New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-30
Charge Gross Indifference
to- Regulations in Con-
duct of Open-Air Fights

mission yesterday suspended the H.
cense of the Ebbets- McKesver Exhibi-
ton Company, which conducted bouts
at Ebbets Field prior to the leasing Of
that baseball plant to the international
Sporting Club for the recent bantam
weight championship bout between Joe
Lynch and Pete Herman and other
matches contemplated.
Following the title tilt of last Mon
day evening, in which Herman re-
gained the crown from Lynch, the In
ternational Sporting Clubs license was
suspended and the officials notified to
appear before the commission yester-
day. The international Sporting Club
was charged with gross mismanage-
ment and negligence in the handling
Of the crowd and the policing OF the
park both inside and outside.
Instead of obeying the mandate OF
the Boxing Commission. Secretary and
Managing Director Gavin. of the In
ternational Sporting Club, returned
the international Sporting CUBS IL
cense to that AUGUST body with very
pertinent letter in which it was stated
that the club hereafter would conduct
it's open air bouts in the State OF New
Jersey
Disregard Fire Regulations
1t now appears that the leasing par
ties (Ebbets- McKeever Exhibition Com
pany) are also to be held to strict &C
count by the boxing board. The suspen-
sion of the Ebbets- McKeever Exhibi-
ton Company license, according to
the commission, was decided upon be-
cause the Fire Department had with
drawn it's approval for holding bouts
at Ebbets Field.
This letter written by Battalion
Chief Joseph OHanlon and approved
by Chez Kenlon, charged gross in
difference to fire regulations not only
at the Lynch Herman bout but at pre-
vious boXing<e ntertainm IN Ebbets
Field. In all probability the Ebbets-
McKeever Exhibition Company will be
given an opportun .ty to be heard.
Johnny Wilson will be unable to
pose further as the middlewei ght
champion of the world if the Cleve
land Boxing Commission has its way.
Wilson fought Bryan Downey, of
| Cleveland, in the Forest City last
Wednesday night. Jimmy Gardner,
f, formerly a we'll known pugilist, was
imported from Boston, Wilson's home
town, to officiate as referee.
For everybody save Wilson the bout
ended very unsatisfactory il the sew
enth round Three times in this ses-
/ sion Downev knocked down Wilson; on
the occasion of the third knockdown
Referee Gardner awarded the fight to
Wilson on a foul, he claiming Downey
| had struck the champion while the lat
ter was down.
Seek to Override Referee
The Cleveland Boxing Commission is
attempting to reverse the referees de-
cision on three counts. 1t is claimed
official timekeeper) that Gardner was
guilty Of counting slowly each time
Wilson was down; that Wilson was ac-
tually on the floor 10 as seconds the
| first time, and eleven seconds the sec
ond time, and that if foul were COM
mitted it was on the part of Martin
Killilea, Wilson's manager, when he
placed his hand on his boxer while he
was down in the seventh. The Cleve-
land authorities deny point blank t.~..
Downey hit Wilson while the latter
was down.
Heretofore, according to an unwrit-
! ten law of fstiana, a referees word or
verdict has been held inviolsto and
sacred. But it appears unusual cir
cumstances surrounded this particular
case and the Cleveland Boxing Commits
sion proposes to make an issue of the
circumstance. An official statement is
being prepared which will be sent 80 all
state boxing commissions and to the
National Boxing Commission.
1t is expected that both Downey and
Wilson will pose as middleweight cham
pion till the unfortunate muddle is de-
cided one way or another. The argu-
ment is likely to be long drawn out
According to dispatches from New Or
leans and Milwaukee last night the
Louisiana and Wisconsin boxing COM
missions have gone on record to the
effect that they cannot recognize the
claim of Downey.
In the meantime it Is boxing itself
which gets the black eye. Following
protests growing out Of the Wilson
Downey controversy Mayor W. S. Fitz-
gerald, of Cleveland, said yesterday:
"The next time any general protest Is
made against the way boxing matches
are conduct>> here I will prohibit fur
Their bouts"
Ten Leading Batters