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Show 'ERADICATE-EVILS-OFGAKMIIKLE NKW TOUR-. Jan. 11 'Re(ulaU the prloea of admission to boxlna; contests and the high purse avll of tha funi will be eradicated." So believes Matt Hlnkle, millionaire sportsman, referee and promoter of Cleveland. "A. uniform top prlre for tlrkets not only will brine; puraes down to a sane level, but It will boom of the hoaln same In the smaller alatee," Hlnkle said here today. . "I'nder the present conditions the larsriT iltlrs and states have a monopoly on the firat ararie boaers and the smaller states have to be aatlafted with what the tH stales don't wsnt. - - "It hss been suggested "luring the boa-ins; boa-ins; congress here that pursea ba limited to 2.',,ooo or l.io.oou, but that will not T.H' ? ,he rouhl, as promoter,. could still chsrge the old prices at a big profit boiera"U'IV" nd an iniumtic 10 the "Promoting; holing la these days Is big business. So promoter ts In the hum far " haalth. Sound business policies applied ap-plied to boxing will bring the same results re-sults as In any other lines of business I have promoted a good many con test a in in, put years and I have never lost a cent. "If prices are limited a promoter can figure up what his house Is going to be worth and he can either secure the boxers box-ers on a perrentsge baais or guarantee them a certain sum. It Is certain that no wise promoter would give a I1O0 000 puree when the beat he could get out of hla house would be ITB.000. "Boxers should ba more reasonable. |