The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-06-24
MUCH CRITICISM
OF COMMISSION
BOXING BOARD IN BAD WITH
SOME DEvOTEES OF THE
ROPED ARENA.
TACTICS CALLED ARBITRARY
JAS. A. LARSON MAY BECOME A
CANDIDATE FOR SECRE- !
TARY OF STATE ~

IdIuIO c1LHcI ISpC1lS IuC SIdIc law lc-
CALLING boxing in Minnesota or else.
changes the control body, and the
same odds that the commission named
by Governor Hammond to carry out
the provisions Of the boxing law is in
bad before another thirty days roll
by. Organized less than a month, the
latest addition to Minnesota's growing
list of commissioners and boards is al
ready running afoul of public opinion,
and unless it changes its tactics Gov
ernor Hammond may have to inter-
fere. The creation of commission to
supervise boxing in Minnesota, which
was to be confined to St. Paul, Min
neapolis and Duluth, was not a piece
of legislation that the legislature was
unduly proud of, in fact it scraped
through the senate by bare majority
and when, the act reached Governor
Hammond he consumed the entire le-
gal limit before making up his mind
as to- approval. Well, he did sign it,
and in due time named Frank Thomp-
son of st. Paul, a bosom friend of R.
T. O'Connor, the local Democratic
leader, Michael Nolan, a baker of
Minneapolis, and Henry Ribenack of
Duluth as the commission provided
for by the law.
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In anticipation of the resumption of
boxing in Minnesota and the goedly
bunch of simoleans that would natur-
ally accrue to those on the intsides q
number of clubs were organized in
each of the three cities and prepara-
lions made to file applications for the
required license. Gee, but it did look
good! There were limitations that
f1y-by-night clubs and promoters
would be barred, all of which was sat
isfactory to majority of the disciples
OF the squared circle, but they were
not prepared for what followed, orthe
rush stuff which characterized the
three meetings held. It fairly swept
them off their feet,-fghters, promo
tiers, reporters, managers and all
and now those on the outside are Won
dering what they ran up against, a
tornado or a whirlwind; :. whether it
was a part of the state government Or
simply one of those everyday lafaifs
which is one of the features of boss
ridden st. Paul. ..>:os,zE - z."u
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But to continue. The first meeting
of the commission, which was for or
ganization purposes, indicated nothing
beyond the statement that everybody
would be given square deal. At the
next meeting a secretary was named
and other minor business transacted.
But with such speed that even the re-
pOrters had hard time getting the
needed dope. They found out what
was on, all right, but in order. to be
fair to the commission all "knoek
stuff" was suppressed. At its third
meeting the commission was just
seven minutes in session and in that
time it named a number of fight ref
erees, licensed three clubs, one in
each city, and transacted other bust
ness known only to the members. Out
in an anteroom number of lawyers,
fight fans and promoters representing
various interests were awaiting for a
hearing. With a rush the members
of the commission brushed by them
and caught an elevator and when the
bunch recovered from its astonish-
ment it was to find the commission,
their chances and a few other things
only a memory. The roar of disap-
pointment and rage that went up
could have been heard block away,
while as to the remarks INDUCED in
they were sulphurous. The attorneys
in the crowd kept their counsel, but
it is sure bet they will carry their
grievances to a higher authority.
What town or city wants a nice
women's reformatory? The state
will erect one representing consider
able investment and the Board of
Control is sending out circulars in
viting bids. All that is desired is 16O
acres of ground suitably located, with
railroad facilities. The last legisla-
ture directed the location of the new
institution, but left the matter of con-
srucion of the necessary buildings to
its successors. The new institution
will have Accommodations for abuo,
200. s.-@ 9
While on this subject the thought
arises that if the state in its early
days had only set aside a county fol
state institutions what a saving would
the locating and centralizing all of its
have been effeced. At the present
time the state has half dozen cor.
receive institutions and each is locael
in a different part of the state. The
proposed women's reformatory viii
add to the number and if the old sys
tenn is continued it also will be giver
a location to itself. As a result of thi.
scattered condition it is figured tina
an additiouaI cncf IF f,1llv G5O0 0Al