Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17
COMMISSION TO
NAME REFEREE OR
BIG FIGHT IS OFF
chairman Robert n. Doherty, OF
Jersey Body, Makes State
ment at Dinner
CERTAIN PARTY WANTS
TO NAME THIRD MAN

u,.Lensack. y. j.. June 1I.-At
10 ,ivon TO Charles j. Lyons. OF the
Sln Ws% Jersey Boxing Commission. at
new 80 Hotel. ,Fairvicw. last night.
Souu...,U Dohcrty. chairman. made the
n,.,cment that il the commission can
hsh have the privilege Of naming the
roc no. for the Dempsey -Cnrprntier
ssSt IN Jersey City. July =, there VIII
he no fight. ~ .;.u,,;o, bo1
..,,i,od because a certain party be.
,io,es IssY he should have the privilege OF
naming the referee, e,
p' atate Senator Alexander simpson.
.ho was one of those present, said that
y tbr commission did not show back
hone euL stick up for its rights in the
p",ie, and name the referc the next
ssnate % would repeal the Boxing Law
in New Jersey.
Atlantic City. y. j.. June | Man
80. Kearns was advised by long dis
~ .o0 teIenhone from New York last
i.st %s thot the referee question, which
n's ss sunosed TO have been settled yes
.,rdoy had been postponed until Nom
Sor by the New Jersey Boxing Com
Kearns is determined to oppose the
.,,ectIon of a New Jersey referee, which
sL. commission desires to dictate. 1t
mss reported here that Harry Ertle, of
Isrsey City. already has been selected.
Int that official announcement is being
withheld.
AZ far MS any official action is con
csrned the question of who will ref
cree the bout on the afternoon of July
2is still moot one.
Definite action in the matter was to
have been taken at a meeting of the
New Jersey State Boxing Commission
Yesterday afternoon in Jersey City, but
Tex Rickard, promoter of the bout,
telephoned just after the executive ses-
sion convened that the pressure of other
business was so urgent that he could
not possibly attend, and requested that
official action be deferred until next
Monday.
The New Jersey officials acquiesced-
that is, Thomas \. Cassidy, the Sec
retary, in making the announcement
did not state definitely that the meet
ing would be held then, but he declared
that an official notice would be sent
out setting the date.
II was believed that Rickard request
ed the postponement primarily because
Il was impossible for Jack Kealns,
Dempseys manager, and Francois
Descamps. Carpenters business repre-
sentative, to be present.
II was rumored in Jersey City ycster-
day afternoon that the Boxing Com
missioners had already made up their
minds that Harry Ertlc. who Officiated
,r la,, Lat,,
Battling Lcvinsky and has refereed
other important ring battles in that
state, would be tho third man in the
ring when Dempsey meets the French
challenger. 1t was said that they were
perfectly willing to give any who might
oppose this selection a chance to for
mally present their protests or obicc-
tons, but that they were convinced that
no sufficient grounds for protest existed
10 make them change their minds.
Among those who are closely asso-
cited with fistic affairs it was unanI-
mously agreed that Ertle would be the
man. 1t was said that he was accep-
table to all State officials who are
directly concerned with the conduct of
boxing in New Jersey. Having the
sanction of such officials. it was argued
that, the Boxing Commission would
brook no interference in the choice.
1t was strongly rumorcd that Jack
,hearns was determined to make an en-
ergetlc effort to have James Dougherty,
OF Philadelphia, nominated for the
once. Dougherty it was who refereed
the bout between Jack Dempsey and
Billy Miske at Benton Harbor last
Labor Day. It will be recalled that
hearns' insistence that Dougherty ref
cree that bout precipitated an eleventh
hour upheaval that came within the
proverbial ace of causing the calling off
oi the bout. Chairman Thomas Bigger,
OF The Michigan State Boxing Commits
sion, finally agreed to grant Dougherty
license to referee In that State only
wnen he realized that hundreds Of peo-
PIE had come from all parts of the coun-
ny 10 see the bout, and that it was
.uen 100 late to take any other action
tua! would not cause them great incon-
senlence and financial loss in wasted
travelling expenses.