New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-02
Reform Body
Quits Effort
TO Stop Fight
International Bureau Now
Will Direct Endeavors to
Change N. ]. Boxing Laws

The international Reform Bureau. Of
which the Rev. DR.. Wilbur +. Crafts il
the superintendent, admitted last ni9ht
that it's efforts to prevent the Wilson
Downey championship battle in Jersey
City on Labor Day had been defeated.
Herbert Clark Gibson. counsel to the
bureau, announced from his Office in
Jersey City late yesterday afternoon
that no further effort would be made
to interfere with the Labor Day hatic
program at Boyie's Thirty Acres, aud
that the activities of tie reform organ
ization from this time on will be d.
rected toward securing radical modi-
hcation Of the Jersey boxing law. Mr..
Gibson indicated that this might be
accomplished with the next Legia-
lature
The international Reform Bureau
has endeavored during the last three
weeks to secure from Jersey judges
warrants for the arrest of all the prin-
cipals identified with the worlds heavy
weight championship battle between
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpenter,
which was held at Boyle's Thirty Acres
on July g
Meet Series of RebuAs
In this move the bureau met with one
rebuff after another at the hands OF
the New Jersey authorities. and it il
believed that the total absence Of off,
cial cooperation led the reformers to
call off their campaign yesterday. It
was said unonscially in Jersey City last
night, however, that the same repre-
sentatves of the bureau who witnessed
the Dempsey Carpenter engagement
will be on hand on Labor Day to OBJ
serve what occurs during the Labor
Day program.
The faultless handling of the Demp--
sey-Carpentier affair was the factor
which turned the tide against the re-
form bureau, according to what Jer.
sey City officials have said to the
writer, and the city has cooperated
rather than interfered with Tex Rick
ard in his endeavors to make Nom
davis fight similar success.
Wilson and Downey are right now in
tip-top condition for their battle.
Downey's patrician nose, which was
sliced badly in his last meeting with
Wilson in Cleveland, in the course Of
which he foored the champion three
times and in the eyes of the Ohio
State Boxing Commission won the mid
dleweight title, is still q bit tender and
has been under heavy rubber foot
ball guard during his training work.
outs.
Wilson In Good Shape
Wilson stated last night that he was
never in better shape, and this asser-
ton was corroborated by his manager.
Martin Killelea. The title holder boxed
yesterday with his sparring partners
for the edifcation of score of news
paper men and at least 200 admirers.
many of them visitors from Boston
who are here to see Mondays contest.
The main preliminary viii bring to-
gether Mike McTigue, who claims q
number Of rather obscure titles, and
Panama Joe Cans, negro scrapper.
Another fight which promises plenty of
action is that in which Johnny Buff
will defend his Ayweight title against
the challenge Of Indian Russell, Of Har-
risburg.
Sammy Seiger, the East Side feather
weight contender, will meet Harvey
Bright, of Brooklyn. in the wind-up Of
twelve rounds tonight at the Palace Of
Joy Club, Coney Island.
Jimmy Rothwell, brother of Youne
Corbett, has entered the managerial
field. His first boxing protege is
Mickey Dorley. the Newark light
weight, who has beaten Johnny Dundee
and Joe Benjamin, among other good
ones.
Joe King Leopold, claimant to the
featherweight championship of the
Rocky Mountain region, arrived in this
city last week with his manager, Ed
die Heating. and is DESTROYS of meet
ing some of the local feathers. Leo
pold can Glake 100 to 122 pounds.