The New York herald., 1922-10-31

Cauliflower ears are wiggling rather
nervously listening for the full details
of the Boxers Booking Agency. which
is to be established by those two well
known philanthropists Tom O'Rourke
and Jim Buckley. The agency was
suggested by William A. Muldoon.
chairman of the Boxing Commission
and Thomas and James stepped right
out and announced that they would
start it.
1t has been explained by Mr.. Null
doom that the booking agency will do
the boxers good. This announcement
is what makes the gents who take it on
the chin occasionally bit suspicious.
AS one of them put IT, 1--WE are always
being done good. Yes sir. good and
plenty. The question Is, Just how good
are we going to be done by this book
Ing agency?"
The avowed design Of the new Boxers
Booking Agency Is to protect the boxers
from the grasping managers. Accord
Ing to the plan, which has not yet been
worked out, the boxers may register
with the booking agency and be given
matches without having to make any
"cut" with managers. Just a small
percentage of what they earn will be
withheld to help the two philanthropists.
Mr.. O'Rourke and Mr., Buckley. carry
oH t'eiT good WOrk.
May Invest Boxers Money.
In fact. it has been explained. when
the booking office is under way it will
hardly be necessary for boxer to
have manager at all. Mr.. O'Rourka
and Mr.. Buckley will be able to collect
all the money for the contestants and
even to invest 1t for them. Having
been managers themselves In the past.
these, two philanthropists are masters
of all the details.
Perhaps it is because Of their expert
ence as fight managers that Messrs.
ORourke and Buckley realize that the
boxers should be protected from the
rapacity Of the managers or course,
two gents who have had experience as
managers should know just how neces-
sary 1t is for boxers to be protected from
their managers.
Mr. Muldoon and the two philan-
thropists. Thomas and James, seem to
be looking forward to the day when
managers will be eliminated. Some day
when the new Boxers Booking Agency
Is working in full blast Jack Dempsey
may be seen emerging from Madison
Square Garden after fight giving
frigid stare to Jack Kearns, his former
manager Benny Leonard also may be
cVsi
him nothing Of a nights proceeds but
a distant glance. Thomas and James
will turn over the entire receipts to the
champions, minus. Of course, the small
to be retained for the main
tenance Of the Boxers Booking Agency.
The only trouble is that the streets
VIII be crowded with ex-prize fight mar.
ayers. which will complicate the unern
ployment situation to a considerable
extent. It will be difficult to teach ar
ex-marager any useful trade, and there
is grave danger that they may be-
come permanent public charges Unless
Mr.. Muldoon. being n humane sort of
gent. should rule that part Of the pro-
ceeds should 20 to the establishment of
a home for ex-prize fight managers
Home for Managers.
IT would be a pathetic sight N ses
the MANAGERS Of to-day, the Kearnses
and the Gibsons. sitting In the Iounginr
room of the Home for INDECENT Prize
Fight Managers writing statements for
imaginary newspapers and counting
phantom houses. Eoually sorrowft,I
would be the sight Of Dumb Dan Morgan
sobbing on the shoulder Of Leo p. F1ynu
as he pictures Jack Britton walking
home with an entire evenings receipts.
minus. of course the modest amount
withheld by Thomas and James for the
support. of the philanthropic agency.
The blow naturally would descend
with the greatest violence upon the
leonine head Of Leo p. Flynn, for Leo
has more fighters than any manager
past or present. In fact Leo has the
largest garden Of cauliflower ears tina.
was ever cultivated by any one magnate
of fistiana. He handles in one year
more ivory than the American and
National leagues combined. The blow
naturally would knock Leo for rather
long row OF raspberry bushes. But
Commissioner Muldoon Is determined
and II looks as though that blow must
descend.
Some of the managers have raised