The New York herald., 1921-12-09
BENNY AND JACK MAY.
BOX IN NEW JERSEY
Chairman Doherty Says Entire
Trouble Is With Promoters
of Previous Contests.
ny CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.

The New Jersey Boxing Commission
has no objection to a match between
Benny Leonard. lightweight. champion Of
the world and Jack Brftton. welter
worlds champion, being contested on the
soil of the Skeeter State. Also, the an
nouncement recently made that the
proposed bout could not take place was
not reflection on either of the cham
pione. In fact. the refusal of the COM
mission to issue a permit for the bout
the manner in which previous bouts had
been conducted
Robert H. Doherty. chairman of the
New Jersey Boxing Commission. explains
the situation in the appended statement
issued yesterday through the City News
Association:
Erroneous reports have been circu-
lated to the effect that Benny Leonard.
lightweight champion OF the world, and
Jack Britton, welterweight champion of
the world, would not be allowed to box
In New Jersey because of some alleged
order of this commission barring the
said bout. This is false in every par
ticular. So far as the New Jersey COM
mission Is concerned, Leonard and Brit
ton have not been barred In this State.
1.-The commission has ruled that the
Leonard and Britton bout could not be
staged at the Newark armory until the
promoters assured the commission that
they could furnish adequate police pro-
lection to protect the fans who would
be attracted by this bout We want no
scenes such as attended the Wills-Fulton
and Leonard-Kansas bouts promoted by
these same men,"
Pete Herman, one of large family
of former bantam champions, will get
into action tonight at the Rink S. G..
in bout with Packey O'Gatty. Lynch.
Coulon, Williams and other nourners
will be at the ringside. 1t follows as a
matter Of course that unless Herman
decisively defeats O'Gatty the Crescent
City youth will not get a return bout
with Buff.
If Herman fights as listlessly as he
has in recent bouts OGatty should have
n chance to make the contest even. II
the draw" brothers, who officiated at
the Pioneer s. c. last Tuesday night,
are at the Rink tonight neither Her.
man nor O'Gatty will lose much pres
tige.
light heavyweight champion boxer of the
world, who rejected a contract for
$50, 900 to enter the professional ring in
order to take UP a Knights Of Columbus
war veterans scholarship at Sheffield
Scientific School. Yale University, Is the
winner of a Rhodes scholarship, SUI
preme Secretary William J. McGiniey
of the X. of C. announced to-day.
Eagan, who halls from Denver, trav-
elled all the way from the Rockies to
K. of C. headquarters in New Haven
when he read the announcement that the
Knights of Columbus had offered 400
university scholarships to war veterans
He won a K-C scholarship in Yale,
where he became captain of Yale's VIC
torious boxing team. He will now COM
plete his education at Oxford.
A number Of interesting bouts will be
staged at the Pioneer S. G. tonight, the
chief of which is likely to be that De-
tween Joe Lynch and Maxey WiliaH, !,
son. Lynch's qualifications are well
known here. and If Williamson lives up
to his reputation he should present
difficult problem to the West Slider.
Another promising combat VIII ne
that be4yee George Daily, expert JaDper
and violinist, and Murray Schwartz, VINO
is not musically inclined, but Is an ex-
cellent boxer. Not least on the pro-
graurme is Abe Goldstein, savage
puncher and good boxer. who VIII en-
gage in a Queensbury debate Win
frankie DAILY.
Sailor Friedman will box nI.een
rounds with Lew Tender at Mauisoii
souare Garden a week from tonight.
In addition to this attraction vincent
Martin and Harvey Bright. the Brook
Iyn High School boy. will meet.
The bout between Friedman ana Iena-
Ter will be their third within tlVe
months.