The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-01
AMATEUR BOXING BILL DIES.
PASTIME A.. q. SCORED BY
AsSEMBLYMAN DOOLING.
Charges tnwarranted Interference by the
Indians" and P~ronounccs Their sub
sutus Btn Absurd-Measure Had an
Excellent Chance TO Pass. He says.

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A~ssemblyman John T.. Dooling. who re-
Gently introduced n bill legalizing boxing
by amateurs In this State under the auspices
Of the Amateur Athletic Union and domestic
Incorporated amateur athletic associations
has practically washed his hands Of the whole
matter. because OF the peculiar opposition
TO his measure by the Pastime A. g. OF this
city. nm organization which has thrived
on pugllism and is at present In bad odor
with the officials who control amateur sport
In this country. The Pastlme A.. c.. which
owns no property and, therefore. II not In a
position to take an important part In the
campaign at Albany. has framed a substitute
for the DooliDg bill and also has drawn a
new rule defining M amateur which. after
careful perusal. may be- considered the re-
suit OF spite work rather than n sincere desire
TO benefit the sport. With such dissension
In evidence at a time when the proposed
law began to appear 20 have an excellent
chance of going into effect. II Is not at all
strange that Assemblyman Dooling has
become digusted. In a talk with THE Sun
reporter yesterday. Mr.. Dooling summed
up the situation In this manner:
Il felt firmly convinced that e the Amateur
Athletic Union and its members received
an opportunity 20 hold boxing contests under
their rules. which are very strict and, which
define thoroughly and in,elligently What an an
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West Side. National and other clubs that
heretofore have ., paid ,hs S a great ,S dss, 81 rnenr
boxing exhibitions. The stand | took and
the work ] put In at Albany was a wSrk o.
A. L. and the Metropolitan Association.
80 that the so-called opposition Of the Pastime
A. c. TO me Is unex plainable.. The bill intro
s sG%iot tne BROOKS oSsii bin bad the indOr-enent
Of the Psstiine A. g.. for President sullivan
informed me that he recommended and had
the association pay the expenses OF 4 COM
mittee 70 20 to Albany 70 ADVOCATE the oili'
wns t ons. OF the ones who went TO Albany
and worked heart and soul 70 have the Brooks
pill put through. Why the Pastilne a e
question In one year +. therefore. u mystery
TO ne. | might say that ! am heartily dis
gusted with the whole AFFAIR and viii drop
for amateur athletics comes up. | shall take
very little interest in i.
posed any amendment to. him concerning
the bill. Mr.. Dooling replied: NO. the Pas
time A. &. never asked me TO modify the
TO me which courtesy demanded. The. only
thing / know Is what | learned through the
public press. Had the Pastimes A. { re
any way. | certainly would have taken the
suggestion under consideration, and II they
had any good points to bring forth would
The Senate aud Assembly would GER
tainly reject any such top-heavy bill as the
one offered by the Pastime-. Il TOO ridl-
culous to take seriously. The "A l.
has. for over twelve years. had n definition,
OF n mans right 10 compete a. an amateur.
and II is rather late IN the day for any club
or any officer OF u club In the Metropolitan
Associat ion to make a statement that u so
absurd rs well as false.
~ fell keenly the uncalled-for opposition
to this measure. | have a great many
friends In the Pastime A. &. and ] wish 10 say
that the clause or any domestic Incorporated
amateur athletic association' was put IN by
me distinctly TO cover The Pastime \ L
Under IN. suggestion OF the DIRECTORS 20 this
bill IL would be necessary for the. A. A. l..
to ~rpo In every state. and that IL not
done by other national organizations. ]
would further state that fhad very assurance
that this bill allowing anipt"ur boxing would
have been signed by the Governor had not
the u~ncalled-for and ridiculous interference
by the Pastime A. &. made its appearance.
and 4 have been informed by n member OF
the passime A. G. that at the next meetipg
the members OF the Board OF Governors VIII be
asked why they adopted this means OF hurt
ing amateur boxing. This member told
me that he knew nothing OF the proposed
on my hill would be supported nj the next
regular meeting ] felt 80 sure that the bill
would he passed that NJ my Request u was
reported by the Codes Committee last week
TO be reprinted. the only cause for -cprint-
ing u being that n WAS to take enect i'm
medlately aud not on Sept I when most code
amendments become law. 40 that We would
not have TO wait until after Sept I for the
Metropolitan Association to hold IT. cham-