New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-06
MASTERSON AIDS
FRED WENCK u
RECALL LUN0
Hearing of Boxing Con.
missioner Charges To B.
Resumed Friday

A forgotten luncheon, at which :,
Richard. promoter of the WILL,
Moran fight, was host to FreS..s
wenck, chairman of the Boxing Con-
mission, was one Of the ipcid...
touched upon in the hearing o. a.
charges against Wenck before Conn.
sioner Lord yesterday. wenek d,,,..
that he had ever met Richard a. Ir,.
con until W. B. (Bst) Msstersop A..
Of the New York pugilistic WITT
testified that he saw Rick,rd -.
Wenck lunching at the Waldorf
Emil Fuchs, attorney for John W..
Harry Pollok and Pat Powers, Ii. -.
who preferred the charges against =.
Boxing Commissioner, rested HI, A..
at the close Of yesterdays se,.;..
which was held at the Bar Assoc,.,;.'
1t was reported TO the Commi,si.s..
that an expected witness had M.
snowbound, and the case wa ~.
tinued, to be resumed at Albany s.s ~,
Friday. @''
After Wenck had recalled h,y..
taken luncheon with Richard Mr. w..
terson was asked what took plse, A..
the luncheon. This brought an OH
ton from Austen c. Fox, attornsy ~
Wenck, and a debate ensued. Ths i
lection finally was sustained.
Worked for Reisler
When he first took the stand Va,
was questioned as to his relations ~,
John j. Reis!er, otherwise knov, !.
John the Barber, who has q licepn |.
conduct boxing bouts at the Hsy.,
Sporting Club. Wenck declared a..
he had done some publicity WORT -
Reisler before he had been appo;p:s
Boxing Commissioner. Wencf -,
that he had agreed TO accept $50 3,
this, but finally settled for SEQ
us Reisler q friend Of your.
Wenck was asked. "
Il haven't the least idea" VA a.
reply.
"Do you think that he is in thin,
legged frame-up which you char, h
being attempted in an effort 70 a.
credit your"
II think not" replied Wenck
Questioned as to his relations ~
Tex Richard, Wenck said that h. 81
not know Richard very we'll. He Al
clared that he had not met MIN NJ
fore the fight, and that he had tai,
particular care not TO meet him.
He said that Richard had called IL
on the telephone regarding the lsv
for Madison Square Garden, which =
in the name of the National Show Co
poration. 81 told Richard on III
phone" said Wenck, that il he y
came an employe of the show copen
tion he could settle the difficulty ak,
promoting the fight in that way"
Attorney Fox objected TO this m
Of examination and the objection ",
sustained.
"Do you know who conducted ~,
promoted the Willsrd-Mora bort.
Mr.. Fuchs then asked.
''It was the National Show Cox.
tion," replied Wenck.
Asked II Richard had any connects
directly or indirectly with the Boz.
Wenck replied that Richard was &
that time an employe Of the shH
corporation. He denied that he b.
luncheon with Richard.
Wanted Money for Friend
Attorney Fuchs then asked wesa
il he had asked Arthur McAleenan d
let friend have $500 TO promote L,
Reich-Fulton fight. To this the Boz
ing Commissioner replied tina, b
might have asked McAleenan 10 gu
his friend $4,000
He explained that he made this n
quest purely through friendship. Pr
vious to applying to McAleerr
Wenck said that he mad taken t'
friend TO two brokers for the ssr'
purpose.
Questioned as TO the habit Of bis d
flee in going over the leases, which y
law requires be filed with applicste''
for boxing licenses, the Commisslo's
said that he generally let his stenT
rapher go over them. Asked II .
was the procedure in the matter Of ~
show corporations lease, Wenes r
piled that he had gone over that biz
self.
Wenck testified also that he VI
paid back the $500 which he had "
rowed from P. L. Callahan, manager
Bob Mohs. HIS explanation for
cepting the loan was that he had 2
Callahan and told him that he bag
note for $500 coming due. and that
might need some help. Callahan
unteered TO see him through for W
unfil his eo1or- cbock came