The evening world., 1912-02-08
'0Wtain Club Officials lntlmida.
ding Preliminary Boxers with
Threats Of Suspension by
Boxing Commission.

tCcpyhshi. 1871? Tho Pre-. Publishing 90.
Tho Now Nofk Void
r n an evening paper / note this inter.
esting paragraph:
Tho Boxing Commission has
been notified by Matchmaker Jimmy
Kelly OF the Brooklyn Beach a. c.
20 disbhr Frankie Pass. a local
fighter. for six months. because no
refused to box at his club Monday
night"
Tue Interesting part-whAt right has
Jimmy Kelly or any Other club of1cial
TO notify the Boxing Commission 60
dtSbar' any lighter FOR six months"
or for any other period Of tina. or TO
disbar my nxhter OF ali'
I rave heard OF a number Of instances
IN which the club oncials evidently
thought they could influence the COM
nrassion, perhaps by putting IN IN alto
Gsther false accusation against a boxw.
IN fAct. ] am informed tina, some club
people Of a certain sort hold threats N
"suspension'' over tho heads OF night
ere. and particularly over tho heads of
the little preliminary fellows who have
no money and who feel that they have
10 influence that would count at ali
aSainst tina infiuenos of the club man.
aesrs.
II sssms 10 bs the custom Of these
people to mako up their card and
then notify tho boxers that they ARE
matched. and that they must appear Mt
tAs club on a certain date and box
against an opponent picked for tho oc-
casion. The boxer Ia given no choice
a. A.. IL d. 49, 49, A.
doseA't night. tho club will have him
before tho commission" and his iiveii-
hood wall be taken away from him.
Now. what In a poor l'ttlo preliminary
scrapper Ia do against such n combins-
tion7 And for that matter. what chance
has n fighter. except a star whose
suspension would cause a lot OF pubic
comment. against an INSCRIPTIONS COM
bination Of club oficiais7
AIN Informed. and with suoh dstaii
mat thsre seems 10 be every probability
OF truth In tho Information. thai boxers
actually have been coerccd IN This man
ner. and thet some. when they refused
10 be forc&d into boxing In matches
thrust upon them withou, their con.
sent. actually havo been brough, before
a. n mmieson. and suspended upon
the false Information given by club Of
qoiais.
Now Of course mis- sort OF thing 4.
got possible where the more reputable
94bs are concerned. hut there are
6iacklegs In every profession, and some
Il the men running boxing Clubs arc no,
the most honorable gentlemen IN the
vpph.
All Of this has nothing to 10 with N,
eaoe OF frankie Pass and Jimmy Kelly
cod the Brooklyn Beach 4. g. OF which
I have no personal knowledge. AN
referring TO n state OF arairs that doe,
x1st In some out-of-the- way corners 81
Z boxing game. and which should h.
brought TO the attention OF the gentle.
men IN are spending their time ant
WORKING hard 20 promote the interest,
of . good game ana develop true sport
No doubt the State Athletic Commission
agrees with me In this-that the snalles
and most insignificant preliminary boxe
IN the profession Is Just ms much en-
titled to Justice as the most Influential
club owner or official In this State.
IKE GrBBONS'S weight was an
IVU nounced from the ring at IN
ave- Empire last night 1901, pound,
And Mike - supposed 10 he a weller
weight M claimant Of tho wclter
weight champion shin. Tommy Ryai
when he was m,dilcwcight champion
often weighed no more than lis, iS an
$50 pounds IA his big nghts. Gibbons
as big a man now as Tommy Ryan wa
81 his best.
The new rule Of the Boxing commits
sl6n. n II Is enforced. viii be one OF u
best rules ever invented for the goo
OF the game. II will put an end to q
weight juggling INDUCED IN by our ho
fighters. No longer VIII wclicrwsigh.
and even mlddlcwclghts bee allowed
pass as lghtwelgnts. and tho small,
haavyp eight. can't SO ON hEhtlnE amor
she middlowoights. As things have bee,
run the popular boxer, have been nh
20 evade weighing IN, 90 make the
opponents make weight. which IL 90 tai
an entirely unfair advantage.
Might before last. AT the Fairmof
Packey Mcfarland wvlrhcl, and D
weight. az announced, was lG pound
This settle the discussion ot matchl'
Packey Mcfarland ana MIko G'huof
The Boxing Commission has decld
against allowing sueh uucycn match
IN the various weight classes
- WBoNS f. a very good fighter. J
will have a hard time finding ID
poneut, enough 10 keep him b1.
even among tho m.lalcWelrlts Gent
men q the ting who pack a kuo,
OUT are popular with the followers
the game. but not az all too popul
with the men they night