New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
Op IN FINAL OF Invitation Golf Tourney on the Nassau Club IN
Boxing Board
Will Pay Of
Miske-GibIDt,ns
Muldoon Holds Inquiry To-
morrow; Fighters Expeet
Purse To Be Released
By lack Lawrence

According to statements made at the
Offices Of the State Boxing Commission
yesterday the money that was to have
been paid Tom Gibbons and Billy Miske
for theiS fight at Madison Square Gar
den on'Friday night will be turned over
to the fighters tomorrow or Tuesday.
The cash was held up by order Of
William Muldoon, chairman Of the
Boxing Commission, following the dis
qualification of Gibbons after he had
struck an alleged foul blow that
brought the fight to close In the
tenth round. At Madison Square Gar
den yesterday. Tex Rickard expressed
the opinion that the monex would be
released by the commissioners soon az
the authorities had questioned Referee
Kid Mcfarland and the managers OF
both fighters.
There were large wads of cash lost
on Gibbons and those who had backed
HIM were raising loud walls yesterday.
When the alleged foul blow was struck
Gibbons looked to be certain winner
and his hackers were all ready to count
their winnings. If te fight had con-
tinued there would nave bSen small
chance of Miske being returned win
ner. Many of those at the ringside
were of the opinion that he would
have been lucky to avoid Knockout.
The fact of the matter is that Glib
oons was handing his fellow townsmani
such fierce pasting that Miske prob
ably welcomed the opportunity 10 CON-
elude hostilities as easily and as quick
ly as possible. There were assertions
made yesterday by spectators that
Miske quit cold" and wasn't even hurt
by the wallop that was said to have
been low That he was hurt. and hurt
badly, was plainly evident. Few per-
sons at the ringside saw the alleged
foul committed. If the punch was low
it was so little below the belt that it
was barely noticeable. The sudden
ending of the fight appeared to leave
Referee Mcfarland in a daze He
made movement with his right arm
as though he were going to count over
the fallen figure of Miske, but when
he saw that the timekeeper was max
ing no attempt to toll off the seconds
he finally ordered c ,bbons TO his cor
ner.
Unsatisfactory as ii ending of the
light was there seems ttle the boxing
commission can do about it. The order
TO hold up the pay envelopes of both
fighters came from Ch tfman Muldoon,
who was at the ringsii ie. There will
be an investigation made which will
include interrogating the doctor who
examined Miske Immediately after he
left the ring. The physician, according
to his statement, found nothing wrong
with the st. Paul scrapper. Gibbons
hes gone back to St. Paul, where his
father died while Friday nights battle
was still in progress. Miske. however.
is still in the city ard will appear
before the commission with his mana
ger Oh Monday morning.
Gere Tunney. former American light
heavyweight champion and the pride ef
Greenwich Village, will be seen in
action at Madison Square Garden mex
Friday night in the main bout of twelvs
rounds. His opponent will be Jack Ren-
anlt, Canadian light heavyweight, who
for considerable period of time was
sparring partner of Jack Dempsey's
This will be Tunney's first appearance
in the ring since he beat Charley Vein
ert in Jersey City several months s~o.
Renault is a rugged hattler who should
give Tunney lively argument.
Tunney has been taking great care
of himself and is said to be in better
condition right now than he ever was
in his entire career. This match was
announced yesterday by Fran.. Flour
nov, matchmaker for the Garden.
On the same card there will be an
other twelve-round affair which viii
bring together Bobby Michaels and
Andy Thomas, a tough team of light
weights. If this bout goes the limit
it will surprise a lot of close students
Of boxing.
Another match that was announced
at the Garden yesterday was that be-
sween Jack Britton, welterweight cham
pion of the world, and Mickey Walker
the hard hitting youngster from New
ark, Tex Rickard said yesterday that
ne had been endeavoring to bring Brit
ton and Waller together for some time
but had only just succeeded in obtain
ing the champions consent to the
match. Britton is now in Havana but
will return here Immediately to COM
mence training for the defense of his
title. Walker has beaten most of the
best welterweights in the East.