The New York herald., 1921-06-29
3 JERSEY JUDGES
REFUSE TO ENJOIN
WORLD TITLE BOUT
Jersey City, Trenton and
Newark Chancellors Re-
ject Reformers' Plea
Against Fight.
RENEW EFFORT TODAY
Indictments for Conspiracy
to Be Sought From Hud-
son County Prosecu-
tor of All Involved.
NO LAW YET VIOLATED
Courts Will Not Assume Demp-
sey-Carpentier Match Will
Break State Boxing Act
and Relief Is Denied.
NO LAW YET VIOLATED

The International Reform Bureau
made three unsuccessful attempts yes
terday to stop the Georges Carpenter
Jack Dempsey fight Saturday. First
they applied to Chancellor Steven
son in Jersey City. Failing there they
sought an injunction from vice-Chan-
cellor Foster in Newark. He denied
the application. Finally, last night
Clinton M. Howard, secretary of the
Bureau. made application is person to
Chancellor Walker in Trenton. The
latter said he failed to SEQ what in
terest Mr.. Howard had in the matter
other than Sentimental one" and
denied the application.
In Trenton last night Mr.. Howard
told Chancellor Walker that he ap-
reared as an individual, a layman and
g. member of the Intentional Reform
Bureau His plea was the same as the
cne offered the Vice-Chancellor In
Jersey City and Newark.
"On information and belief" he said
I'VE have reason to fear that the fight
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tations of the permit granted by the
boxing commission or as indicated by
.he friendly handshakes of the two
champions as they enter the ring.
'Insnediately prior to entering the
ring to box with Fred Fulton, we are
informed. Dempsey spent his time in
dulging in explosions OF temper, below
ing again and again:
"'I'll kill this son OF gun!
The stake in this contest is sucn
that Dempsey doubtless will be no less
inclined to violence on this occasion.
This fight Is intended to be a finish one.
It is unthinkable that $4,000 persons
will paw $i.000,000 to see an innocent
sparring match for a purse OF 100000.
1t will be prize fight to the finish.'
The Chancellor. denying the applica-
ton. said that Mr. Howard had pre-
sented no facts nor any case upon which
the court might take action. He added
that there was no barrier against Mr..
Howard continuing his objections to the
fight. and Mr. Howard intimated that
he might try again to-day.
Governor Assails Reformers.
When Gov Edwards was informed of
the failure of the International Reform
Bureau TO halt the fight last night he
said:
II am informed that our courts have
declined to grant an injunction to re-
strain the Carpentier-Dempsey exhibl-
ton contest The court was unable to
find any evidence of evil intent other
than that existing In the minds of
pitifully few individuals who sought at
. this eleventh hour to obtain an injunc-
ton New Jersey ever has been and
always will be a law abiding State
despite the efforts and without the aid OF
pseudo roformers within and without its
borders.
''The individuals and the organiza-
tion cndeavoring to prevent the cxhibi-
ton are IN u class with those who adj
vocate the Blue Sunday and whose pro-
fessional activities are a matter of deep
concern to liberty loving Americans"
Vice-Chancellor Stevenson disposed OF
the application quickly. He said he was
trying to clear up a heavy calendar in
order that he might start on his vaca-
ton. He added that what little he was
forced to hear OF the petitioners affi-
davits revealed nothing to him that
would warrant his enjoining the fight.
Then the reformers. headed by their
lawyer. Herbert Clark ellison. hurried
to Newark and found Vice. -Chancello.
Foster at liberty. Before him they laid
their case. insisting they had proof
Dempsey and Carpenter admitted TO the
bureaus investigators that they desired
TO knock each other unconscious II pos
sible. That admission. they said made
the prospective encounter n prize fight
and not a legal boxing exhibition.
Furthermore. Mr.. ellison said. his
clients had proof that Tex Rickard and
his confreres had. by issuing tickets so
ip ady f,rovokad rfeft tcre q
to manufacture bogus admission cards
and became, for that reason, parties to
the conspiracy to defraud the public.
Mr.. Rickard listened like n tired man
as Mr.. ellison added that the fight II
held was bound to cause decline ia the
morals of Jersey City and its envlrons.
especially TO the youth thereof, mas
much as all sorts OF crooks were sure to
be attracted TO the scene. demoralizing
the entire countryside.
Arenn closes street.
And, the compiainants went on. the
arena was In itself an illegal thing mas
much as II closed public thoroughfarc---
Florence street.
Much argument ensued. Rickard took
no part Now and then John Milton,
Corporation Counsel for Jersey City, who
appeared In opposition to the injunction,
supplied a bit OF Information and Richard
himself continued 20 look tired. Most Of
the coloquy was supplied by Mr.. ellison
and the Court. When II was all over
the vice-Chancelor said that he was
unable TO Issue the restraining order
inasmuch as he was unable to assume in
advance that the law was going to be
violated. If tncrc was such breach of
the law, he said, he had every reason TO
believe that the police and the District
Attorney would be quite equal to the
occasion.
Mr. ellison and his clients were down.