The evening world. Newspaper, January 16, 1913, Page 16

State Athletic Commission Must Force Every Boxing Club to Chart and Number All Seats. spectator. It te directly up to the State Athletic Commission oS rat repetition of the outrageous ir Tuesday night at the Empire A. C. % le all very welt to oay thet the Closing of the doors was onused by the arrival of a crowd twice as big as the Casino can hold. iis Wank outa’ eneins tha peometine or the commission. The fact remains that many who had bought tlokete were refused admission after the closing of the Goore at the order of the Fire De- a it to order the doors closed Pavilion was already filled capacity. was falled there were still le who had tickets in their who were entitled to ad- 13:f i that the house was over- the lomcal sequence of Manhattan Casino was pre- show with @ known num- isl t} Uscee* oe Hy ef 5 H i 3 were allowed to buy \" tickets, supposed to standing room and for cer- Hi} Great crowd gathered in the were many who held tiok but were refused Ling eoqee when they joore. HE tate “Raniote Citebase must do one thing. | It must force every boxing clud| to chart and number all seats and t0/ Ciornter, Chester P, Ray, furnish the commission with a copy of| For every seat there must be one! prone dh en the number and location of | lainly printed upon its face. ing of any other tickets than Iiing for charted seats must be absolutely prohibited, Noe “general admission” or “standing oom” tickets shall be issued or sold and Re etandees shall be allowed. Vor the protection of the public, and 'UCH of the confusion Tuesday night was caused, no doubt, by the presence of thousands of) Peaple in the street who had no tickets and wanted to buy thelr way in. But that docsn't excuse conditions faside the Casino. At nine o'clock, when I entered, al! of ‘With me were four men who had box eeats. They went to the box, and found {t full. The ten chairs were occupied. “General admission” spectators had “gushed” the boxes. They: refused to er Svats in another box were Probably the owners of those! Geats were out in the street, unable to| th get in. > League and we will have ‘New York’ packed with people. What would happen in case of a Gre? Why, that mob would pe 2 against the doorways thirty jeep. HIB overcrowding jot at all a general rule a big fistic @ parades, funerals, fairs, auto shows, baseball games, boxing bouts, s church weddings—everything that together in great numbers. @ pickpockets worked that crowd tho Empire doors thoroughly, men who sat behind me at the complained that they had lost eketbooks while foroing their ‘They were only two out of hun- stairway across the a thi nee. Btate Athietic Comm! and control the number of! re admitted at each show, as 1 suggested. That will settle the, propositios oll It well out; ite of th rs, posal UP-TO-DATE AND NEWSY | Mr. Locke mide the announcement that | | prominent in business affairs. THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1918. _ BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK EDITED BY ROBERT EDGREN WHAT D’YOU THINK OF THAT? Copyright, 1918, sy Ths Press Publishing Co. (The New York World). Guess TH Fooursy, EN = GRABBING Tas @ Ween iN ADVANCE ! 47, Box Sear RIGHT NEKT Weu, wat pS ou Tum Club's methods in this case, public. I AN NEW | NEW ORLEANS Commissioner Will Try to Find and presume that the matter will come up Those at Fault for Rivers- for consideration at the next meeting Cross Fight Disorder. of the commission on Agha fot for @ long time has a@ sporting event ocourred in this town. that met with such @ roar of complaint from Mexican win Meee R Meet Russefl Jan. min, both the lic and press that the 34, Returning Here Hivpire “Cleo. recetved “for, the, poor in April BLIBVING that the sport of boxing| handling of the crowds wanting to see in April, ‘was discredited by the disgraceful| the Cross-Rivers fight. Not only were hundreds holding tickets unable to gain admittance, but scores of newspaper writers showing proper credentials were unsuccessful in their efforts to get in. Just now the boxing game is hanging by « thread, and to @ man up a tree it seemed a shame that such occurrences should be allowed to go by unnoticed, just because those who suffered lacked the knowledge of procedure in the com- plaint making line. The commission has decided not to wait for complaints conditions that attended the Cross- Rivers fight Tuesday at the Empire Ath. letie Club, Chairman Frank 8. O/Neill of EB RIVE .| the Boxing Commission will start an in- weight, rine bore tealy ta nav vestigation of the club to determine who Orleans, where he (s up to] Was at fault for the wild ecenes that meet Frankie Russell, the lght- enacted at the doors of the club- welght of that city, for ten rounds, be- fore the Orleans A. C., on Jan. 81, for which he is to receive a guarantee of $2,600, with the privilege of accepting one-third of the gross receipts. After this contest Rivers will journey to Los BY JOHN POLLOCK. take action on the matter at its weekly meeting was due to the fact that the McMahon brothers were #0 busy refund. ing money to disappointed ticketholders that they were unable to be present at he meeting, to this time over $1,100 has been refunded by the clud to those holding '} coupons for the bout that were not good enough to admit them through $275,000 PAID FOR PHILLIES SMe Puen es Pete EET arth oe. Mor Mach, 3 in view Chas. P. Taft Gets Gets Small For-| Fue tune for His Stock Mia in Club. estigation of the club would start under way the Boxing Board met, greeted the coming of James Price, Gov. Sul- q ie ae peeies sh Et as fot ba 0 i bow except to secret session and qi podebyy = moire ath ju ou wAter waiting Rackoy Si fm the ante- room for about three ‘hours @ dozen or more expectant reporters, imagining that the revocation of the club's license pod been ordered by the Commissioners, ere finaly summoned into the private omce by Secretary Charles Harvey ee & report of the business transacted b; ard. the Boe hearing the disposal of a few trivial cases a reporter asked Charles Harvey what the commission had done in regard to the Empire. “Nothing,” was the prompt rep! “Tl tell you all about it,” es on the secretary. “In the absence of any complaints the commission didn't deem {t necessary to stast an investigation, and appeared satisfied when Jess ae Mahon, on behalf of the Empire A. Cc. telephoned the commissioners this aft noon that the club had refunded about FER several weeks of dickerin W. H. Locke of Pittsburgh has finally bought the Philadelphia National League Basebai) Club. The deal was put through when Locke agreed | 1% to pay the amount asked by Charlies P. Taft of Cincinnati for the stook he held fm the club. While the purchase price was not announced, it is believed that Locke had to pay over $275,000 for the) olud, After the sale was consummated, ling of the crowd from both public and press, went on to say that he was present at the disorder and hed made number of observations. “The congestion in the etreet was solely up to the Police Department, which didi excellent work under trying | cireumstances. The action of the Fire Department in closing the doors of the J clubhouse when the capacity of the building was taxed to its utmost was Inevitable and proper. “The McMahon Brothers, probably knowing the extent of the advance sale of tickets, should have taken proper precaution to prevent the overcrowding . in the building and possibly the over- selling of tickets. “Whether complaints are filed with New York A. C. ‘A.C. Members May a the commission or not, the board will Now Get Their Own : ; os Golf Course, ee EX a St ig adr wa AMUSEMENTS. the club 'le owned entirely by Phiiadel- | | Dhians with the exveption of a block | Purchased by himself and tis uncle Baker, a former Police Commi | Sloner of this city. The Philadelphians interested in the club include Waiter Clothier, Morris L. Col, Thomas AMUSEMENTS, The following officers ha: elected: President, Ey EMPIRE ESTRE MOIST #0 Me 3 _ CAPITAL SUCCESS ! PARIS.. LONDON: 1 MONTHS NEW YORK. ‘TO MCH. 18 si t Wilbur F, Sadler of New Jersey. Gen, poe tmp ‘ot the Sadler was placed on the board beoause | % ue the club is a New Joreey corporation, ae CALL US “NEW YORKS,” RE- QUESTS FRANK CHANCE. In @ letter to Frank Farrell, owner of five the New York Americans, Frank | Bom 24 oma Meaty, and ened Chance, the new manager, suggests Seca sony that the local baseball writers cut out the nicknames of the team. The ‘‘Peer- \Jees Leader” wants his team to be callea New Yorks. While on his way back to Callfornia Chance wro! ‘ouldn't It be a g00d idea to call our tean: the New Yorks, | Highlanders, Ya..kees, Hilltops, Hilime: or Kilties? McGraw's men ‘have s copyright on the nickname Giants and they deserve it, for they have accom- Pilshed big inne CHARLES PROHMAN presents “A GRIPPING PLAY, WELL ACTED"—Herald THE SPY Pag ish am la THE SUCCESS OF LONDON AND PARIS BECOMES THE SENSATION OF NEW YORK Vaxton, Te asd z _ =a ; HOBOKEN BOYS PLAY TOO FAST FOR POLY PREP. - {| In one of the fastest games played at the Poly Prep ‘‘gym" this season the ; | speedy quintet of the Hoboken High Gchool registered @ victory over the Poly Prep basketball team by a score of 4 to % yesterday afternoon. In the first half the Hoboken players easily outplayed the home combination, but in the second period the Prep players showed up as beiliiantly as their op- ponents. in the National if 5 <8. EW TORK'S LEADING {CENTURY THEATRE $223 a oar M Bean sean || Se ee and H. B. oer | to at fore Tedd Wel: & 30. in the Cae THE GONSPIR eweone CY TO-NIGH CRITERION EEG nw th rfordandS ROBERT HILLIARD ‘ad et LITTLE ectorsanenee FOLTON {22 Sains Fee With THEY YELLOW zat pat to us. The nickna: ers, Yankee sand the oth ingless. In cities outside of New York | ##! ract no attention, in fact, I think t business in baseball ‘We are going to try top of the heap in the American 25, Sorel . Clarkin, owner of the (oetoyees | fethet position ow the nises aS oan are 3 Fre’ Sunteer ‘Bo reepn Poly wee handicapped by the ab- ere, | featint beards, Benin oak Gare . re ou ju n, TaRaeTan ee os neprratie but the substitutes did good work. Capt. Van Kempen was the star for , [Hicks of Detrott was beaten by Le0| Hoboken, casing nine baskets from the | Houck in a six-round bout here, Hicks fleld an4 four from the foul line. Za! ent much of his time clinching and put up @ whirlwind game for Poly, and Deine |Funning to avold punishment. In the| the shooting of Newton of fouls was a sixth round Houck, with a sib On the| big feature. He caged eleven out of jaw, sent him to oi twelve attempts. 1s been overdone. bring New York * Ex # on our uniforms, I hope the newspapers and the baseball public will call us the hoot, Ot that we will bo worthy of the F M ot GIANTS’ SCHEDULE OF SPRING era are wale menibare a the Pi TRAINING GAMES. gamete bey, the old Cd slong, ‘The Giants have now announced thetr ‘the club and crac training games, and |, begins with an/ & Nise MRS. PELLERD s SH AMEE? EW AMSTERDAM wath tai 2a + EVA COYLE “CHRISTIE. MACDONALD fetton THESPRING MAID HUNTER GRAND Se ae al fi inal Wed, BALTIMORE SPECIAL "Eid" Mat. To-Morro a iext Week. . USE M: RYE au ae fee THE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN'S ** oARLY UR MO - WHISKEY '° NG Reel LA GEO. COHAN’S TEES. 2 GEO, M. COH. San ASTOR ry “a 7% FINE FEATHERS han Edson kas. kaye ‘The intercollegiate soccer sua porn champion ema svt cnt ey td Yale ele, aad plans as long as and Fort Worth are just the right dis- tance from Marlin for week-end try- outs against the minor le. ¢ complete list of da sun! ath 0 The Crewent A, ©. Amateur Hockey the St, Nicholas rink wi score of 3 goals wo 8 by Club teas INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan, 16.—Benny Kaufman and Jerry Dalton, substituting | for Bronson and Lang, went ten fast rounds at the Aud! No decision was given, but Kaufman's fast finish and aggressiveness earned him the mar- had @ lot of steam behind his Anthony F. Wilding, lawn tennis player, who for three the all-Rugland. el tum to the game. Loudon and is welcomed Wl Palace WON THE CONFIDENCE AND APPROBATION OF THE PUBLIC MORE THAN 60 YEARS AGO AND THE syste a STEADILY INCREASING DEMAND FOR IT PROVES Ye as aie IT IN EVERY WAY WORTHY AND WELL QUALIFIED : Seni tl % 1oAM © re i) After round, Knocked out Harry Lats ot ‘ir boat of ten roa ot the Liye ‘From the val 4 lyn in the Fino | der Ar Ce of ook, | {18 a thie mo the But it x: not allver. mention out down those profit them from selling what Co fhat'e as 4 wt ig | a a paral aod ner elt © Teewt Two Baseball ne Meetings 10-Day In Windy City CHICAGO, Jan. 16—Two important baseball gatherings are scheduled for Chicago to-day. One will be the am nual session of the National Basebell Commission, which was to have been hela in Cincinnati on Jan. 6, but wae Postponed on account of the Iliness of President Ban Johnaon of the Amertoaa League. The other will be the yearty meeting of the club owners of the Amers foan Association. The National Commigsion will through the formality of electi Chairman and Secretary, August mann Is expected to succeed himedit the first Bositton, while ced Boor, ls announced, will be elected He President Lynch ot RVERSS NEXT BOUT |O’NEIL IS AFTER EMPIRE A. C. pond & thorough investigation of the| #00 to disappomted ticket holders, and Are expected to adopt a hhorter play- bt — than the one in force Ing woukl continue to pay off those pre senting unused coupons. The ‘cominie- sion, after brief deliberations, com cluded that the scenes of disorder out: side the clubhouse was the result of unfortunate cireumstances and dismissed, the matter.” —— SOLDIER KEARNS v8. WHITE, Goldier Kearns starts again to-night for the first time since Jess Willacd put & check to his championship elim’, Kearns, who has been called the second Tom Sharkey, will meet Satlor White ta arenes aie Mth st. AC. A lash between army and navy es it were There are two other ten-round bowts billed. 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