The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-01
Gain, Foremost in Returning
Boxing to Gotham, Kicked Out
Sporting Club Sponsored by Leader in Movement to Help
Game Suspended Use Lame Excuse Set
Precedent, To Spoil Standing.

submitted to indignities to bring his
dream to realization.
And success crowned his efforts.
The bill which legalized boxing in
New York State was written by Gavin
himself; the boxing laws now opera
tive in New York were drafted-every
line of them-by Gavin. And so fair
and so wonderful are they regarded
Rhat most of the other states in the
union either have copied them in part
OF are making arrangements to do so.
Restored Game to New York.
! When boxing came back it meant
| that once again could the army of
promoters around New York get back
into the business and make money for
themselves and their associates. 1t
meant record prices for boxers. 1t
brought a financial boom in the sport
unlike anything ever known before
unlike anything ever dreamed about.
One would assume that in view of
what Gavin did, the fighters and their
managers, the matchmakers, the pro-
motors, and all others who are reaping
a harvest of gold through the work
that Gavin performed for them. would
be everlastingly grateful; that they
would go to the limit-and then beyond
ito show that gratitude
But, ah-how different it has been
For Gavin and his organization
the International Sporting club-havt
had their license revoked by the very
On -e-;1 IL l, L. 1.
ated. 1t was revoked for a reason
which unbiased folks insist wasn't &
reason at ALL
/ Real Reason Still Hidden.
/ What is back of it? Politics? Jeal
ousy? Well, there are different con
lectures, numerous whisperings anl
murmurings. Each has a scent o.
sordid scandal arising from it. Month:
ago there was the comment among the
} high-binders in the boxing game tina
Gavin is too high brow; he is tryins
to pull the publication stuff; he mus
get out"
And Gavin is out
When the Irishman conceived TIL
idea or restoring boxing he foundet
, the International Sporting club. HI
! influenced into its membership tn
: most famous men in the financial, il
dustrial and political world of Ameri
ca. Congressman, admirals, generals
multi-millionaires, bankers, brokers
. merchants, hundreds of men with
AL rating in Bradstreets-were in
5 Guided in the membership of 1900.
Eager to Start Work.
Gavin proceeded about the buildin
of a club house. Labor and materia
J difficulties halted the work for awhile
! Rather than wait until the club hous
was completed, he put on a show i
New York, the International rente
the Brooklyn baseball park. And
few weeks ago staged the clash bt
tween Pete Herman and Joe Lyncl
during which the New Orleans Italia
regained the bantam-weight title frol
Lynch.
On fight night there was some di;
order outside the park-jammin:
showing, and few miscellaneous wa
lops swinging with the breeze. Insid'
due to a fall-down of the ushers, som
patrons had difficulty in getting the
right seats. But that is the usu;
! result whenever outdoor shows al
staged in parks which only serve figl
] crowds occasionally.
AS far back as memory can serv
: no club ever was deprived of its
=, cense because of poor ushering sy
:, TEN.
. After the fight, the boxing commi
sion Immediately announced 1t ha
suspended the International pendir
investigation of the disorder charg
, Thereupon, Charles Ebbets, owner
:, the park, and the police of Brookly
q spoke up and said that the fault real
was not that of the club.
- The commission, however. seemc
=, to ignore these voluntary bits of tes'
:, mony in behalf of the Internauonf
Sensing what was to come, Cav
sent the clubs resignation to the col
; mission But the commission, igno
ing the resignation, announced bl
family:
l I'VE have revoked the license of Il
. International Sporting club
y What's the answer.
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