The New York herald., 1921-06-30
Peer. Into the Future.

Peers Into the Future.
Being thus handicapped by the laws
OF the State" said Mr.. Howard. 1T is
useless to press further the courts for
action to prevent the fight. But
prophesy that this will be the last cham
pionship fight held in New Jersey.
ITO stop this fight 1t would seem that
nkbe court having jurisdiction would have
sit at the ringside prepared to enter
I'm a motion tn issue an injunction
after the offence had been visibly COM
mitted. This seems to be the law In
New Jersey, and 1t Is UP to the people
of the State to change II"
Wilbur F. Crafts. superintendent Of
the international Reform Bureau. issued
a statement In Trenton last night In
which he declared that failing to stop
Carpenter and Dempsey from fighting
on Saturday his organization was going
to try 70 have the two pugtlists arrested
afterward He added that Billy Sunday.
who said he was not opposed to the fight,
was ''off his base"
eff we can punish these fellows after
the fight for any violation of the law"
said Mr. Crafts. this will be the last
fight in this country. Billy Sunday is
OF his base in arguing for vested inter
ests in criminal investments. I have a
we'll organized detective force that has
learned that each of these fighters 10
planning Knockout blow. We are go
ing to try to have the promoters. the
fighters and their managers arrested
|. after this fight for conspiracy to violate
he law"
Nevertheless. Mr.. Garven will 60 be-
re the Hudson County Grand Jury to-
brow afternoon and lay before that
dy affidavits given him by the Inter-
tional Reform Bureau. At the behest
the bureau the Prosecutor will ask
e Jurymen, II they see fit. to indict
ckard, Carpenter, Descamps. Domp-
Y, Kearns and the entire State Boxing
tmmission on grounds of defying the
" and conspiring to violate 1t by stag
prize fight, whereas the law per-
Is of nothing but boxing exhibitions.
other words. the jury will be asked
decide when a professional fight be-
mes a prize fight
The Rev. Harvey l.. Wyatt, pastor of
e Westminster Presbyterian Church
Jersey City. played this final card Of
bureau. The bureau admits that II
q Grand Jury fails II Il becomes I'M
tent so far as this affair is concerned.
Pr. Wyatt called upon the prosecutor
.id presented to the latter a letter from
4 r erbert Clark Gilson attorney for the
reform element. Mr.. Wyatt made for
NAL demand upon Mr.. Garven to lay
! the matter before the Grand Jury. and
the Prosecutor said that inasmuch as II
was his duty to do so he would be glad
TO obey.
Prosecutor Sees No Crime.
But" said Mr.. Garven. the Prosecu-
tors Office has made thorough investi-
gation and Is satisfied that no crime has
ien comn,:se6 or is contemplated by
. promoters OF this boxing exhibition.
7 believe the promoters of the fight
Md complying with the law. II they
not we shall take the necessary steps
punish them. However fnannuch as
dis complaint has been made to me
shall lay II before the Grand Jury FRI
day"
In his letter to Mr.. Garven. Mr.. ellison
Id:
"pne OF the allegations Is that the
,ndants have entered into a con-
to pervert the boxing or sparring
and also to violate the crimes act
biting prize fighting.
|ice-Chancelor Foster, denying the
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