New-York tribune., 1911-09-21
WHITES Job IN DANGER.
Referee Must Explain why He
Didn't Stop Brutal Fight.
COMMISSION TO QUIZ HIM
Slaughter of Carl Morris Gould
Have Been Averted by OBJ
servance Of the Law.

Charley White, the Walter Camp OF
prizehshtinE, may lose his license as
referee as result Of CORY bout between
Carl Morris and Jim Flynn last Friday
night at thA Garden. Although neither
Commissioner ONell nor Commissioner
Dixon would express his opinion of the
slaughter which White permitted TO con-
tinue for ten rounds II was considered
highly significant that the two should con-
cur yesterday afternoon I'm issuing an order
requiring the famous referee to show cause
why he should not forfeit his license for
failing to stop the fight. White must ap-
pear before the commission tomorrow for
examination.
The issuance Of this order was the most
important business to come before the COM
mission at yesterdays meeting. The ques-
ton of the lease OF Madison Square Garden
held by the Madison Square Athletic Club,
represented by Pat Powers and Harry
Pollock, had to so over until Governor DIX
should appoint a third commissioner in
place Of James l.. Sullivan. who resigned.
At present Commissioner ONeil is in favor
ot revoking the clubs licenS, because he
considered the lease an evasion Of the
Frawley law, while Commissioner Dixon
Is just as strongly opposed to any such
action.
How can anything be done until the
Governor appoints another commissioner
said Mr.. ONeil yesterday in discussing
this deadlock Il do not know when the
appointment will be made or who the new
man will be. but In the meantime the. de-
cision regarding the lease and other points
IN the inquiry concerning the club must
go over for the present"
Commissioner Omen has an appointment
with the Governor to-day in Albany. At
the conference between them ii is expected
the Governor will announce successor 10
Mr.. Sullivan and also make clear his own
attitude toward the Madison Square Garden
case.
Governor Dix has wired 10 the commits
sion for a transcript Of the evidence I'm the
case" Mr.. O'NelI went OF, including the
testimony Of Patrick T. Powers. / am sure
the case Will be disposed Of as soon as
new commissioner is appointed. He will
have TO be from the "a District. and he may
be appointed by the Governor tomorrow
A copy Of the evidence was forwarded to
the Governor. Tuesday he was In confer
ence over the boxing situation with Com
missioner O'Nen. Senator Frawley. the au-
thor of the boxing law, and the Governors
secretary, John a. Mason.
At the New York office of the Attorney
General Deputy Attorney General McQuald
said he had received no request from the
commission TO butt into the boxing situa-
tion. District Attorney Whitman also re-
pudiated the suggestion that his Office was
mixed up in IT I'm any way. Commissioner
O'Neil has told Pat Powers that he
would give him forty eight hours notice OF
any action to be taken against the Madison
Square Athletic Club.
The commission appointed yesterday
these additional referees; John J. O'Brlen,
John J. Walsh, Maxwell F.. More, formerly
with the New York Athletic Club. and
Charles Draycott, OF Brooklyn. 1t also
issued licenses to these clubs: The Irish
American Athletic Club, the Houston Hip
podrome Company. the Spring Valley Coun-
try Club, Of Spring Valley, Rocklsnd Coun-
ty, y. Y; the Greensburg Athletic Club OF
Elmsford, y. Y. and the Liberal Athletic
Club, Of Port Richmond, Staten Island.
Applications from the Buffalo Athletic
Club and the Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Of Albany. went over to the next meeting
o, the commission. al o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.