The Washington times., 1906-03-11

He was right. probably. Ofenses OF
this kind are condOned very quickly.
especially II the taking fighter or fight
ers are men of high class" The public
wants 10 see them in action again and
eradilY overlooks their shortcomings. So
II VIII be until the pugilistic sport is so
constituted that there is a bar of JUS
tice-a blacklist and a rogues' gallery.
/ look forward TO the day when boxing
VIII De lar more popular than IL is now
when II viii be under governmental con-
troll when there viii be boxing commits
sl0neF5 and properly organized govern
ing bodies, and when pugilIsm is what
IL should be-a manly art or practice
shorn OF brutality and all Objectionable
Meanwhile the best plan would be to
have the boxing sport OF a city handed
ana regulated by the biggest and most
reputable athletic organization OF that
city. In San Francisco the Olympic ktb-
leuc Club should take the helm: in Chi
caso the Chicago Athletic Association: /:
IN New York the New York Athletic
Club. and so on.
II suitable laws were passed and the
proper ARRANGEMENTS were made with
the Amateur Athletic Union of Anerfps
l feel that these big ORGANIZATIONS could
formulate a course OF procedure that
would enable them to keen their anna
teur athletes and their professional
boxers apart.
Arena Apart From Club.
For that matter it would not be neces-
sarN Tor the malign shadow of a profess
siohaI hrulser to fall across the thresh-
ola OF any Of the home clubs. PugiIism
oefhllts OF such considerable profits to
the handlers Of matches that tbe-a
would De little difficulty in maintaining
an outside arena in any populous city
a Dig club. such as one of tbOSa az
scrloed' with professional pugfIism
st,l,tt' SIlneN' would be a power for clean
fC.4 SpoI ! with tne influence these organ
lzat!ons Weld there would be no dIf-
HeuIty in securing experienced and
conscientious officials of all kinds frora
hatchmakers to referees and then ~
io Isioulo 0e Woe TO the fighter. trainer, or
poAer VINO attempted TO frame uD a lob
The scheme I have in view would in d..
ciude a board of directors who would
give ChsatS snort Shrlft. and when dis
Darment for all time became the nauaJfx,
or crookedness a fighter or unauae-er Cs
Il nBhteT would think twice before doinc,
anything TO incur official displeasure,
Reasonable Laws.
To make this system oornnIata a,
would be necessary TO have laws Framed
which would prevent organizations other
than the sample ones named from, dab
bling In pugilistic bouts. This syoufd
centralize the sport and enable the hi1
athletic clubs to formulate a system of
control that would be perfect in every
particular S'eiS
If the scheme worked it would be akin
10 assurance TO point out to such IN
nuehliai concerns the best way to pre-
sent pug1listic entertainment to the
puoHc- l would suggest, however. that
digger gloves and shorter bouts xvo,,Id
be feature of the new scheme and
that nlrnbleness and dexteritv be en-
couraged rather than the cultivation of
pIute iorce sufncient to crack a rib or
dislocate a vertebrae
II may be that despite all safeguards
there viii be an occasional death in the
prize ring. The thing is TO provide
against such things as much as possibIe
As for erookedness think such a nisD
as / have propounded would result in
time In its being effectually checked