The evening world., 1921-01-13

0NuHA anu SOS AuINu 10 t1eIfOAAo ASA
ere good and others SAVIOR Of petty jes
Every sport page Feader knows tbat'
q bnxing convention with representa-
nves from sixteen States has been IN
session bore for the past three days.
Il ended only yesterday, with the cleo
con 81 permanent ofncera, the adop-
Con Of a constitution and everything
go % bagln Questioning not latsr than
Feb. I. Chairman JobnSon OF the
New York commission has attended
lhe session, although his actions at
ne meetinRs have Indicated q luke
warEnness toward the project. How
even, his hat words 70 the assembled
delegates yesterday afternoon were
thess Of encouragement, but he held
a the time that he couldn't entirely
endorse what had been gene uhrough
with untn be oOnSuSted the other
mambers OF the OomnisSiOn, pSTticu-
hrly the license committee, beaded
hy Lawrence mcguire.
II seems that In the original issue
q Invitations TO che convntion by ms
nternatiOnal BpoFtlng Cfuh, which
nsided ghe facilities for the con-
vaneion. Chairman johnson was the
only representative OF the Empire
states commission invited. hcGuire
had been overlooked, possibly unin-
OCCASIONALLY, When Mr.. johnson called
the International Clubs attention 20
ne Importance Of Mr.. MU0uire's pres
elaoe, q LETTER was sent forthwith BY
the /. 8. O., aDologiElng for what ap-
peared 70 be a mistake and Mcclure
was invited TO totn Chairman John
-eon a. the meetings. This. however,
Ne never did.
efNHD convention progressed
smoothly enough without him,
and all concerned, especially
Ao International Sporting club, felt
pleased. ana In a great measure 70.
warded for the work covering prob.
ably o period Of Two years, Il had
done % bring Boxing back not only
O. New York. but 10 see II on It's way
e. a national institution
"A SPIRIT approaching that Of
"A celebrating pervaded the Inter.
national Clubs heRdquarterl
late last evening when the telephone
rang. w. A. Gavin, the leading d.
reosor OF the big organization an
swuroa.
.'what's that?' he SHOUTED into tn,
trans4nibter. at can't be. No, III
ifnp6ssibie Surely New York woult
not put itself in such q positiap.
Then ne hung up the receiver.
l. - q
'arha New York State Boxing Com
mission has repudlAted Its member
ship In the National Boxing AssOcin
tl1n OF the Untted States, Mr.. John
aon has Just issued a statement 4
that effect"
The news came like n shower o
hriulss. Business OF sOurrying Rroun,
was than IN order, and finally tn
abatement OF New Forks ChRirmai
wa obtained. Here Il Isl
ekrTNHB invitation by the nswl
formed National Boxing Al
ISOLATION Of the United SsaSs
60 ne New York Boxing Comnissio
ans LAasnSo Committee to become
rne'uher has been declined. 1t Is OF
essasAon that we cannot subordina
our functions aRd authority clear
delnsd "a the Vlller law to the Il
rllettDn of any outside unotfich
haEg q any charasteJ. The questiC
81 uhsthsf We would W1ah to jol
aa01DGo, dDa4 ma ouAar. We are sa
thet We 0annoa Legally do 30. This
pi1t11y manifest when one rea,
art3ois IN ~ the hs@iy foUned ass
eiation, which aaya, IN effect:
,Nhat the delegatss or membe
bind themselves 10 obey rules a.
regulationa herein specified and IN
t.diure 70 observe same may result
siFDsngion. II would sesm that
unofficial conference could not on
MEgQend the New York State Boxt
Communication, but could abnOgate Z
New York State boxing statutsS
"Ono doris not bave 20 argue ~
ther However, We wish II perfect
uaderWtood that we are thoroughly
afCurd with the spirit OF the rOce
confcr,snre ~ far az n has TO DO WI
fNlurOvements IN boxing conditions
tho United States. The Walker ID
End The rules and regulations adopt
" the New York State Boxing Coz
titesinn apDaar b be more cOmplt
ard effective than the constitution
tenfly adopfed ~ tho ", y. A.
Iil0 NlnHfa Ghu9etts STATE BoNt
C0BsmAfeaen mas talden tho same pc
t'0n and has 20 nDtffied this comm
SION. as appears from the following
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t1eeiing Mpn1ay Thlp oonl1lisslon