New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-25


~ known as John the Barber. was
found guilty Of cocrcing prizehghters
into peddling tickets. Chairman
Wenck, of the Boxing Commission. SIT
ting as committing magistrate, yester
day sentenced John TO thirty days an
stenance from taking any money az
the box Office of the Harlem Club. Inc
culprit broke down on passage OF the
sentence and was carried sobblng from
the courtroom by Major Lew RAYMOND.
The final plea Of John the Barber
was particularly affecting. There was
hardly dry eye in the court In TACT
there was only one dry eye. 1t be
longed TO boxer. who had been wal
lOpod on the unsympathetc organ the
night before and consequently was un-
able TO weep with II.
81 never done it," said John the
Barber earnestly. But ! will never
DO 1t again"
The prisoner appeared pale and
drawn when he entered the room.
Somehow he seemed to sense i'm
pending doom in the rotund but
stern face Of the commissioner
When Al Lippe told how John the
Barber insisted that his client!
tickets John the Barber used the
shorter and ugier word. Eighteen
tried and trained affidavit men de-
clared that Colonel Rcisler would
never do such thing.
Suddenly Commissioner Wenck un-
folded a package containing number
Of ducats or tickets TO the Harlem
Club. Each ticket was stamped with
a cabal.stic letter Z.
will you then explain to this com
mission why these ducats are so marked
end why other tickets given 20 other
boxers 10 sell are labelled with differ
ent letters ," demanded the court.
John the Barber wilted under the
third degree glance of the commits
sioner. 81 don't see why ! should be
made the goat just because guy hol-
lers," replied Mr.. Reisler pathetically.
This commission is not trying to
make you the universal nanny,
John" returned the court, sternly.
But YOU are guilty. Confess"
well, | won't do it again" said
John the Barber.
"Not for thirty days, at any rate"
said tn, Court. Call the next case
~ ,XT compliments were Jack Sales
~ and Willie Jackson, by profess
sion pu. lists. They wanted to know
if anybody in the house had seen Eddie
Mcmahon. fight promoter. and manager
at present Of the Empire Sporting
Club.
Because walled the two boxers in
duet. I'VE amt seen a cent Of the
dough we was 10 have got for our fight
last niaht. We took a taxicab and we
burned up all of our guarantee trying
10 find Eddie Mcmahon. But II wa.
case Of nobody home nowhere. And
we amt even seen a dime"
At this point a friend OF Nc
Nahon's said, "Why don't those guys
find Mcmahon? They'll get their
dough all right. seen Eddie only
this afternoon, talking 20 a certain
party, and when Eddie gets through
talking with that party he'll have a
roll. | know something, tell you"
But both fighters said that they had
searched everywhere for the missing
promoter. They declared that ne was
as elusive as the California flea. which
leaps nimbly from precipice 70 preci-
pice. now and then emitting a hurst
Of hoarse. raucous laughter In the d.
rection Of its pursuer.
"Aint fighters got no rights" de-
manded the duet.
1T would seem not" replied the
court, unkinking its dignity for the
moment and engaging in some inn
promptu righteousness. And very few
Of them have let's, either However,
the Empire Club will hold no more
shows until il has settled all obliga-
tions in full"
THE "mixed bout" rule OF the Box
Il ing Commission Is TO be tested
in the courts in the very near
future. Paddy Donnelly, impresario
OF the American Sporting Club, an
nounced that he would stage a bout
between white hope and dusky
gladiator at Tuesday nights show.
Herr Donnellv wished the commits
sion TO understand that he did not