The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-17
MANY HAVE DESIGNS
ON BOXING BOSS JOB
RumOr Factory Has One Lone
Commissioner on Salary
Replacing Three.
SPORT WRITER on TRAIL

There are plenty Of rumors aroat about
he has \ plan FOR one man 10 replace
Those who know tho political ropes say
that C;oyernor-clect whitman Intends to
remove the present commission and that
that ~ things come to II showdown
the three gentlemen now hoidins positions
although the existing law calla for three
men without pay.
Just who this lone commissioner is
20 be is causing all the tongue WasgirE.
The town t. chock full of willing Tone
comm ssioners The man most p'omI-
nently mentioned is q sporting eaito" OF
an evening paper. II is said that lie
isn't making any secret Of his desire 20
dictate fistic fussinss around tao Umpire
state, in fact he Is hunting tho job 40
hard that there is considerable danger
Of his riding it down AZ the hocGs.
Then again one club manager admitted
that so and SO came 20 him Ia the inter
este, OF who's this and wanted TO knox
how the JOB struck his fancy.
~, f. 10 no n 1000 scat and one not
TO ne sueezed at" says this man III the
know. Several district 'caLefs have
hinted that there is something doin: and
that II things come 20 showdown
some one o: them vii, JUST naturally have
TO back IN and lie the lone" boxing ear.
still another young man well known on
Broadway-,NiIo has WhtInan's ear.
tvhcrever he aot it)--says he would
take the job, but that he couldn't stand
seeing the mob get the shock that would
naturally follow the simple mentioning OF
his name as the lone" one.
In the meantime Commissioners Price,
Dixon, ONen and Secretary Harvey only
smile when the lone" bosey man Is men
toned. There's sort OF were IN,
get W. out air about the premises in
levcn hundred and levcn. Al Park Ro"
And the tighter they ST the greater grows
the flock OF individuals who would lone
commits sionc.s be with $1,000 salaries
lin Buchley aai Billy Gibson met in
the counting room at Madison square
Garden after the Coffey-Smlth rumpus
Tuesday uisht sad It looked for n time
as though hotheaded Jim and quiet spoken
William would so night smack TO the
johnny jun.pups. Wasn't buckley mad
though. Jim taxed Billy With being n
social lion for the cole purpose OF swing
ing the popular verdict 10 his giant IRISH
man.
why don't YOU get editions OF the
papers printed heforehard?' vailed Buck
ley.
I'm so sure that Corey won that y
doat get the popular vote on that aght
viii stop boxing in this State" opinea
the quiet Mr.. Gibson.
WIN you let that big hof carrier aEAt
my little Gunner to a finish.
Yes" snapped Gibson.
Where and when shr.esed suct0ey
In tho only place they're having finish
I lights belgium" said Gibson. and ever.
Buckley had to Join In the lau-h that fol-
lowed. Thnv finally shook hands ard
agreed 20 agree.
Joe Nanphrles has Discovered why 80
band leader at tho Garden mixed the
musical Introduction Il the Gunner and
Jim Coney. ~ told him 70 play The
Wearing OF the Green when Introduced
the fellow vita the green tights said
.Io-. land ia nit up California when
Waited TO the contrc with the fellow With
the salmon pink TRUNKS Tie leader adj
nittel to-day that ne was color blind
and low YOU know Why Smith got
Coreys melody and corey Smiths.
I While Lewis il going to teach Battling
Ievinshy mis- famous one-tUo knockout
punch.
81 will make Ann knook all those fellows
out hereafter" insists Lewis. "Levinsky
has beaten Cofrey. Weinert, Smith, Flynn
and all the tough ones--now I'm going
20 teach him how to put them down
and out. I'm going 70 make a hitter
out OF him, used to use that oombina-
ton punch TO knock out the big ones
when l was only a small welterweieht."
John the Barber did NOT see the
Coffey-Smith fight John called for the
usual Annie Oakcys and found that his
name had been omitted from the list.
John took out three new bills--the price
Of seat. took throe steps toward the
box Office. took three anal looks at tho
three bills, turned on his heel and took
1888 strides back to the old lather
laboratory.
"Goyernor-e.ect Whitman is a regular
boxing fan said Eddie MrMahon YES
terday. We sent him som~ tickets tn
one OF the fights. which. unfortunately. We
had to postpone. Mr. Whitman sent back
letter through his secretary thanking
us for the tickets, and said that he would
accept them and turn them over to some
friends who would report the merits OF
the bouts to him, az he N,imself could no,
come because OF an important dinner
engagement"
Boxing Commissioner Dixon is maxim :
a personal investigation in conjunction
with the entire Rrooklyn navy yard o.
Sailor Joe Leichtfcn's claim against the
Irving A G. for s37. an amount he says
~ uue mn lpE Uout re TOOK part IN a.
that club
Just 20 show you that CHICAGO Is al
"het up' over Charlie Whites chance.
10 beat Freddie Welsh In twenty rount
bout. AT 1879 pounds "a group OF his ad
ln!rers dubbed together Yesterday and eo
the best part OF $4,000 pool to b.
waSered on the Chicago boss chances.
y. B-Charlie has to meet Joe Shu
grue first.
Young Mike Donovan, who was led I,
istic slaughter against the St rau
phantom. Mike Gibbons. will start al
. over again at the Pioneer \. c. ncx
, Friday nigh, when he boxes q retur
bout with Tommy league
: Several boxing fans were Joking BIZ
- Bob Armstrong recently and Jack John
= sons name was brought up.
: They'll whip Arthur tho next time h
fights" offered ono Old timer. you kno,
. fellow can't go the pace in Paris with
J. out losing his speed. You'll find Jac