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Show lex Richard's Bat- I ties Make Madison H Square Pay I NEW YORK, March 27. That H Madison Square Garden is the big- M gest purcel of taxable property In the M country, housing various amusements M principally boxing, Is shown by a re- U port Issutd today by Promoter Tex M Itlckard for the first six months he M has hold the reins over tho famous IH amphitheater. From September, 1920 rhSU to March, 1921, ho has turned over tiH&X to Uncle Sam tho amount of $172,- il 391 38 In federal tux, not counting KflH $105,616.18 for Now York state dud jjvw! clt revenue tax which Includes a real Ba' estato tax ot $35,340, exhibition 11- jR& censo of $600, boxing club license of SB $750 and tho stato tax for boxing or flS'" $68,926.18, . Wfffl5! K& Tho total attendance reported nt Bfflt; the various shows was 910,402. Tho nff' professional boxing attracted 270,- raul 076 persons. Amateur boxing canto (ROP into Its own and was unanimously HgK' patronized, theso events bringing out foal 23,668 poraons for n federal tax ot KEIf $2789.16. g Itlckard caved tho Garden for Now " Yorks sport loving public and It (s jjH a fact that h Is tho first man In n tBi i i bcr of years to make tho Garden BJil pay. Mft BO |