The evening world. Newspaper, January 17, 1913, Page 18

———" ‘Ptende of the Boxing Game Ghouk! Cut Out Letter to State Athletio Commisston Printed Below, Sign It and Mail {t To- Day. emma 3m Nee Toe Nose RB you a‘friend of the gapa ot eport of boxing? Ifyou cut out this letter to the State Athletic Commission, eign your name to !t, and mail it to-day. @tate Athletic Commission. No. 41 Park Row, New York City: Gditiemen—It 1s your duty to pro- tect the public, not the promoters, ‘Bf dozing 1s to continue in this Mate you must make it impossible for any club or promoter to treat the @Bublic ae outrageously as the Em- A. C. did on Tuesday night gt Rivere-Croses bout. There ig only one way in which thia @en be, done. You must refuse to allow any club to oversell its stat- , fas capacity. Rule that there must ©e a seat for every ticket bold, and that every ticket must have the aum- hon and section of the seat it calla fer plainly printed on ite face. Pro- oer ae the selling of “general admis- and “standing room" tickets. Revoke the licenses of all who break this rule. By doing thts you may save the eport and retain the respect of the public, which is weary of being bun- eoed. BISNOD o.. 0s. seeeeeee PS a pity that the plain hoggishness | ‘i! In New York we have a number of Boxing club ma: re, ike Bill Brown, Billy Giteon, &c., who take pride in keeping up a reputation for fairness and Gecency, They don't oversell their houses, They dollar pffered, Dossibiltty of delivering the goody pee foe, But there are some others one | single motto is: ‘These folio: bring’ all the notoriety, 4024 opposition Th being put before the Le tended to knock out the Frawley law. ‘Ten ¢o one that bill will not pass. But if 1t doesn't and other scandals cote up’ from: time to time, unchecked by the Commission, then some other bill ‘wit pass. . It's all up to the State Athletic Com memjon. The name of this body {s as Jong as its list Powers, and so w usually call it the “Boxing Commis as ft was ‘Intended to be In the first place. All talk about it's regulating of general athletic rot, The Boxing Commission has no care in the world except to regulate. boxing, make’ proper rules, sce that they are obeyed, provide penalties for infractions, an@ insure the Btate its percentage of the gate money. ‘That ten't.an awful tot for men to do, siven legal power to do it, There's no reason why the Boxing Commission should back and fill and hee- making and enfore- rotect the public. make rules, rules {t makes, be- Sep immediately revove any ‘e Noone or bar any boxer. ‘There 19 no reason why the commission ghould allow any promoter, no matter ‘whet political pull he may have, to rum @ club and run it in the wrong way. Of course the Commission doesn't in- On ite knees before the litle bosses ‘Whe pass out favors. a gentioman who never passed sore, gave the “decision” to Cross. Ob, well, That's the way it looked $0 him. to me sat Gheriff Harburger, backed by his invading force of it deputies. to preserve order,” sat tight in lg ringside seat in the press row and Ma me stories. ‘When that Anarch- . to pult the American flag, I went to He was About six feet four nf I’m five fect one) de looked down with ® sneer ‘You're the of: New York,’ says he. ye 1, ‘and I'm the king of the d I'm the strongestof the d) you insult the flag I'll selze you in ‘angle you here somebody landed an inter- ‘ponch and | lost the drift of the ery. 4 THE PROMOTER’S IDEA OF A PERFECT ite CLUB. M’ Farland Wants $6,000 _To Meet Britton Here Garden A. Calis Balks at Packey’s Demands to Meet Local Star Feb. 7. BY JOHN POLLOCK. FOR waiting several days for an A answer from Mofariand tn re- gard to whether or not he would fight Jack Britton, Billy Gideon, man- ager of tho Gatden A. C., received a y in which Packey statod 14 fight Britton provided he guarantee of 96,000. As Gib- that Morgan will agree to take & ot piv are receipts A pay Pa ‘The match will probably be Alncnea Ia a a, faye and the date selected for It ia Feb. te A match, will probaly makes en of Sen Fi] SEE “c} itwoight. arranged today be oe {the sturdy eae ae eet J} ‘The ten-rownA boul berween Knockout Bi | of the fed Frankle ‘Rivne! of New rw ‘Orleans, wee “1 SPORTS Columbia to > tel Fe Fast Amherst Four in Mile Relay Race at B. A. A. Indoor Meet at Boston Feb. 8. B track coach, expects to enter a speedy quartet of sprinters for the mile relay event at the indoor meet of the Boston Athletic AND ALL ERNIE WEFERS, the Columbia held at the Beantown on Feb. & hee locals will be pitted against the fast ‘Amherst four and a close race 1s ex- pected. The Blue and White relay ru ners will also compete in the annual indoor collegiate games to be held at the Beventy-firat Regiment Armory on Feb. 16. Ray Bonslb, the crack quarter-miler tain of the track squad for the son, is included on the rost of jay quartet, Bonstb has practicing regularly, both indoors and on South Field, and is in exvellent con- Gition to work through the winter and spring seasons, If he continues at his early rate of epced in practice, he should be able to negotiate the 40-yard distance well under 62 seconds this year. ‘This ia his last year on the track teain. the first tme since 1804 Yale's football ‘Will not meet the Army at West Point next | on 1, acconting to the echedule of games announced Reasons given for the change azo that the Azuy | 4 came too early in the season, necessitated « it adde a relish which makes many 0 dish a feast. LEA & PERRINS’ SAUCE THE ORVOINGL WoncseTEROHIAE An Appetizer dows Dowcan's Sous, Agents, WY. 0 Poy 0005 AND ENDS S, NEWSY PARAGRAPHS Association to be! 4” taal ters 6 O00, ce ra ba Solna oo Sra nett diate the ywelght, who has down ork 1 ae) ea Mila Pest FRIDAY JANUARY 17, 1918 Copyright, 1913, ay Ths Press Publishing Co. (The Now York World), WILL G0 HARD WITH ita iad ett red 10 committee, ‘where tt 22% GOSSIP he contracte, reomaulgated are eta Ht Goutat sa Grover eye wuss the cbanta:; Jct meh she i with Broo Chatiey ‘Suuth: Clrmer, Mari i, derepamig the last Gwo. iroba- touary, sao whose signing for Unree years LM ‘Sinvune ottetally, Fae oe Sh se reported. vi ded attraction for andl treention wee Batlle A. ees whe. Billy Burke for $50, ved sofia ant St | pd Yale. in thelr annual Sante ent Darke acto PS a Ad 0 areatest ten-mile race of the indoor se reislon on Saturday it atthe etl , yore will wractdcally r the year in hockey wosend, Wisher, Maielwh, Nerent and i M MAHON BROTHERS Ithacans Will Be | Be Well Sup- IF FOUND GUIL Promoters Agreed Before Bout to Forfeit License if Rules Were Broken. ‘The State Athletic Commission ts ace rapid progress in its investiga- tion of the Empire A. C. for ite failure to admit hundreds of ticket-holders to the Leach Crosa-Rivers fight and for the disorder that prevatied at the en- boxing board has taken testimony: from the officials in charge of the fire and police errangements at Manhattan Ca- @ino, where the bout was held, and in @everal daye the management of the Empire Athletic Club will be given an opportunity to present its aide of the fine controveray. The commisaton expects to conclude the ¢aking of testimony and render @ decision by Wednesday at the next meeting of the board, Chairman Frank 8. O'Neil to-day et- plained why the commission failed to take action last Wednesday on the mat- “Each club is allowed twenty-four im which to file @ report of a Bou @aid the chairman, “and when the Commissioners convened Wednes- @ay the Empire's report had not been I] recetved. The fans, also, were so eager to get their money back that they for- fot to register a complaint, and nat- the apmmission sitting as a TF ge ne prefer charges against he “public Tesentment was #0 great, however, that the commission was com- patled to take the bit in its own tecth tart an inquiry, As a result we heard from the fire and police who were present the fight, and shortly the MoMahons will be given @ chance to explain why hun. dreds of ticket holders were barred at the doors. “When the McMahons received «| newal of thelr license two weeks continued the chairman, came down to the off ; | mission and signed 5 a rer last yea iva, * fet Harry Jensen, Tosterdar | for the bata Wahl carmival and recon. ‘wi Pent) meu “egies hint ston" BO yt agory ie medier handicay (220, 440, 580 sends ‘ad one mle), Obe. {0 all canal clubs, right to take up Hicenee if the club was found gutlty of an Infraction of one of the com- Meense, and {t can readily be seen that M1 go hard with the McMahona if {Re°aE the French etd iy H i i iin uy lad 100 Lusty-Voiced Students ported at Game Here With Will Root for Cornell Five from Ithaca. ‘They will arrive from Ithaca with the varsity basketball squad in the a! noon, and while here will make t headquarters at the Cornell University Club, No. 6 Park avenue, Most of the number will probably remain over for the week-end, These 100 rooters are ranked as the loudest bunch of noisemakers in the undergraduate body at the up-State unl- versity and they have not let up in training @ince the end of the football season, To date Cornell has not lost a game in the Intercollagiate League series, having defeated both senate and Columbia, two of the top-nott Columbia To-Night. SOLID crowd of 10 lusty-volced aring the Carnelian and bands of Cornell will s ability INO STRIKE HERE McRae the Tailor Three cheers for the “Union”! I'm the first big Sari to make satisfactory arrangements. We got together’ and “signed up.” My big force of tailors have re- turned to work, en the fellers in the other shops, “struck” mine had to go out in sympathy, but didn’t want to—believe muh! , bless you, why should they? Don’t I keep ‘em busy 52 weeks in the year and pay them fair wages good and plenty? You bet I do—and they know it! Strike sorter side-tracked MY BIG REMOVAL SALE. Now I'm at it again hammer and tongs. There's no time to lose, ‘cause the middle of February will me in my new spic and span tailoring shop at 1655 Broadway (cor. 5\st Street), and I'm packing up to clear out clean. FLIPPITY-FLOP—DOWN THEY DROP! Take Your Pick! Be Your Own Salesman! in the House Anything $22 $25 $30 $35 $40 Suits and Overcoats Fil Make TO YOUR MEASURE paring “My Removal Sale’’ The Cornell yell squad re confident of a victory for thelr team and have reserved a special | n the cheering stands. ances for a stellar show- | the Ithacans were given a in the league. big impetus this week when it was en- |= nounced by Coach Harry Fisher that Ben Meenan, the star left forward, would in all pro! line-up in_ to-nig’ Practiced with the varaity squad twice thig weok, and, although he ie atill mp- ing from the ‘ts of @ torn tendon Kearns Wins Poo Bout ‘Over Whit nd Sailor fourth Street Sporti nearest thing to a w axinabdle, rules, took turns at throwing each other the floor, used their elbows repeated hit in the clinches and used every tri that a wrestler trie conquer an oppon: When the Was over every one was glad. K had the better of the milling, a managed to hit White the greater ber of blows. In tho other two Fort Hamilton stoppes mtana in four rou and Arthur Nelson defeated Georgy ‘Welgner in one round. REMNANTS! PICK OF OUR STOCKE SUIT OR OVERCOAT 1 5 TO ORDER Every remnant of $30 and $28 fabrics in our store goes into this sale at $15. Oestreicher 8ros 20 Yra. REMEY’S REMEY’S" All Ballroom Dances' heed in5 El hes yard Les in his right foot, he has not lost any of his knack of guarding opponents and locating the rim of the basket from the floor. : MUSICAL. ETROPOLITA rare pata ite BT aly? eh water tom int 2481s LAURAHOPECREWS | saiion can ‘and H. B. WARNER | ts LAGKDIADS a ee Pe Te _ THE CONSPIRACY iach Bt, y oR MANY fetatileting of New 8 aia Sees BUTT Ke Winte den ‘Suceea tyes re aa ani COLE TER ge BROADWAY aa Le WAY DOWN EAS he Hog Pig ba? _ eoare ara ; SAM _ BERNARD b. B. of Way Wed Thue a LITTLE WOM HUDSON Ys 3",5" MRS. Fisk ohh, iis ae Nay ; Behar ts Gis N eg 7. MACDONALD THESPRING MAID lew York Cs Erb. & Sat Mi 2c, to $150 NIGHT) Hey Eire. R45, Bat. 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