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February 1, 1930
Douglas Daily Dispatch
Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona
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Boxing matches involving Filipinos in El Centro, California, cancelled on Jan. 31 due to riot fears amid racial tensions; state athletic commission reverses ban after Brawley appeal citing jailed Filipino and local unrest.
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Filipino Fights Cancelled; Fear of Riot Is Cause
California Ring Bouts Halted; Islanders Are Scheduled to Appear.
EL CENTRO, Calif., Jan. 31 (AP).—Boxing bouts at the El Centro arena, in which a Filipino had been scheduled to appear, were cancelled tonight.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 31 (P).—Reversal of an order by William Hanlon, chairman of the state athletic commission, barring Filipinos from boxing contests during prevailing racial disturbances, was characterized as "pouring gasoline on fire" in an appeal the commissioner received late today from Brawley to prevent the islanders from appearing in El Centro contests tonight.
The appeal was made in a telegram a Brawley newspaper sent Hanlon. It stated that a Filipino was being held in jail in El Centro for trying to sequester a girl, not a Filipino, and that permitting the appearance of Filipino boxers at this time would be like pouring gasoline on fire.
Referred to Woods
The matter was referred to James Woods, state athletic commissioner in San Francisco, who earlier in the day was quoted by Inspector Frank Moran, Los Angeles, as authorizing reversal of Hanlon's order in southern California.
Woods informed the chairman's Sacramento office he would act immediately on the Brawley appeal. Local athletic officials said Woods did not indicate what action he intended taking.
While Moran declared Woods had conferred with Governor C. C. Young before reversing Hanlon, the governor said he had not talked to any member of the athletic commission relative to the Filipino situation.
Surprise Expressed
Hanlon said he was surprised at Woods' "change of heart." "Woods," he declared, had approved of the order barring Filipinos from fight rings.
The telegram Hanlon received read as follows:
Fights with Filipino entrants are scheduled at El Centro tonight. Deem this most unwise in view of prevailing feeling coupled with the fact of many hundreds of Filipinos in Imperial valley. The further fact of a Filipino being held for trying to sequester a girl not of his race, will not help.
Why pour gasoline on the fire?
California Ring Bouts Halted; Islanders Are Scheduled to Appear.
EL CENTRO, Calif., Jan. 31 (AP).—Boxing bouts at the El Centro arena, in which a Filipino had been scheduled to appear, were cancelled tonight.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 31 (P).—Reversal of an order by William Hanlon, chairman of the state athletic commission, barring Filipinos from boxing contests during prevailing racial disturbances, was characterized as "pouring gasoline on fire" in an appeal the commissioner received late today from Brawley to prevent the islanders from appearing in El Centro contests tonight.
The appeal was made in a telegram a Brawley newspaper sent Hanlon. It stated that a Filipino was being held in jail in El Centro for trying to sequester a girl, not a Filipino, and that permitting the appearance of Filipino boxers at this time would be like pouring gasoline on fire.
Referred to Woods
The matter was referred to James Woods, state athletic commissioner in San Francisco, who earlier in the day was quoted by Inspector Frank Moran, Los Angeles, as authorizing reversal of Hanlon's order in southern California.
Woods informed the chairman's Sacramento office he would act immediately on the Brawley appeal. Local athletic officials said Woods did not indicate what action he intended taking.
While Moran declared Woods had conferred with Governor C. C. Young before reversing Hanlon, the governor said he had not talked to any member of the athletic commission relative to the Filipino situation.
Surprise Expressed
Hanlon said he was surprised at Woods' "change of heart." "Woods," he declared, had approved of the order barring Filipinos from fight rings.
The telegram Hanlon received read as follows:
Fights with Filipino entrants are scheduled at El Centro tonight. Deem this most unwise in view of prevailing feeling coupled with the fact of many hundreds of Filipinos in Imperial valley. The further fact of a Filipino being held for trying to sequester a girl not of his race, will not help.
Why pour gasoline on the fire?
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Filipino Fights
Racial Disturbances
Boxing Cancellation
Imperial Valley
Athletic Commission
What entities or persons were involved?
William Hanlon
James Woods
Frank Moran
C. C. Young
Where did it happen?
El Centro, California; Imperial Valley
Story Details
Key Persons
William Hanlon
James Woods
Frank Moran
C. C. Young
Location
El Centro, California; Imperial Valley
Event Date
Jan. 31
Story Details
Boxing bouts scheduled with Filipino fighters in El Centro were cancelled due to fears of riots amid racial tensions in Imperial Valley, following reversal of a ban by state athletic commission chairman William Hanlon, prompted by a telegram from Brawley warning of escalation.