El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

vEW YORK. Oct 10.-Apparently box
n ing IS coming into its own again
~ Indications are all that way Inc
- financial support the local public has
given the opening bouts Of the 4s14-l5
term makes IL look as though the manly
art Is due for one great DIG season Aul
ID Is about time Metropolitan promoters
have had a couple OF pretty lean YER.
although in justice 70 the fans II must
be said that the club owners have no one
1,r1+ themselves TO blame for the lack OF
interest which prevailed the last Few sea
sons ,,-
ers will profit by their mistakes OF the
past and treat their public 70 something
worth while In the way OF new talent
OCCASIONALLY This thing OF serving up the
same old cards week In and week out viii
not do-as they have found 10 their cost
The boxing fan likes 10 see new Laces IN
the ring now and then and especially
when those faces adorn the headllners IN
the different divisions OF boxing me Lee
yinsirys Knockout Browns and the rest OF
tbe boTarr Who perform under the banners
Of a few favored managers hereaoouls are
an right IN their way and usually give the
sports run for their money ouL me ll.l lo2
frequent rematching OF men, even lhoush
stars hurts the game and makes us sup
porters lose interest
what New vorbers want is the best in
the came and they are not particular
whether the boxers hail from this section
or from the back WOODS 1h@y "-L 80 - I -
men who can deliver the goods. WHO know
the game and play II according 10 the
rules. Promoters have learned IN the Two
poor years just past that 1t Is NOT so9o
business policv TO stage the same boys in
contests 100 frequently Once or twice, II
the men are clever, may be all rgnI oul
the fans renig when IL comes TO paying 20
see the same old faces IN the same old
stunts over and over again
VIII Pro Rate Receipts.
Now that the Madison Square Garden a
C Is about 10 open again, and It's match-
maker has agreed TO stand by. the policy
Of paying boxers only in proportion TO what
they draw at the box office, the s11alteF
club owners Will not have so many AChs
coming over the matter OF competing with
the big organization in the matter OF guar
antees-and by reason thereof compeliea 10
pass the stars up and deal only IN the sec
ond and third raters 1t has taken the
promoters a long time 10 arrive AT the
sensible conclusion that the policy OF over
bidding one another IS a foolish ana eN-
rleuFive one. and from now on boxers VIII
be compelled to work on a percentage basis
at the leading local clubs-or look Tor
Milwaukee Bars Guarantees.
I note that the Milwaukee promoters have
also gone on record that there Is 10 De
nothing doing in the way OF guarantees 70
conducts one Of the largest clubs In the
city Of brew. says he has learned his les
son and intends 70 operate accordingly IN
the future andrews, It VIII De ree4llea,
staged the Willie Ritchie-Charley White
bout and has not yet recovered from the
blow II cost Tom and his associates Just
about $1,000 70 make up the deficit for that
IL Jim coftroth and Tom McCarey would
Soin the reform movement It would just
about make IL unanimous and really prove
the best thing for everybody concerned
While 7 an. and always have been an
ardent supporter OF the men who make a
living BY boxing. having been an exponent
Of the game myself, I realize that the time
has arrived when promoters must protect
themselves The granting OF the big de-
rnands asked by the stars Of the ring
means failure for those who comply. A
boxer IS worth a fair percentage OF the
money he can draw-he should remember
that he does not supply the whole show
Must Consider Promoters.
his opponent, even II not so great a
card contributes his mite and must be con-
Eidered. and the men who stage the bout
should also be allowed 10 take down q piece
Of the change Continued acquiescence on
the parts OF promoters has encouraged
many boxers 10 press their exorbitant de-
rnands until they have in numerous IN
stances put the limit so high that It Is next
TO impossible for a matchmaker 20 even
talk business with them The general adop-
ton OF the plan 20 make boxers work on
percentage would bring these birds 10 their
senses, and firmness by the promoters In
talking matches will cause them 70 see the
error OF their ways Then the boxing fans
ran look forward TO a higher grade OF sport
and. locally speaking, that's all they ask
Give New Workers CLASSY cards-not so