be a fifteen round bout
to decision between Fred Fulton, the
plastered plasterer Of Rochester. Mimi,
and Harry Wills, the colored heavy
weight pride of Harlem and other
places.
Johnny Dundee and Eddie Fftzsim-
mons will box ten rounds. jack Brit
ton, the welterweight champion, will
box Marcel Thomas, the French welter-
weight title holder. Frank Moran, the
blond. Pittsburgher, will box Wild
Burt Kenny in an eight-round pre-
liminary.
The club is not ready to anS6dnce
where the bouts will be held. s0nly
bona fde members Of the international
Sporting Club will be admitted, and
these Of their membership cards only
The present plan IS to hold the bouts
whether Governor Smith appointss the
boxing commission or not. This-ls not
to flout the law, the officials of the, club
declare. They are merely standing on
their rights as bona fide athletic club
to hold boxing Houts.
Whitman vigilante
At luncheon yesterday the officials
announced that The would have vigil
ance committees il. all cities % the
country TO look after the welfare OF
boxing. Fourteen have been appointed
to guard boxing in New York. Among
the fourteen vigilantes here are former
Governor Whitman, William TraEers
Jerome, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and Colonel William Bono
van, formerly of the 165th Infantry,
of the Rainbow Division.
1t was under Governor Whitman that
boxing was killed in New York State,
and some surprise was expressed at the
appointment, but the club officials
maintained that Governor Whitman
killed boxing at the time because itwas
proved to be crooked, and that the ex-
Governor. therefore, would De 2 good
man to keep the game from going
wrong again.
1t vas announced that the original
plan of the International Sporting Club
would provide for $500 seats This
club building will provide for, $500
members. After the luncheon the COM
mittec in charge of matches visicef the
Fee-rocious and Formidable Frederick
Fulton in his training quarters at, the
Perth Amhoy Auditorium
Bouts in Ballroom? -,
It was announced that tho date
selected for the opening boutse-ths
18th, was picked because most OF the
members of the club would be in New
York that night after watching. the
first of the International Cup. races.
The bouts may be held in the ballroom
of hotel, or they may be held in a
theater, this depending upon whether
the Governor appoints his boxing COM
missloners before the date. -
Jack Kearns is expected TO arrive
to-day to talk over the prospects Of
a Dempsey Carpenter bout with Jack
Curley Kearns has telegraphed that
he Will be here. Carpenter sails Sat-
urday for France, but will return in
few weeks, Curley says. He mag sign
for bout with Dempsey before, taking
the steamer and he may not .Ths
chances are that Jack Curley will be
the promoter.
Regardless of whether CARPENTER
signs to meet Dempsey or not, be,twiu
box Levinsky in October as agreed,
according to Curley.