The Washington times., 1902-03-30
Boxing Should Be Encour-
aged Everywhere.
RE NSTATBMENFS BY THE A. A, U,
Standing of Teams in Various
Local Leagues.
LIGHT INFANTRY CHAMPIONS
Candidates for Y. M. c. A. Relay Team.
Makeup of Baseball Nine-Corcorans'
Long Line of victories-National Guard
Indoor Games-Entries From Mortons.


The tender -heartedness of the Gotham
ties daily crops up, and in one way OF
another there is sncwn disposition to
do away with those things which might
in some manner cast reflection on this
"spotless town
The very latest move is to do away
with boxing. AS a sport pure and sim
pie, and an exercise, boxing has no
equal as a MANLY healthful means of
developing the body 1t hardens the
muscles, strengthens the body and mind
makes elastic every portion of ones an
atomy, subdues and controls the nerves,
quickens the eye and teaches one self-re-
lance, to say nothing of acquiring a
quick, handy means OF self-defence. Why
there should be any objection to holding
exhibitions which bring all that is best
il muscular way in a man is beyond
the comprehension CT those persons who
think for themselves.
Refers to Amateurs Only.
1t is not proposed in this to foster or
encourage the holding of the brutal ex-
hibitions of third and fourth-raters who
pose as professionals and know no more
Of the game than a novice and see only
in it a few paltry dollars. 1t is not in
tended to bar the first-class experts. 1t
is intended to encourage exhibitions of
the manly art as between amateurs, gen
tlemen who go into the sport for the ex-
ercise, for the love of it,
The bill introduced in the New York
Legislature went so far as TO assure the
wise men of that body-the bluestock-
ings who cannot bear to see anyone do
anything except what they Ike and in
dulge in-that ;he Amateur Athletic Un
ion would have control of the sport just
as that body controls track and field
events in and out of doors. But all eff
forts on the part of Mr.. Dooling to Sc
cure the passage OF the bill were una
vailing and it died and was buried in
the pigeonholes of the assembly commit
tee on rules.
Willing to Accept Notifications.
In Philadelphia there are a number of
clubs, and Baltimore has several, which
90 nothing but promote boxing, amateur
and professional, and no harm has ever
come to anyone there. and upon very few
occasions, considering the number of
bouts run off weekly, has there been
cause for police interference.
n this city the sport is not encouraged.
even exhibitions at the theatres cannot be
given, and why. no one really knows.
Speaking of his bill in New York, Mr.
Dooling expressed himself as follows, and
with such champion here lovers of the
sport might hope that at some day they
could witness exhibition of the manly
are of sclf-defence.
Il did everything possible to pass my
BILL said Mr.. Dooling. Il let the tender
hearted increase the weight of the gloves
from five to eight ounces. / let the pco-
pie who were afraid We would pay gate
money to professionals change the text
SO that only medals could be competed
for. 1t was no use. There is an insane
prejudice againxt boxing and it is use
less this year to try to remove it. There
will come a day, however, when football
may be considered manslaughter, and
then the eyes of the people will be
opened"
A. A. q. Reinstatements.
II recent reports are true the officials
of the A. A. U are kept busy reinstating
athletes after they have been disqualified
The latest reinstatements are those of L.
Deb. Handey and L. A. Goodwin, of the
knickerbocker water polo team.
The frequent disqualified ations which
have marked the A. A. U rulings lately
seem TO be unwarranted and it looks
rather bad TO bar out a man for some al
legged offence and then take him back into
the fold again on short notice. II would
be much better to mete out the punish
ment when necessary and then make II
lasting.
Standing of the Teams
The National Basketball League which
played all its games in the Light Infan-
try Armory closed its championship sea-
son last Wednesday with the game. which
the Light Infantry won from Company A,
First Battalion, by a score of As to 10
The schedule of games was a short one
owing to the uncertainty Of securing. the
hall. which was leased for other purposes
once or twice almost every week this sea- |
son. Tho Infantry has won the cham /
pioDship with six games won and no |
losses. Some Of the teams played only |
TOUR or five games and then dropped out |
of the league. The Washington A. c. |
played eight games and closes in second |
place.
Following is the standing of the teams: !
Won. Lost. Pei.