Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-05
CHARLIE WHITE AND HIS
TRAINER LEAVE FOR HOME
VIII Not Box Moy I'm Philadelphia
January IL, as He Refuses to Make
Wcight-To Meet Robideau.
BoXING PAYS IN NEW YoRK
Athletic Commission, Through It's
Secretary, Makes Report, in Which
the Years Work Is Reviewed.
S05O,O00 Spent to See the Sport.

NEW YORK. January 4.-Charlie
White and his trainer. Ike Bernstein,
left New York for Chicago tonight at
o'clock over tho Pennsylvania They
Will go right through Philadelphia
without Without stopping. rs Eddie NIoy has
Charlie 60 lie OF January II; Moy refused
bout. e'A-'ou''o
~, White will box Sammy Robideau in
Lewis. Whites manager, Will return
10 chicago tomorrow.
which swept the county during the
FAST year, boXing was source of great
ing to the annual report of the State
n hlsidsf Gom NJ ssio the boxing en-
lege of watching the good, bad and IN
different boxers perform or this sum
ne ne o state , was enriched TO the Hum OF
total number Of i32 which applied for n
| Licenses are still in existence and hold
commission, has ISSUED the foliowi ing
statement aHnae,t to O., the boxing enthusiasts:
the fact that business generaiiv has
been been In a slump for quite a while
has stood UP wonde rfuiiy' as OF nvi9 9cStnS
by the returns made to the State Attn
letc Commission, which controls and
"Thirty-one new clubs have boer
i icensSd by the state Athletic Commits
S sofn, a o the last year making
since the commission started opera
tons OF this entire number many
have beer, closed or had their licenses
cancelled by the commission, until now
at the present time. there are about
nifty eight clubs operating in this State.
OF the clubs have been approyimateiv
Se5o.ooo, OF which tho State received
a, per cent cen revenue amounting to
The. sport itself has run along
smoothly, and the commission has had
or sham boxing contest
of course, there have been tho usual
fences and voiations of The 'n rl,,es of OF
OF which have been heard and adiudi
Gated at the. weekly meetings held bv
Experience has demonstrated, and
records show. that the sport has been
| well conducted.
Apparently the law rs administered
by the State Athletic Commission has
impressed other States strongly he
cause eau the demands for copies of the
! law have been frequent, and the sec
rotary OF the commission has been for
wording copies of the law ana informa-
tio PHO TO almost ever State in the Union.
the boxing conditions In this State has
| demonstrated absolutely that ali tbof
| was needed for the manly sport NJ
! sclf-defcnse was government and COZ
| troll and Its administration OF tha
| office has placed the sport on the hinb
/ plane OF excellence similar To that on
joyed by any OF the strenuous snorts
| OF the day po' %
with over three years of ey;stenco
| it has been shown that the 'survivaI
| OF tho Attest applies in n great meas
/ ure 10 the club situation, az ONLY those
I qualified and best equipped to give Tho
| best entertainment to the public have
| remained In existence, tho Others sue
cu1nbing, as In any other line Of husi-
! ness. JUDI
THE preimdices which have existed
against boxing are gradually disannear
/ ing The critics OF the sport have s,r-
! rounded the game with false idcos ana
| led many to believe that prize nwhtinW
| ana boxing were synonumOus tcr,n. 'e
During the lcgaliZed life OF tho game
In this State the public has seen ~
! dcmonstrated That boxing is n mnniv
/ sport for "a manly nation, and bw ~
! ioya! SUPPORT have evidenced a wish
That y should be encouraged and per- ..
The legislative policy of tho State
| IN relation TO it's fiscal affairs is to
cnact curtailmcnt OF expondIture"
una TO increase It's revenues The rcvo
! nues created by tho Frawle INV since
| its inception stand out as an answcr
! to such critics" '.'""c