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Show Boxing Commission Appointed to Insure "Clean" Bouts Here With s view of placing ihe boxlns and wre.-tling -am-- in Ogden on 1 high plane Hnd a- a means of assur ng the follower? of ihe sipon tha' the will get full value for their money al all future matches to be .staged in Ogden, Muyor Frank Francis nd the OgdeD board of cfty commissioners have appointed a boxing and wrestling pommlaaloa hVal Will immediatelv begin its functions Member.- ol th eunimissiou appointed ap-pointed by Mayor Francis with the ap proal ! the c.i commissionsrS) UtJ Kial J. Douglas, former assistant city attorney and a member t 1 In Aun i i- an Legion; A L. ;iasniann. editor ot The Standard hxaminer and head if the I gden Athletic club, and Eldward E Qarton ol the Southern Pacific rall-rdud rall-rdud shops, who Is known as one ot the beal authorities' n oporta in the est . FULL POWER INVESTED 1 Full power 1- lih tlfe commui sion to Investigate promote and theii affairs and all details of the S3 hihitlnns they plan to stage in Ogden. No match can bt staged in the city without 1 heir approval, i' Ifl said, and ! they mu.-i be given full assurance by the promoter that exhibitions will bo clean and aboveboard udore a license will be granted Following full investigation of jLhe commission into the promoter's, affairs and the details, ol his proposed exhibition, exhi-bition, t lie boxing commission will re l port to the maj or and city commis Hion with recommendations as to 'whether or not the match shall bo stuged. The license will be grantdd b ihe city unl alter the commission iiember- have made i 1 unmendston thai it should be done I Numerous applications have been ! submitted to Max or Francis and the ill board of city commissioners recently by promoters, asking that (bey be giv-i-m permission to stage boxing and wrestling matches in Ogden, it was said today. Wiiiiin a tew days the " 1 boxing commission Will meei and ad jyertisc thai bromoters who plan to stage matches here this winter, submit sub-mit their application in writing with all details of ih ir plans At a later dale the will be called 10 appear be fore the commission tor further In .VestlgaUon Onl) those promoters who can assure the commission aTisolutely that ihcir exhibitions will be itilly worth the money asked, will be allowed al-lowed permission 'o exhibit, it Is sold PREDICT GOOD PROGRAMS Through activities of the new com-ml com-ml on it is believed 'hat many good matches, both boxing and wrestling, will be staged in Ogden during the .comlnc winter. In regard ,to the action of the commission com-mission Mayor tVancis said this morning morn-ing The commit lion Is i organize Immedlatel) and formulate rules and regulations governing BUCn athletic sports as will be under its jurisdiction. jurisdic-tion. All applications for permission to iar;i mail lies here must be present d to that body, which will Investigate and make recommendation to the board ol Bit) conini issloners ' It is hoped by this method to pro-led pro-led ihflse w ho delight in good sport from being imposed upon by fakers and frauds ,md to make the 2amc clean in Ogden. The commission will i tiioet at once and will make a public statement of their plans. ASSURE FULL VALUE. "Through this commission the box Ing and wrest). ng sport in tiu.ler. can be put on a high plain and assure full I due lor money paid in at Ihe bo 1 Office. Tin- boxing commission in each cede will up. hi lindines back) 1,0 the city commissioners who will b? guided b) their recommendation and; n port." J 1 he action of Ma; or Francis and the 1 it. commissioners to appoint a com mission marks ihe first sltrp to be taken in this direction in ihe slate J Nf-w York now has a state boxing and . wrestling commission, which Ts said to! have proven entirely successful and 1 taken Ihe sport from the mire and! placed it on a high plane Many other I cities and states. M is said, are plan-! ning similar action |