Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-28

about between the promoters of the
various countries where boxing bouts
are held is almost a certainty now.
The matter has been given considerable
attention of late by the interested par
ties in this country. England, France
and Australia. and all seem to favor the
proposition. Col Dyer of London sends
he writer the following information
anent the proposition. which will be In
teresting to the followers here: "vlc-
tor Breyer. president OF the Soclete de
la Boxe Anglaise of Paris, recently
journeyed to New York primarily to
but while in Americas premier city
he managed Or says he has fixed up a
working agreement wi N the New YORK
commission by which each OF the bodies
This step may prove to be the first
toward an international board of con
troll for professional boxing. and It
would help the game considerably II
other states in America would get TO
work and legalize the sport, the same
as is done in New York. Victor Breyer
is am ardent advocate OF the interna-
tional scheme and has great hopes OF
getting the London National Sporting
Club to move In the matter mere: he
ager, who has promised to lay the
matter before the club committee. II
the N. s. c. can be brought to father
the scheme in this country 1t Will go
lOns way tOWafu ITO oilAdoSC SUI
cess. 1t will be remembered that when.
two years ago. T. S. Andrews and Will
liam Will of London drafted similar
scheme the N. g. c. declined to nave
anything to do with 1t. on the GROUNDS
that 1t did not command the support or
any outside organization. though
warmly welcomed and well thought OF
by various promoters and people In.
terested in boxing in all quarters OF
the globe. Now that Breyer has taken
in hacked nv the
powerful Societe de la Boxe of Paris,
which controls the game in France.
something may be done to place the
sport on a sound footing and to estab-
tralia will also have to be included. and
later on Denmark and other countries
which are only just taking up the game
A deal of spade work will be required
before the board can be of any enective
use, but when it does l prophesy pig
future for It, One of its INST duties
will be to fix a standard set Of weights
for worlds championships. dimcuit
task to begin with. but by little CIV
ing and taking this should not be an
unsurmountable object. France has al
ready accepted the British scale OF
weights, and, like this country, mas
abolished ringside weighing. This lat
ter item Is one that snoulo De enforced
in every country.
II is up to the promoters themselves
to get busy and arrange for convention
for such a purpose. A meeting could De
called for either in Paris or London for
next spring, each country sehoihs oe re
gates with power to act. Let the big
promoters of the states select two or
more delegates to attend such meet
ing and they will be starting In the r.ght
direction 1t would be easier 10 get
Americans to attend the convention In
London or Paris than it would be to get
those countries to send delegates here TO
New York or Chicago. Australia would
no doubt send delegate with power TO
act With an organization of that kind
established 1t would help the boxing
, game all over the world
There seems to be a general misunder-
standing regarding the question OF weter
weight champion. When Kid MCCOY anu
Tommy Ryan first began TO star tiey
were the real goods around the 144-pouno
notch. and /: was Tommy who Claimed
the title at that mark. II shifted between
IA and l45 ringside and Joe Walcott, who
held the championship for number OF
years, also defended 1t at that weight.
Honey Melody and Jimmy Gardner also
held IL around that figure or at l42
pounds at 3 o'clock. The weight has
never been changed, and American boxers
for the past twenty years have recognized
that weight as legitimate. Jimmy Clabby
fought Jimmy Gardner at that weight at
New Orleans. and when Melody was Out
! of IL and Gardner too heavy ClaDoy
claimed the title, defending 1t against all
corners. Mike Gibbons fought Clabby
| three times. but never at the weiter-
weight limit, and therefore he could mol
/ claim the title even II he had pea en-
| Clabby which he did not do; Jimmy
| winning the first, and the last two De he
| no-decision affairs. The title was claimed
1 for Gibbons when Clabby announced MS
determination to enter the middleweigh'
| ranks, but 1t could not hold. as Nike has
not been able to make the required
| weight At the same time Ray Bronson
the Indianapolis boxer. who advanced
| from the lightweight class, laid claim
| to the title and backed II up with an Oiiei
| % defend IL against all corners at IA:
pounds at 3 o'clock or 14o pounds ring
side. Not only that. but he posted $1.OO'
to back up his ella IN. Since Bronson
claimed the title another formidable can
didate has sprung up-Wildcat Ferns o.
Kansas City, managed by Jimmy Hurst
and he is sure some wildcat. They me
in an eight-round bout at st. Louis ane
It was a wild and woolly fight with hon
ors even, accord ng to the various re
ports and both boys claiming the shade
They are to be matched for another bat
tie and 1t should prove cracker3ack.
Is hoped they travel over a longer dis
ance so that a winner may be declared
and let the winner be recognized as TIT
weiterweight champion of America. Their
liz Packey Mcfarland wants to forsak
the lightweight divisi on let him meet thu
winner OF the Bronson-Ferns match To-
the championship.