El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-28

over to know that the newly ap-
pointed boxing commission Of Cleve-
land. Ohio. has voted to allow decisions
when professional boxing IS resumed
in that city This is certainly a step
in the right direction at last and the
commissioners are deserving of praise
for their efforts TO put the sport on
popular basis right from the start
However, instead Of placing the
power Of naming the winners and
losers with the referee, the commits
sioners have decided to appoint two
judges to preside at each show and
only in the event Of a disagreement
between them shall a referee be called
on to voice his opinion. While 1 fear
that the selection Of capable men to
act in the capacity Of judges at all
contests may prove more difficult
task than the members. Of the COM
mission figure on, still it is move
that should meet with the hearuest
support Of Cleveland fans, as It viii
assure a higher grade of sport than
would be possible under the farcial no
decision rule.
New York Needs Decision.
It is hoped that some day in the not
too distant future the New York COM
rnissioners will awake to certain cry
ing needs Of the sport in this section
among which the decision matter is NOT
the least important and urgent. For
until the ban has been removed from
the rendering of decisions by cOmpe-
tent officials there will always remain
ana get the money as easily as posi-
Bile Decisions force a boxer to do his
best at all times. The talk that their
adoption would encourage gambling
IS absolutely silly. In New York there
IS just as much betting on contests
under the no decision rule as there
would be il official decisions were per-
mitted. And in the latter event a
man who wagers a few dollars as a
sporting proposition will get a fairer
deal for his money than he is fire.
quently handed under the sOcalled
newspaper" or popular" decision
Boxing mt Baseball Park.
By the way, the New York commits
sion has announced that it will grant
q license to the Brooklyn Sporting club
60 hold open air contests at Ebbets
Field-the home of the Brooklyn Ma
tiona1 league ball club-during the
summer months. The successful ap-
plication of the Brooklyn promoters
will probably result in the establish
ment of q number Of out door clubs 7
snd. as in the case Of the indoor variety,
II viii likely be overdone. With the
number of suitable parks in and about |
the city used only as a rule on Satur-
DAYS and Sundays for baseball games, i
local fight fans should have no. cause
for complaint Of a scarcity Of good
bouts during the warm months
The Polo ground, the home Of John
hIcGraW and his Giants, will be out
Of the running-fOr 1915 at least-as
their National league rivals through
out the entire summer But no doubt /
some enterprising promoter viii de-
velop who viii seek to obviate this
little difficulty by introducing open
air boxing contests by electric light
Australia Great for Americans.
Australia may, as promoter snowy /
Baker writes, be developing a great |
number of classy scrappers, but tnal |
country still remains a fertile field TOT |
American boxers Of mediocre Skill Ap-
parently Il is only necessary Ior d /
Yankee boxer to make the trip TO &C I
uufre fame and a fat bank'Foll. johnny 1
Griffiths, the Ohio lightweight is me /
latest American to make good IN me 4
Antfpodes. Griffiths, not regarded 1
highly here, recently stopped Hughey /
Michigan, Australians ughl"el6hI /
champion, in eight rounds
johnson VIII Fight Someone
Judging from the number of persons
claiming to have obtained JACK JOnl-
sons signature to articles OF agree
Tnenr TO fight Sam McVea, sam Lang
ford and Jess Willard, there seems 10
he little doubt that the champion IS
going to meet some one IN the ring
befoTe long. Which is gratifying or
indifferent news to American fans, de-
pending largely on their color
While white sports would be tcAled
Tn learn that a bout had been arranged
between Johnson and a white heavy
weight who had shown enough to war
rant the match, there IS nothlng IN the
anm01Tn cement OF a Johnson W lAlEiIu
meeting at this time to cause them TO [
enthuse over the prospect Of the early
dethronuent Of the negro. And as for {
matches between the title holder and I
Langford and McVea, the situation
would practically remain unchanged no ]
matter what the results of the fights
should Tackle Real Leaders.
Tom Jones, who looks after VIII {
lards affairs, recently stated that the ! {
big fellow would engage in several |
matches with the leading % white | {
heavies to prove his right to a match s
with the champion. But Jones will !
learn that a few victories over third
raters viii not bring about any great ]
change in the public attitude towards
the proposed match with Johnson. 2
What American fans want to see is I
Willard, or some other white heavy !
weight-there is no particular prefer Z
cuce in the matter-earn the right to
fight for the title by meeting and beat
ing the lest men in the division regard :
less Of color or creed. If Willard can
prove his superiority over the whites !
there Will still be plenty of time for :
him to tackle one Of the other fOrmida- r
bic blacks before going after john
Langford, McVea or Jeanette would l
establish his rights as challenger '
for the championship, and until he ac- /
complishes that much there will be :
no inclination to regard the proposed r
affair with Johnson seriously. Beat +
ing a couple Of third rate hopes will Z
not enhance the big fellows reputa- a
ton Ii
why Discriminate Against BOxInEf 4
They" say the women's votes killed
boxing in California. ] wonder why
no one ever thinks Of giving the women / r
a chance to vote their approval or dis /
approval of osme of the other rough | }
forms Of sport. Such as football, 1
lacrosse, or hockey, for instance. Any d
one who has seen players in these
games go through their stunts must [
admit that in comparison boxing is a
very tame sport
What is the reason for the continu- I
GUS discrimination against boxing? \
White Shouldn't Run Away. n
] am told that Charley White, the a
Chicago lightweight who has been n
coming so fast Of late, ran OUT Of an
engagement with Johnny Kilbane after a