The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-01
SEEK STANDARD
BOXING WEIGHTS


Chicago Nav Strong Efforts are
being made now by American box
mg authorities TO brine about al an
early date some definite move for the
international Standardization uf box
ing weights. There nave been 50 many
different attempts made along thi2
Inc in he past, and all of them have
been 50 half hearted ana so dsmal,y
weak IN their fruition. thai the box
ins fans early began To lose interest.
All of the students ana Well wiShcrS
Of the game saw n once The advau-
tage To be obtained in having u scale
OF weights that would tit and be rec
oeniZed all over the Elob, but Amer.
lea, ENGLAND ana Australia which
are the only real live centcrs of boN-
ing We're So far apart on several Of
the limits for the classes that there
seemed little hope ot working a
change
Through Freddie Welsh. the Eng
lish lightWcight champion LORD Ions.
dale, perhaps the most influential
man in England openly interested III
the boxing same, has been asked 20
lend M assistance Ia the project ana
There o. u coed chance that be VIII
confer win Charles j Harvey sec
reiary of the New York state boxing
commission, at an early date relative
TO the matter. The commission il
eager ia draw Lonsdalo- into the dis.
cusSion ana t. get his views on the.
matter Then the members will have
something definite To work ON. Ions
dale is the man who gives all OF the
championship belts To the English
lighters 10 scrap for ana generally is
ranked az the foremost ana most in
huential sportsman in Great Britain.
Welsh is u great pet of Lonsdalc.
lnG the lord H. in communication WITH
him at all times when Freddie Is
away from dear old England. Hence
Harvey figured that the lightweight
star would be, IN" very best man to !
get I'm order 10 interest thc English !
man IN The project in hand over in
Australia Red l.. Baker, who is !!
known as snowy" and who succeed |
cd Mcintosh MS leading promoter and |
has written several letters here. in /
the hope al interesting leading Amer |
can promoters in scale of weights |
hat would he uniform he world !
uyer. ''.'V 20
Just glance over the figures show |
ing tn" limits that prevail now in
different classes III the three countries /
ana You can get an idea how hard IL /
would 10. under such classilirati0n. to ,
get q real worlds champion. The big (
acst differences. 81 course are rount I
in the bantam. lightweiehr and wei
Ierwcight classes.
A. has been pointed out more than
once, ii viii be a mighty difficult
hing Ia bring the tighten who holds
he title IN any class I" a. mind whorr
he would consent 10 q ,chanec espc.
rally il there is a dangerous com.
netitor lust ahead of him who weighs
% pound or two more. and who might
give him a desperate argument If A.
"wed tO come in at his own figure.
For instance, the Australian seal,
would let some tough ligrtwcights in
az batttl" men who cannot now conc
within three or four pounds of max
ng the American limit established by
ians and maintained 10y Nelson VOL
Sasl and Ritchi"-lhc latter. per-
maps.
Imagine q man like Wolgast, who
Gould make lbs pounds AT any time
hat h" held the lightweight title let
ing man like Parkey Mcfarland in
II lao pounds, the Australian light
weight limit And fancy Kitchic let
ing down the bars ia the same way
'or som" of the men who are re
;arded as wclters in this country