Evening star., 1911-06-11
KILLING THE GOOSE
Fighters Get All the Money and
Drive Clubs Out of Business.
MUST SOON GET TOGETHER
Circuit of Boxing Clubs to Be
Formed Running From New Or
leans to Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 1O.-The
past season has been very profitable
one for some of the best cards in the
boxing world. but for many Of the good
ones and hundreds of the lesser lights
1t has been very poor one, due to the
boxers themselves In most instances. The
exoroitant demands made Of promoters by
many Of the stars have been the means
of hurting the game in more ways than
one, and the boxers themselves are now
feeling the effects of the comeback.
Some of the New York promoters are to
blame for this condition of affairs, for
they have jumped over one another and
have bid ridiculous sums to get star
cards. These big prices were advertised
all over the country and other promot-
ers found it difficult to do business with
boxers without guaranteeing half the re-
.ceipts and giving them privileges in addi
tion which any other amusement pro-
moter would laugh at. At indianapolis
week ago the promoters took in $4,000,
and then lost over $500 on the show.
They had guaranteed big sums to the
boxers, and when they came to settle up
they found they could not meet their
obligations, or get within $500 OF It, AT
New Orleans the West Side Athletic club
took in close to $1,000 for the Conley-
because 1t had guaranteed Conley close
to $500 and Coster about $1,000, which,
with expenses. more than. ate up all
the. receipts and left them In the mole
Kilbane bout, in Buffalo the promoters
gave a big guarantee and lost quite
bunch of money as result. AT the
Wells Cross bout in New York city the
they could afford, and lost big chunk OF
coin 1t has been the same in Milwaukee
in several instances where guarantees
have been given and also in Boston ana
been losing money on most of their shows
of late, but still they could not see or
would not see the real cause OF It.; At
last one promoter there-Harry Poiick-|
has tumbled to the fact. and he announces
now that he win give no guarantees,
but straight percentages: that II the box
ers cannot draw the money they have
no right to guarantee.
Philadelphia, Jack OBrien. VINO put
up a handsome new clubhouse in Phila-
delphia, has been obliged to close up
because of the high prices demanded
by boxers and the inability to make
anything under existing conditions
Boxers like Mcfarland. Wolgast, Moran
and Knockout Brown have been an
nexing all the coin, while the others
and many Of them good ones-have
been getting the crumbs When the
boxers succeed in putting the pro-
bye to their soft money, for 1T sure
is soft money they get where the linn
tied round bouts are held and no de-
cisions given. And what boxer could
go out and earn half or quarter the
money he gets for the short-round
bouts? II the boxers want to keep the
game going they had better get to-
gether and assist the promoters by
working on reasonable terms instead OF
trying to hog 1t all and killing the
sport.
It might be well to mention, too. that
the promoters should get together and
bar those boxers who have no regard
for their words, etc. There are some
Break Dpnsks IL Ave Ave minutes after they attach
their signature to 1t. There are others
who try to hold up clubs when they
think they can work 1t all right, and
these fellows should be barred with the
others. Then, again. there are boxers
who go into a contest without half
training and expect the patrons to
stand for It. They are not able to give
a creditable exhibition. and the pa
for permitting 1t. Boxers of that stamp
should be barred from clubs. If the
promoters would band themselves to-
gether to keep the game clean regard
ing the points stated above 1t would
no doubt be appreciated by the pub
lie. There are promoters. too. who are
unworthy the nanie-men who think of
nothing but pulling of a show and
doing" the boxers II they can. These
alleged promoters should be dealt with
by the legitimate ones the same as the |
taking boxers.
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The time Is coming when the legiti- |
mate boxing clubs Will form circuit |
the same as the theaters do now. There |
is no reason why 1T should not be done, |
for 1t would mean q big saving in |
transportation. etc. There has been /
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