Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-09
LOSSOF MOTION PICTURESA
, SERIOUSBLON TO1GHT GAME
New Laws Practically Put Stop to Taking Pictures of Fqhts
and Golden Harvest of the Past VIII Not Be Reaped
AgalR-Profts Have Fallen Off Lately

Ah dCL Ot congress Dy which the
transportation gof moving pictures oil
Nights from one State to another, OF
from any one OF the States to a for
eign country. has knocked one of the
props from the fight game, which
seems to be taking all sorts OF pun.
ishment in this age. Just how far this
new Federal lawmaking will 20 to.
ward hurting the game financially is
more or less Of problem. To a GER
tain extent itswill cut into the re-
ceipts Of the topnotch boxers-the
men who hold the championship
but at the same time there is no
question that the moving-picture
game. 90 far as fights are concerned,
10 not what It used "a. be.
James Coffroth, the San Francisco
promoter, says. for example, that the
atestion Of taking pictures makes very
little difference with him when 1t
cotle4 ~ signing men for O bout The
promo Ter showeyer, IL speaking com
paratively when he makes this state
ment, but where there were thou
sands In profits at one time there
are hundreds today, and even cham
pion IL not overlooking the hundreds
that win sell the total he makes in a
fistic encounter.
While the provisions or the pro.
posed legislation have not been fully
announced, men chiefly concerned are
inclined to admit that when the gov
eminent puts down it's foot there will
be q halt Moving-picture films might
be struggled out OF. the country, but.
even 50. there would BE- risk. So
far IS taking Them from one State to-
another. IL would be out Of the ques-
ton, for their exhibition in any but
the State In which the fight took
place would bezbrima facie evidence
that theklaw nd been violated
Original Cost Hesvy.
Therei4Sa preliminary expense IN
securing the negative Of the fseilt,
usually amounting TO $500, and as
State rights today do not cell for more
than $500 1t the most, 1t % unite
plain "a uniersfand Z Ia ntha sal<.na.
OF such pictures will be practicsliy
stopped. With such picturks more or
less = gamble, always depending upon
the outcome Of the match, there will
be few promoters and fewer lighters
inclined to take that chance.
II IL most effectual way of shut
ting off such Reproductions Of bouts,
for while 1t does not interfere In any
way with the taking Of such pictures, !
Il does hit the poclretbook, and that
10 where It commences TO count.
So, II can be said that the day of
the picture game is over for the box.
ers, and people must take their infor-
nation first handed or be satisfied
with what they can read.
Speaking from the fight standpoint,
the moving-picture game can be d.
vided into two stages.
One Of them, for the sake Of con- I
yenience, can be called the ancient .
age. The other. naturally, the mol
ern era.
In q way, such q division is mis-
leading. since Il was only fifteen
years ago that the first reproductions
Nere made. Pictures were taken OF
tho Corbett- Fitzsimfnons mill at Car
sea in 1897, and. for those days, cutie
a sum was realized Two years later
PICTURES were taken Of the Sharkey-
Jefsr.es combat at Coney Island, but
for some reason the venture was not
q success and the idea was dropped
by promoters.
The Modern Era. .zz. "a
Six years later the modern age OF
the picture game as related to pugi-
Iism came into existence. Pictures =
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