, 1925-02-09
DUNDEE BARRED In
SEVENTEEN STATES
BY NEW YORK DICT

organization that has been seeking
TO control boxing In the United
States. There is no doubt that the
idea behind the attempt to control
the game is a lofty and that the
few brave men who are fighting
against heavy odds are actuated by
the best OF motives. But the idea is
not a practical one.
Boxing al be controlled only
when there is legal authority for
that control and supervision. Boxing
in individual states can be controlled
by state commissions appointed in
accordance with the law or In cities
by commissions legalized by home
rule acts or city ordinance. National
control of boxing cannot be estab-
lished without some sort OF a legal
excuse.
II the commissions In charge of
boxing in every state of the union
were to get together and approve Of
a national body. the national asso-
citation could function. But that
could be brought about only by a
uniformity of the laws in each mem
Der state OF the association or by a
congressional law. 1t would be I'm
practical OF accomplishment either
way.
The New York Boxing commission,
when the association was formed
three or four years ago. refused to
Join. The commissioners said they
had their own territory to look after
and an obligation to Albany to con.
troll the sport in accordance with the
New York law.
The idea was this: Surprising that
some kind of an unsatisfactory con-
test was held In New York City. and
that the New York commission de-
cided to affirm the action OF the ref
cree or the officials in charge. Then,
supposing that the National associa-
ton should meet in some distant city
| or should poll a telegraphic vote and
over rule the Now York commission.
The game couldn't go on that way.
The New York commission had the
more practical idea in suggesting
hat all the commissions work to
gether as individuals and that when
u 1AoPtAA1iOtt vi Il OVAtA WIS lt4ul GU
as a penalty In one state. that the
t suspension become automatic in 9TH
err states. New York. New Jersey.
Massachusetts and Connecticut had
a working agreement for a while but
New Jersey backed out OF It when
the law va changed and a commits.
sion was replaced by one state com.
missioner. There had been com,
plants that Duke" Muldoon had
been too drastic in dealing with mi.
nor violations OF the ethics OF the
sport. There are the same protests
now that the present commission
has been too stubborn in the case Of
Mickey Walker and Mike McTigue.
Baseball. 1t might be pointed out.
Is regulated by a commissioner and
an advisory council that has no real
legal status. Boxing. 1t is argued.
should for that reason. be able TO
institute the same government, but
the two cases n not exactly sim
liar.
Baseball has no state commissions.
Boxing has. Surprising that there
were such things as state baseball
commissions or federal control OF the
sport, which have been suggested as
means Of keeping baseball clean.
there would be a fine mess II Com.
missioner Lands would Danish two
or three players from tho game and
the state commission OF Ohio would
say that the players were eligible In
Ohio. The example isn't far fetched.
Lands has absolute control only be.
aust II was given 10 him by the club
owners. The state commission would
have the legal authority given to It
by a state law.
There is n widespread opinion that
Jimmy O'Connell was made the goat
OF baseball and that the penalty
Of Punishment from tho only profss.
sion he had was too severe. II there
were state commissions or a federal
commission. O'Conneii might be rein.
stated and baseball would blow up
in n fine bubble.