The evening world., 1921-01-06
ybOdy but Boxers Pleased
} Commissions Ruling for
Reaper Bouts.

HE timely decision Of the stat,
Boxing Commission 10 make
Il the sport cheaper for the fans
aes everybody but the boxers
longer will these pusnaciOus citi-
practise higher Mathematics
en their services ARE wanted. Only
entiy some Of the leading light
shis raised their prices 90 high
promoters couldn't ace them with
ttlcacopo.
Oh. PES. Johnny Dundee would
eet Honny Leonard In the Garden
q mare confederation Of Sas. 900
n1clor aud Jackson were moro
odeeL Their demands to tackle
~ we're only a paltry $40. 900
~ q while It was lively. was the
king pfineipls Of the ring stars,
only touched the high waves
The boom rolled on
y lth money playing such a con-
1o11 part boxing was quickly
ilng itseif in position for a hard
prEn BLOW. Gov. Miller. while an
dent sportsman. has never dis
aiod his attitude toward boxing.
q. those with the best interests ID
sport at heart have been fearful
q the new Chief Executive might
en1pt some hOusecleaning IL given
q Xashtest provocation.
Now the atmosphere has been
cared considerably with the action
The commission ordering that tick
o. Tor contests where titles are Mt
inizo shall not exceed SIS. and n $40
init Tor all other bouts. THIS viii
uiolgly tend 70 debate the Abnormal
nnontion Just as price readjuRtments
Ee a0wering costs throughout the
pHiness world.
Happily. the results win all ~ to
re aavantage ef the ultimate con-
l1mor. No longer will the fana who
make the sport possible be charged
cxhorbitant prices TO sec two swat
artists in action.
n NE commissions order for q re-
duced scale Of prices eliminated
the efforts Of this paper. whioh
havo been devoted consistently TO
5ginging about cheaper boxing for che
rporteolng public.
There VIII be litts change in the
policy Of the Garden. Purses offered
noxers wau be materially reduced to
meet the hew situation. Tex Rick
and says he is very much pleased
with the commissions move. He ex-
poets 70 see fewer heavyweight hat
l'oB where the PRINCIPALS demand
most of the Sub Treasury before they
to don the gloves. The
Garden promoter wall go right'Rhead
nlaEing bouts between the little fell
lows. but wiz gingerly ignore the ax-
peDEive big ones
Unless the State commission gives
special permission, which is extreme
" unlikely, the promoters OF the
Carpenter battle fOr the
worlds Championship viii oe forced
~ SO on the trah OF a new site. With
Jack and Georges pullinC down $780,
900 the promoters would have to en-
gage an Of Central Park 10 pack the
l8nB In at SIS per hCad.
The contract when drawn up foI
big fight was full OF loopholes and
pd0ors. Any one OF six or eight
lntrles were named as a pGtlslblC
tteground as a precaution for ans
iergency that might prevent the AZ
AZ from being held on Manhattan
,le.
Tae commissions new order viii
nlso bar the Dempsey Willard melee
M the Garden next March unless Jes;
q deAlrous OF donating his services
for the occasion. There's nothing In
enc record Of the giant Kanaan t.
FuEgea he'd want to do anything o
thc kind.
Willard may hop on the change
here as an excuse TO cal
off hia argument with Dempsey
Ihere'8 been considerable feeling II
local sport circles that Jess was be
rlnninF 70 tie OF his undertaking
q. 4 was daily becoming more uncom
hle under the strain and annoy
Of getting down TO condition
Ia has been pretty much Of
tfy EenthNnan ever since a cor
AFFAIR one July at Toledo.
Pinl5ey Mitchell lives up 70 hi
western reputation his bout wit
willie Jackson Tomorrow eve
hing Ia the Garden should be a hum
d'neer Piul1ey made an impressiv
ehoWing against Jack Brltton and Il
nlI HIS bouts has shown a high de
rree 81 cleverness. II the Mllwau
i.ee whirlwind succeeds in plaoini
Iaalzson on the defensive there's n
telling what may happen.
Once give jackson the lead. how
ever. and he's one o. the TOUCHES
men in his class 20 handle
NethneF'a Gard Draws sta
WreaelSra.
Ihroe high-class wrestling bouts wi
bc staged IN George Botfaer's syn
naaium io-morrow evening.