The morning call., 1893-02-28
AMATEUR BOXING.
The Chief of Police Will Not Interfere
With Ii.

few days ago the athletic committee of
the Olympic Club notified its members that
the fourth evenings fstic entertainment
would take place on this (Tueslay) evening
instead of Thursday evening" as previously
announced.
E. a. KoIb, the leader OF the club,
desires 10 state that the original pro-
gramme will be adhered TO and that the
bouts will take place on Thursday evening.
Since the tragic termination of the fight
between Miller and Hawkins. and the an
nouncement Of the Chief of Police that he
would not permit OF any mere contests in
which the lives of the contestants were in
jeopardy. members of the Olympic Club
have become curious to learn if their enter
tainments will be interfered with.
In reference to this matter Chief of
Police Crowley says that he will draw
line between amateur and professional con-
tests with gloves as there is a vast differ
ence between fstic contest under the
management of bona fde amateur club,
such as the Olympic, and the other so-called
athletic clubs that hold boxing matches,
not so much for the dedication of their
members as the monetary considerations
that are attached 10 such exhibitions of the
alleged manly art.
he has never vet been called upon 70 in
terfere with fstie contests held under the
auspices of the olympic Club, nOtwith-
standing that fsic exhibitions have been
held there for years previous TO the intro
duction OF professional clubs in this city.
IL certainly can see no reason why the
members OF the olympic Club should enter
tain any doubt as regards the continuation
of the clubs contests" said Z. a. Kolb
the leader of the indoor athletic department
Of the Olympic Club.
slf pugiiist happens TO meet with a
serious accident in professional club,
where contests are conducted to a finish is
that a reason why the club l represent
should be involved? l certainly think not.
''Yo GU must remember that under no con-
sideration will the Olympic Club permit
contests to continue to finish. 1t is in
contests where the winner, to prove VIC
tOTiOus. must necessarily batter his oDpo-
nent into such state OF iDsensibIlity that
the latter cannot retaliate that serious re-
suits are to be expected.
ITO avoid danger in any form TO the con-
testing parties the boxers who appear at
the Olympic Club entertainments are re-
CURED 10 train faithfully and to insure the
club that their physical condition is per-
feet. Each man must undergo an examiDa-
ton by the clubs physician, who reports to
the athletic committee his opinion of each
candidate entered for the tournament.
W ueu tue meu euIer the ring, NnlcD, as
THE CALL has previously explained, is
constructed of rubbered ropes purposely to
offset any possible accident to the contest
ants, the athletic committee warns the box
ers that only clean hitting is permitted, and
that any attempt at sloggiUg will be quickly
stopped.
Occasionally the contestants get warmed
up to their work and, forgetting the instruc-
ti0ns Of the committee, they settle down to
a system Of slogging which. as you are
aware. is quickly stopped. / am sorry to
state. however, that there are some members
In the club who. owing to the fact of their
having become familarized with profess
ional lighting, imagine that amateur boxing
should be Of like nature, and these very
members, who evidently delight in the spec
tacle of blood occasioned by hard slogging,
are the ones who hiss the committee when
the latter sees fit to put stop TO the con-
test.
During the last evenings boxing contests
al the Olympic Vanderlynn Stow, who
acted as oyerseer of the bouts, had occa-
slon to order the referee to stop some OF the
bouts. which he considered were depar-
lures from the clubs rules regarding boxing
matches.
1T was noticed that quite number Of