New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-17
Lord Sustains Char.
Against Athletic Chairm,.
irregularities in Licen,.,

Albany, March 49, Fredsr;,.
Wenck was removed by Governor NJ.
man to-day on the ground tia,
character and previous dealing, -
others" he is unfit TO hold or.
chairman of the State Athleti, r.
mission. That charge, the eighth i.
one of the mildest OF the accuys..
filed against Wenck IN Jaausr
Harry Pollok, John j. White and D!
rick T. Powe,s, was SUBSTANCES =
Franklin b. Lord, counsel TO the e.,
ernor, who heard the ease as conn,
sioner.
The record" Mr.. Lord found a,,.,.
IL discloses that the regulation az Ii.
ing is a difficult matter and that ~.
charged with such duty should \.
scrupulously careful. 20 avoid snv :.
pearance of evil. His (WencEa a..
association with different persons sn,.
cially interested in boxing matches h,
fits him TO act as a supervising ,-s
regulating officer When a public az
Ger continually puts himself in a po,
ton which permits any one to have
reasonable doubt Of his honesty !,
becomes unfit 20 hold office.
81 deem the Commissioners se,i,,,
in borrowing money from the mana,.
Of boxer; recommending a man q
promote fight; indorsng his note
order to enable him 70 promote ~
fight; taking free tickets. especialys
large numbers. for boxing matches a..
from those interested IN the Matx,
Square Garden for other entera,
ments or shows, 10 be improper
therefore find that this charge is n.
tanned
No Mincing Of Words
Commissioner Lord did not nina
words in summarizing the record
reference to the charge on which d,
Governor acted. lie found that Wenoi
borrowed 500 from Callahan, manage
for Bob Moha. and Endorsed a t.N
note for John J. Mack 10 finance n,
Fulton Reich bout. which proved a Isl.
ure. Mr.. Lord reported other irreg
larities. but dismissed the seven oihg
charges filed against Wenck, includly
the charge that Wenck solicited brbt
commissioner Wenck testified" NJ
Lord said in his report, "that the fg
day he saw Pollock, November q, Po.
lof said that this gang would fran
him up. Nevertheless. after this h
took the check for 500, met Pon
the next day at the Fifth Avenue Bait
ing. and walked up 20 the Valdez
with him, and called on Powers at ~
latter's office. BY doing this Comnf
sioner Wenck placed himself IN an b.
fortunate position. The alleged irart
I'M could not have occurred n Ccr
missioner Wenck had been a little mon
careful and had refused 70 see the
persons except in the Office Of "
commission"
Mr.. Lord stated that, according 3
Wenck's testimony. the Callahan os'
was afterward repaid. but that Co,
missioner Wenck testified that Ca't
han made his Office his headQuarienr
did most OF the fight managers IRON o.
of town when they came 20 town.
Action Needs No C1mmeh
ct is not necessary for me % o.
ment upon the prOprety OF an t-H
charged with the duty OF regulanah
borrow money from a person rtA
business it was his duty 10 regulate
commissioner Wenck testified. sH
] find il TO be a fact, that ore Andre"
introduced Michael Collins, the mat
ager for boxer named Fred Fulton, q
Commissioner WCnck; that thereuN
Collins asked him v~o would be goo
man to promote q match Tor fulto'
Commissioner Ncnck recommends
John J. Mack as one Of the best yoi'f
hustling promotes, and took Mac. o..
Collins to luncheon. After mat haa
made all The arrangements for n
fight. ,4
at appears that the fight wnc
Mack was engaged to manage as = q
suit of this meeting was hnaheh
failure. and Wenck stated he mols
Collins felt that because lntfoils'
him to Mack J ought % make go
the obligations that Mr. Mack owed a,f
for that fight Wcack stated mat Z
had not promised TO pay laeks oAs
1t appeared. however. that he indof*.
a note for Mack for $500 IN ordef !
enable him TO obtain that sun
money TO promote the tight u Y
pears that this fight was a hnsn'l
failure and that only $500 vas PAD
the note for $500"
As to the alleged luncheon vim -
Richard, Mr. Lord concluded "
whether Commissioner Nenck
Richard or not does not seriously
feet the conclusion which ~
reached, for the record clearly q
closes that he often called on hgn' VI
motors and persons intere tied ID W.
ing at their Offices
NJ. Lord also reported; ~ spyss1
in az least two cases, 10 W.T. the 20.
son National Show Company. ano
Garden Tower Corporation, that 81,
and persons interested IN them p'lW !
the time they had received h',-
made matches and promoted ne "a -
This seems 20 violate Section l'"
the penal law