[2] On October 8, 1915, Wenck was appointed chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission by Governor Charles Seymour Whitman.
[2] On January 2, 1917, attorney Emil Fuchs sent a letter to Governor Whitman on behalf of boxing promoters Harry Pollok, Patrick T. Powers, and John J.
[5] Lord cleared Wenck of the bribery charges, but found that he had borrowed money from a boxing manager, had recommended promoter John J. Mack to Fred Fulton’s manager for Fulton's fight against Al Reich and endorsed the note that allowed Mack to be financially able to promote the fight, had accepted a large number of free tickets for boxing and other events at Madison Square Garden, and allowed two companies to stage fights before they were licensed.
Whitman chose not to fill the office after Wenck's removal, as boxing was soon outlawed in the state.
He operated ferries on the Long Island Sound between New Rochelle, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut and points on the North Shore.