New-York tribune., 1921-12-28
Armory Bouts
Permitted by
Albany Ruling
Commanding Officers to
Decide on Exhibitions
by Outside e Agencies
By lack Lawrence

According to the local Interpretation
of an order issued from the Adjutant
Generals Office in Albany, professional
boxing matches may be staged in Ma
tional Guard armorics throughout the
state. While the wording of the rul-
ing has confused some promoters, the
many arc already making plans for the
holding Of contests IN the several huge
military buildings located in this city.
The latest ruling regarding the use
Of armories by professionals or unat-
tached agencies has altered the form
err one to the extent that the COM
manding officer OF each organization
shall have the sole right to determine
whether boxing bouts are to be held
there. 1t is assumed here that with
the apparent sanction of the powers
in Albany the commanding officers of
local armories will not raise any OBJ
lection to the holding Of professional
boxing matches in New York armories.
Ike Dorgan, who is the William J.
Guard of the Garden, came forth last
night with blast Of his own in which
he ISSUED some heated words in rela-
ton TO an aspiring youth named Bob
Martin.
About Bob Martin
We won't waste time telling you who
Bob Martin is because Ike Dorgan's
palpitant paragraphs tell the story
plain enough. If you don't know Ike
Dorgan you won't be interested any
way. Ike is one who has scaled the
peaks Of fstic diplomacy. With his
eyes of cerulean blue he can make you
believe that he hasn't a pass in his
pocket. So much for Ike.
Mr.. Dorgan, who is as supreme at the
Garden as Mr. Guard is at the Metro
politan, but far more inaccessible, sat
himself down at his own typewriter
yesterday and handed the following
statement to Rickardian page to be
thrown by him into the nav of an ON
nivercus public. i,
Here it is. Let's go: OTIS marked
for immediate use.)
Before attempting to separate
Jack Dempsey from his crown it
would be we'll for Bob Martin to wipe
out the decisive victory Fay Keiser
holds over him. Keiser has been
generally classed as d light-heayy-
weight because of his matches with
Martin, Billy Shade, Young Bob
Fitzsimmons and others. In those
matches Keiser gave away fifteen
pounds, but in the future will con-
fine his efforts to the niddleweiglhts.
He weighed 157 pounds day before
InS SnaQc DOuD anu WI h.Cb Ai4ito'-AA
into a weakened condition for fltz~
simmons. The latter, however, has
refused three offers to meet Fay
Keiser since then.
"a recent operation has brought
Keiser to his best form, he having
gained decision over Mike Burke
last week In the future he will
stick to the middleweight class, but
if Martin cares to meet him in re-
turn match Keiser will agree to the
weight concession in order to prove
the last contest was won on It's
merits"
With little soft music from the
professor we will continue with some
thing imperishable from the Remington
No. /, owned and operated by Jimmy
Johnston. While not being skeleton
lied it's sent just like a cable from
London during the war days. Grasp 1t
while you may:
"Bcthner's Gym, Dec. % (Wednes-
day Noon) "It's nothing of the sort,
but what's that between you and l,
as the profession say? ?" Jimmie
Johnston will show just what he dis
covered when he advertised for
heavyweights who think they can
whip Jack Dempsey.
Thirty of the finest looking young
athletes he didn't say atha-
letes-"whose ages run from nine
teen to twenty-three years, standing
six feet and over, weighing over l80
pounds, who have intelligence and
stamina, awful lot of commas in
this--"but just lack the knowledge Of
boxing that is necessary, that they
will acquire shortly with schooling"
Say, are you following US ?--"and
one of the best teachers in the coun-
try will take charge of the best of
them from Wednesday on.''
That's the end of Jimmie's first para
graph. The wear and tear on the
commas WAS something fierce. He's
starting again:
willie Lewis, the former middle
weight champion, will give the boys
perfect tryout. Lewis, when he was
at the height of his career, was
known as terrific puncher; he could
knock out big fellows quicker than
the little chaps in his own class"
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