The New York herald., 1922-11-15
WHO HIT M'GOVERN
STILL A MYSTERY
No Knuckle Prints Found on
+ Face Nor Footprints on
Referees Garments.
ny CHARLES II. MATHtsoN.

The bahiing mystery as to the person
or persons who pushed. punched and
kicked Referee Artie McGovern was
again tho subject of investigation
yesterday by the New York State Ath-
letic Commission. The complainant, pale
but seir-contained. gave his testimony
in low. clear tones.
McGovern said in effect that he was
leaving the Broadway Exhibition As
ISOLATION arena, Brooklyn, on the night
of the Martln-Anderson contest one week
ago last Monday night. He had reached
the exit when suddenly he received a
violent push in the back of the neck be-
tween hair line and coat collar. This
threw him forward, ana before he re-
covered his equilibrium he was knocked
over by d heavy left hook to the jaw
AS he lay on the pavement some one
kicked him savagely In the body. lie
got to his feet and looked about To see
who had taken these liberties with him
but failed to locate the assallant. Micro
scopic tests failed TO reveal knuckle
prints on neck or Jaw, and no footprints
were observable on his overcoat.
A dozen persons who were at the
club on the night In question and heard
the uproar were unable to say who was
hit or who did the hitting, although they
were a short distance from the spot
where the referees took tho count. One
Of the witnesses at the original hearing
declared that Johnny keyes, manager
of Terry Martin, was the person who
got the newspaper decision over MCCOY
ern. but keyes hotly denies that he was
the victor. While waiting for some Sher-
lock Holmes to unravel the puzzle the
commission will keep Keyes on the sus-
pended list.
The attorney for the Republic a. C.
yesterday obtained postponement until
next Monday of the suit to compel the
Boxing Commission to transfer its IL
cense from the Polo Grounds to the
102d Regiment OF Engineers. The at
torney informed Justice McAvoy that he
had sent representative to Atlantic
City to inform the Governor that the
matter had been IN court at the time
Chairman Muldoon had the conference,
and he hoped that the Governor would
rescind the order pending the decision
Of the matter by tho constituted legal
authority Of the State.
iHS IOSIUk NoIlItlSSlOIl YSSltIudy
took action in the following cases:
George Werner-Suspended pending
hearing for fouling his opponent in the
main bout at the Ridgewood Grove,
November II.
Harry London-Suspended indefinitely
for failure to fulfill Il contract ut the
Commonwealth Club on November 4.
Billy Brown-Suspended pending
hearing for quitting IN his bout with
O'Gatty at the Rink S. C. on November
10.
Manager Johnny Keyes's suspension
continued pending further investiga-
ton of and alleged attack on an off,
cial referee Following a bout at the
Broadway s. c. November s.
Pancho villa and Elmo Flores will
move to the Garden gym to-day and go
through their racee. Pancho boxes Abe
Goldstein In the main event OF fifteen
scheduled rounds tomorrow night and
Flores will be put TO the acid test by
Jack Bernstein.
Goldstein weighed III pounds yester-
day and will not be lees than 116 at
weighing time.
villa was made a choice over Gold
stein over night. The latter opened
days. but he took O drop yesterday and
Churchill, manager OF Villa, says his
boy will weigh In at about 100 pounds.
When Sammy Nable and Charley
Kohler meet in the chief event at the
Rink A. c. tomorrow night the spec
tators will not suffer from ennui. Tha
boys are rapid workera