The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-13
BOXING IS ALREll|
DOOMED IN NEW N|
Greediness Of Promotes, 4
Spoil the Game in sho5
Order, Say Experts.
ROOSEVELT LIKES Spo|
Moving Pictures and \
Contests Turn Majority
Citizens Against RIM
ROOSEVELT LIKES SPA
Special TO The Tribune.


NEW YORK. Sept. l2.-ns
situation In New York is in a ~
chaos and It is by no means Imr,,
that before another year has rae
Frawley bin which legal,zes sg,r.
this state will be repealed.
There Is a strong element In IA.
which Is utterly against priz. &c.
any form which already Is uslns
lively the deadlock in the sta,s
commission. the disgraceful rors.@
some of the fights held under N: /
law and The refusal OF fieht nm,
to comply with the law.
These things bid fair 10 line n, !.
the law the great controlling -
citizenship which, while iayoraN
boxing has no patience with IA
mercialism and rowdyism which
the fights In this city.
Former President Roosevelt oa--
ing on the situation today, saId.
II have always been fond q, n
and have always believed In IL a.
orous. manly pastlme which enc
such essential virtues as courage \
endurance and self control
Until within few years AN
To box good deal myself and ~
was young several times toos =,
contests OF n public nature. ~;
ing Is a sport which should 6s \.
aged among boys and young ru,.
orally. | have been very glad d
IL so far as ] could in the an,
navy where believe il Is a aoSs
for the enlisted men.
Discourages Gun Fighting
when was police commIsslr
was struck by a statement mads
by Jacob Riis that the eslabllyh-,
boxing clubs in the poorer dis,risl
resulted in good. I'm rather uner-
ways: that II had not only dya
vigorous young fellows who oite|
would join gangs an ouile. n
activities. but also markedly reivL
number of ARRAYS In which ih
was used.
The spirit produced BY the bor.
had told against fighting With u.
| and distinctly discouraged foul I'd
Therefore. from every stan1I.
believe in the encouragement Of {
as a sport. Moreover. boxing az Il
fession has made good also An1>'|
men whose friendship and who's I
7 have really valued | could mana 4
| Der OF professional boxers. TIE 4
whom I refer | have found squ,r
| cent men. who showed ,hemsekef
citizens when their good citlUms5|
tested
'I approved Of the movemsnt
at the time that was police .
sIoner, resulted in the enactny1I|
law permitting contests betveeu Il
sional boxers, under condition.
were meant 10 safeguard tb
against brutality and other evils
have everywhere resulted sooner Z
In the suppression OF the pri1s
saw several Of these boxing coc'c
which the intent of the law Sas
out In good faith,
Nevertheless, even under ~
abuses occurred and finally one
fights took place where the cona1
so scandalous that when / was g
was obliged 10 advocate and hn1
cured the repeal OF the law undss
! the contests took place, feeling
vinceh. together with The great n
Of citizens OF The state. that u
almost all that made prize fghli7
jeCtionable and demorali5ing d;
ually been revived.
Moving Pictures Bad.
Now this was my experience.
perienCe of man who SO FAR lf'
Ing Drejudiced against boxing,
Is n warm advocate OF II. ane
the outset had not the shghth
dice against professional boxing
boxing for purses OF money
has numbered among his friend
men who were professionals s1
had fought for money prizes
THE conditions surrounding
have grown worse instead of be.ls
money prizes fought for are
and are a potent source OF der
ton. They are so often a:ranssa
premium on crooksdness or elss
ward almost equally the man
and the man who succeeds
The gambling is thoroughly
the moving picture part OF ioe
ings has introduced a new nu
money getting and Of demoraiaA