Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-06
MaryIandPr
Due on Transfer
OF Guild Bouts
N. Y. Group Votes
To Defy HeIfund's
Jan. Is Uitimutum

NEW YORK. Jan. s R.-Big-
time boxing in New York ap-
parently is a dead thing. gone
with the six-day bike race, the
Third avenue elevated and the
Roller Derby. Final services
will be held January Is.
The Boxing Guild of New
York voted unanimously last
night not to dissolve its member
ship as ordered by Julius Hell
Ifand. chairman of the New York
State Athletic Commission. who
had set a January Is deadline.
The guild said 1t had the full
support of the 16 other guild
Iaffiliates.
We've done nothing wrong"
said Charlie Johnston. president
of the international Boxing
Guild Of which the New York
guild Is an affiliate. Were
ready to fight in New York right
now. But II he tHelfand) takes
our licenses away. we have to
Igo out of town. Wen go any,
where to get fights. None of us
lis reSigning.
Blasts Move to Baltimore
Helfand isn't backing down
either, from the tone Of his press
conference yesterday afternoon.
about six hours before the guild
met. He blasted the Monday
night television fight promoters
who decided to move to Balti-
more. effective January % and
called one of the Baltimore pro-
motors with whom they will
work frankie CARLOS repre-
sentative" Carlo, according to
Helfand. is a notorious police
character with a powerful in
Ifluence In boxing.
II state from the most unim-
peachable source that Benny
Trotta twho promotes in Balti-
more with his son-in-law, An
Igelo Munaf0 is CARLOS repre-
sentative in the city of Balti-
more" Helfand said. I'm the last
three weeks, previous to this deal
knowing the televised fights from
st. Nicholas Arena in New York
to Baltimore) Frankie Carlo and
Benny Trotta, whose real name
lis Benny Magliano. met in the
city of Baltimore to engineer the
deal"
Helfand said he would hold a
hearing to see If disciplinary ac-
Ition was necessary against Tex
Sullivan and Willie Gutenberg
the st. Nick's promoters. Under
New York law, license can be
revoked for persistent association
with a known criminal. He said
Trotta and Munafo have records
Iof arrests. The two Baltimore
promoters weren't available for
comment, but Nick Trotta,
Benny's brother, denied any deal
ings between his brother and
Carlo and added that Munafo
was a liquor licensee In Balti-
more. saying. I'm Maryland. q
criminal can't get a license"
| McKeldin Wants Report
Helfand obviously was upse,
Iby the fact that the Maryland
Athletic Commission, whose
chairman, j. Marshall Boone
had promised to support his fight
against the Guild. had '1et him
down" In Maryland, Gov. Theo-
Idore r. McKeldin ordered a "ful
and immediate" investigation oil
boxing in Maryland and called
Ion Boone for a full and COM
Iplete report" on the Monday
might transfer to Baltimore
IBoone was due to meet with Nc
Keldin today to explain the
transfer.
Il don't want. to PREJUDICE the
facts" Gov. McKeldin said. "But
lit seems to me that If they are
disqualified in New York, they
should be disqualified in Mary.
land. ! don't want them to hold
bouts in Maryland If they are
illegal in New York"
Sullivan and Gutenberg are
not illegal in New York, how
ever. as they have promoted 81
consecutive Monday night fights
from st. Nick's. They'll promote
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