The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
k|LLSP0RTS TRY To
MAKE LIFE TEDIOUS
Apostles of Puritan Rule
Threaten TO Afflict England
as in America.
BOXING TOO VIOLENT
Lightweight Contests Legal,
but Knockout Bouts Are
Under the Ban.
BOXING TOO VIOLENT
BY RICHARD pAHr,asEN.

A$rican heavyweight champion. have
oeen matched to fight before the Nationa
sporting club. II is by no means cor.
tain that the fight will take place. In
fact' there is grave reason to fear that
professional boxing between hrst-class
heaYyweights At least is dead
IN reply 10 question in the house oil
commons as 10 the johnson Wells nasco
| clarcd: W
The law on the subject OF boxing con
rests is well established. My predecessor
was advised by the law officers that II
are to subdue each other by violent
blows until one can endure 1t no longer,
the contest Is illegal On the other hand,
OF the injuries inflicted. is lawful
:. The Difficulty is NOT in the law. but
IN asSsrtaining whet ether sny contest Will
or VIII not be kept within the law, a
question which depends not merely on
the rules which are TO apply, but on the
wsy in which the hght Is actually CON
As the rules are concerned, would be
legal, may in fact degenerate into a
prize fight, and no doubt. having regard
iardlords and lessees are well advised in
taking steps for their own protection"
The. reply Of the home secretary. it is
feared. deals deathbow at boxing con
either on points scored or on the 'knock-
out blow. According to the reading Of
the law by the attorney general and the
so the scheduled number of rounds In an
orderly contest and the decision lis given
on points 10 one. that contest is legal.
blow and is counted out" the fight is
Illegal AS Mr. McKenna put ii, 4. "he
has been subdued by violent blow"
Knockouts Illegal.
Contests among IightweIghts are. as
rule. decided on points. but among mid
dleweights and heavyweights the de-
cisive factor is in the greater number of
cases the Knock out blow" If this
reading Of the law is strictly enforced
no boxing managers will be found 10
prosecution should II end in KNOCK
out
.'spearmlnt,'' one of the leading Eng
iish sporting writer's. is rather afraid OF
horse racing. He says In commenting on
the demonstration against the owner OF
Hornets Beauty for withdrawing the IA
eorito from the Cambrdgeshire.
II cannot be argued that the turf is
AT present In such healthy state that
it can Withstand maltreatment by its
own followers, Many of the staunch old
pillars have fallen away In death. most
OF ihose recently erected bear a proppy
and uncertain appearance. Although
King George owns and runs string of
10 him fer THAI strong moral support in
emergencies which his great sire gave
us believe King George likes a days
racing now and again, but he is by no
his father was, AT the moment nearly
every sport is being tried by the fire,
and that raclnS's turn will come soon
is certain. When that times arrives such
demonstrations az that made over Hor-
nets Reauty Will be two-edged weapons
In the hands of the faddists and the
spoilsports.
"As rule, the average sportsman il
a chcery but pig-headed optimist Be
cause horse racing has stood tho tcst
OF centuries he fondly believes that II
will forever be impregnable against the
assaults OF time and the great new mod
dern spirit OF interference with the lib-
erty OF the subject | happen to know
that most drastic legislation is CON
templated against boxing. and that in a
lish sport will be utterly impossible In
sense. II boxing. why not
racing? The suppression OF advertising
the authorities at the present moment:
from that TO deliberate interference with
racing Itself is but step"
American Owners Win.
TWO American owners lead the list of
winners in their respective racing coun- |
tries William X. Vanderbilt is the |
greatest winner on the French turf, with |
stakes and purses amounting In the ag-
greeate 10 s135.6S5.
Frank o'Neill and j. Reitr. the crack
prs as regards performances during the
fiat racing season around Paris, which |
concluded today.
O'NeilI heads The list OF winning riders |
with 153 victories in a total of 695 |
while Rein has ll5 wins in a |
total OF 4ss mounts.
Reiff's percentage. however. Is slightly |
better than ONeIlts average, being close |
upon one win in four, while O'NeiN |
scored an average Of two out OF every
nine mounts.
the pennant OF the Irish turf 10 his rec
ord by heading the list OF winning own
srs In the green Isle for the racing sea-
son OF 1911 with a total OF 100000
creased were it not for the fact that
an unprecedented state OF affairs was
caused with regard TO Irish racing on
account Of the late strike OF the railroad !
oes wiped Out some OF the most impor-
tant Of tho fall ~rncing meetings, Sew
sral OF the great events. notably the Cur
ragh October and Leopardstown Novcm-
her race meetings. were abandoned. In
this way the owners were denied their
chances OF sharing in prize money which
soud have aggregated $4,000.
Croker's success Is all the more re-
as his stable had not notched
!, winning bracket up 10 the end OF June
nst. Clonhern' the stable crack three
battered only 10 deceive In his several
races.
Amsterdam Good Filly.
IL was left 10 the young blood TO
sweep the board OF all the important
.wo- o-year-oId races and put the Glencairn
stable away In front. The American
sired nly Amsterdam. By Americus--Sa'
Dine Queen, started the winning Sc
,uence when she won the Nursery Plate
II the Curragh June meeting from a
nigh -cIass field. and afterwards supple
nented her victory by taking the much
,ovetod Anglesey stakes OF $4,000, This
llly goes into winter quarters unbestcn-
Another ally, Benanct. by an american
stallion. won the Irish National Breeders
Produce stakes OF $4,000 at Phoenix
Park. Dublin. This hlly Is by Americas
nut of Blakcstown. a favorite mare OF
-roker's. Benonet's performance was so