The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-10

tineffon between them Is that legal
authority can compel the promotere
to shell out" TO the Commission os
stop the shows. as Chief Soaring otd
with the Austin a. Salt smoker ~ Inc
Arena recently.
A. said last week. the first Box
10 per cent OF the gross receiptA 0Qe
compromised on . per cent Our
present commission takes per cent
Of the gross receipts. so we nov SEQ
that the boys who box on percent.
age are relieved of per cent %
their earnings. and In many cases
the boxers have a humble share FOR
efforts in behalf OF thei boxing fAn9.
As near as ! can judge. the trouble
arose through promoters securing
AUSTIN & SALT were giving
shows at the Crystal Pool In 1910>
Hite was giving his at the Arena
the Elks' club and ball park. n
the fall of 1920 the Mctropoltt4A
Building Company had leased The
Crystal Pool. and when the .Aren4
prepared for ice skating. all noxtnk
pool. Hite objected TO Druxma1
putting on shows after Mr.. prux~
man had put on an ali-star smokes
to n capacity house In the Arena
and while Druxman had been Ktyo4
two dates, he was denied the use ce
the Arena by the Metropolitan ButIo~
ing Company for his second data,
and when the Boxing Commis4ton
made an effort to adjust the Dirt
Guilty. both the Commission and the
Metropolitan Building Company flew
the track. II appeared that Drux~
man was Disseminated against -
favor OF the monopoly that nov exs
lists. and Commissioner Jones tries
TO save Druxman. In any event.
there seemed to be q white niger IN
the wood pile that Jones could NOS
find at that time tand | think he ~
stili there), SO boxing was shue
THE CLEVER CUNNING Or
NOBLE MIR HITE row ushere0
forth. and under the guise that the
boxing shows were being hsIa LSk
and that the Legion was to get ~
the net profits. the noble Mr. Hito
logged along sereneiy and put q
three shows. until IL was discover4~
ting only ssM per cent OF the net
profits and the noble Hite was GET
ting 66& per cent and the accoum0
failed to show any net profit aftex
the Legion had received smaN
amount of spare change.
THE BOXING COMMISSION fcu40
the noble Hite guilty of this fals1fl~
cation and suspended him for tnf41
months. as the noble Hite had also
endeavored to bride Mr.. Jones 70 80
was then in the noble Hite's way.
The noble Hite had succeeded ~
bringing the boxing sport into more
or less disreputes so two members o.
the Boxing Commission re signed ana
two new members. DIR. kelton ana
MIR. Moriarity. were appointed. oue
boxing and the noble Hite were sttIl
THE ARENA AND ALSO the crys-
tai Pool were made available ~
some of our best citizens interceding
with the Metropolitan building com-
pauy at this time. but the present
of all promoters to negotiate for :
place TO hold the shows and several
were reported upon with the general
understanding that all boxing shows
would be held in the same place. but
the Arena and Crystal Pool were
barred.
THE NOBLE HITEs MIND
WORKS FAST and all proposals and
land he, the noble Hite, was still
suspended for his operations with
the Legion and trying to operate on
Commissioner Jones). and wtthcut
further negotiations or acceptance
from Austin a Salt or Nate Drux-
man, our present Commission ruled
that all boxing shows must be held
in the noble Hite's pavilion at Third
avenue and University street. and
that all promoters must rent from
their competitor, the noble Hitc. At
"A rental of $3.50 per show and adj
vance $1,000 to the noble Hite for
security on his lease and as the no.
bic Hite was paying $3.50 per month
$3.50 per night, we see that by tho
time the Boxing Commission got 5
per cent of the gross receipts and
the noble Hite got his. the other pro-
moters would be very we'll cleaned"
As we have said. the Boxing Conn.,
decided that they were 10
pocket 5 per centum of the gross re@
ceipts. Austin & Salt and Nate Drux-
man refused to be parties to suchfa
contract or be "shook down" for any
rebate. Also as business proposi-
ton, they were compelled to reiect
the noble Hite's proposal. as any
business man would. and because Aof
this grave offense Austin q Salt and
Nate Druxman are discriminAfed
against by the Boxing Commission
and barred from holding shows. The
question is, has the Boxing Commas
sion formed a closed Corporation,
and who is benefited financially ~
itT 1t savors of a conspiracy.
THE BOXING COMMISSION should
lowed all legitimate expense. They
may rightly select referees, suspend
boxers for reasonable and proper
cause or rule against promoter tor
proper cause, but when Commis-
sion acts vindictively. arbitrarily
has. they should be removed, or box
ing should be stopped.
KNOW ALI ABOUT THE
PARTY at the Washington hotel
that reinstated Evans. also those put
on by the noble Hite. and the cut
made on pal" Moore and much he~
sides. have enough proof to war-
rant what / say. A mans Judgment
is usually warped In the direction
from which money comes.
The third and last round will -
near next week