Salt Lake Herald | 1907-10-27 | Page 18 | Colored Fighters Barred

COlOR ED D FIGHTERS BARRED S National Sporting Club Refuses to Put on Unbleached Boxers New York Oct 26 There ere will be no nomore nomore nomore more fights In Ie England for negro fight fighters ers ens said F Bernard today The Nation National al at Sporting Sp club has put Its foot down upon the unbleached boxers and In the fu fm future ture none but white men will be allowed to box Mr Bernard is the tile man who brought Big Sam McVey the negro heavy heay heavyweight heavyweight weight over to England to meet Gunner r Moir but returned when ihen hen he heard the news We Ve had bad one fight over there before the National club lub said Bernard and Manager Mana er Bettison treated up like kings but after atter that he told us that there would be no more He said the London sports wont have their champion beaten heaten by a negro and v was not given a chance I had an offer for McVey and Langford but Sam skipped just as 1 I was ready to sign him up MeVey McVey is over In Paris Pari now but I dont think he will get much boxing around In the music lc halls over there Hos Hes Hosa a R great fighter but when they bar ne negroes n negroes groes in London It almost cooks the he goose osa tar lor them upon the other aide aideS l i S fl t S 4