New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-23
Boxing Commission Also Puts
National Sporting Club Out OF
Business by Same Action.
EXONERATES THE REFEREE
Charley" White Explains That
Carl Morris, the White Hope,
Is Baby Skinned Giant
Who Bleeds Easily,

ecutive chamber IL Albany decided yes
terday that the license Of the Madison
Square Athletic club otherwise Pat
Powers and Harry Pollock, should he
revoked and settled upon Monday next
at . o'clock as the exact time when the
deed would be done.
II wasn't revoked yesterday simply for
the reason that Aaron Levy. attorney
for Powers and the club. cautiously ar
ranged that his clients should have al
least twenty-four hours notice of such
action. The notice was sent To Powers
Immediately after the meeting.
Just 20 show that they We're running in
good form the commissioners listened 10
and cxonerated Charley" White of
breaking tho rules boy not stopping the
CORY bout between Carl Norris and Jim"
FLYNN. and then polished Of a busy day
10y nouchalantly. revolving Tom
O'Gourke's license for the National
Sporting club of America.
The DAYS dOinEs were snappy from the
moment when White went into the ring.
Poor Charley was the comment But
81 was misplaced sympathy, for White
came N.I ~ lLIN FL cream hIaI WI I'' tAtN'-'
though II was somewhat frsyed around
the edges by the announcement from
COMMISSIONS Dixon that that sort Of
thing would never he repeated" White
came 90 the meeting wearing the same
shirt So he said. that he had worn in
the ring when Norris and Flynn met.
All the CORY stains were cleaned away
and when White explained that Morris
vindieated has judgment that there was
no occasion FOR stopping the fight by
STAYING the entire ten rounds and then
walking TO his dressing room unaided'
II was decided that his referees license
should not be revoked.
white Hope" lad Baby Skin.
Morris is q full bIooded fellow with
sof, baby skin" explained White, and
FIyuus blows certainly made him bleed
freely but there was no real injury
there. I've refereed hundreds Of fights
and I've never had an accident under
me in the ring. The suggestion that the
fight should have been stopped never
entered my head. If il had I would have
stopped 10 immediately
All through the meeting the telephone
bel tangled of and on. and it seemed
as if Albany never would get through
issuing instructions TO New York. When
il was all over the two commissioners.
Dixon and O'NeiI. invited the uewspa-
per men into the session room.
We thought il would Doe better %
make our statement this way, together.
explained Dixon, $50 that there would be
no misunderstanding We have eSoner-
ated White. and we viii meet on Mon
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..T I-,.r,-- word from l;,vo~ror u.v +,
y,,,,,riysi.r.~ rir,r " srra~norarad
Oxen .tHar tine Governor requested
him ra vote for the revocation of The If
carse.~
And John Mason. the Governors sec
retarr contributed Charles Harvey,
secretary of The commission. called up
Mr Dixon 90 tell him that the Governor
would IKE him 90 vote Tor the reyoca-
tior af tho license"
YES. rut SOU see 7 haven't had any
word from the Governor direct" ex-
rla.red Dixon. chat is. of course. ex-
cer- from the Commissioner with
wave o. his hand toward O'NeiD and the
secretary OTich another wave IN the gen
eraI direction of the telephone but I
shall do as the Governor requests. of
course"
So the question of the validity of the
Garden license was settled. and before
the date NJ its next scheduled nght the
Madison Square Athletic Club will be
without a license under the Frawley law.
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