The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21
HORTON BOXING BILL
MAY Be KNOCKED OUT,
THERE II 4 AGAINST 1T
IN THE LOWER HOUSE. MT TIM
SULLIVAN Is SAID TO HAVE
THE SENATE SOLID
- IT.
by MACON

EG MACON MCCORMICK.
J Special Correspondcnce 4 The sunday Republic.
! New York, Jan. Eth. excitement over
IN. KID McCoy-Joe Choynshi affair has In
"A measure died out. owing IarrrFy to the
fact that powerful influences h.v. been at
work to sh " that the whole trouble was In
IA measure "a comedy Of errors" in which
| nobody WIS really To blame. but it was a
comedy 20 which has left Il bad taste in
the mouths Of impartial porting men who
love the boxing game for itself alone and
not mainly for The money that is in it.
; In view of the fact that ne Horton law
IL threatened with r-prtI or with such
amendation a, will make boxing contests
farcical and unsatisfactory rather than en-
joyable and mcritOrious as genuine tests Of
fistic skill and physical endurance. they are
disposed to condone the IamcntabIe af-
fair.
They are further influenced toward this
action by the fact that the Broadway
Athletic Club. the leading one before which
boxing contests take place. seems to be
disposed to tax immediate steps which
will prevent a repetition Of any similar
comedy of errors within its arena.
We are Informed that II has contracted
for the erection over its ring Of an cleo
lE!cdI t4oth WHICH VIII nut only accurately
keep the time of the rounds and Of the in
tcrvaIs between the rounds. tut will also
have a ten second hauf which viii ac-
CUratcly keep the time thIt a man is on
the floor in cases OF knock downs.
| sincerely hope that this l. not a case
II locking the stable door after the horse
has been stolen.
Horton LAW In Danger
our State legislature is now in session,
AHl enc g Fs- NOR
Lewis, WHO represents an Up-the-Srate DIS
triCt, on Wednesday appeared before the
Codes and demanded a hearing
for the bill repeating the Horton boxing
law which he introduced some time ago.
The committee. after listening to his de-
mand fixed upon next "Wednesday, Janu-
arg ~. as the day upon which IL would
hear arguments for and against his bill. I
haven't the slightest doubt that the result
Of this meeting Will be a report in favor
of the passage Of LeWis's bill. Whether
that report Will induce its passage re-
mains TO be- seen.
Governor Roosevelt. in his message to the
Legislature. much to the surprise Of many
who did not know how the buzzing OF Il
presidential bee in a politicians bonnet will
often make him reverse himself and turn
about and twist about like Jim Crow" rec
commended the repeal of the Horton law,
and there is a majority Of the lower House
of the Legislature which favor such ac-
ton.
Up to the time of the McCoy-Choynski
affair it was reported that Senator Tim
sullivan had enough of the members OF
the upper House faVoring the Horton law
70 defeat any effort that might be made to
repeal IL. Whether he will be able TO hold
that support now is a deDatahle question.
l hope that he may be able to do 40.
There never was a time when boxing
contests between men of first-clasS reputa-
ton were 50 popular or 50 profitable as at
present. The men who are behind the clubs
Ing contests have in them vcritable bO-
ndnzas, and they should have been as care
ful ana as CAUTIOUS as pleading lovers NOT
to have given Offense to their patrons. the
public, or to put any ammunition in the
which to XIII it
were so disposed, but just at present this
is a time when silence is more than golden. J
George Silcr's Disclosures.
1t is Tor This reason that | much regret
that George Siier should have taken This
line to rush into print with his disclosures. I
which may or may not be true. but which,
at all events, will certainly be quoted at
Albany by the opponents of boxing. Ayro-
pos of this statement of Mr.. Si!er's II may J
be well to say that. if | am correctly in
formed, he has a grievance. and because
that grievance he is trying 10 play Sam
con to pull down the pillars OF the Eastern
boxing temple.
If | am correctly informed. some time
ago Mr.. Siler became convinced that he WAS
80 " AAV
favor Of Bob FitZsimmunS and his manager.
Martin Julian. he w4S made the referee Of
tn" bout between Fftz and big Jim Jeffries. I
Upon looking over he boxing field here Mr..
Sier came to the conclusion that il was a 3
very profitable one, and that what We cS-
pcCiaily needed here was MIR. George Siler b
To referee our bouts.
| am told that shortly after his return 20
Chicago he communicated with = we'll (
known boxing instructor in this town and
asked his opinion as to the best WAYS and
means of being made the referee of our
leading clubs. | am further informed that
in his ambition ne had the promised supporl :
Of one OF the most influential members of
its leading club.
TIL" boxing instructor alluded to. in reply |.
To his request, Informed Mr.. Silcr that pol
tics had quite = good deal To do with box
Ing affairs in this city. ana that no nun
ho had not :. good stiff pull could expect
Ia receive an appointment of the kind. cs-
peCldlly as there were plenty OF New York
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