The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-11
Gov. Dix Wants Sheriff and Dis
trict.Attorney to Prevent VOL
gast.McFarland GO, Which
Was Scheduled for Garden.

The New York World.
@OV. DIX wants the Mcfarland
4, wolgast bout stopped. intimatins
- IN his letter TO Sheriff Hamburger
that Il Will he a prizehght Fortunately
there may be no reason for the Sherin's
Interference because the bout has been
or for a day or ~. Manager Glbson OF
lie Garden 4. c. practically called II
or rather than give In 10 Wogait's de-
;nands for more money. Gov. DIX had
,,idently listened TO the clamor OF the
su-called reformers many OF whom have
never seen a boxing bout
Tho Governor has also requested Dis
trict. Attorney Whitman to Cooperate
a.th the Sheriff.
In his letter TO Sheriff Hsrburger Gov.
DIX says:
The act OF 1911 to establish a State
Athletic Commission and to regulate
boxing and sparring was not intende!
TO and does not legallze prize fght.ng:
and the disgrace OF such an exhibition
as Is said to be contemplated must not
be tolerated.
Il cal your attention to the above.
with assurance that, as the responsible
peace officer of the community. you will
not fail TO do your duty In the premises:
and I expect that neither this particular
prize fight NOR ANY OTHER con-
TEST OF THE SAME CHARACTER
WILL BE PERMITTED BY YOU
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF YOUR
JURISDICTION"
State Athletic Commissioner Frank 9.
ONeil. when shown The despatch from
Albany. said: IT'S news to me. I have
not been notified officially and I would
not like to express any opinion on the
matter until / hear from Gov. Dix on
the subject"
tive aviators killed within a week!
And two dozen spectators killed
. or terribly mutilated Dy an I'M
guided aeroplane. There's a sport for
you. II you like killing. With that ana
the Ia -rderous motor cycle racing-poo-
Hasha and his dozen. victins!-why
should the world waste time thinking
W newl Ways to provide excltem-at?
When I think over the list Of fstaii-
ties In various sports. aviation. au:)-
MODELLING. motor cycle racing. baseball
and football. swimming. yachrlng-I
wonder why some people become 70
hysterical over the alleged brutality
of 4 g,oved punch on the chin.
II In hardly wise. however. to pick
out sport and lay all the worlds troubles
60 its discredit. We. as a people. are
marvellously careless OF human lie
and happiness. We are governed by
politicians. who do nothing except for
their own little political reasons. their
vote-trsding and private gratis" We
permit railroads to run without provid-
ing the best safety devices modern In
genuity can devise-because safety
devices ars expensive. So our rail.
roads kill their tens OF thousands every
year. Every branch OF manufacture
opsfAted Economically" has Its grea,
annual hist Of killings and maimlngs
Some grave faults can be charged W
to certain lines Of sport" but. sftei
all, sport Is not to carry all the blame
IT'S q pretty sure thing now that Ad
wolgast Is afraid to meet Packey
Mcfarland. For years he hal
ducked and lodged whenever Packey'i
name has been mentioned. Finally n
was matched to meet Mcfarland In
ten-round. decisioniess bout here In New
York. He signed articles and forfeit
were posted.
But no one felt sure that woixas
would make good" He has run out ~
often before where Packey was con
csrned. So II wasn't much OF sur
prise to followers OF the sport whei
word came over the wires that Wolgas
had injured his arm while crankinl
mis- automobile. It's as easy to "hur
an arm" II you want TO dodge an issu
a. to do anything else. Hurting hi
arm" was just as good as getting u
any other excuse.
But Just before hurting his arm
Wolgast had intlmated TO the promote
that he'd like to have a little NOR
money. He was willing to sldestep tn
terms OF his contract.
Later wolgast made fiat demand 10
q bigger payment. lie said he'd nc
come TO New York to box McFarlan
unless given more money than his con
tract called for, And as the promote
refused TO DO bomboozled into glvin
him a few thousand dollars more wo
sast dropped out
A fine champion. this "Michiga
beAr-cat."
THE Boxing Commission would
well to make managers OF DO,
ing clubs protect the public.
man who Is not trained for mate
should not be allowed to box. To !,
him go on and stall or lose delibera,eI
for the purpose of getting money Il
nothing Is an imposition on the spe
tators
Every manager OF boxing clr
should make It his business to see Il
boxers who are going to compete. tv
or three days before the date set q
The contests. II he then finds al
boxer palpably out of shane n. cou