The Washington herald., 1922-11-28
NAMES BOARD
FOR CONTROL
OF FISTTCS
Bill Roper, Princeton Coach,
Among Those to Handle Box
ing in Philadelphia. -
n HILADELPHIA. Noy

That the sport Of boxing will
be placed on the plane of alb
, solute fairness and equity to the
public is assured by the action
taken by Jules E. Mastbaum, who
recently acquired possession of the
Ice Palace and the Olympiar re-
named the former the Arena, and
abandoned the latter as a resort
for the sport. Mr.. Mastbaum to-
night announced the personnel Of
q committee of five who will virtu-
ally control the calls of boxing to
be offered fans who attend the
Arena, which is this city's largest
club.
The committee is composed of WELL
known men who have absolutely no
financial or any other interests in
the boxing game except their in
herient love of sport for its own sake.
They are:
William Roper, City Coucilman,
coach for the Princeton football team.
William Hollenback the University
Of Pennsylvania coach.
u. Penn Smith. the well-known
Banker, who has been devoted to
sports in every variety for many
years
Louis n. Goldsmith, whose men,
hership in fraternal organizations
has made his name familiar to every
one.
Furey Ellis. whose interests in
boxing have always been active and
who was noted as an amateur boxer.
WILL HOLD MEETING.
1t is announced that this commit
tee will hold a meeting tomorrow
night when a chairman and secre-
tary will be selected and perma-
nent organization will be effected.
Another important announcement
made by MIR. Mastbaum in this con-
nection is that the office of medical
adviser OF the arena has been tender
sd to DR.. Charles Fl. Hirsch, an emi-
nent physician and a man who also
loves clean boxing.
The appointment of this commit
tee came through Mr.. Mastbaums
desire TO make boxing in Philadel-
phia at the Arena a sport in which
Philadelphians may be proud. At
a dinner given recently IN the LO-
Gust Club to men well-known in
financial and sport circles and in
newspapyrdOm and with Director
COrtelyou representing the Depart
ment of Public Safety. made known
his desires to give boxing on a
higher plane than ever before. and
Mr.. Mastbaum asked the guests to
select three men as a committee
who in turn were to select the
commission
This committee was named with
William II. Recap as chairman,
Charles II. Grakelow and Edwin
c. Lewis II was this committee
that presented their report selecting
Messrs- Roper. Hollenback, Smith,
Goldsmith and Ellis as the commits
sion and DIR. Hirsch as medical ad
wiser.
ALL PROMINENT MEN.
Lovers of boxing will see at a
glance that the names of this COM
mission comprise gentlemen whose
names have been prominently iden-
titled with clean sport in this city
for years. said Mr.. Mastbaum in
expressing his qualification at the
work of the committee in choosing
these men.
Il can only reiterate what I have
said before with possibly little
more emphasis that it is my inten-
tiOn to make boxing in this city, so
far as the Arena is concerned, abso-
lutely without reproach. With such
high grade disinterested sportsmen
10 supervise the bouts there seems
to he no question but that boxing
enthusiasts will he given what they
expect and are entitled to. This COM
mission will he given full authority
to act in any case.
If they are of the opinion that
boxers are not giving the public the
hest they possess they can order the
boxers out Of the ring. If they think
the public should get their money
back in any event they have the
power and the Arena will give back
the money TO each patron. I repeat
that we are not in the game to make
money, hut to give Philadelphia low
ers of boxing that quality of sport
to which they are entitled. This city
has not had a really great boxing
space. New York has it's Madison
Square Garden and it is a matter of
civic pride with me. that puT-
chased the Ice Palace. for I want to
give this city club which will
house the hest in boxing With the
remOdeliug of the structure and
with the appointment of this com
mission J believe that it is now an
accomplished fact ''
II Is announced that every con-
trace made with the boxers or their
managers a copy of the rules laid
down hv Director CoTtclyou will ba
Inserted that there may he no excuse
for any uf the contestants to plead
ignorance or that the maha cement
OF the Arena did not read the rules