The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-22
FIGHT FILMS TO BE
SHOWN IN THIS CITY
Constitutionality of the Fed.
eral Law to Be Tested
by Producer.
By CHARLES F. nrATH1soN.


In an effort to test the constitution
atty of the Federal law that prohibits
the transportation Of fight pictures from
one State to another the films of the
Dempsey-Carpentier contest are to be
thrown on the screen in leading thea
ire in this city beginning tomorrow.
Announcement to this effect was made
yesterday by F. c. Quimby. who pro-
duced the photographs and controls the
worlds rights to the spectacle. He has
already disposed of the rights in many
foreign countries and is preparing to
sell them to persons in various States Of
the Union.
The presumption that Quimby is pre-
pairing to test the law Is based on the
fact that the Federal statute is still on
the books, andthat any attempt to evade
its provisions would result in action by
the Federal authorities. 1t Is not i'm
probable that Quimby already has APP
piled for an injunction to prevent inter-
ference with the showing of the pictures
and that this will pave the way to bring
ing up the question of constitutionalty
Quimby takes the ground that IL co.
600 persons were sufficiently Interested
In the match to go to Jersey City the
millions who could not go to the scene
OF the combat should not be denied the
privilege of witnessing Photographic
reproduction Of the encounter.
The pictures have been shown in all
the big cities in the State of New Jersey
and thousands of persons, including the
a
ties. have flocked to the theatres where
the films have been shown. Quimby
therefore is of the opinion that the gen.
eral desire of large majority of the
people Of the country to see the pic
lures should be gratified.
Reports to the effect that Pete Her
man had asked by wireless for post
ponement of his fight with Joe Lynch at
Ebbets Field till next week Thursday
were last night denied by Tex O'Rourke,
matchmaker of the International Sport
ing Club, who said the messages from
Herman to the club were to the effect
that he was in prime condition and sat
isfied with the date. Herman should be
in excellent condition, for he had done
considerable training for his bout with
Jim Higgins In London and worked on
the steamer coming home.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
for fifty carpenters to begin work on
the placing of ringside seats and boxes
and the erection of the ring Immediately
after the baseball game on Sunday.
O'Rourke reported a heavy demand
for seats. All of the advance orders were
for the SO ringside tickets which are
the highest priced seats for the show.
Sportsmanship among promoters Of
boxing is not entirely extinct. Eddie Nc
Mahon, promoter of Dyckman Oval
events, had arranged a fine card of
events for his arena next Monday night
AS 1t was impossible for the Interna-
tional Sporting Club to postpone the
Herman-Lynch contest. Mcmahon was
requested by the Boxing Commission to
put his show back. Mcmahon consented
and postponed his show for a week.
The box office receipts of the Moran
Martin fight in Bronx Oval July ~
we're released yesterday for use by the
promoters of the fight, the Ex-Service
Mems Employment Bureau, Inc, when
Supreme Court Justice McCook refused
to make permanent an injunction OBJ