The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-02
HARD LINES FOR THE AMATEUR BOXER
His Occupation Seems to he Gone, and Work
Stares Him In the Face.

The winter now drawing to close has been
a hard one for the amateur boxer. BY amateur
boxer is meant the young man who for tho
past few years has made a practice OF engaging
in prize fights for an alleged trophy. but
in reality has insisted on seeing u hard cash
prize before putting OH tho gloves. Up
to the present season the raid ANA
teur boxers have lived In clover. Now
all this is changed. and tho amateur slugger
is plunged into an abyss Of gloom. During tho
past season the amateurs have been con-
fronted with tho fact that II they desired to
fight they would have to do SO for no other
proposition the boxers responded:
Not on your lifo. You've got to have lis IL
want tn see good boxing. and il you want us
you'll have to put UP de coin See?" And tho
"Amachoor" awaits an appeal from tho clubs.
The movement which Knocked the financial
prop from undor the amateur boxer was tho
result of an agitation OF the charge that, whilo
the pretencc was made bv athletic clubs of Civ
ing ,medals to the boxers. yet as a matter
1si ysls bSa Ra'd direct sS Hoa M%
OF A. A. J.; rules This fact was Gcnerr,,
a whom n ws1e ~ With tho o rsn st AL
ton. This fragrant violation OF amateur law
aroused a general feeling Of Indignation the
drep Ias tin Th SHst
and A. A. u. championships were poorly at
] mt WITH the Of ahs vsaus
Boat Club tournament, and few other minor
affairs. the amateurs have really had no OPP
and rs he
who regard the alleged amateurs with feelings
Will. the evidently true assertion that the
shI We, We're MT amateurs in any sense OF
were receiving money FOR lighting. staggered
tho boxer. tho blow that sent him dnzed
aennst. III. rones was delivered by the Now
clined to submit TO the cXorbiant demands of
the amateurs and engaged professional boxers
"s Ts w Ih Ss WAS o
An, Offer Of $50 medals was made to them and
box at ali in tho Winged Foot club. This was vas
~ open confession by the New York Athletic
money to amateur boxers. "" FoioWinr ' in ths
footsteps OF tho New iorks. tn" Mnnhattnns
thi; season have engaged professional boxers.
chief source Of revenue to the amateurs the
disastrous consequences to the latter can
The professional tournaments at the Man
haitian nat \. &. nave been sisnnlly successful.
Ihe charatter OF the ne, hoSins is such an i'm,
members of the big clubs want no more anna
tours; The following remark of n member Of
lnent very clearly.
:. In majority OF amateur bouts" said he.
TWO uuscleHccu. hWhWhru 1elloWSEct INTO inc
ring and slap each other for three tame rounds.
At the close a Philadelphia lawyer could
not tell which has made the worst showing.
and yet il the unfortunate Judges in despera-
ton decide the bout drawn. the two buffers
veil j ke Comanches There are. Of course. a
considerable number of clever men in the So
called amateur ran Is. but it was difficult
matter to get enough good ones In a tourna-
ment to make II Interesting.
The question naturally arises. what is to be-
come OF the alleged amateur boxer? There
must be 300 or 400 in the Metropolitan dis
trict and they must either continue boxing as
a means OF making a livelihood or else 20 to
work Any who purpose ontinuing in the
ring and getting slice of the New York and
Manhattan 4. C. prize money: will be.comPeed
TO face. such scraprers as "Chanrio Moran.
in the bantam class. AL UErien. Martin Snee
i'll the lsI-pound class. and the Harlem
coffee cooler Bill Dunn and Jim Glyn in the
heavier 81 asses. There is not in the anna
tenr" ranks to-day. a, man who would dare to
get into the ring with any Of the men named
and work seems to b" the only alternative.
\ movement is now on foot among the am
ateurs" to organize clubs for the giving Of
boxing shows under A. A. I. rules. The Eagle
4. C.. under the auspices Of which the Cahill-
Butler fight took place. was organized for that
occasion. and has not since been heard of. H.
as seems probable. the a. A. Y. DECIDES to cut
loose from boxing. the amateurs" will then
be left to the cold mercy of the police.