| LC control no. | n 85140383 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | New York (State). State Athletic Commission (1911-1917) |
| Variant(s) | New York (State). Athletic Commission, State New York State Athletic Commission New York (State). State Athletic Commission |
| Biography/History note | State Athletic Commission (1911-1917)'s focus was on boxing. It was disbanded when Frawley Law repealed in 1917. Professional boxing banned in NYS until passage of Walker Law in 1920 that created the State Boxing Commission. On July 1, 1921, commission name changed to State Athletic Commission and scope expanded to include wrestling. In 1929, Commission placed in New York (State). Department of State as a division. |
| Beginning date | 1911-07-25 |
| Ending date | 1917? |
| Special note | Do Not Confuse with: New York (State). State Athletic Commission (1921- ) |
| Found in | Its Annual report of the State Athletic Commission, 1912: t.p. (State of New York) p. 4 (New York State Athletic Commission) LC in NUC pre-56 (hdg.: New York (State). Athletic Commission; usage: State Athletic Commission) Laws of New York, 1911: p. 2081 (Chap. 779, An act establishing a state athletic commission and regulating boxing and sparring in the state of New York. Became a law July 25, 1911) Proquest Historical Newspapers website, New York Times, Nov. 19, 1917 (viewed September 27, 2021): "Membership Plan Refuge of Boxing, death of Frawley Law finds managers ready to return to former system" (the late New York State Athletic Commission ... now defunct commission) |
| Not found in | Unanimous decision, Spring 2011. |
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