El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26

RILWAUKEE, WIS, Dec. ga
MI determined effort is being made
i L in several cities where big box
ing matches are held to have the law
changed whereby decisions by the ref
cree will be permitted. 1t is alleged that
the boxing game would profit thereby;
that interest would be increased and
that boxers would get their just dues
1t might be the means of stimulating
the boxers to greater efforts, especially
where they are meeting champions or
near champions. These remarks are
drawn from recent encounters between
Charlie White and Willie Richie.
White and Freddy Welsh, and Welsh
and Young Shugrue.
It so happened that in each Of these
contests the champion had the worst Of
the milling, and had a decision been
given it would have been against the
title holder. That would have been great
for the boxer meeting the champion and
winning the title in 10 rounds, which is
altogether too short to determine
championship contest; nothing under 20
rounds should decide a title match.
Then again, had these contests gone
20 rounds instead of 10, there might
have been different results, too, for the
champions might have come along at
their real speed as the bout progressed.
20 Rounds for Championship.
II Is JuUL IdlE TO a C4du4plol ~ nave
a title pass away in a 10 round contest.
Two clever men could go that distance
at top speed and never hurt each other
in the least. Twenty rounds is about
the correct distance. and even 25 would
be better for a championship match.
However, there are other dangers 10
the boxing game in this connection and
which the promoters and others should
try to avoid. I have always been an ad-
vocate of decisions in boxing contests
Of the proper distance, or even in short
bouts, but Just now it seems that the
real danger lies in permitting decisions
in these short round affairs
Betting May Kill Boxing.
The secret of the whole thing is that
decisions are wanted to enable the bet
ting fraternity to gamble on the results
of the matches. As matters now stand
the betters must lay off or leave the
decisions to the newspaper sporting
editors Horse racing has been killed
all over the country by betting abuse
and that is just what will happen to
the boxing game If decisions are to be
permitted in these short round affairs.
The boxing commissions in the states
where the game is Iegalized had better
consider twice before foOling with the
buzz saw: better leave the law as it is.
Can They Make Weight
There has been considerable argu-
ment of late as to whether George
CLANCY, the Baltimore featherWeight,
GOuLu make the pOuuQd86 IOE
a championship match with Johnny Kill
bane and whether kid" Williams, the
bantamweight champion, could still
make the limit of 116 pounds ringside
to defend his title in a championship
match. As to Williams, 1t is matter
of some youngster putting up enough
coin to bring the champion into title
match as Sammy Harris, manager Of
the Kid" states that he will make the
weight If the inducements are right
AS to Clancy making 122 ringside
for a title match with Kilbane, I have
Henry Bletzer's word that any time
Johnny Kilbane will agree to a match
he will guarantee to put up the neces-
sary forfeit for weight.
In a talk the other day manager
Bletzer said:
You can say for me that George
CLANCY can and will do % ringside for
Johnny Kilbane and to prove what I
say 1 will agree to put up $1,000 forfeit
with any one Kilbane may name. All I
ask is that the match be for the feath-
erweight title George has been weigh
ing about 125 to 1875 - for all his
matches, which is catchweights for him.
This was done on account of his Oppo-
nents weighing above the feather
weight limit. I have been after a match
with Kilbane for some time. but he
seems to avoid US The Olympic club Of
Philadelphia offered US a match for
January and tried to get Kilbane, but
he asked $500 guarantee for six
rounds. We prefer a long distance match