The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-13
BOXING BOARD WILL
SCRUTINIZE BOUT
Match Between Benny Leonard
and Eddie Kelly Is Not
Approved.
BY CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.

BY CHARLES +. MATHISON.
The proposal of the Commonwealth
Sporting Club to stage a match between
Benny Leonard, the worlds lightweight
champion. and Eddie Kelly, 4 light
weight who might make a good sparring
partner for the title ''der. does not
meet the approval of thu Boxing Com
mission. which yesterday Issued thus
official proclamation:
THE New York State Boxing Com
| mission does not view with favor the
proposed Leonard Kelly bout scheduled
for November Il at the Commonwealth
Sporting Club. and in the interests or
boxing announces that if this bout APP
! pears TO be a sham or collusive contest
the commission will order the payments
withheld and will take positive action
against the boxers. IL II was possible
to determine in advance that the con
test would be sham or collusive one
the commission would prohibit 1t. The
comm isSion will be most careful In the
assignment of officials
There never has been any charge Of a
colusive contest The objections to the
match are based on the palpabe fact
that 1t Is a one-sided affair. Kelly haV-
ing about as much chance against the
champion as n rabbit against bun
terrier.
If. as the commission intimates. it has
no power to prohibit such n match then
the rules committee of the Interuation-'
Sporting Club should be called together
to frame rule that will fit the case.
There are other particulars in which the
rules require amendment, and 1t is to
be hoped that Chairman Joseph L.
Raycroft will assemble the committee
at an early date
The delay OF the state Armory Board
IN reaching a conclusion as to the use Of
the armorios for boxing bo"ts has
carsed considerable surprise among box
ing Enthusiasts. T. the use OF the ar
mories was re tricted TO military af-
fai' 8, refusal to permit boxing would
be quit IN order but az the armories
have been used fo~ amateur athletics,
prof ssiona bicycle races an rrofes-
ST ma wrestling mate es it would ap-
pear there is no valid reason for keeping
the boxers ont of these fine structures.
Gen. John T. Organ, who Is the chair
man o. tn arnory 10 lrd. has testi led
his app CT ton of the va We of boxing
to the American troops during tn war
and is known to be IN favor of the sport
PERMITS ion T. hold bouts N the armories
OF only wo Id enable patro7 10 illness
l
pointed struct res. but II wouI yield a
large revenue to the military authori-
ties.
The Metropolitan Associa tion A. a. U.
boxing committee viii meet at their
hearqua-ters. room SOS 900 Broadway.
next Monday arternoon 10 Sc ect officials
FOR the Metropolitan Association Boxing
Championships. which wi b" hel at
NJ Olson Square Garden, November 20
and 30
Doc Bagley, manager OF w lie Jackson.
is SO irritatel over the refusal OF Leon
ard to make n match on weight terms
suitable TO Jackson th7t he INDUCES In
TRADE against the International Sport
ing cub. which framed the present box
! Ing rules. and by implication criticises
he Legislature for adopting those rules.
Bag,ey says he will make no matches
| for Jackson under the rules. and asks
why Leonard does not defend his title
AZ the weight at which he ION II. Bag
'ey also insists that the public will hail
Jackson as the premier ghtweight. "
Bagley should know that the weight at
which Leonard defeated Welsh for the
title was 1876 pounds at r. NJ. which
TO all practical purposes is the same az
the weight now legally e-.yrced
However as Bagley and Jackson do
not like the present rules. possibly the
International Sporting Club will declare
them void and insist on Bagley and
| Willie drafting regulations that viii
/ suit them.
! Silent Martin Will mix IL with X. o.
Jaffe at ,he Commonwealth Sorting
Cub tonight. and the mute thinks he
will be able with his gloved hands to
make Jaffe understand him.