The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-02
MATTER M TAKEN UP.
Tinker Announces His Lineup For Chi
cago Federals-Likely Looking
Players For Season


NEW YORK. Feb. Additional i'm
petus In the movement toward the for
nation OF an International boxing or
ganizRtion FOR the control Of an interna-
tional boxing organization for the con-
troll OF professional boxers has been fur
nished by. the agitation In England ror
a. rouEhout the British Isles for an as
ISOLATION OF this type clearly indicates
the present unsettled status or boxing.
since English sport followers as rule
are extremely conservative and seldom
sanction international sport alliances.
That an exception exists so far as box
ing Is concerned. is evident from the
many expressions Of personal and press
opinion as shown by articles printed up
on the subject
As an nlts; ration there may he quoted
an appeal. printed In the London Times
To American. French and English sports
men to organize a controlling body FOR
boxing body that would control the
whole questions OF worlds champion
ships and which would particularly de-
eide how long a champion could hold
title without meeting a man In his
Set Time Limit.
1T Is high time" says the Times.
that cheap champions. men who evade
meeting their superiors as long as pos
sible. were deprived Of the opportunity
OF refusing 20 defend their titles for in
definite periods In the matter Of or
ganization TO that desirable end the final
word rests with America; FOR az the OPP
posers OF the Olympic games are apt to
forget. supremacy Ia any form OF attn
mate control But tf the National Sport
ing club and French authorities We're
TO formulate cooperative proposal and
submit ~ TO the leading American clubs
no harm whatever would be done and
the consequences might be Invaluable
THAT such an organization - CON
those directly interested I'm boxing both
In this country and abroad. Progress.
however. Is extremely slow since there
are few. ~ any. associations with either
legal or ethical right To act as sponsors
for the movement.
formal way by Hugh Mcintosh or Aus
tralia. Victor Breyer, of France. *. r..
Bettison. Of England. and Charles Her
vey OF this country. but no definite plan
OF campaign has yet been selected
The nrst authoritative lineup or a
by Joseph Tinker Cor Chicago.
\ careful analysis 81 the batting ana
fielding averages o. those PLAYERS with
either major or minor league experience
fails to show anything sensational in
the new organization Chicago has been
movement since the proposed circuit
was first discussed and DO is natural
that one Of the strongest available COM
binations should be- selected for that
city. or the sixteen players named as
possible members n the club. eight fig
urcd In major league play FRO 1913 ana
four in the minor leagues. while still
others played fer obscure clubs. the
records Of which are not available.
Using tho figures taken from the ma
tor and minor league records OF last
year and assuming that the Fedoraf4
can secure the services OF Eilufer and
other big lcarucre. as originally claim
ed. the team battling and fielding aver
ages indicate that the Chicago Federalr
would rank sixth in American League
batting averages and below last place
IN the National League fu team field
ing. eighth place Boo the National would
~ their position. one point better than
tho Boston club. which finished last in
1913. Tn the American League the now
chicago club would flt BOO between Wash
ington $50 and New York .e5f. thus
gaining sixth place.