The National Sports Alliance was reorganized in late February 1928 with president James Johnston announcing that he was not going to run again. He'd been the leader of the group for four years. The NSA had been founded in 1922 and there were as many as 500 members. On February 26, 1931, the Dodger Athletic Club, Inc. was incorporated in the State of New York to "conduct, produce, exhibit and present boxing, wrestling, and all other athletic exhibitions of whatsoever nature, for the development of said arts, and athletic amusement for the edification of the public." The initial Board of Directors of the new company were William Johnston of 9225 215th Place, Queens Village, James P. Sullivan of 240 East 79th Street, New York City, and Margaret Regan of 138 West 140th Street, New York City. The amount of capital stock in the business was $10,000. Both Johnston and Sullivan owned 35 shares, while Regan had 30. Peter A. Lauria was the attorney who prepared the paperwork, and it should be recognized that Lauria was the same man who prepared the documents for the Manhattan Booking Agency when it was incorporated in 1952. Lauria may have been a friend of the wrestling community in New York. If anyone has any additional information about him, drop me a message. Walter Smallshaw ran Charley Johnston's Broadway office while the latter was away. Research by Tim Hornbaker February 22, 2011 |
The Johnston Family Boxing & Wrestling History |