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ned 0-19 (Rev. 5-27-63) The glaring television lights in the Sen- ate Judiciary Committee’s paneled hear- ing room blinded everyone—senators, assistants, witnesses, and spectators alike —as though they were all getting the third degree. In a way it was appropriate. The occasion was the three- -day hearing of the Senate antitrust and monopoly sub- committee last week. The hearings were being held in connection with proposed legislation that would establish Federal control over prize fighting and create a national boxing commissioner in the De- partment of Justice. Testimony centered on the negotiafiens leading up to the Sonny Liston Oa Res lay (now known as Mu- hamma CAN) heavyweight title fight. Of particular interest to the senators were the activities of Intercontinental Promotions, Inc., poration that promoted the fight and is controlled by Liston; Jack Nilon, Liston’s - adviser; Nilon’s brothers, Bob and Jim; and Sam Margolis, a Philadelphia vend- ing-machine operator. —— NOT ato Tt 46 apr 3 1964 aun ese —- WASHINGTON: D-Oe— the Pennsylvania cor- ° Does Boxing Need LaF ederal Czar? The Cynics Have a Word for K_____- ' This far-sighted group also thoughtful- ly arranged to purchase from Clay’s Louis- ville backers the rights to promote his { next fight. The group neglected to dis- close this arrangernent to boxing authori- ties in Miami Beach, where the Liston- Clay fight was staged, a fact that fed the suspicions of a fix after Clay’s start- ling upset. There isn’t any evidence that the fight was fixed, although some cynics have noted that the arrangement would allow the corporation to stage a rematch between Liston and Clay. This would be enormously profitable, and many have wondered why Liston’s own group showed such an interest in the future of his op- ponent at a time when Clay’s abilities and chances of victory were almost uni- versally scorned. Rematch clauses for championship fights violate the regulations of the World Boxing Association (WBA), a confedera- tion of the state boxing commissions in the United States (with the exception of New York) and those of several other countries. There is a reason for this: To prevent suspicions of fixing and to keep deposed champions from monopolizing the new title-holders’ defenses. The problem is that there is little that the WBA can do to enforce this regulation. As attorney Garland Cherry, secretary of memati a) Beart Tolson Belmont Mohr Casper Callahan Conrad ___ 2 ——~—BeLoach _| 4 Evans 23s; _ Gale __Y ) Rosen _ je Sullivan —\ Tavel Trotter Tele Room Holmes Gandy Deeen rece fms af 2f2°Jor ~~ The Washington Post and Times Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Star New York Herald Tribune New York Journal-American New York Mirror New York Daily News New York Post The New York Times The Worker The New Leader The Wall Street Journal The National Observer _)] People’s World Date