New-York tribune., 1921-12-30
Will Issue No New Ii
censes and Only Consid-
cr Individual Transfers

The State Boxing Commission put q
temporary quietus yesterday on the
plan to use the state armories for the
holding OF professional boxing and
wrestling shows William Muldoon
chairman Of the commission, in a state
ment issued yesterday made it plain
that he will issue no new licenses, and
as any promoter who could gain con-
troll of an armory would first have to
secure icensc before he could stage
either boxing or II wrestling pro-
grammc, the doors are shut to all pro-
moters considering such possibility.
The statement OF the comm lsson, in
full follows:
"The commission refuses to grant
any more licenses. 1t is their opinion
that there are in existence more clubs
than there is a demand for. 1t is the
policy of the commission to reduce the
number as quickly as possible without
hurting any ore financially who is now
conducting a club
'rhey are ready and willing to con-
slider the transfer of license from in
dividual to individual, or, in other
words, from manager go manager, but
not from place to place. That is, the
place that. is now operating under
license cam change proprietors if all
conditions under the law are complied
with"
Now Up to Miller
Tho effect Of the commissions latest
ruling, if it is upheld by Governor
Miller, who now has the entire matter
of the use Of state armories under ad
visement, will be to still further re-
ducc the number of rivals OF Tex
Richard in the promotion Of boxing in
this city. Using Madison Square Gar
den as his headquarters, Rickard al
ready holds the winning hand in the
game, and Muldoon's latest order only
tightens Tex's grip on the boxing and
wrestling promotion business.
The men hardest hit by the new
ruling will be Billy Gibson and Jack
Curley, of this city. Gibson has been
planning to erect an immense arena q;
169th Street and Broadway, where all
kinds of athletic enterprises would be
staged, in direct opposition to Madi-
son Square Garden, and until that was
completed he was in hopes of securing
a boxing license for one of the big
armories in the city. Curley also wa:
anxious to regain his control of the
wrestling situation, and was prepared
to apply for a wrestling license at ar
early date, but now both promoters are
up against a stone wall and Rickarc
is left with practically clear field fol
his future operations.
Jersey Has Its Troubles
Boxing in New Jersey is having it,
troubles too, judging from reports tha
came from Atlantic City yesterday
where Republican conference com
mittee, composed of five Senator'S anC
five members of the Assembly, afte,
seriously considering the repeal of tn.
present boxing law, owing TO serious
abuses that have crept into the same
during the last year, compromised b.
making several drastic recommenda
tions as to the future conduct Of tn,
sport.
In statement issued after the con
ference the committee recommended
That meximum entrance fee bt
fixed by law; that the granting of per
mits for any boxing exhibition be made
mandatory at least fifteen days before
the exhibition, and that the referee,
appointed by the commission be citi
zens. residents of the state ant
licensed"
Danny Weston, Pacific Coast fv
weight, who arrived i'll the East Z
month ago, is in hard training at Still
mans Gymnasium for three bout:
that his manager, Ben Finkelstein, has
signed him up for Weston has vic
tories over Indian Russell, Joe Dillon
Joe Smith and Benny Franklin to his
credit, and is planning to fight his way
through the field of fyweights here
and then challenge Johnny Buff fol
the title. Turn over, Daniel, you're or
your back!