The New York herald., 1922-01-31
REPUBLIC A. G. WILL
TAKE CASE TO COURT
President O'Connor Threatens
Suit to Compel Issuance
of Boxing License.
ny CHARLES y. MArmIsoN.

John NJ. O'connor. president uf tn
Republic A. c.. which has a iess. Of tn
Twenty-second Regiment Armory an
ncunces that tho Boxing Commission ha.
refused a license TO the club and that tn
Republic A. C. will probably take tn
matter to the courts. President OCon
nor writes az follows to THE New YoRi
HERALD:
Permit mo to thank you for your
kindness in giving space to the story
OF my efforts to OBTAIN a license for
the Republic Athletic Club, of which
am president Az you know, we
have obtained lease on tho Twenty
second Regiment Armory. have met
every requirement of the law, but
have arbitrarily been refused
license.
If Mr.. Muldoon gives us final re-
fusal we are going to take 1t into
the courts immediately. OF course
we do not relish the thought Of
taking boxing into the courts, but we
arc. extremely desirous OF de.ermin-
ing the full extent OF the commis-
sion's powers.
Mr.. O'Connor incloses letter from
the clubs attorneys, May G. jacobson, I,
the Boxing Commission as follows:
The Republic Athletic Club has
handed us your communication OF
January 25. 1922 returning check for
500 deposited with its application for
license to conduct boxing .exfibi-
+ tions at the armory on Fort Wash
ington avenue. between 1sSth and
16sth streets. in this city.
On Friday. January 20. 1922. Mr.
Wells OF the Republic Athletic Club
and our Mr.. jacobson attended be-
fore you and filed with you certi-
fled copy OF the lease Of the armory
At that time Commissioner Muldoon
stated. in words or substance. that
there was no objection to the Re-
public Athletic Clue or the persons
connected with it. that there was
no objection to the armory either
as a place for the conduct of boxing
exhibitions or because IL Is an
armory; that the sole reason for
denying license was that you in
tended to reduce the number of
places wherein boxing is to be per-
mitted, and that. therefore. no more
licenses would be issued Mr.. Jacob
son stated that undoubtedly the
State Athletic Commission is vested
with discretion in the issuance Of
licenses. but that in his opinion
this discretion is in respect of the
1icensee or place. and that the COM
mission has not the right to say
that only thirty-two or twenty-four
persons may conduct boxing exhibit
tons any more than it has the right
to limit this enterprise to one
licensee.
Your letter of January Is states
that when you are in position 10
take UP the matter OF our clients
application 1t will be notified to
make another check. This virtually
Is denial Of the license by with
holding. You were advised at the
conference on the 20th that 1t was
our clients intention to test your
power as sought to be exercised.
We believe It should be as speedily
as possible determined whether you
have or have not the power 70 deny
a license on the ground stated by
Commissioner Muldoon. and we there
fore request you to pass upon our
clients application either by grant
ing or denying It.
May we. IN closing. be permitted
to record that Mr.. Jacobson stated
at the meeting on the 10th that 1t
might be wise to issue license, even
IL but temporary. to the Republic
Athletic Club. II for no other pur-
pose than to overcome the published
discussion as to whether a monopoly
in championship contests Is per-
nitted at Madison Square Garden.
This. however. did not meet with
your approval. Yet we arc informed
that. Notwithstanding the reason
given for the denial of a license TO
our client. new license has been
issued to another club at Troy.