The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-28
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SPORTOeRAPHY

While the=professiona1 boxing game has faults and evils that need correc- ition-being in this respect very much akin to all human tnstitutions-it does not follow that boxing is to be con- demned in it's entirety. Those who indulge in such wholesale criticism or the sport will find themselves at variance with a host Of noted men, If boxing Is so brutaI as some would have us believe, why does it command the enthusiasm and admiration of such as Maurice Maeterlinck, the ~dainty-souled'' Belgian dramatic au- thor a man of refinement and in spired genius? And he is but one among many great French and Bel Efan authors artists and dramatists who are now dezotees of boxing.
 King George V. in the role of a referee of ''horTdd boxing contest may seem improbable to some people, and yet while in the navy he often hung up small purses and unpired tdstic contests between members of the crew. He>1s himself no poor boxer, and still indulges in an occasional bout Like the late King Edward, krho was an enthusiasts patron of the fsport, King George is opposed to all movements for the abolition of the fxanne. The Prince of Wales is an ac- Accomplished boxer, and on at least one Eoccasion attended a. show at the Ma FtionaI Sporting Club
 Everybody knows that ex-President Roosevelt is fond of witnessing a box fng bout and of putting on the gloves himself Even while in the White House he found ztime to take part in an occasional bout, and one of his hardest scraps was with Prof. Mike sDonovan the former nfdd1eweight champion.
 Senator. ''Rob'' LaFoilette has lately taken up boxing. The famous Wis consin SoIon found himself getting toe { plump. to put it mildly, and a daily round with the gloves took off twenty pounds of the surplus in a very shor period According to his instructor the Badger statesman has developed [ a number of good punches, and is in 2 i fair way to prove his right to the title Hette passed his hfty-eighth birthday this month
 Charles Dana. Gibson, creator of tn, i ssGibson girls isn't exactly a. low 1 brow. but he is very fond of boxing , both as spectator and participant Pc York, the Rev Dr. Percy Grant George J. Gould, Gen. Wood, Gen
 Miles, James B. Sullivan of the A 4 T, and A J. Drexel Riddle. the mil .aionaire author and explorer of Phila delphia, are just a few prominen AI1eI1CdES WHO are I4HSES WlIh
 gloves Among the actors who ar fboxing enthusiasts are Robert Hilli lard, George M- Conan, Nat Goodwi1 land many others.
 TODAK IN PUGuISTTC ANNALS
 1s9O-Bob -Fitzsinnmons fought hi ffhird battle in America, knocking ou LAr1hur Upham in the 3rd round a FNew Orleans F1tz had previously de f.feated Frank Allen and Australia.
 Billy EcCarty at San Francisco. Tn
 Crescent City bout was in the natur < of a trial of Bob's fitness to figh Dempsey for the ndddleweight crow1 The ffreckled fellow played with Ul { ham, displayed his ability as a boxel i for four rounds, and then went in t kf1niSh the fight The New Orlean kfans were satisfied, and matched Bo
 with Dempsey
 1SS9-Johnny Grfffen outcdasse ! Tommy Warren in rounds at Sa
 Francisco
 1907-Ad Wolgast knocked out Da , Goodman in 4th round at AIiTwauke,