New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12
MAY KILL BOXING BOUTS
Police Commissioner Comes Out
.. Against PrlzeflghtS.
CHARGES AGAINST 7 MEN
Three Inspectors and Four Cap
tains> Held To Be Guilty of
Negligence.

The lovers yof boxing I'm uhis city will re
ceive rude shock to-day when they read
that Commiss inner CropseN has come out
1etfocted against the prizedshts now he
int held i'm this city rs q result OF ms
stand complaints have been preferrod
AGAINST three inspectors and four ponce
captairs for violations Of Circular order
No To- issued 70 the department during
Commissioner Raiter's regime. In the
charges fled against, the police officials they
ere held to he guilt. of negligence in not
liking tho necessary evidence regarding
fights and fight clubs.
Two OF the captains against whom COM
rlaints have beer lodged were formerly
inspectors. who lad been reduced They
are Captains George " McCluslN Of the
Nnrrissnia station. I'm The Bronx. ana
James Hussey, of the Sheepshead Bay sta
ton. Other captains involved are cor
nelius G. Hayes. Of f.he new West 10Th
street station. and John Flood, Of the Bed
ford avenue station. BROOKLYN. The in
.rectors against whom the Commissioner
has directed his first attack are George +.
Titus. o. the 4th Inspection District; John
Dalv. 81 the I'd and Sd Inspection districts,
and Thomas Kelly, OF 1he Borough Of
Queens
For many months the fight cluos have
foen running with the greatest freedom.
or course, the fortunate promoters OF these
clubs have been filing their Golfers with
q constant stream Of coin. All the golden
flow that did not stick 20 their hands has
teen used TO assuage the black eyes ana
damaged noses Of the leading pughsuc
artists Of the country.
Although these 6stic treats have been
held almost every day in the week for the
last few months. Commissioner Cropsey
seems 10 have just come 10 realization
Of the fact. Now that he has officially had
his eyes opened. it appears that he is 60
INK to make UP for lost time.
The National Sporting Club. in West 44th
street: the Long Acre Athletic Club, in
West oath street; Browns Gymnasium, in
west 23d street. and many other centres
where the bouts have taken place have been
named in the charges against the poli-e
officials.
Circular order 40 107 vas drafted as a
direct result Of former Governor 1ughess
crusade against the athletic clubs. It speol-
t.s that it Is the duty Of inspectors AMI
captains 10 place police at athletic CLUBS
before a fight is 10 he called to obtain evil
dence Names Of persons attending must
be taken. as well as the names Of both
oombatsnts and managers If necessary
when the law has been broken, applications
for warrants must be made.
That the police court magistrates are
thoroughly out Of patience with the methods
6f the police in failing 10 obtain the proper
evidence against athletic clubs was shown
Yesterday. when Magistrate O'COnnor. SIT
ting in the West side court severely lect-
ured Police Captain John J. McNally, Of
the West 18th street station, for his alleged
failure 10 take official cognizance of the
National Sporting Clubs bout on FRIDAY
night between Young sammy Smith and
pal Moore.
The captain showed up at the West Side
court Yesterday prepared 10 ask for war
rants for the principals and managers. He
vas armed with a letter from Corporation
Counsel Pendleton. which said that
magistrate could issue a summons for the
participants. managers and newspaper re-
porters who were present a boxing match.
Besides this letter Captain MCNally carried
newspapsr clippings describing the fight
rs that all the evidence you have?
Weren't any Of your officers present" asked
the magistrate
The captain replied that his officers were
unable n procure tickets hut that he hal
been there when the fight took place. This
appeared 70 incense the magistrate. and he
said that upon the captains own affidavit
he would issue summonses for the prnci-
pals and the management, but only under
their own names
When Captain MCNally wanted 20 issue
the summonses from his own book the ma z
istrate ordered him back and said that he
WOULD attend TO that detail McNally then
made out five John Doe summonses ami
presented them for signature. Magistrate
OConnor told him that John Doe sum
nonses didn't 80 in his court and then the
papers were made out with the names Of
the principals and management They are
returnable tomorrow.