Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-22
BOSTON HAS ITS
BOXING ANYWAY

Boston, NOV. 2l.-BOxing in Los
ton is wholly a matter of local toler
ance. In other cities OF the state 0
Massachusetts, where the police all
liberties do not interfere it is allow
cd to exist. The popularity Of box
ing in this city is attested by the
fact that the clubs draw enough pee
pie at the gate to encourage them II
continue giving shows . !,
There is no law which legaliz6s the
sport, but it is permitted, because
there exist in Eoston two or three
fairly reputable. clubs which stage
contests. The Boston Athletic assO'
citation. which holds the National Am
ateur boxing champions in Mechanics
building, the largest hall In the HUI
city. is never interfcred with, and
these contests are well p%atronized.
The promoters in other cities make
an effort to pattern after the promot.
ers of Boston, but in some cases they
find that this cannot succeed. The
club and assessment system, which is
tolerated in some places in the sale
of tickets fer the bouts, is quickly
stopped in other towns. In any city
where the police have made an ef
fort to stamp out the sport it has
been done in short order.
In Boston, where the Atlas A. G.
operates, the boxers have beea con
victed on charges of assault AID bat
terry, but the club continues, showing
that there is no set, rule governing
the sport. Boxing, however, has been
hampered mostly by the 'fy BY
night, clubs in various parts of the
state, which have held contests re.
sulting in court cases on charges OF
assault andbattery. sd 3
The bouts in this city are limited
to IL rounds, decisions being given
by the referees. In other parts of
the state the clubs hold contests lin.
tied to six and eight rounds with de.
cisions. ,N.: T.s,. AZ igti s /.
1t a truthfully said that boxing
in Boston is well conducted, better,
in fact, than one might expect, when
is considered that it is not Legal
lied. The Hub fans want high class
and will not %patronize shows
where second class boxers appear.
When the poor talent performs the
attendance is small and the shows
Improbable for the promoters. At
the good bouts, in which the stars
contest, the fans turn out in force and
an attendance of 5000 is not infre-
Quent. n .q.9.>. Il IL =, .l
In the matter of purses it is the
general custom TO rthe promoters
times to give guarantees md; al
percentage OF the gate. In the recent
figh- between Sam 1.angford and Cum
Smith, the boxers We're given
65t per cent of the gross receitpts,
to $9,973. The fighters
split their share of the money even
". Outside Of Boston. the priaciIala|
in the wind-up bouts do well If they
drawn down $500. u
There is only one big club operat-
ing in Boston at the present time.
This is the ATLAS A..kC. The club
holds it's shows at the arena, a large
building. which in the. winter months
il used for ice skating and hockey.
The Atlas club does not hold a puollc
sale of tickets. admission being a.
through the assessment to n
who may buy as many
as they wish for friends.
The fact that all: assessments are
paid at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
of fight day, and no ticket are held
at the door, which makes it extreme
" hard for the police authorities 70
obtain evidence that the club is hold
ing, a public fight. 4 lySiao .,ti%>
The electric light plant at Crosb;'
IS now in operation. The generator is
driven by a 60horsepower gasoline
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