The New York herald., 1921-02-22
BOXERS EXPENSES
MAY GET AN AIRING
Widowed Mother Of Mickey
shannon Got 1928 of,
$1,000 Purse.
BY CHARLES F. MArnIsoN.

ny Nh-hANLA4N r.. MAkillSuN.
The question as to what part Of a
boxers earnings should go TO the man
ager might prohtably be considered by
the New York Boxing Commission. and
assuredly should receive the earnest at
tention Of the New Jersey commission.
II might he argued that the business
relations OF boxer ana manager are
purely personal matters, but if 4 COM
mission has power to set the price that
promoter may charge for seats and to
enforce contracts between boxers and
clubs and between managers and boxers.
It would seem reasonable 10 assum that
the commission has the risht to regulate
the amount Of a boxers purse that the
manager may take
This important point has been raised
by suit in Newark by Jones r. Nc
Milan brother Of Mickey Shannon.
who died after a bout with Al Roberts
in Jersey city. the defendant being
James Kolb, who was SnaRnon's man
ager. Shannon's name was Ray McMil-
Ian il appears that Shannons share
of the purse in the bout n which he lost
his life was 81 900 and Kolb undertook
to turn over TO tue widowed mother Of
Shannon. who lives at Eckhart Md. the
money due the boxer Shannons brother
in his complaint charged that Kolb had
given only a part OF the purse money to
the mother.
Kolb in denying the charge declared
that after deducting $3.50 for his com
mission and paying other Expenses"
there was only SIPS left, which he gave
to Shannon's mother. II would be in
teresting 10 know what the Expenses"
are that shannon incurred previous to
or after the bout, and it would also be
interesting 10 know what became Of the
fund raised for the widowed mother sew
erav weeks after the tragedy al bouts
held I'm Jersey City After the commits
sions get through with the Shannon case
they might turn their attention to the
actions Of matchmakers Of numerous
clubs, both here and in Jersey, who
have the reputation Of cutting a slice off
the purse OF every boxer, especially the
preliminary boys, who gets a chance to
appear in the ring. In fact Il is charged
that many boxers are unable TO get
match in certain clubs unless they con-
sent to give the matchmaker a proper
ton ot the purse. And II the boxer
makes a complaint he never again gets
a match in the club where THAI particu-
lar matchmaker operates
The Boxing Commission could do 4
splendid work in freeing the preliminary
boxers from the clutches of matchmak-
ing harpies.
1t is said to lie the intention of Tex
Rickard TO haEo the big lights over ihe
ring in Madison Square Garden raised
toward the roof tonight. This viii be
done in honor OF tho appearance of Sol
dier Bartlield. who when he begins Ia
swing with both hands Is liable 20 land
with crashing effect on anything in the
vicinity Of the ring. The Solo cr Is not
the equal Of Wild Bert Kenny in the
matter Of hitting at every point OF the
compass. for Kenny once knocked down
n ring post and wrecked the squared
circle. But Bartlcld is a runner up 70
Kenny, ana as Louis Bogash has an eX-
cellent defence it IS predicted that Bart
fields blows are APT 90 damage the
scenic effects Bogash is "a fine boxer,
with one Of INC best left hands ever seen
in ring, but his right is purely orna-
mental
Rickard has given 20 resentatives
Of nearly every race on the globe a
chance to box in thc Garden. and to-
night nc will put a Chinaman in the
ring Ills name is George Lee. he comes
from New Orleans and is said TO be a
good boxer This Is very necessary
QudllllNtNlpIt l't Has DibDlAlat Will b'
none other than the mastery Midget
smith, a dlminutiye Hercules. However,
il Lee is as clever in boxing as Bret
Harte's ".hh sin" was IN the national
game Of poker, Smith may get a sur
prise.
Capt. r. v. Chandler. who is 20 meet
Billy SpenGler at the Hotel Commodore
March /, used the snow as a medium
of training. The Captain shovelled the
snow about his quarters and said #
was fine exercise.
krmos Laitinen. the Finnish wrestling
champion Chis manager, Johnny Flee
son. protests against his man being re-
ferred to as diminished champion") ,
is 10 wreste John Pcsek at the Seven
ty-flrst Regiment Armory next Monday
night Lewis recently defeated Pesek
with the deadlock but, as the lock is
barred in this city. pcsck may have n
chance against the Finn
The Pittsburg team Of amateur box
ers loom rs probable winners OF the
intercity bouts an the Garden to-mor-
row and Thursday nights The Smoky
CITY boxers in tourney with New York
boxers in Pittsburg last Saturday won
i've out OF seven bouts.