The New York herald., 1921-10-26
FIGHTERS URGED TO
DISMISS MANAGERS
This Advice Is Given to Ring
Men by the Boxing Com
missiOners.
by CHARLES F. MArH1soN.

In praiseworthy effort to reduce
the high cost of boxing the Boxing Conn
mission yesterday made ruling by the
terms Of which no manager can retain
more than 33 Ia per cent. of the net
earnings Of boxer
The inference Is that when boxers are
relieved OF the necessity of handing
their gross earnings to their managers
they may be willing to spar u few
rounds for trifle less than the amount
OF money in the Sub Treasury.
To further accentuate the necessity
for less expensive boxing the commits
sion announced that 1t was not neces-
sary for boxer to support manager.
report had been circulated to the
effect that a boxer minus q manager
would not be permitted to appear in the
ring in New York State. and the boxing
solons Indignantly stamp the rumor as
untrue. On the contrary. the commits
sioners announce that "A they would
greatly rFefer that all boxers conduct
their own business affairs and permit
the managers to engage in other pur-
suits.
1t Is not difficult to perceive that IL
Dempsey discarded Jack Kearns,
Leonard separated from Gibson and
Leo p. Flynn's fifty-seven varieties OF
boxers deserted him, there would be q
marked reduction in the cost of putting
two Queensberry scientists in the ring.
Managers Must File Contracts.
The Commissioners add that in the
event Of boxer being so unwise as to
have a manager written contract be-
tween the pair must be filed with the
commission
The proclamation concludes with the
declaration that there are few good
managers, and that a majority of them
do nothing except telephone to club own
ers for engagements for the boxers. II
q large number of managers are sud
denly thrown out of employment they
will have no one to blame except the
Commissioners.
The absurdity OF the rule requiring
the referee and timekeeper to count in
unison over knocked down boxer was
forcibly demonstrated at the Rink S. c.
last Saturday night. Dave Shade and
George Levine were boxing in the final
bout and Shade floored Levine in the
fourth round.
"One. two," counted the referee.
"One. two, three, four" counted the
timekeeper in the same length of time 1t
took the referee to count two.
The referee, seeirg there would be a
discrepancy between his count and that
Of the timer. then stopped the contest
and declared Shade the winner Levine
never had>a chance to get on his feet.
Continued enforcement of the double
count rule will result in serious dis
trrbances. In the event of two men
boxing for a title and the champion be-
ing counted out by the timer four sec
onds ahead Of the referees count there
would be a lively time.
O'DOwd Meets Lynch Tonight.
Admirers of Phil O'Dowd. the Western
bantam, who is to meet Joe Lynch at the
Lexington S. c. tonight. express the
opinion that he will apply the acid test
to the former champion. O'Dowd claims
a victory on points over Carl Tremaine
and many other good men In the class
In addition to the Lynch -O'Dowd bat
lie there will be Carl Duane and Willie
Ryan; Sid Butler and Rocky Munzer;
frankie Sinclair and kid" Brady;
Tommy Goodwin and Pete Hayes. and
Willie O'Donnell and frankie Tripp, for
five four FOUNDERS. The man who knocks
his opponent out IN the shortest time
receives 800 prize.
One of the chief amusements of box
ing promoters nowadays Is the estab-
Iishment of big clubs In rivalry with the