Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-27 | Page 11 | Garden,20th Century Club Join Hands to Promote Boxing Sport

Garden Century Club Join Hands to Promote Boxing Sport NEW YORK Aug 27 UP Madison UP-Madison Madison Square Garden and Mike Jacobs Jacob's Century club today united as partners for promotion promotion promotion promo promo- tion of boxing in New York and other cities A year four-year contract retroactive to May 31 of this year was signed yesterday Under its terms the Garden Garen Garden Gar Gar- den en cuts In on profits of all Jacobs' Jacobs bouts including bouts including all those since May 31 Jacobs' Jacobs club has exclusive boxIng boxing boxing box box- ing privileges at the Garden and Garden bowl It was the first contract partner partner part part- ner ncr the Garden has had since the late Tex Ten Rickard and his odd millionaires s built the sports emporium in 1925 I The action actton elevates Jacobs to the throne once occupied by Richard but gives him greater power power than Tex had because Mike like is entirely independent of any responsibility to the Garden He will make his own matches and promote and finance them without without without with with- out interference from Colonel John Reed KilpatrIck Garden president