The evening world., 1911-08-21
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The Rule Framed by Boxing
Commissioners Giving the
Amateurs Sole Right to Box
to Decisions Appears to Be
Unconstitutional.
Copyright. 1911. by The Press Publishing Co.
f1he New YORK World,

TINE NtN nfih hufllls
\ EFT the boxing promoters tremble.
the Boxing Committees first set
OF rules and regulations has been
Issued. TIL most important provision Is
that NO decisions shall be rendered
except In amateur tournaments held I'M
der tho rules Of the Amateur Athletic
union.'
This is rather an arbitrary ruling by
the Commission 1t might be suspected
that under the direction OF Mr.. Sulli-
van. with whom the a. A. ". has been
Identified for many years.. the amateur
organizations s.s g. uase "A lille the
best OF II.
Also that rule giving the A. A. ". sole
right to give decisions In amateur tour
naments has tho appearance OF being
unconstitutional. In Article III. Of the
Constitution OF the Sta-e OF New York
II Ia expressly stated that no bill can
be passed GRANTING TO ANY PRI.
vATE CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION
OR INDIVIDUAL, ANY EXCLUSIVE
PRIVILEGE. IMMUNITY OR FRAN
CHISE WHATEVER" II the Frawley
boxing law itself cannot give the A. A.
u. exclusive privileges the law cannot
give the Boxing Commissioners power
to do the same thing.
On q former occasion Mr.. Frawley
tried to put through the Legislature a
boxing bill giving the A. a. U. entire
control OF amateur boxing and legalizlng
the contests. When that bill was up Il
was a common joke that II II passed
and wasn't declared unconstitutional
II would give amateur boxing into the
hands OF Mr.. Sullivan. whose influence
In the A. A. u. could hardly be stronger
II he owned II outright and carried II
around. In his pocket. But the bill didn't
~ through.
MOTHER rule reads: Each glove
"a must weigh at least Ave ounces.
&c" The Frawley bill provided
that each glove must weigh not less than
eight ounces.
mo person under eighteen years OF
age shall bs permitted to participate In
any contes, or exhibition" A good rule
1t should apply also to the amateurs,
OF course. Boys from fourteen wears Of
age up have been hghting In It > anna.
teur tournaments, and an amateur hits
90 hard as a professional. Mr.. sullivan
would benefit the country II he caused a
y Iult W b' aBllNfh W ultloAth
athletic competition In the schools
The commission will designate an
approved list OF referees. aud no person
other than those 50 approved snail be
permitted to oflriate as referee" This
" q good rule. II the comm s~sioners
are care.ul It will do more to prevent
Taking tina, any other provision In
rhe boxing law. ! could name a number
Of acting referees-and so could any
other follower o. the sport-who should
He barred from the ring.
mo boxing or spdrrlng matches shall
be held on sunday"
why Disseminated All sorts OF ath-
letic sports are held ON sundays
notably track ana Held meets sanctioned
by ia. A. A. Y.
Another good ule: There shah be
prominently display ed In AT least four
places In every hall or auditorium,
licensed Under the provisions Of TINS
act. the following notice:
mo betting ALLOW "a. Any person
making or Offering to make a bet /.
guilty OF a mlsdtal,4n-T Sc ton l7l2
Penal Law and whI pe do '%''stel'
a1ected."
Wonder II the commissioners had ~
Mn a recent 'wel'hlng'' case that al,
tracted much notice. A am rate h. Nll
uE PHEASANT " ST. AT inc mus dc VITA
ont being showed and Ildered b
betting commissioners always an IN
mitigated nuisance to those Vhc don
care "a be trimmed
Here's one that wAl maze the clu.
managers weep te1rs Of JOY, for IL vii
irevent their hlN.sg1 90 give out nj
llocks OF seats T. politicians, poll
pficials and other people w''h , pm"
s"The total number u comp U'n'a-'
4FaA flREAfG lNR1nAtNA IN MOO
,rkets. shall he limited 10 two
'rntum OF the seating canacity
70 person shall be admitted without
tcket, and every such ticket must b
feposited BY the ticket taker in a locke,
ex," etc,
There are other rules, but these ar
he most important. The BoNlag CoHl
ASSIGN is 10 have offices az No. q Par
tow, room III, open daily from . \ n
obP. VI. II announces that the cluo
an run under present conditions unt
Nug 80. from which date they VIII hav
Q conform 10 the statute