New Britain herald., 1923-02-05
,MULDOON EXTENDS
 HIS BAN ON BOUTS
No Heavyweight Title Contests
 Will Be held in Empire State

New York, Feh, a.-chairmaa Will liam Mnld0on of the state athletic commission, who recently announced that he would not allow Jack Demn. ssy and Harry Wills 10 fight in this state, further extended the boxing boards han on heavyweight cham hlanshlp bouts, At his home in pur- chase. \, r.. Muldoon, in discussing the existing heavyweight situation, de- clafed emphatieally that the eom- mission would not permit any bout under its jurisdiction in which Demp- sey's heavyweight title would be al stake,
 The reasons for his latest ruling. Mnldoon said, were similar 10 those which led him to announce nnalter- shle opposition on the part Of the commission toward the proposed Dempsey Wills bout. The excessive publicity involving public discussion Of half-miliion and million dollar pufsea and the disturbances he said invariably resulted from boxing matches where financial conditions were so much out Of proportion. when compared 10 the existing economic conditions. were the reasons detailed by the commission chairman for his extension of the prohibition on cham p,onship heavyweight matches.
 You can say that the state athletic commission will not permit in this state any bout in which the heavy weight championship is involved" said Muldoon. There has been al- together too much noise. with all the tommyrot and loose talk of money mad managers and promoters, until the situation has developed into a common nuisance to all classes of people. Such q condition is not bene- flcial to boxing. It is for the best in- terests Of boxing that such conditions be eliminated. In it's expressed atti- tude, l think the commission has evolved way for elimination of this condition.
 RidicHlcs Talk of Racial Bias
 "The talk that the commission, in its latest rulingI, has been actuated by racial prejudice, is Imaginable. As a matter of fact the commercializa-
 
 advance discussion and newspaper ac- counts of negotiations for worlds championship match, prompted the commissions action. Promoters and managers discuss championship matches without any regard whatever for moderate finan- cial details. This money talk is out of all proportion, and unless checked will work a detriment to the sport of boxing. The commission will continue it's work of eradicating this danger from boxing until the sport is safe"
 With this statement Muldoon dis missed the heavyweight situation from further consideration: T am not with any future talk of championship matches" he said. They may be held by pro- noters outside of New York, but nev 1T in this state while I am on the | 'tate athletic commission. So far as he commission is concerned, there is lothing to worry over in this respect.
 Mudoon repeated his confidence in he support of the boxing patrons for he action of the commission. As in Heating the satisfaction felt by some if the sports followers, Muldoon men, toned a number of long-distance tele- 'hone messages of congratulation he lad received during the afternoon. )ne of these calls came from Phila- elphia, another from New Haven, nd another from this city. A wom- n was among those who telephoned jim, Muldoon said, and voiced her pproval of the stand the commission as taken