New Britain herald., 1922-10-17
RICHARD ORDERED
 ID PAY BOXERS
MiSke and Gibbons to Get Their
 Money

New York, Oct 1.-The state ath- letie commission, at its weekly meet ing yesterday afternoon, will instruct Promoter Tex Rickard 10 pay both Tom Gibbons and Billy Miske, St Paul heaNyweights. under the terms Of the contracts signed by the boxers for the bout last Friday night in Madison Square Garden Miske won this match on 2 foul in ten rounds. Immediately after the battle, Chair man William Mudoon ordered Rick ard to withhold payment 10 the box CTS pending an investigation. Chair man Muldoon at his home in Pur- chase N, Y, yesterday announced that the commission would promul- gate an order releasing the money of both Miske and Gibbons
 The match has been under investi- gation since Friday night, Chairman Muldoon said, The fact Chat the money of the boxers was withheld was nothing unusual. the commissions leader said, since Section 32 of the commissions rules and regulations provides.
 
 by an official or by a member of the commission, deputy or other author, ized public official for an infraction of the rules or for violation of any law or ordinance. the corporatioh shall hold all box office receipts ana remuneration of contestants for said match or exhibition, pending the de- cision of the commission.
 Majority Opinion Supports Referee
 II was in observance of this rule and because of his own dissatisfaction with the unexpected ending Of whac he said had been a thoroughly satis- factory bout, that Chairman Muldoon withheld payment of the boxers money, he said. His investigation sat isfed the chairman that there existed no basis for suspicion with regard to the bout or its outcome. The boxers or their managers were not interros- ated. The judges. Artie McGovern and Charles w. Miles, Referee Billy (kidj McPhartland, the timekeeper ana knockdown counters and other com mission representatives who attended the battel in an official capacity were asked to express separate opinions on the question of whether Miske had been fouled. The majority opinion was in support of Referee McPhart- lands decision awarding Miske the bout on a foul. The investigation convinced the commission that there was no ground for longer withhold ing the money of the boxers. and that to justify further action by the commis- sion. Chairman Mudoon, however, expressed it as his personal opinion that Misle took advantage of an in- cident which enabled him to won on fuke.
 "We don't want to brand Gibbons as foul fighter said Chairman Muldoon. He is not at all unfair in his ring tactics think he is one of the fairest boxers in the game and one of the best. Personally, do not agree with the opinion that Miske was fouled. I am convinced the punch in question landed fair. I saw Corbett knocked out in Carson City with the same kind of blow. It was a punch similar to that which Dempsey used in knocking out Fulton. This case, however is not one in which opinions enter. It is not q question of a diff ference of opinion. The referee is the man to say whether foul was com mitted or not. Our referee ruled that Miske was fouled, and we must stand by our referee. l will accord ingly take action tomorrow at the meeting of the commission to order the money paid to both boxers"
 No License For Jack Johnson
 Chairman Muldoon reiterated that he would not issue a boxers license to i Jack Johnson, former worlds heavy ! weight champion, who is training daily at the gymnasium in Madison Square Garden in an effort to regain | fighting form. Johnson is confident | of his ability to attain q physical state | which will induce the commission to grant him a boxers license. He Is | confident, too, that if he receives the | he can defeat Harry | Wills, the New Orleans negro heavy | weight, who is Jack Dempsey's most | dangerous championship rival. Sec ton A of the commission rules and | regulations stipulates that no license