The New York herald., 1922-08-19
O'ROURKE MAY STEP
DOWN AS DEPUTY
Commission Expected to Act
This Afternoon Upon Resig-
nation of Member.
nv CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

A report has been in circulation for
several days past TO the effect that
Thomas +. O'Rourke. Deputy Boxing
Commissioner. would resign. The Com
missioner will hold an important meet
ing this afternoon, and It Is hinted
that O'Rourke's resignation will be
handed in. Chairman Muldoon said last
night that he would go to Commission
headquarters at 81 Broadway and
"straighten out matters"
Mr.. Muldoon neither denied nor af-
firmed that O'Rourke would resign. bur
he intimated that there might be inter-
esting developments al to-day's meeting
of the Commission. II is reported that
team work between the deputies has
not been conspicuous feature of the
Commission, and the Chairman is de-
termined to have smooth action or know
the reason.
Mr.. Muldoon was displeased with the
action OF Charles Phillips. announcer AT
Ebbets Field, in stating that the Dun
dee-Frush bout was merely for feather
weight championship of New York State.
and he is investigating the matter. The
Chairman desires ii to be distinctly un-
derstood that the Rosenberg Krug
match was for the middleweight cham
pionship of the world. which title was
forfeited by Wilson. and that the Dun
dee-Frush match was for the feather
weight championship OF America, the
title forfeited by kiibane.
killflea Holds on Wilson.
1t appears that Wilson is willing I,
box Rosenberg for the middleweight
honors, but that Killilea. manager of
Wilson. is holding off the boxer.
So far as 1Silbane is concerned Chair
man Muldoon will not now consent ;c
.tf
Frantic efforts are being made to induce
the former champion TO come here. bu.
the promoters are wasting telegraph
tolls,
Mr.. Muldoon was very much dis
pleased with the way in which the Dun
dee Frush bout was handled at Icbbets
Field last Tuesday night The chairman
declares that there were three persons
for every seat on the ground and that
the ushers were hopeessly incompetent
and Inefficient He says there viii have
to be Improvement at the next bouts.
Incidentally the chairman is OF the
opinion that Dundee Is being worked too
hard.
"The little chap Is the most indus
trious boxer in the world" said Null
doom. land there seems TO be a dsposi-
tion to crowd him. ! shall demand that
he have a rest" Tommy Noble is said
to have posted a forfeit with the com
mission to bind a match with Dundee
for either the 126 or 1870 pound title
Dundee Favorite Over Martin.
In view of Dundee's decisive victory
over Danny Frush the Italian has been
made warm favorite over Pepper Mar
tin in their bout at the New York Velo-
drome August 2S Boxing experts fail
to understand how Martin can hope to
reach the elusive Dundee with any of
the wild swings for which the Brooklyn
man Is noted.
1t is declared tha. Bill Brennan has
offered 5000 to jess Willard if the
Kansan will act as Brennan's sparring
partner in the training work for the
bout with Dempsey II Brennan meets
Dempsey he Will face the speede
heavyweight IN the game. 1t Is incon-
ceivable that Brennan should want as a
sparring partner the slowest heavy
weight in captivity.
Mel Coogan and Early France, two
very clever lightweights. will meet in
the feature bout at the Greensboro sta
dunn tonight
The suspe nsion of Jack Sharkey has
&C mpelled the Broadway Exhibition AS
sociation to call off its entire show for
Monday night.