Evening star., 1943-11-19
10 PAY
Boxing Heads
Gets Approval
House Subcommittee
Also Plans Probe of
Uline's Complaints

A favorable report on the bill to
put the members of the District
Boxing Commission on a pay basis
was ordered today by the Harris
subcommittee of the House District
Committee after it had heard
Michael j. Uline, owner of Uline's
Arena, make a sharp attack on
members of the commission.
The committee plans to treat
separately the bill and the issue
over the commission past practices
which stirred the arena owner. The
bill will go before the full House
District Committee for action at its
session at 10 am. Monday. Later
the subcommittee plans to call the
Boxing Commissioners and Mr..
Uline before it Ito thresh out some
of these issues"
Mr.. Uline declared that reported
demands of the Boxing Commission
for 100 or SO free tickets to his bouts
constituted bribery" and that his
refusal last winter to send the COM
mission more than six passes it is
due under the commission rules was
the source of his troubles with the
commission about putting boxing
bout seats on boards over his ice
floor.
He singled out Thomas p Morgan
as the one who had made such
demand.
Committee to Investigate.
Subcommittee Chairman Harris
said he felt the question of tickets
and the assignment of boxing nights
between competing promoters was
purely administrative" matter
which should be handled by the
commission rather than by legisla-
ton. He added, I'VE must assume
that the members of this or any
commission are qualified and will act
IN the interest of the public" How
ever, he and the other members de-
clded they should go into the long
continued battle and have the COM
mission members and Mr.. Uline face
the committee at some session.
The arena owner declared that un-
less the commission gave him one
Monday night month for boxing
shows at his place he was going to
quit the boxing business after to-
nights scheduled event.
The Uline manager. H. K. Living
Ston, declared that with the excep-
ton of Fred Buchholz, there never
was a member of the Boxing Com
mission who knew the difference be-
tween a left hook and a right cross,
or what was kidney punch"
What do you have referees for?"
asked Mr.. Harris.
i don't know. I sometimes Won
der" said Mr.. Livingston.
Refunded $500.
Mr.. Uline described the ruction
at his Arena last winter when mem
bers Of the Boxing Commission de-
bated at length whether to permit
a show to go on until the seats
were taken off of the iced floor.
While fight ticket holders clamored
for admission. Mr.. Ulipe said he
had to refund about 5000 worth
of tickets during the debate and
as a result the show was a financial
loss.
He demanded that the law be
changed so that a three-year Dis
trlct residence would be required
before a promoters license was
granted, that fight nights be as
signed to promoters who are first
to file contracts with contestants
and that there be a reasonable"
limit placed on the number of tick
cts which must be given to the
Boxing Commissioners.
Near the end Chairman Harris
asked: The Boxing Commission is
your only problem?" Mr.. Luine said
Yes"
Among the bills which NAV come
up for action by the District Commit
tee Monday are the Hebert bill to
give additional powers to the Com
missioners, measure to settle the
District Virginia boundary issue,
and one to permit men and women
in the services to use expired auto
mobile driver permits for the dura-
ton.