New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-08
TO GUARD FIGHT CROWDS
Fire Commissioner Asks Boxing
Commission to Cooperate.
INSPECTION TO COME FIRST
Johnsons Plan Is to Make Sure
Places Are Safe Before
Licenses Are Issued.

The State Athletic Commission made ar
rangements yesterday looking toward coop
GRAFTON with the city Fire Department I'm a
move to keep the new boxing clubs within
the limits Of safety from FIRE and panic.
Captain Doonan. who has been superin-
tending the inspection Of the boxing clubs,
was directed by Fire Commissioner John
son 10 so to the offices OF the boxing COM
mission this afternoon 20 discuss with the
commissioners a plan for having the Fire
Department inspections precede the grant
ms Of licenses by the boxing commission
IL has been Commissioner Johnson's idea
that IL would he better II the state regulat-
ing body would hold up the application for
boxing license until after the city Fire
Department had made an inspection ana
reported favorably Up 10 this time the
boxing commission has been sending
notice TO the Fire Department Of the name
and address Of each club to which II gives
a license. after the license has been issued
The new arrangement. which will proba-
bly, he effected this afternoon, viii result
in the holding IN Of n license grant 10 any
new club until the Fire Commissioner has
heen satisfied that the exits and appliances
ere sufficient TO furnish escape ami pro
lection for the crowds
Make Some improvements
Browns Athletic Club and the Lone Acre
Athletic club each received notice from
tho Five Commissioner YESTERDAY in which
they were directed 10 furnish their clubs
with more extinguishers. axes. buckets and
otrer fre-fehtirg appliances, and the man
ager Of each Of these clubs said last night
that they would install the appliances n
once
Each manager expressed surprise. how
ever that Commissioner Johnson had or
dered such minimum Of equipment after
Re had SO severely denounced their places
IS unit for gathering Of crowds ~
vas explained that the Fire Commissioner
order contained everything which the law
PERMITS him 70 control The Fire Depart
rnent tnsrectors. in making their rounds,
investiCate report on and make recon-
rnendations on everything which. IN the'r
Judgment. could be improved so as 10 make
for greater safety i'm crowd, but many
70 the recommendations filed by the ere
Department inspectors can be ordered ls
rallv only by the building bureaus Of the
borough.
Pat" Powers and Harry Pollock, pro
motors Of the Madison Square Garden
fights will appear before the Boxing Com
mission this morning at 10 o'clock. II Is
expected that they will be accompanied by
counsel. and that they will answer only
such questions as their lawyer advises
them to answer.
Must Tell Of Garden Lease.
Commissioner O'Nen is determined to
lie
Madison Square Athletic clubs lease of the
Garden. which Powers and Pollock assert
runs from July. 1911. to July. 1912 The up
state member of the Boxing Commission
who ia a lawyer. contends that IN"
lease is not valid for one year. because u
has been announced that the Garden Is 10
he razed long before the dat" OF the eN-
niration of the lease O'NCil SAID Nester~
dav that ne did not see how the comnls
sion could possibly overlook this point ana
N allow a license 10 be held by q cruz ID
III New York city under conditions quite as
y contrary TO the Frawiey law as those Of
some upstate clubs to which licenses were
denied.
If O'Neu has his way the inquiry
this morning will DE at public
session of the commission. but from
the attitude Of Commissioner DIXON
at the last meeting IT is not believed that
ne will consent to any such arrangement
In fact. II Dixon comes 10 the meeting TINS
morning with the same idea that he held
last time-that Powers had right to refuse
- answer O'Nci's questions-it is doubtful
whether O'NcH will hc able to get any
information from the promoters.
Fire commissioner johnson made public
tho results Of inspections Of two more box
ing clubs Yesterday. The Olympic. at NOS.
~ and 80 Manhattan street, and the Shar-
kov At Nos. 127 and 100 Columbus avenue
both licensed by the state Boxing com
mission and both on the second hoors OF
tho buildings they occupy, were the two IN
which the Fire Commissioner said certain
conditions should be remedied.
A, tho OLYMPIC Club the inspectors found
I'm, one stairway leading to the hail. ana
they we're told that spectators III leaving
the hall had to use steep and narrow hre
escape as an additional exit lnsuihcieht
exits was the chief complaint against the
sharkey club, also and the commissioner
I'D that both reports would be forwarded
10 the Bureau of Buildings.
AT that bureau il was said that none Oh
the special reports from the Fire Depart
ment on the inspections Of boxing ciuDs
had reached there as yet. When they 40
come. the routine calls for an addiuohai
inspection Of the premises complained o.
for verihcation and II conditions are iouno
70 be bad an order for specific improve
rnents. II the order is not obeyed nouce Is
sent 10 the Corporation Counsel through
whose Office the city files suits Tor VIOLA
lions OF the building code