The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-11
WHITE CHOSEN TO
REFEREE Big BOUT
Veteran Charlie Compromise
observation-disclosures Orders
Care by All Hands.
"GAME MUSTN'T be HURT

Charlie White, the veteran referee who
was considered master OF the profe ssioi
In the old Horton law days. will oficiat.
in the Jess Willard Frank Moran ter
round championship fight at Madison
Square Garden the evening OF March s
White was selected "a a part OF d
compromise Yesterday. Tom Jones. foi
willard. held out stoutly for zach
Sicily. Ike porgan and Moran as stub.
hornly for Bill Brown. Finally ths
Moran side suggested White. At first
Jones would listen to this. Finally
Tex Richard prevailed upon him 20 Mir
a coin with Dorgan to settle the argu.
ment. Jones lost.
The state boxing commission does no,
intend that the public or health OF the
game shall suffer In any way from the
proposed heavy weight battle. Chairman
Fred Wonck mailed the following letter
Yesterday TO the show Corporation. un'
der who's auspices Rickard and Nc
Cracker are to conduct the bout
To the ShotU Cooperation.
A'''lbAllE ~ 'ull'uN i'I'l 10 nv WV
temp,ated Willard Moran boxing exhi-
bition is to he conducted under your
auspices in Madison square Garden OH
March 5.
This matter was taken up by Com
m~issioners pwyer. Franey and myself
AZ meetings upstate on Tuesday and
Wednesday and | was instructed to in
form you that the attitude OF the State
Athletic Commission toward the pro-
posed exhibition il substantially as
follows Every possible ~precaution
must be taken against fraud " any
kind, especially IN contracts. advertis-
ing and ticket selling against mis-
management II seating arrangements
and iradcquat" policing 81 premises
against dressing room holdups by
boxers, or ring time delay 81 any
other nature against an uusatisfac-
tory contest. u against any other
thing that may suggest itself which
might IuIurr the sport.
In order to aid in thus safeguarding
the puhlic certified copies Of all con-
tracts in tie match 10y the boxers.
their managers and other parties in
tercstcd and yourselves must he
placed On file with tins commission "a
soon as executed All moneys involved.
Inc udiug purse. f~urfeits and bonuses,
must he d.po- ted with "A surety satis-
factory and subject to the order Of this
commission before tickets are put on
sail" the referee must be approved by
TINS commission a certified plan Of
the CONTEMPLATED seating arrangements
must be filed with and approved By
tins commission The printer from
whom the tickets are ordered must file
with tins commission an affidavit; Of
.N.ltir ,,b.s - .. -, l,Ht,-l -
this exhibition. and All tickets must be-
c~ousccutivcly numbered and have the
price plainly printed thereon.
In conclusion. lrt mo assure YOU that
this ,uwm'~- pu .s inclined to render
can 10 w"Nlig tbs Big enterprise -
%fudr'tl amt a'N|'''" success. hut o
~ arl'r''.t." - 's for your own h"uc-
NJ a. well a uv'~ That We work
together 20 ih" very last detail toward
protecting tn" publ" against any pos
sihl" cause for Complaint. We have
noticed In the papers various names
IN connection with III" promotion and
nan cement n 'h'~ Willard Moran eN-
hlh.tIou. but You Wi, appreciate that
i'l'''"n III me matter from first to
las '"urS very 'rnly
FRED \. WEHcK.
Chairman.
Richard and McCrackcu approved yes
terday afternoon of plans for the re-
modelling OF the Mad son square Gar
den main Moor whereby j, viii Ice pos
wv SI'y,''"rS AZ 'n' '"ahp'"hSnlP pat
practically twice as mauy boxes AS
ever hrfur. used vii Ice installed on the