The New York herald., 1921-12-04

squabbles of certain boxing managers
and promoters, were yesterday shown
10 be without foundation when the
Chief Executive of the Empire State
announced that he was satisfied with
present conditions and had no inten-
tion Of interfering.
Gov. Miller submitted to an inter-
view at his apartments in the Hotel
Plaza and answered a volley of ques-
tions fired at him by reportorial IN
uuisitors. The Governors answers to
the queries will be very pleasing to
the patrons of boxing, and especially
gratifying to William Muldoon, chair
man of the Boxing Commission, and to
his associates.
Gov. Miller expressed confidence IN
the Boxing Commission and declared
that in his opinion the sport was being
conducted in clean and unobjection-
able manner. The Governor witnessed
one set OF bouts at Madison Square
Garden and declared that so far as he
could see the contests were on the
level.
VIII Sustain Comm lssfOn.
The Chief Magistrate declared en-
phatically that he had confidence in the
Boxing Commission and that he would
not interfere with them. On the con-
trary. he said, he would sustain them,
as he believed they were doing all IN
fbair mower 10 conduct the sport with
decency and honesty. -r
Gov. Millers statement Will be Sc
we're jolt to the proposed Boxing Mana
gers Association, which appears to have
been organized with the expectation OF
overturning the present commission.
Many of the members of the associa-
ton have openly declared they would
not permit their men to box In this
State until such time as the present
laws we're amended TO suit them.
Another important statement made by
the Governor was to the effect that he
had no intention OF taking action to
bring other sports, such as racing. base
ball. &C., under State control, and had
not thought of any movement for tax
on Sunday baseball.
The Governor took rap at CONNER
cialized sports and said they tended to
develop undesirable citizens.
When the Governor received his in
terviewers they asked questions and re-
ceived answers as follows:
No Serious Weakness I'm Law.
Have YOU had any opportunity OF
have you gone into the matter of study
ing how the new boxing and wrestling
law is working with the idea of deciding
whether or not changes are needed in
1t. or a repeal?"
We'll, / have been following the work
to some extent. OF course it has hardly
been given a thorough trial yet.
Whether it needs any substantial
amendments or not l am not certain.
should have drawn 1t differently than il
was drawn. IL / were enacting 1t anew.
in some respects, but they are not OF
great Importance. For example, the act
provides for two boards, the Athletic
Commission and the Licensing Commits
sion. would have only one. and In fact
only had one in mind then. as appoint
ed the same members to both. i do not
know that any serious weaknesses have
been discovered in the law
DO you contemplate bringing any
other sports under the Jurisdiction OF
control of this commission?'
mo, l think that they had best regu-
hate the sports that they are dealing
with now instead of taking in others.
Would you take In baseball?"
'No.'
Have you given any thought since
last year to the proposition that was
advanced quite often during the last
Legislative session of tax upon Sun
day baseball?'
No"
Manager Curley has not seen YOU re-
cently, has he?'
"T have not seen him.
"Some of the sporting boys had an
idea that he had gone up lest week to
Albany to see you"
"who Is Curley?'
"A wrestling manager"
Commission to Run Itself.
"There were some gentlemen who did
see me who came to talk with me about
him. and l referred them to the commits
sion who are dealing with the subject.
am not running the commission. did
not see him. but he may have been
there. II he was, / did not know it, |
am not running the commission. In
fact. | have got commission that
do not think can be run. and / would
not want commission that could be-"
You might not be the only one run
ming them all the time"
II want a commission that will run
itself, and l will say this: That | have
the utmost confidence in the present
commission. | am sure they arc trying
to perform their difficult task in the hest
way. and they have my unbounded con-
fidcnce. They are going TO have my
support. I shall not interfere with what
they do. but ] shall stand behind them
in what they do, and take il for
granted that they are bound TO do things
IN many quarters that will be unpop-
ular"
But those things are done. Governor
in the interest Of the public in safe
s,sirding tho public against impositions
III tne sporting lines"
Exactly. IN the effort to have clean
hands, decent sport"
You saw one boxing bout"
Since have been GOVERNOR
Yes, since YOU have been Governor
Ne result OF that. did you sec anything
that would require any legislative en-
Rctmcnt?'
Saw Nothing objectionable.
"ln tho bouts saw there was nothing
objectionable, and TO my mind there was
I nothing that anybody need hesitate to