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Show lav aft r each contest, Johnston, upas talUira to pay tha government govern-ment tax Imposed apoa admlaaiona to such contests, waa Indicted and court at Nsw Tork City. Ha took tha case to tha alroult court at appeals which bald that under tha law - of New Tork tha C antral Manhattan Boxing club, and Johnatoa John-atoa had baaa licenced by tha state to eonduot tho eonteete. and that therefore - tha government muat look to tha club for tha tax. fight m RAiSESPOUIT GoVernment See Ch&ncc , for New York Fraud WASHINGTON. July Tha federal government haa ask ad tha Tipremeemirttnderldewhether directors and managers af boxing eonteets la Xtw Tork City . oan secape wlthaut paying; taxes upon admissions to suck eonteets. In appealing a case protlgHt ' against Jamea J. Johnatoa, a matchmaker and manager of tha Can Ira 1 Manhattaa Boxing club, tha government mar tad that should tha decision of tha circuit eourt of appaaJa at Maw Tork City bo permitted to .ataDd it would 1 "open tha door to frauduloat tranaaetlona." ' Johnatoa had a contract with tha club to conduct boxing exhlbl-tlone, exhlbl-tlone, aadar which ho racalvad tha 1 entire procaada and paid tha dub, tha government alleged, a etlpu-lated etlpu-lated mm of money for tha prlyl- |