New-York tribune., 1918-01-24
McCue Boring Bill Put
Before State Legislature
Committee, Headed by
Farmer, to Get First
Crack at Measure

,ssemh!yman Martin G. McCue
..,ed his new boxing bill in his lit
% % old gladstone yesterday and car
-;ad it up to Albany, where he placed
;. .o,deriy before the Legislature. Tho
.,assure was referred to the Judiciary
c,,ui.tee, Of which Charles O. Pratt
Washington County farmer, is chair
o,sr Mr. Pratt believes in COWS. pigs
.uS chickens, bat he does NOT believe
in boSlng:
Names to re-estahlish boxing in this
late. provides for state athletic
.ommisSicn consisting OF one commits
s;oner at $1,000 year. He is cm-
sawerea % license boxing clubs and
rvose permits 81 his own discretion.
Vpw York City is limited TO seven
rabs. 3atfalo to three and all other
T,ies u The state to two.
Tbe license fee outside OF greater
ysw York. is fixed a $500, and in
n, city al $4,000 Twenty per cent
:; the gross receipts at each show
hall 60 tc supply army training camps
s;.s gymnastic. equipment during the
rsr and for six months thereafter.
4 deputy commissioner is provided
lar in each borough in thus city. and
,hsse men must attend all fights and
,e,ort TO the commissioner within
,osntv.four hours. a deputy for each
eoun.v in the state outside of New
Work. City. the salaries 10 be fixed by
The commissioner, is also provided
.or.
When DOES Jess Willard want to
aghte The Pottawatomie Pacifist is
credited with declaring day or two
aso that Fred Fulton would not do, be-
cause Of his failure to knock out Billy
Niske the other night in ten-round
bout II is logical 10 suppose that jess
will find the same fault If Frantic Fred
ioes not hang the punch soporitic on
Frank Moran's Jaw when they meet in
New Orleans on Was hington's Birth
lay.
knowing ali about Wizards LUST
ior battle we can fully understand (of
course. we cam. Just how keen he is to
get the best man in the ring as a foe
nan worthy CT his wallop. 1t may be
hat Jess Will announce soon that Tom
Cow'er is the logical man to try and
vrest the title away from its present
owner. Tom has demonstrated his abil-
ty 70 TAKE punch right in the
middle OF the chin. In fact, there is
10. a man IN the ring today who can
AXE them any better than Thomas
can.
Just how Tom acts when he gets one
on the button is something else be-
sides, but he has never been known to
mss one that was properly aimed. We
will believe willard wants to fight a
real contender AFTER the last round
is finished
In the mean time Fulton keens max
ing dates for bouts. Mike Collins, his
manager, announced last night that the
p]asterer would meet Cowler on Febru
aarry. l; in Denver: Charley Weinert in
ir,hllade!phla, on February 7. and Frank
Moran at New Orleans. on February %
Alter the Ferocious One spanks these
BIRDS he Will probably start right in
aud clean the whole tribe up again. If
he doesn't be careful he will soon be
Aaown as "Fighting Fred
This columns most faithful and
'equent contributor, Joe Jacobs. an
ounces that he has taken Allie Mack.
ne harlem lightweight, under his man
cement and will start working the
1res for bout with Willie Jackson.
VOW that Joe has the "Nack." he viii
y to lure the best of the lightweichts
lto the same ring with Allie.
1t IS Just as we'll that Leo Pugnacious
lynn dld not write in to inform US of
ne TACT that X. O. Bill Brennan, his
1,esavyWelght boxer, had deserted him
M, me once does not supply the staff
9Th asbestos copy paper, and that is
ne only kind that would bear Leo.
mining words. Flynn nursed Brennan
aiong until Bill achieved prominence
IN the ring. and then X. 0. got marie d
lew days ago and broke away from
us Old manager Perhaps Brennan
CURED that ONE manager at time
vas enough.