Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-13
NEW YORK BOXING CAME
IS ALWAYS IN DANGER
Sport Tries to Go Straight. Int In.
Sumo Trouble of an Elk.
GuHIDan.
ny wcstbrook rrgI-r,

United News Stafr Correspondcnt
NEW YORK. April ,I2.-Like an,
other parolcd thug trying TO pr
straight. the New York boxing pnm,
Is always In danger OF being picked
up on suspicion and sent back up In,
river Boxing got another chanc,
last fall after thrco years bnnish.
incnt for croolicdncss. Since then IN,
game has been trying TO go straight
but having the same trouble that ar
cx-gunman hag in trying IN bo
square shooter with tho law bnck Il,
his old neishhorhood. Boxing IL
keeping away from the old gnn,, n,
crooked promoters. but tho gambler,
VIII not keep away from the frb,
shows and they won't bc content til
they frame Killing some fair n;,.h,
ana incidentally Kill the sport for an.
other spell.
rms Is the situation that the new
ooHihs commission. composed o,
amateurs. must understand when the,
thke charge OF the game In New YorL
State. Under the law now proposcf
IN Albany the new commission vii
$1,000 year each. The commission
VII regulate wrestling az we'll n.
boxing.
doe. Extremely Well.
nlnce being restored to liberty lasI
!ali. thanks to the present paid com
inission. Tex Richard and n fow o,he1
indlEihuh!s. II was one of tho FUN
NEST things this season to watch All
hmaaemtnt on Il fight bugs face az n,
walked into boxing club for tee mrs
tlfnc under the new law and actualil
got the seat his ticket called FOL
Any one who hold out for his seat n,
Inc old days was considered uuco]
because there wns no chance to get Il
unless the ticket holder felt able I'd
ltSh me hiokc IN his chair and th1
Seconds aren't allowed to shou|
curses or anything eisc from the cor
ncrs during the lighting. as they used
be Mapped in front OF the winde1
boxers butchered countcnance 20 d h
,urp the smoke strata thercabout,j
| mas been done away with by rcguIa]
| t!on. Fights usually start right "a
time. Even champions are not all
lowed TO pull long stage waits De
cent women go to the fights 1T ;bl
ncttHr cluha and hear nothing To oil
attire and show license cards herorl
being admitted to any fighters cor
ncr.
tinme Is Uncertain.
However. the game Is SO uncertain
| that people who like IL ms cash Gus
| toners are almost afraid To raise A
tceble cheer over good knock out
Governor Miller. who took ofnc1
since the present boxing law wa
passed. takes the same attitude tol
ward professional boxing that an oil.
plain clothes man has toward pick
pocket. However. all things bcint
equal tho cop doesn't hold anythira
"sainHt the p!ckpocket's son and
neither does the Governor dislike tn,
amateur boxing game.
II Tex Richard were In any othcI
business he would mighty soon get 4
cour; order permitting him to hold
the Dempsey Carpenter fight In Ne,l
YORK state. The present law allow
the sight but, the Governor Until
| mates" with The force OF tumblin,l
| tombstone. that he'd rather they'd
| take II somewhere else. The boxlntI
| game Is always around. hat In hand
| begging !nvors from poiItician,}
| pleading not 10 be sent away again
! and therefore * can never demand
any protection under the law. Lei
| Richard make Il fuss ahont his right
| In the Dempsey Carpcnticr matter and
| tho Legislature might repeal thl
whole boxing law-lIkc that.