Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-20
MAY PERMIT DECISIONS
New York Officials Likely to Be APP
pointed Favor Such Plan.
WILL BE HELP TO BOXING
New Orleans Now Has Law AIIOwing
official stamp on Twenty-ROund
Bouts and Promoters Are
JubiIant.
NJ RINGsInE.

NEW fOhk, Dec. l9.-NeW 1ork may
follow the lead OF New Orleans In per-
hitting decisions in boxing bouts under
the Incoming administration, II plans now
under consideration assume concrete form.
Should Governor-elect whitman appoint
three members OF the State Athletic com
mission, which supervises boxing IN this
commonwealth. an effort will be made 90
amend the regulations calling for referees
decisions In ten-round bouts here
The recent commissioners-James Price.
Frank O'Neir and Major Dixon-are I'M
equivocaliy opposed TO the rendition OF
official decisions in boxing matches In
this state. The project has been sub
mitted TO them several times, and each
time the official stamp OF disapproval was
branded on the resolutions.
Under a new governing board. there IL
a likelihood that the matter will receive
serious consideration. Those who have
started the agitation TO have decisions
permitted claim that such a rule would
tend toward the betterment OF the ring
game in New York state. II is their con-
tention that better bouts would result. as
the principals would not dare 'staIl''
through the ton rounds, as they too often
do now.
These aRltators also have an answer
for those opposed TO decisions on the
ground that II breeds betting. The sup
porters Of the decision movement point
out that a state law provides that '1t Is
a mlsdemeanor 10 place q wager on any
form OF competltion;" they say that II
this law were enforced the "sure thing
element would quickly be rounded up and
eliminated.
REEVES Decision Talk.
The recent contest between Champion
Freddie Welsh and Young Shugrue. the
Jersey City boxer. revived the talk OF
allowing decisions TO be rendered in local
bouts. shugrues followers are, bemoan-
ing the fact that no official verdict was
rendered. for then their idol would have
been the lightweight champion OF the
world, as Shugrue was tho undlsputed
victor over the title-holder
{. Young shugrue and Charley White have
boon treated unkindiy by the fates as re-
CARDS decision" fights. Before Willie
Richie left for England to hand over the
lightweight crown 10 Freddie Welsh,
white fnauied Richie all over a Milwau-
kes ring for ten rounds. Tho Chicagoan
Ras unanimously proclaimed the winner.
but the referee was not empowered by tho
stats 10 give an official decision and
Charley will have 10 walt until he gets
Freddie Welsh for twenty rounds. with
decision attached. before he can hope to
win tho championship.
shugrue rather regrets that Referee
Roche could not lift his hand that night
and make him tho happiest fighter Jer-
sey ever produced But II was not TO
be; 90 Joe finds solace IN RECALLING his
"morai' victory over n worlds champion.
After five years Of decisionless bouts.
New Orleans has been rewarded with
a law calling for official verdlcts In
twenty-round bouts. The first hattie
over tho route under the new law did
not draw as well as anticipated. and tho
lack OF interest was ascribed to the fans
having 90 wearied OF no-deoision bouts
that It win take some time for the sport
in New Orleans TO be restored to It's for.
mer high plane.
Promoter IL Optimistic.
Promoter Dominick Tortorich Il opti-
miBtio over tha boxing outlook in the
south since the game has been abolished
In California. lie has under construc-
tion an enormous fight arena with
seating capacity Of ib,0Oo.
Tortorich. however. has one kick COM
ing. He resents the intrusion OF Tom
McCarey, the California fight promoter.
into the New Orleans field. But this OBJ
lection win avail him nothing, as Nc
Carey Is well liked In the south and will
be formidable rival to Sir Dominick.
Tortorich should know better than to
try TO restrict the field or to attempt 70
have a monopoly on the fight promoting
game In I.ouisian. MccRrey has an inter-
national reputation as q sagacious
matchmaker. and y will be fight 70 the
finish between Tortorich and Mccarey.
New Orleans win benefit. as each OF theses
two win constantly DO trying 10 improve
on the oppeslhg attraction
The eminent Freddie welsh IL taking
the rest cure. The lightweight cham
pion decided to ease up In his work for
several weeks. SO a. 10 recover from the
strain OF fighting seven bouts In six
weeks. Tho reversal at the hands OF
shugrue has made Welsh realize that he
has been overworked and was in danger
OF going stale