The Washington times., 1902-12-18
OF INTEREST
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
Bill to Legalze Boxing in New York VIII Be Pre-
Sented Next Month

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measure has been very carefully pre-
pared and the promoters Of the project
/ believe that the chances Of it passing
the Legislature are very good The
state. according to the new bill, viii
be the beneficiary Of a certain per
centage Of the gross receipts Of each
contest held in the State.
It is proposed in the bill to appoint
"a State boxing commission. composed Of
1--WE experts. The commissioners are to
be appointed by the governor. and it
shall be their duty TO license clubs in
/ proportion to population; to sanction all
matches. to issue licenses TO boxers,
their managers, seconds, and other at
tendants, and appoint a board Of State
! inspectors Of boxing. who shall attend
all contests and see that the boxers
are physically fit before entering the
ring
An important stipulation is that all
contests must be limited 10 ten rounds
Of three minutes each. and that the
i referee shall have absolute power to
stop a contest or let it go on.
The men behind the bill say there is
as much real action in a 1O-round bout
as there was in the old 25-round az
fairs. which were often long drawn out.
tThere has also been some talk about
including clause barring heavyweights
3 from competition, but it is not likely
that this viii be done. The promoters
say that they have received assurances
from the big men at Albany that the
bill will meet with success. They
; believe that revival Of boxing In New
- York would prove popular.
Will Fight Opposite Detroit.
It is stated semi-oficially that the
r Corbett-McGovern fight is not TO be held
! within the limits Of the city OF Detroit.
but viii in reality take place at Windsor.
! This city is in Canada. and is just across
= the river from Detroit. 1t Is said that
! everyone who would go TO Detroit to
see q fight would not be deferred because
he mill was held across the river.
Both OF the men will begin active
training in a short time. and II is certain
that the fight viii be held as scheduled.
! National In Baltimore.
D Manager Hsnlon. of the Brooklyn ball
n team. stated recently that Baltimore
% would have ball team next season
d and significantly inumated that be would
k be a great factor in the project. TWO
II clubs I'm one city he declared, did not
e pay One or the other must lose heav-
Y ily. as had been the case In Boston and
s Philadelphia Even in a big city like
s Chicago. Hanlon said. Hart told him
J.. that both teams did not draw as vel
O. as his team alone
e The American League was weakening
g under it's fearful payrolls. The National
- / League. while It had but a slim chance
= 20 recoup any Of its losses Of the pas
two years in 1903. did have a chance tc
Il put the American League out Of bust
q ness Now. with peace probable, it IS
d another signal triumph for ohnson, XII
?. foyle & Co.
7 Some players we're loyal Take Connie
Mack's athletic team, for instance. There
was not a member who was not ap
a preached with a fattering offer 10 jumI
II Its contract. and some Of the agents
wanted them 20 jump right In midsea
e son. but they were good men and true
70 The most versatile member OF thl
plng-pong family was undoubtedl!
b, sheckard. He hoped between BaIti
= more and Brooklyn so often that th'
reporters lost the tab on him. Willis
, was another bright gem He signec
=, with the Athletics and took advanc'
"a money and then jumped to Boston
About the close OF last season he sign
ed with Detroit and accepted $1,000 Il
advance Then he hoped back {,
, Boston.
n Leander to Race at Paris.
IA George Leandcr, a member Of the win.
ming team in the six day cycle race il
10 Madison Square Garden last week. hai
IN signed a contract with Robert Coquelle
D. one Of the managers Of the Buffalo
,e track at Paris, to race on that course
is in the spring Leander viii compete fl
IN two sprint races. one with JaCquelin OF
ls May Is. and the other with Henri Mey
T. ers on May p.
+" The Chicagoau viii then take up pace
- following. at which style OF racing hC
met with some success in this countrl
last summer. His first match behin'
N pace viii be with Major" Taylor. OF
Of. June g. This contest will be In thre,
m heats at two. five. and three miles. Con
In tenet. holder OF the worlds hour rec
"a ord. will be the Americans competitor
10 on the first Sunday in June iu a twenty
q mile race.
be- Indoor Football Tourney.
" A great deal Of interest has beer
'e manifested in the coming indoor football
'l tournament TO be held in Madison Squar,
Garden on the evenings Of december %
y 20 and January 2. Several Of the strong
esr teams in the country, that is The
~ eastern part. viii be entered. Philadel
III phla win be represented by stron
D., eleven. The Quaker eleven viii be made
up Of men from the Athletics and th'