The evening world., 1911-05-22
Paris Now Has a National Sport
Ing Club Composed Of lis Lead.
lnu Citizens, and II Plans TO
Engage Only French Boxers.

MT q more serious ouenas than STAB
Ming or shooting OF Kicking. In spite
Of tnis ancient prejudice boxing has
become one or the most popvisr sports
IN France.
T1,is week q great boxing cfuo has
BEEN chartered In Paris TO be known
a. IL National Sporting Grub de
rranoe.'' II 10 10 be run like the Ma
tfonsl sporting Gub OF london.
Among Its osx~srzers arc many of the
most prominent men In prAncs. sone
OF the names are historic There arc
n~obiesn-n. legislators. bankers. great
capitssirta. professional men--and all
interested IN sport for sport's sshe
me president IL 10 duo Dcossss; Woe
pssidsut. 10 duo Brissao. On the
board of directors are Connie Gerard
% oaray. Comts Fmy de Ludrs.
Brunssu d 1Aboria J. Baisan.
Auguste TAiincourt. Bernard DE
touches. r>uIDoDt-Psi iior. Henri HULL
her. Rsne Dc Knyn. Georges Lsdat.
Andre do Neufiss. A. II Ramsay ana
?. Rossesu-
There are N other msmbsrs no lee
prominent m Pranoe The object of
the club 10 stated to b the holding of
boxing tournaments for member and
guests. and tsxosptionai) public shows.
Among othsr th1nSA ens dub makes
II . point that xcspt IN Uss irstaoces
only Frenoh oox~v vii b. Engaged.
His season The Frsmuh bonsrs hAvs
come UP wonderfully. end hvs beaten
many of the Visiting American n Ding
iish f,ghterA Before snng ehsy waii have
20 be reooanissd wossn wosad'o cham
pionsnrap tit1ns m oAAAmsd
Up 30 date the chAmpnnD a Amsr>ca.
England and Australia 0avU ben ,so-
ogniscd ~ legitimate hos6ssu OF wuraa's
ttlea tfrsss bong ehs only homes OF
boring. The nav osub dscaarss h hvor
of native son~ ta1sut tsoaes of fhs
many faks cumtsses 6.cwS.n forsim
boxers that havs bssu pulled on In
Paris. The only cass IN whsoh Q fore,rn
boxer viii be susas~d \ whsrs . oiam-
pionship tide - at static. To bar fake,
effectively ths J has prupossd . do
fcnsive allianos with tho National aport-
ing Club of London. by which zach club
viii bar any fighter barred by tho other
cpib on charge of taking.
II would DO . rne thing n we could
s.N " D'bihh NANb M NOW lUh. with
n membership composed OF the most
noted men of tho city: a oaub OF this
sort actually run by ana for its men,
hers, and not as a business proposition,
for the proit OF sOms promoter. II
would give the game the same class II
has in England and to-day In France.
We are behind the times
TACK JOHNSON says he Is going 20
England 20 see the coronation. Jack
hasn't been anxious to set foot on
English soil since he went 10 Aus
trsha 10 nght Tommy Burns for the
championship. AZ that time he was
matched With Sam Lancford a, IN. Ma
tional Sporting club. but was reica -ed
from his obligation temporarily, after
signing an agreement TO return TO Eng
land from Australia. win or lose, and
carry out hts contract. Also no was
signed UP for several months of the
atrical work in England, and ne broke
the contracts. When Jack came to
America after beating burma and stayed
here. many people in England threat
ened TO bring him into court ~ ne ever
set foot on English soil agnin. Before
he starts Jack would do we'll 10 md
out whether he In liable 10 damages,
Imprisonment or merely a few fines.
In tho latter case tho court proceeding
in England would only amuse him. lie
does love 10 a nnes.
~ WEN MORAN is on for Caiisor-
MIA. where he Is 10 rsht wolgast
for the champions ship on July 4.
lie will be In time To ace tho woigast-
Burns scrap and sizo up his man 10 ao-
ton.
Moran knocked out Battling Nelson.
or course, Bat was hardly as good a
man as the Nelson wolgast stopped n
year before. lie could hardly be a.
good again after the beating he tool,
from Wolgast IN forty rounds. Yet
Moran turned the trick 30 quickly that
on plaiu dope he figures we'll with
Wolgast.
The one thiuE against Moran's chance
r. that after beating Nelson no began
drinking heavily, and kept II up. lie
went OF n long theatrical tour which
was a solid round OF dissipation AS long
as II lasted, While a boxer may breah
training a little now n then without
feeling the effect for years. such "A lapse
as that. OF Moran IS sure 20 show n NE
IL IN IA long hght. And any eight with
Wolgnst Is likely 10 be very hard In,
deed.
Bob Clark writes;
Il zee that WlHie Lewis e LOOKING
for Sailor Burke. Wei, the Sailor
has been az home Every day. urd
While knows his address. So far
the Sailor hasn't seen any sign OF
while. Nothing would please him
better than 20 got a crack nj WNlie.
and tho sooner the better. LOWS
kmAfVH HHFNf M.IHTa Ia gaN HnA IlHtWl.
any day Ga the week, and n he Is So
anxious - meet him nothing could
be easier than 90 arrange il. III
guarantee hat Burke VIII Sign on
with Willic inside OF two minutes
any time taat Wlle Is willing. Tho
Sailor would like 20 add Wnlie's
scalp to his new collection. Yours
truly. BOB CLARK. Manager"