New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-17
Bronx Drome and Dyck-
man Oval Charged With
Failure to Pay 2 Fighters

One local boxing club had it's license
revoked and another was suspended
yesterday by the State Athletic Com
mission, following charges of financial
Irregularities lodged against them by
boxers. One of the organizations is
the Bronx Boxing Drome. regarded as
one of the major fight clubs in the city.
The Drome was suspended by the com
mission following hearing Yesterday
afternoon
The club whose license has been re
voked is the Dyckman Oval at Dyck
man Street, near Broadway In both
cases, 1t was announced, financial irree-
ularties, which did not in any way
involve dishonesty, constituted the
ground on which the commission
action was taken.
According to the secretary of the
commission the trouble grew out OF
debts which had not been paid by the
CLUBS to boxers who had appeared
under contract for certain percentage
or the gate receipts or for fiat sum
May Restore License
The Mcmahon Brothers appear as the
essees Of Dyckman Oval and it was
their license which was revoked The
secretary stated that new owners now
control the club and that if they can
show that they intend to run the Oval
on business basis new permit will
probably be issued to them. Failure OF
the Mcmahon Brothers to pay Mike
Gibbons the sum agreed upon in his
bout with Augie Rather is reported
to be at the bottom of the Oval's diff
culties
The Bronx Drome is said to have
been suspended because it failed to pay
Johnny Dundee for his battle witt
Charlie White last week. He is re
ported to have been promised $500
Other boxers on the same card with
Dundee received only 70 per cent OF
their money, it is said. The club will
not be allowed to operate, according tc
the commission. until these matters
have been adjusted.
The meeting of the International Re
form Bureau, which was to have beer
held in Jersey City yesterday for tbs
purpose of launching a campaign de
signed to prevent the Johnny Wilson
Bryan Downey fight at Boyle's Thirty
Acres on Labor Day, was postponed
until this afternoon, when it is SEIZED
uled to take place in the Offices of Her
bert Clark Gibson, 243 Washington
Street, counsel to the bureau.
Two Courses of Action
Those who are expected to attend the
meeting are the Rev. Robert Watson
president Of the bureau; DR.. Wilbur +
Crafts, superintendent; Canon william
Shaefe Chase of Brooklyn, chairman OF
the board of directors, and Rev. DR.
John Roach Straton, pastor of Calvary
Church, Manhattan.
Mr.. ellison said yesterday that he
was prepared to advise the bureau of
ficials Of two courses of action to pre-
vent the WilsonDowney battle, which
is for the middleweight championshi
of the world. In one proceeding, the
attorney said, it Will be necessary t.
go before a Judge. In the other the
matter will be taken before the Chan
cellor or Vice Chancellor The bureaus
action is expected to be simultaneous
with the placing on sale of the tickets
for the fight
The International Reform Bureau
made an unsuccessful attempt to pre-
vent the Dempsey Carpenter fight ir
Jersey on July 2, and after it was over
tried to have the principals arrested II
order that a test case might be tried
on which legal definition of prize
fight could be had.
The New Jersey law forbids prize
fights, but permits boxing exhibitions
Of not more than twelve rounds.