New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-28
GARDEN LEASE VOID,
Mr.. CARMODY HOLDS
Athletic Commission Probably
will Meet To-day and Re-
woke License.
CLUB WILL TAKE APPEAL
A J. Levy, It's Counsel, Believes
Case Will BE Settled in Time
to Permit Wells NC
Farland Fight.


slhsrv sept Ex-Governor Dix to-day re-
ceived from Attorney General Carmody an
,ririor that the lease which the Madison
Souare Athletic club purrorted 10 hold on
Madison Square Garden was manifestly in
valid ON this invalid lease the clubs
license 10 conduct prizefghts in the Gar
don Isl based. The Governor expects the
E,yirc Commission 20 meet tomorrow and
revoke that license. Bic said tonight that
ba had not decided on a successor to Mr..
sullivan. who resigned as chairman.
The Attorney Generals opinion was an
Oral gve Apparently he did not have 10
,o very deeply into the subject 20 decide
t-a+ The club never had valid lease I'm the
meaning or the boxing law. He took the
minutes Of the investigation before the
commission. saw that the club did not have
the exclusive use Of the Garden for year
and ON that based his opinion. The Gov
orror I'm telHng II She decision said that
while rra lease ON IFS surface appeared to
be valid. r-e conditions under which it was
sra-ted showed that it did not meet the
laws ~equiremerts.
Attorney General Csrmodv rs studying the
boxing raw When he gets through the
l.zssre will decide whether n rs advisable
to amend il this session.
Aaron j. Levy. Who u.s. the attorney for
-ra Madison Square club. announced on
learning Of +he Governor decision that he
Intended 20 carry the matter into the courts
-, cr~-torari proceeding He said that he
rs- confident the case would he settled n
favor n tre club I'm time for the Wells
Mcfarland fgnr ON October TO-
Fights viii Doe held AZ the club from 'hen
nm until the present lease expires. nest
Trrv. he added.
Commissioner Frank s. ONeiL who has
made the fight against the Madison Square
Athletic Clubs alleged lease of the Garden,
was rreased with the result Of Attorney
General Carmodv7 Investigation. when ne
heard Of 10 last night
.-rra ATTORNEY Generals opinion Wi.
undoubtedly clear pa this matter, which
-s- been hanging rye for so long s7i'
Nr~ 0.NeH. and viii clear it un, '..
rr the satisfaction ~ all parties conc 1od'
With this opinion from the Attorne' NE
srs' together with the expressed. N..1 OF
Governor uix along the same line. eNn'-'
shat -7a license for bovipE bouts ir Madison
Square Garden will ne revoked a. soon '-
the commission meets this afto~uoou ihai
win end that matter and the Oh. ION VIII
also give uv definite stana''1 '} Wnlen
fo hold an other clubs to the lraT'e' lew.
Commissioner Dixon. the other member
or the body of boxing regulators stated az
the last meeting Of tho commission that he
,-,.r5 ri. prerarod TO vote for the revoca
lion of the Garden license just as soon As
Ina heard directly rrom the Governor. H'
went TO Albany for that purpose. eNnlaimna
before be departed that ne based his stand
In favor OF the Garden club ON am opinion
rfver him rv Deputy Attorney General Nc
Quaid.
BEFORE the Attorney Generals ruling was
announced Yesterday. Mr. MCQuaid was
roath 20 admit that no had ever even heard
~ the Pat Powers trouble with the
Boxing C0uui~eion.
Tie would not even confirm Commiesio ner
Dixou.g assertion that he MeQuaiD had
given an opinion on the validity of the
Garden lease. and 81 was only with the
Greatest reluctance that he would admit
having been present at one Of the session,
of the commission over the Powers matter
Tom O,Rotrke's National Sporting Club
f.c-sa viii come before the commission
gas.n to-day. when IL Is expected that
pR-rrkc will formally apply for a neN
Incense for his club. based on the new lease
which ho executed on September j.
rEor~ke.s first application and lease fled
with tho commission were faulty under the
r-anIav law. but he received a license
under the desire Of the commission 10 en-
courage every club which had been con
Quoting Bouts 10 good order previous 70 tha
enactment OF the Frawlev law Later
examination disclosed that O'Rourke's new
lease. though GIiug su the requirements Of
f.s new law, was dated subsequent 20 the