New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-03
Billy Miske and Fred
Fulton Also Pay Visit
10 Headquarters

II was managers matine. dsyns.
Offices OF the Boxing Commission %,
terday afternoon. and Fred W,,.,
chairman Of the commission, heidi,
ception In his private suite for s,,,.,.
hours.
John J. Reisler ("Barber Jos,. =,
the Harlem Sporting Club vas o.. :,
the early visitors. From an h,..
pocket he drew forth a legal lo,t,.
document, and, with a sob IN hi, ,.,,
asked the commissioner 70 glane. a..
the papers and testify that eysry,si,,
was on the Cup and up"
The screed had to do with the ada.
tised appearance Of Billy Msks, A.s
Paul middleweight, and Charlie W..
ert, Of Newark, light-heayyweigs. =,
the Harlem Sporting Club on Frs,,
night, January II.
Two Spasms Of Ink
Two zpasms OF ink we're identified !,
Reisler as the signatures Of Nish az
Weinert, signifying that both v.r,
ready and willing to go on with Il,
bout on tho day specified. But aJ..,
the Barber" was still troubled. for :.
had noted in the public prints the n,
that Mr.. Miske was matched 70 mas.
either Battling Levinsky or Gurbo,.
Smith at the Clermont Sporting ca
next Monday night, and on January h
was slated for another encounter. hi,
time with Jack Dillon, the "gia,,
killer"
"My contract with the boys i,,rh
the good, amt 10, commissioner The,
won't be able to throw me dogn. Vii
they, after me putting up a pure o
$4,000 for them?"
Just at that moment Wenek Va,
summoned to the telephone. Ioha
Weismantle, landlord Of the Brosdv,v
Sporting Club, was doing the speaking
on the other end, and he wanted 10
know If Miske couldn't be prevented
from fighting at the Harlem S. c. such
short time before going on agains.
Dillon.
Reisler suffered as only strong mar
can when he caught the drift Of n.
wire talk, but relaxed into a chair Ehs,
Wenck declared that unless Weisms,.
ties contract with the st. Paul peroi
had a stipulation to the effect thar
Miske should not engage in any other
, bouts within a certain time limit, h.
Harlem bout could not be stopped
Weismantle admitted there was no sueI
clause in his papers, and Rsislu
mopped his beaded forehead and liz
cigar. Both bouts will proceed accord
ing to schedule.
PonderOus Plssterer Calls
! A few minutes later Miske hins.
entered the Office. shook hands al
l around and stated that he was peri.s
4 ly agreeable 70 filing all the dl.si
mentioned and expected TO have q goo.
time 20 boot. lie went away from tier,
and then the doorway was darken..
by the pachydermic form of Ferociosl
Fred Fulton, the ponderous plssters;
Of Minnesota, who came here 70 fnls,
up his training for the bout with Ton
Cowler at the Broadway club Of Brock.
/ lyn on January 9.
Fulton had a whispered convcrsesa
A, with the commissioner, In the eocry.
Of which he asked how John T,s.
mantle was rated in Bradstreet's Fred
spent most of his time looking a. d.
/ ceiling with critical eye, and oacs G,
/ twice detecting a rough spot, he al.
/ sent-mindedly reached down Tor I
trowel.
Fred A. Wenck, chairman Of Il,
Boxing Commission, having obtained 1
knockout victory in one round ovC
Harry NJ. Pollok in an impromptu bst
! tie in the Grand Central Ternni
some weeks ago, now faces battl'
with 'Andsome AIRY in the court, d
| law.
Last night the attorney for Pollok
John J. White, and Patrick 7. Povsn
I fled papers with Governor Whtmsr
calling upon the Governor 70 renoy'
Wenck from his position on th'
grounds that the Commissioner a.
tempted to extort the sum OF 500
from the three gentlemen named b.
fore giving them a license to conduit
. boxing bouts in Madison Square Gar
den. Previous 10 this, it is charged
Wenck accepted a check FOR 500 from
Pollok before actual negotiations V.r
entered into.