The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
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James J. Johnston Elected As Head Of New Prize
 Fighters Alliance
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W fight profession, which has just expert enced . sudden access of virtue, will have . code of ethics next week or the week after. This will be the first time the ethics of the profession have been codified for the excellent reason that up to this time there was only one ethic, to wit: Carry . sharp razor and cut the money deep" ~
 It was James !. Johnston of New York city, manager of Johnny Dundee, the featherweight champion of the world, who discovered the lack of an ethical code and proposed the remedial plan. Mr. Johnston has been chosen president of. the alliance, the members believing the post required . man of imanigation, which is MT. Johnston's most prominent, not to say notorious, characteristic.
 His masterpiece of imaginative con ceptioon is hard to choose but the moro authoritative connoisseurs are inclined to think his most brilliant conceit was the fight record of Gypsy Prince Dan iels, the original human horizon line, whose. acts of prostration amused New York for time last year, when Daniels was under Johonston's management. Others are persuaded that President Johnston's imagination scared to the all-time altitude record when he was inventing alibies for Fred Fulton.
 Committee On Ethics.
 However, the point is that his excel lency, President Johnston. not only perceived the deplorable lack of an ethical code but named the committee on ethics to mend the situation. ' ."I think. gentlemen" President John- ston said to the members of the al- ifance, that we ought to have another ethic. Good. reliable ethics are scarce so, we must proceed with care lest we adopt a number of unnknown ethics which are liable to haul off and give some worthy member a swift kick in the coat tails some time. would point out that we need only one more ethic for the time being, as that would give us two or them. which is enough to make code. Therefore, appoint as our committee on ethis, Dr. James J. Johnston of New York, who, I am sure. will accept the chairmanship of this important body. MT. Johnston aequuiesces. That Ia very good of MT. Johnston.
 Now. girls" President Johnson proceeded, there are several tentative ethics on the mind of your committee. One, which the legal profession has kindly offered to lend us, is: Never let yourself be seen in both corners I think this is a first-class ethic as there oAS aAAcA suhet0iys bOIuS men III our profession, just as there are in the law. who are not above owning a piece of both boys in fight. Naturally, we do not wish any of our members to be caught in such business so I commend this ethic to you"
 To Hold Sessions
 President Johnston will hold several sessions with himself in the next two weeks to perform the exacting mental work of codifying these two ethics and the fight profession will then take rank beside the legal profession, the medical profession. the osteopathic and banking professions.
 MT. Johnston is opposed to the ap- pointment of a Judge Landis of the fight business as proposed by State Senator James Walker, sponsor of the boxing law. unless perchance someone should decry the requisite qualities in him.
 What do we want of one of those guys running an ethical profession like the fight racket for?" President John ston demanded. "The movies and base ball are different, because you won't find an ethic between the two of them They weren't smart. Of course, they say Landis gets a terribly big piece of jack for his job, so if they insist on honoring me can't refuse to do my duty, can now?