New Britain herald., 1922-07-14
RICHARD GRANTED
 NEW JERSEY PERMIT
Efforts Of Ministers to Prevent Future Boxing Bouts lhWarted

Jersey City N. J., July 14,-Despite the vehement protests of delegation of clergymen headed by Canon Chase of Brooklyn and Herbert Clark Gill son, a Jersey City lawyer, Tex Rick ard received years license yesterday afternoon from the New Jersey Box ing Commission to conduct boxing contests In that state. The promo ter also was granted a sanction to stage the Leonard -Tendler light weight championship match in Boyles Thirty Acres on July 27, much to the irritation of the ministerial opponents of glove contests.
 Chairman Louis Messano of the Boxing Commission had invited the cergymen to attend the meeting so express their views on the subject. In the course of the discussion Law yer Gison made so many serious ac- cusations against Rickard that the promoter finally became aroused and started after the lawyer in bellig- erent manner Rickard was restrained by Chairman Messano and the hear ing proceeded to serene conclusion.
 Gilson rehashed the charges that Rickard had once conducted a gam bling resort il the west: that he had staged boxing contests in that section of the country; that he had been the promoter of the Dempsey Carpenter combat in Boyle's Thirty Acres and that he had been convicted of trans porting films of the Dempsey-Carpen- tier contest from one state to an- other Rickard sat unmoved during these charges. but when Gison de- clared that the promoter did not have a clean reputation Rickard jumped up and made an aggressive move toward the lawyer. The pro- moter said he did not propose to have any one misrepresent him, but the chairman of the commission quieted him.
 Canon Chase Heads Clergymen
 The clergymen who appeared at the meeting were Canon William S Chase Jersey City and Rev. Harvey L. W Nyatt, Jersey City.
 In his argument for the clergymen Gilson declared they were not op- posed to boxing from the standpoint of sportsmanship, but were against the brutality and commercialism of the game as practiced today.
 Gilson then made an attack on Leonard and Tender, asserting that laot ~l,o with framed bouts and fouls. He re- ferred to Leonards bouts with Brit ton and Dundee and said that a foul by Tender in a Brooklyn bout had been the cause of a near riot.
 Gilson also insisted that the match between Tender and Leonard was a grudge fight, growing oVt of Tend ler's retention of a S5,000 forfeit that had been posted by Leonard. Gilson declared that the title could change hands in the Leonard -Tendler con- test only in the event of a knockout which would be exceedingly brutal
 The lawyer then accused I;ickard | of having sold the first twenty-one | rows, of seats to spectators in order | to evade the New Jersey law restrict | ing the price of tickets to s15. This i statement was denied by he promot- CT through his attorney
 Canon Chase made long speech | against boxing and declared that as prize fighting was illegal the Boxing Commission would be guilty of con- spiracy if it granted the applications made by Rickard.
 pr, Wyatt contended that the anti, fight committee of the Federation of | Churches represented 60ooo0 Prot astant voters opposed to the Leonard Tender bout, and Dr. Ritter spoke | of the ill effects of boxing on the | growing population.
 Then Applications Are Granted.
 Previous to the meeting of the communication had | been received from Gov. Edwards in ! which he advised the members of that i body to observe the law in their ac- l ion on the Rickard applications.
 The governor had also informed a delegation of clergymen that if they would furnish proof that the pro- posed match between Leonard and | ltHuleI WdS d pTlZellSll Hllu III con- of the law permitting box ng contests he would instruct the to refuse further licenses MT. Edwards asserted yesterday that the clergymen had not advanced any proof that the contest was to be q | iiolation of law.
 The same ministerial forces ar 'ayed themselves against the bout be- | .ween Dempsey and Carpenter a | year ago, and were signally defeated |
 Rickard smiled when he had re- 3eived his license and said: Tt is | l singular thing to me that these ministers of the Gospel, who are ap- so fearful that the law will | DC violated. are eager to have officials 1 appointed to enforce the boxing regu- ations violate their oaths of office | oy refusing to enforce that law"