The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-15
Boxing VS.. Football.

Every year about this time the ques-
ton of football versus boxing forms
the subject of many a stirring argu-
ment between the supporters of the
former and the defenders of the lat
| ter. One of the best things that have
come under my observation was writ
ten by Jimmy Mason of Pittsburg, a
manager and promoter of boxing and
an ardent admirer of the sport His
ire was aroused the other day on learn
| ing that an effort was to be made to
stop series OF boxing bouts in the
| Smoky City.
Some oyer-zealous officials, he said,
| that do not know a boxing glove from
| a football, have taken a sudden desire
to stop anything that savors of brutal
ity. One never hears of officers taking
| any steps to stop any OF the football
| games in this section, although that
: is one of the most brutal sports
The only difference between a foot
| ball game and boxing match is that
| two men who are not afraid to meet
each other face to face in a fair con-
| test of skill, where they are protected
with well padded boxing gloves, while
at the other game crowd of fellows
who dare not take a chance SINGLE
handed pad themselves up in a way
that goes to show what the game is.
They then run out and while on some
poor chump who is down, kick the life
out of him, and then say what a game
fellow he is. 1t makes a whole lot OF
difference if Tom got his nose broken,
his face disfigured, i'll football game,
or whether he got it in the prize ring.
A recent game between the Young
Mems Christian Association team, be-
longing to the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Philadelphia, and the Young Mems
Christian Association of SteeIton. Pc,
goes to show how these young gentle-
men act on the football field.
II square. decent sport could be look
ed for anywhere 1t would be supposed
to go In a game where two teams OF
young men represent Christian assoc
Citations In this game a young man
named Weaver was working hard for
the Steelton team, and it appeared to
the young fellows on the other team
that in order to win, it was necessary
to cripple or MAIN this enterprisfng
member of the rival team, and they
proceeded to do so forthwith. In one
of the rallies in the second half three
or four of the young men on the Rail-
road team tackled Weaver and threw
him to the ground. He fell so hard
that he was rendered unconscious ana 81
lay stunned for several minutes. He
was picked up and carried TO the side
lines, where he was laid on board. Mo-
body paid any attention to hin. for b.
while, when a doctor was hunted UP.
and he pronounced the young fellow
suffering from conclusion of the braLn-
Then the board, with the unconscious
man lying on it, was carried out OF b
sight and a patroI wagon sent for
which in due course of time hauled
him to the nearest hospital. Mo effort ii
was made to find out who injured the I'd
young fellow, and no arrests wcrs
made. and, although a large force or II
policemen was on hand, the incident
passed by and the guardians of the II
peace never took the slightest notice OF lE
it. R
There were thousands of people press Nj
emit, including several hundred women. IN
and yet the occurrence was passed by iiI
as not of the least moment. Had this Hi
at a boxing match all hands
with the affair would have #
been placed under arrest. and held to Ri
await the result of the mans injuries
and once more hue and cry would #
have been raised against the brutal~
ty of boxing. M
Further comment would seem super HI:
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