The evening world., 1920-11-04
RESIGNSA AS
OFFICIAL Referee
OF GARDEN CLUB
Bill Peevei Because He Was
Sidetracked and Jack Skelly
Substituted for Tomorrow
Nights Show-Abe Gold
Stein, Instead of Sharkey, to
Box Lynch.
Bg Alex. Sullivan.

ID the Madison Square Garden
Club announced 10 the writer
to-day that he would never referee
again. This after twenty Yoaru' SER
vice az a third man in the ring. He
handed In his resignation 10 Pro-
moter Tex RiekArd yesterday.
The reason for Browns surprising
action Is that he IL peeved because
he has been Side-tracked a. third
man for tomorrow nights show.
when accepted the Job a. Of
fcia referee at the Garden" said
Brown. Il only accepted the position
nom Tex RlckArd after he assured
me that no influence would over bo
brought to bear to make him choose
some one e.se for the place.
AT the time 1 pointed out % Tex
that there would probably be lighters
and their managers every now and
then Objecting to my officiating.
When / step through the ropes rn
in there to safeguard both the publio
and the promoter. do this by sea-
ing to IL that the lighters do what
they are paid for--thkht every second
they are in the ring.
Il Keep them tnlsulng all the time.
don't permit OF any cllnching Oe
any kind OF stalllnG that viii SleW
up the bout l make them nGht
TINS 10 the last thing ip the world
that some boxers want TO do.
81 heard that Joe WHghsr. maR-
ager OF Sharkey, objected ID having
me referee, but when ASKED Tex
he said this was not so. that the
change came through the req quest oe
the state Boxing Commission
TEX SAID that would bO only
side ira eked for . night and that
Tuesday night would rotereO the
| Jen Sm.th-Mike ODoWd bout In the
Garden. l told him that l was no
toy and they couldn't handle mo ~
they wanted to.
Il am glad uhat don't have 70 DE-
pend upUn boxing for my living. I
know where the next three square
meals are coming from AID think -
" about nigh time rVtire WhaB thSH
| try to make me q convenience
IF do say it myself I am proud
OF the reputation | have built up for
myself as u square, honest Official I
have always aimed TO give rhO fAnA
the best there was in Ine, and now
that it has reached the Stage where
| they think they can handle me a.
quit refereoins for good and all time.
''Ths Boxing COInnlBs.Alera BAy
| there are some BeVentY-hv other
referees depe ending upOn the sport for
living and that thoy AA should DO
gwen a chance. Since when haS the
EOKing Commission become a. en-
ployment bureau2
Il am glad to see Jack Skelly EOt
the job tomorrow night In my place
| lie once acquitted himself we'll as a
| tcatheTweiPh ht and from what / hear
he Is q good referee"
However, Jack SkeEy won't referee
the Jack Snarkey-Joe Lynch bout to-
/ morrow night as expected, for tha
! simple reason there wall be no
ssharkey Lynch bout a. the former
badly spralned his wrist training for
the bout, Abe GoldsteLn. Willie
| Lewls's promising bantamweighL haA
eeen substituted in the feature event
OF fifteen rounds. The prices have
been cut In half by Promoter Rickard
| for this card.
Close followers OF the sport think
that Goldstoin, who has been rap dly
brought to the front by Willie Lewis,
| the former weiterwoIGht star, will
surely outpolnt Lynch. A few weeks
ago Goldsteln made his debut in the
| Garden against Patsy Wallace, Phil
adclphiR's leading bantRmwelEht, and
he won with lots TO spare.
This was no mean achievement
when It - considered that WAIiaee "a
the lad who gave jimmy Wilde a
Ier rsatiORA fight IN Canada last
| spring.
| Al Lippe, manager OF Joff Smith,
who'll box Mike O'Dowd in the Gar
den next Tuesday night, objects TO
Paddy MuHlns's statement that Smith
ran out Of previous match With
ODowd.
"ODowd didn't agree 70 mSsa
| Smith," writes Lippe," until the dAy
efore we were to sail for puOpS,
| Smith was under contract to box on
the other side and had his OomplOts
ring paraphernRt.a aboard the chip
when Mike consented 70 meet him.
That ---as the only reason he agreed
IN meet him at the time,
"ODowd In the past hes had OffoIu
from Minneapolis. Halifax. Denver,
Tloaton, Camden, Newark and P.silA-
elph'a for bouts with Smith. but he
turned them AL down.
"Ths fans won't blame MIKE fOR
running out before after they SsO the
wav Jeff whips him nSHt Tuesday
| rIr>Nt"