Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-01-11 | Page 10 | Say Promoters are Trifle too Greedy

SAY PROMOTERS ARE TRIFLE TOO GREEDY KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Jan. 10. The profs, pro-fs, i oi tho Kansas City Ministerial alliam-e a-Liinst tlie boxinp and wrestlins tournn-ment tournn-ment scheduled to be held here January :';") and L'G. hetween representatives of Camp Pun?ton and Camp Podse. is based on the belief that the soldier e:;rr.r3 are io iret only two-thirds, of the profits, the remainder soint: to the promoters, it was ; ; inounC'Hl today by the Rev. Gtorse P. Baity, chairman of t:io committee au-I'ointed au-I'ointed by the alliance to investigate die tournament. Mayor George Tf. Kdwards todnv re-ceiVed re-ceiVed a tolesrani from tho ohicf of staff at Camp Funs ton a.-ki:;q him whether or not he desired that ihe boxing box-ing and wrestling tournament be kId ! here. ,a:e todar the tnnyor sent a letter to the Camp Funston atirhorit ies on nine i.ieir attention to the Missouri .statute which forbids prize licius., leaving; it to the Dromoters either t.i cancel i):e pro- pused carnival or make the events con-fur con-fur in to the law.