The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-25
o'NsiI Says He
Never Accepted a Cent From
Boxer PaIIer.


Ger has brought suit against
- Frank 9. O'Neil, State Boxing
pommissionsr. aoieging that Mr.. O'Neil
2Dnss 90 Paisw. Palssr statss that on
= ssout June = he gave Mr.. o'Nsi $500.
q being unders kood that for this sum
Nhs Commissionst would secure . match
Sstween the big Iowa farmer and Jack
Sohnson. Palser says that ahis match
was never madO for him. and that he
wants his 900 back.
y ''This 10 simply an attempt 20 dis
credit me-" said Commissioner oNeIi
when intervie wet last nigD,. rs II
likely that Palzer would hand me SS00f
He certainly never did any thing Of the
HAD I never afxppted n cent from him,
Ia never wese. anywhere with him
withous paying Ghe bill myself Why.
(he day he tough Wells he was hat
broke. and ] seilt some people over to
me baths with him to pay his bill there
The folio wing Monday he asked me to
Aaen,ify him at the Knlckerbocker Trust
Company, 30 that. he could get the Mndi-
eoo Square Club'a check cashed. l went
30 there with him In q taxi, and no
didn't even volunteer to pay the tax:
bin. I paid II out OF my own pocket"
D ibid Palxer evssr ask you to act a. h's
RsnagerT'
..He ala" ans wered O'Neil. And I
Ma him at once that couldn't consider
0uch q thing. ! iuaggested that he ought
- get eome we'll known, experienced
Han like Mr.. Britdy. who managed JEFF.
kPies He said htd always had hard
Sms With his ma hasers and he'd be his
k~m manager ratiGr than take Brady or
knyone else"
sDid you ever ,pggest that you could
- a match with johnson for Palxerf'
"Csrtainiy not" exclaimed Mr.. O'Nell.
Hy0sdicuiousi WHY. I had openly de-
6arsd that I wo hid oppose the appear
Dcs Of Jack job nson In . bout In any
GIub In the State"
~. O'Ne,is eop, ,ositsen to the appsar-
ancs Of Jack JohI ,son In New York 10
Litter Of record. II was one OF me
nrst actions Of ths commission that
ofSsd The spprstbation Of the fans.
oSrson declared that he'd forcs his
Say IN and box la this state In spite OF
- commission. and Nj. ONeu and
rajor Oxen ruiea positively lat under
circupstances would any club be AZ
Swed 70 stage q tout In which johnson
as q principal. on the ground that
Dhneou was Q coiprmon lawbreaker ana
menaee 10 the hort. That rule wa
Dvsr revoked. and IL stin in force.
Ssissr's suit win. be tried In the City
curt. on the 18th OF this month.
HAVE what / ,pnsider . very excel.
lent suggestioIs for the State Ath'
istic Commission.
,xhs commission would DO well "a
~ one more nslx rule. Let Il abso'
teay prohibit the appearance In an,
ub In New York State Of any boxel
~ convicted ON any criminal charge
AM mart Of thiGa country, or, for tina
latter. abroad.
q - not often tfsat . convicted orimi
\ does take part IN . boxing bout. bu
Ach things have happened. ! know o
~ or two. cases. and In the futur
&hsrs may occur o,less tho commission
hes against It. Boxing ID clea
ut We ali, wsnt to see that Il
knson, or Of AMI white man accuse
eouduct similar b Johnson's. Is aiik
cfssnss 10 decefak citizens who EMO
- sport and . mnnace 10 the reputa
% Of the game.
~HAr was . grand raoc betwee
II Julius Harttrser, Sheriff, an
Billy Joh, referee OF the Madiso
kc.
tSoh, you know. appeared before IN
oshietic Commission and swore that b
mood the Stewa rt-Smith bout befoI
% Sheriff climbed into the ring. Jo
plained that he INTENDED to stop II
but. anyhow. but he saw the Sheri
Inning, and beat him to IT,"
Now up hobs the Sheriff with a lett
tho Governor, IN which he explaii
Mr.. DIX that job Ii four-iiush!n
"a that julius stoppe1 the bout all
mseif. Sheriff Ilarburger seems
Sgnant over Joh's invasion OF the lin
Int. What right has job. who isr
xnning for anything. 10 stand rig
81er the calcium?
NJ Of course the She Elm Is right. lie W
~ busy climbing into the ring to 8
Nh spread out his arms and wsggle
3G1ma at Stewards corner as a sign
Y s:hat Il was all over. But julius "a
mere than the spec Gators. for ne writ
n the Governor: When the eighth rou
- about to com nence. Mr.. Stewa
io1tsriny and almost unable to stand
r feet. started to ward Mr.. smith. t
~ p|noP contestant. bat was unable to
y because Of his weakened condition.
We didn't sec thik. According to {
ouection the bout was stopped by il
~ ~ Sheriff HarburSer, or both OF o
~ q the beginning Of the minut
A ~ interval. and he nrst time I 81
r.. 0tswart riss 10 his feet and ST.
t6vwhsre was when he rose up a
TX G1hod. very nrmlk. over to earnes
- with Mr.. Hirburger and beg
- allowed to 90 CO.. The bell for
~ Sghth round newr rang-boxers do
dost before the bell
Mt that doesn't settle the arsum'
wecn the Honoiss Die Sheriff and phi
), ~ job. There's only one way to set
~ Let them bold the race o'
ntn. Let the Sh arm sit down al
go)1e. end job amnd In the ring. a
" - 80 II job cln beat him 10
80 ~ sees the Sheriff coming. 7
egl9 y pretty active. Bets down. =