New Britain herald., 1926-04-29
KAPLAN MAY SIGN
 UP F0R MULLIGAN
FeatherWeight Champion E1. pected to Defy N. Y. Commission

The question of whether the New
 York boxing commission has tho
 right to order champions whose
 homes are located in other states
 under other commissions or commits
 sioners. will soon be decided. 1t ap-
 pears. when the crisis in the Kan lan-Garcia tangle arrives. Kaplan wants to fight In Hartford. tho capi- i fal Of his home state, and despite the i fact that the august triumvirate
 that sits in the Flatiron building in 1 New York and attempts to dictate 1 to the entire universe. has ordered ! nun to fight Garcia on June 1 In the i Qneensbury Stadium in Long Island | city or be indefinitely suspended, the feeling Is that kaplan will accept
 inc suspension and add the name of another worlds champion to tho long list that the New York commits sion has already put under its ban, George Muliran of Waterbury, Connocticuts leading fight promoter and the matchmaker for the Con- nccticut A. C.. of Hartford, Is seek- ing to land the kapian- Garcia bout i for Hartford early in June. kaplnn and his hnndlors are by no means ! quiet in stating that they want 10 1 light for Mulligan because they be- lieve fine financial return for q bout with Garcia in Connecticut will be : much greater than it would he In Long Island City. Conferences be- tween Dinny McMahon, Kaplan and Muliiean in the past couple of days. have been held and the entire mat ter has been discussed to it's full length. ,lulligan, however. has not yet made kaplan an offer to defend his crown in Hartford, if is reported.
 The New York commission was to have settled the matter through a conference with Kaplan's mana gers and the promoters of the bout in Long Island, but the debate was suddenly postponed until today and Monteith and McMahon will appear in person with Tom MacArdle, matchmaker for the Quecnsbury Stadium in the offices of the New York commission 10 discuss the mat ter.
 Whether the fight will take place in Hartford or not hinges a great deal or the attitude of Garcia's managers. They feel that they owe debt 10 MacArdlc but the biggest factor in their reluctance to come to Connecticut is tho fear that they won't get square deal in this state. They admit that the bout would draw more money in Connecticut than 1t would in New York, but at the same time they point out that after Garcia had defeated Herman in a bout the winner of which was to be given q shot at Kaplan's title, Herman was selected and Garcia was given the go-by.
 Commissioner Tom Donohue has refused to discuss the matter saying that he will take the bull by the horns when the time arrives. Off, cially, 1t appears to be n question of whether the Connecticut state coIn- mission has the same right as the New York commission to select an opponent for Kaplan. Shoull Com missioner Donohue wish. there is no reason why he couldn't order Garcia 10 fight Kaplan in Hartford under threat of suspension in this state.
 Commissioner Donohue and tho New York solons have always work cd In harmony heretofore and tho Connecticut fight mogul feels that an amicable settlement will be reached in the present case. Commissioner Donohue, however, would give no inklng of what he is going to do in the matter.
 Kaplan wants to fight in Hartford
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