Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-30
Highways and By-Ways
of Lii OF New York
BY RAYMOND CARRALL
1921, by Public Ledger {

Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
NEW YORK, Aug. S0.-Boxing, the
science OF hitting with the fists without
getting hit, has passed into the control
in New York State of two famous vet
Grams: William Muldoon, the noted
Greco Roman wrestler and healthbulder,
who is now rs, and Tom O'Rourke, 65,
the white haired sporting authority and
formerly manager Of champion pugilists.
Mr.. Muldoon is chairman Of the State
boxing commission and Mr.. O'Rourke
his deputy commissioner for the metropo-
Titan district. Together they have
planned and are carrying forward many
reforms governing public exhibitions of
the manly art.
Chairman Muldoon is indeed the grand
old man" of the American athletics and
his most delightful story concerns his
absolute rejection thirty three years ago
as life insurance risk.
MY friend, vice president Of the in
surance company" said Mr.. Muldoon at
the offices Of the commission, 800 Broad
way. urged me to submit to an exami-
nation and three doctors came to my
house They were such fine chaps I set
out quart of wine. Three days after
ward the postman brought a letter say
ing l had failed in the tests and was
Physical discard
When l met my friend the vice presi-
dent, he could not believe it, thought
there was some mistake and asked me
to receive a new flock Of doctors. This
time he sent up five Of that learned pro-
fession, and I put out two quarts OF
wine. Another wait Of a few days only
to learn they also had rejected me. One
OF the quintet actually went to one Of
my sisters and said: Tell your brother
William to be very careful, for he has
q weak heart Yet I have lived to Gee
all OF the eight physicians and my friend.
the vice president Of the insurance CON
Germ, pass to the next world; they are
dead, every one Of them.
PUGILIsM PUT ON
PROBATION IN NEW YORK.
Pugilism as q legally recognized sport
is on probation in New York State. Gov
ernor Miller has an open mind up to the
converting OF the next Legislature in Jan
uary. He has given full rein to Chair
man Muldoon and the latters associate
commissioners, Frank Dwyer, the ex-
baseball umpire, and Mr.. Morris. an up-
State business man, with an advisory
board that includes Charles Thorley.
Bernard Gimbel and George ". Aldridge,
collector Of the port. 1t is up to the Null
doom board TO prove public exhibitions
OF boxing can be held untainted with
brutality, commercialism or unfair prac-
tees toward either the participants or
the public that pays to see the contests.
ITO that end Chairman Muldoon and
the commission has instituted some new
rules governing ell contests IN this
State" said Deputy Commissioner
O'Rourke. He continued: Chief OF our
reforms IS putting the various boxing
clubs upon q percentage basis We are
now forcing the clubs to make money,
at the same time demanding that star
bouts BE on the level and the showing
Of more new faces inside the roped
arena for the preliminary contests. We
are doing all this by indirection through
the installation OF rules that automat-
icany bring it about.
The percentage system provides for
the 3 per cent State tax Of the top Of
the gross receipts whereby the lighters
are made 20 share in the levy. Say, for
example, the gross receipts Of an enter
tainment are 5000. $3.50 goes to the
State. Next is set aside IS per cent Of
the remainder for the club or promoter
Thai S1,750 goes TO pay rent of build
Ing or open air arena. the hiring Of
chairs, lighting, advertising. ushers and
the other items Of the overhead We then
have IS per cent, or about $4,000 for the
fighters, IN which sum We allow 30 per
cent, or s.. $50, for the star bout and Is
per cent, or $3.50. for the preliminary
fight