Show WOULD CHECK TICKET MESS ESS Collusion Charges Macle 1 Against Promoters In New Nev York ALBANY N Y Feb Fb 20 20 Cl arges of oC collusion between bet een pro pro- pro motor of t prize tight fights In New 1 York ork state tate and ticket speculators which sharply ed the th prices price of oC tickets for Cor championship bouts boute brought a climax to the th heating healing Tuesday before beCore betor the tho th assembly wa was wasand w and men mein commute committee on the Lord bill de designed to repeal rel the Vu alker boxing law la laThe l w The healIng WI we vr closed with a threat from Assemblyman Peter J oJ New orl lork that the ticket scandals scandal must mut mu t b be I checked at once one or the th law would be repealed Advocates ot of boxIng I who picked packed the th l room inI in- in J I this as II a knell tor for forthe the sport port as now conducted I Ithe the changes sought were Vero brought bout about for Cor 1 has been In the Ipat one of oC the staunchest support support support-els cia s of boxing as conducted under tiC the Walker Vu alker law lust JURt Ju t before adjournment ent Thom Thom- Thomas Thomas Thorn as as 0 ew Yolk Toik City boin l bO i disclosed a vv lat at at he h de- de cared de cared hart had been his experiences In InI with th the th sale al of oC tickets for Cor the tight fight at the tho Polo Grounds last lat fai Cai I n O I TI At the fight tight I I represented the Polo Grounds h ii Baid aHl On On tho of morning morning- morning of oC toe InO tn fight we no t had a long line IlI waiting waltinE for tickets ot of which onh n a few Cew w ore ere left leet l tt I telephoned Tex RIckard s a ottic office and asked them to tend send some me more mor tickets hut but was Informed they had only Is 35 left leCt That afternoon Jacobs the th tick tick- ticket ticket tick ticket et speculator peculator drove a wagon up to street and arid Broadway an and at- at attempted attempted at attempted tempted with police protection to sell tickets for Cor or the th bout When the crowds found that the til tickets were ere being sold old R at t greatly Increased prices over cuter their face tac value salue the wagon W wn 1 0 turned And It sas avith that the th salesmen er able bl to escape TICKETS thet After ACler the fight I wanted the t d at a I tho th Polo Grounds but I was VIS 0 and antI th they y yer er were to tn Madison Square Garden Grden It was as found round there that orth as orth of oC o unused tickets w erG ero turned In by Jacobs to RIckard Jacobs Jacob did dij not pay for tor the th tick tlde- tick tickets ets eta he lie was as tring tr to sell for tor JU Rick aid k- k kaId aId 0 Rourke Rourk Rourke said but in some cases the th prices he obtained for them went nt a as high as i 75 Ti As a aI alemeda I emed 0 Rourke Rourk suggested the I sale of oC tickets by the official box box- In ing boxing box ion under the so called French rench plan RS Fn RACE RIOTS It If a Firpo Firpo Ills fight Ight Is held such as RS now nOI Is b beIng predicted b sport p pm serious results the tho COI m of oC o race rac riots are aro almost certain to take place ce asks the warning voiced by Deals Deal Pick Pick Pick- Pickett elI ett ot of W representing the Methodist board of oC o m inthis Forts or 50 negroes netro will die dl In this co he declared because of oC tho lh ho hatred which will be b stirred up it if such uch i a match mUch takes place I I |