The New York herald., 1922-12-18
GovernOr-Elect Smith in No
Hurry and Anxious Demo-
Gratis Are Annoyed.
$500 SALARY EXPECTED
Rickard and O'Rourke Most
Interested in Makeup of
Commission.
BY w. O. McGEEHAN.

ing is being considerably retarded
pending a change in the personnel of
the New York State Athletic Commits
sion According to friends of Governor
elect AL Smith there are trifle more
than 10000 deserving Democrats who
are not only willing but anxious to
step In and help to make professional
boxing all that the late Marquis OF
Queensberry wanted it to be and more.
Persons claiming to have at least one
I ear Of the Governor-elect announced
I yesterday that Eddie Curry, former
: boxer and very deserving Democrat
z would be the new chairman OF the
Boxing Commission.
The fact that there As to be, new
Z set OF boxing commissioners is holding
back the matchmaking for next year.
In fact. there is so much uncertainty
that one of the newer and smaller box
' ing clubs has postponed the ordering OF
r a new cash register which is more nee
! essary than ring to modern boxing
arena.
The appointment OF a new boxing
commission will mean some new pro-
moters. The policy of the present COM
mission has been to limit the number OF
licenses granted as much as possible.
+, The clubs all have done fairly WELL and
some of the powers of Tammany Hall
are anxious to cut in fer the sake OF
the manly art and their own bank rolls.
Z The advancement Of the art comes first.
OF course. The matter Of profits is en-
tirely incidental.
There Are other Matters.
So far the Governor-elect has given
no indication as to what will be done
about the Boxing Commission. Strange
as 1t may seem to those who are alb
sorbed In the manly art. the Governor
elect has said that there are more i'm
portant matters which must come first.
There are those who can imagine moth
ing more important than the immediate
settlement of matters pertaining to the
propagation OF caulihower ears and the
affiliated vegetables Of the ring.
The fact that the FAR sighted Mr..
Thomas O'Rourkc has raised his throaty
barytonc in musical baliyhoo for the
Wilard-Dempsey bout would indicate
that Thomas expects change In the
personnel of the Boxing Commission.
The intellects which now direct the de-
velopment of the manly art in this State
have passed an old age statute which
would bar willard from boxing in New
York state.
Despite this. Thomas as matchmaker
for the Polo Grounds Is proceeding with
arrangements to match Willard with
Jack Dempsey at the Polo Grounds next
summer. The inference then is that
Thomas must know something" and
that he expects the new Boxing Commits
sion TO be more liberal with the elder
artists of the Queensberry ring.
Ricknrd Counting on Bout.
Tex Rickard, who has been counting
on Dempsey-Wills bout for some time
Is reticent and perhaps a bit moody
over his prospects In this matter. While
the current Boxing Commission came to
his aid to the extent OF practically order
ing the two TO fight there seems to be
All unwritten ordinance barring mixed
bouts" of this size In New York State.
Over In Jersey the top price for ad-
missions to prize fights has been placed
at SIS "A copy. This miserly sum would
hardly make 1t worth while for Dempsey
to get into training. On this basis the
heavyweight champion probably would
have 10 enter the ring for a little less
than $3.50. 900. which. of course. no pro-
moter would have the heart TO ask him
10 do. The new Yankee Park would
mold nearly as many customers as
Boyles Thirty Acres and the law Of New
York State is more liberal to the ex-
ponents of the manly art. Here they
can charge s25 a seat.
4
sion should withdraw the invisible color
llnc II might pay Mr.. Dempsey to start
training. Therefore, Mr. Richard 10 very
much Interested In the new control OF
the manly art
benny Leonard Hns Dug In.
Benjamin Leonard has dug IN until
the open air season arrives and Is de-
voting great deal of his attention to
elcvating the dramatic and dancing art
IN the meantime. IL would hardly nav
BENJAMIN despite his reported almost
destitute circumstances TO fght for III >
mere contents OF Madison Square Gar
den. He also will wait for the open afr
season and the chance OF the new Box
Ing Commission licensing new promot-
ers with more liberal notions OF a sub
stantial reward for lightweight cham
pion.
IN the meantime there is no Law
which will restrain Mr. Ike Dorgari
from challenging him on behalf OF his
charge, Mr. Charles Sanchowitz. better
known as Charley White OF Chicago.
Even II there was such Jaw Mr.
Dorgan probably would break H.
There are many receptive candidates
Tor places on the new Boxing Commis-
sion. Dumb Dan Morgan feels that ne
IS we'll qualified and would accept the
Office In conjunction with his various
other enterprises The Hon. Leo r..
Flynn would not decline. Jimmy John
ston, the boy bandit. broke down and
confessed that he would add dignity to
such an Office as he In now the manager
OF Gypsy Prince Daniels. Jack Cur;ey.
despite the fact that he n busy trying
to get something 10 MI the Christmas
socks Of the Zbyszko brothers and other
deserving wrestlers. would be ready TO
act on a moments notice. All OF these
esntlenen declare that they would have
nothing but the interests OF the art ia
mind
~ is runored that on the reorganiza-
tlon the place Of Boxing Commissioner
will carry an annusi salary OF $500.
Hitherto Il has been an honorary ap-
pointmcnt.
Caulinower ears will continue 70 hang