Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-27

Atlantic City. June 2T.-Clnton y,
Howard. secretary Of the international
Reform Bureau at Washington. left here
today for Camden, where he said he
would appear before Vice Chancellor
Leaning to seek an injunction to pre-
vent the Dempsey Carpenter fight al
Jersey City July ..
IL he fails to obtain such a writ in
the Chancery Court. Howard said he
would appeal to the Supreme Court a
Trenton.
Howard contends that the State
Boxing Commission exceeded its au-
thority in that the State law permits
boxing contests, and that the coming
international battle is to be purely a
prize fight. He recalls that the Jeffries-
johnson fight, originally scheduled for
San Francisco, was attacked in court.
with the result that il was switched to
Reno. New. Howard declares that case
was along similar lines OF the present
proposed procedure. He stated that
the California boxing law stipulated
boxing contests. and 1t was shown that
the championship bout was prize fight.
II appears that the international Re
form Bureau sought Federal action.
but that little success was mad in Wash :
ington. Because of the close proximity
of the fight. decision was reached TO
come into Jersey and press matters.
Howard was in conference with attor.
neys in Atlantic City. He de,
clined to give their names, as he said
he did not have their consent.
Howard was advised here that
the only court competent to issue an in
junction in the State wes the Chancery
Court.
Among other things Howard said:
Further, the United states Coy
ernment will be a stakeholder at thc
rate willie these two international hu :
man bulldogs seek by force TO OBTAIN
physical mastery for the pugilistic oe't
of the world. Under the, income TAX
law. the Government will participate
An the gate receipts to the extent Of
three to four hundred thousand dollars,
according TO the advance ticket revenue
already announced.
1.-THE Supreme Court has ALREADY
rendered a decision that the Legisia :
ture cannot bargain away the pubic
morals, that the people themselves
cannot do il. and we deny the right OF
the Legislature TO confer upon COM
mission the right to supervise an I'm
moral and demoralizing exhibition.
III Cites Supreme Court Ruling
Howard said that such decision was
handed down by the Supreme Court 10
the contest brought by the liquor in
terests to overthrow the prohibitory
law of Kansas.
1.-The United States Attorney Gem
erals attention has already been
called to this fact and he has also been
requested to see that the law forbid
ding interstate shipment of prize fight
films be not violated. continued
Howard. I'VE have his reply that the
Federal District Attorney for New Jer-
sey has been notified to see that no such
violation of the Federal law is per
mitted."
Howard further said: THE Inter
national Reform Bureau is not opposed
to scientific boxing. What we demand
Is the enforcement of the law prohib-
iting all knockout fights. such as this
Is advertised to be. We believe that
an injunction will hold and that it can
be accomplished by any judge OF the
Chancery Court who has the courage
and inclination to issue a show cause
or restraining writ which would put
the burden of proof on the State Com =
mission which has issued the permit and
which Is supervising the fight"