New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19

=, YOU mean the ave. ne ''''l
u the majority OF Englishmen'
nan ..ore than one thing at time
rev., o,, IT took the last week or two as
o. o,r,Od and gave him a list which
'' ,,,.,er and Civil War
o..,aent Wilson on Panama.
n',,co and President Wilson's policy
.srt Of policy.
7Ss Penny Times
IS' Naval Estimates and the Navy.
aanr s and Land-bursting-
80 - are English phrases.
ens'' nsvonshire Caxtons in America.
10y Africa and General Botha.
-. eclipse Of the Deported Nine.
n, Rokeby Venus.
IT. i- chamber Government.
lord Murray and Marconi Shares.
Nv Insurance Act and its probable
insolvency .....
strikes - aha. 60
DC with them . .,
yns. CaillauX.
Boxing and Billiards.
-,s,s he stopped me. saying;
Wv include matters which interest
,.ricular classes
no YOU mean boxing and billiards?
-, no They come under the head
c,o,t and Sport of one kind or an
49, interests all Englishmen at all
..-. We were even interested in
.on, merican baseball game, which
.,,. Of US understood. We went to
:. q because the King went. The
y,nr as you know. has since been
resent at a boxing exhibition, but the
,,riral Of boxing began long before
hat and has come to stay. The Car
,s,tier-WeHs match was fought more
han three months ago, and at the mo-
,s,t eclipsed everything else; until it
.pdsi VIGOROUSLY"
Perhaps it did; and there is a story
which may show YOU how far this en-
,busasm extended. On the morning of
,h.t fight tn occurred this dialogue
be,veen lady Of social position and a
man who was suppose TO be interested
n this sport; both Of them guests at
house in the country.
she: Il want you TO take me to see
he Carpenter fight"
He: But ladies are not admitted 10
the National Sporting Club"
She, after reflection: Il will put N.Y.
self into boys clothes and go with YOU
L you will take me-"
The man explained to her that all the
seats had long before been sold out, the
good cnes at 500, and that there were
pthsr reasons, inclu ng reasons of po-
Ice, why he could not do what she
wished He told the story next day at
.1nehsOn to another young lady, also
me d the best, who answered.:
I would have gone with you on the
zns terms"
You have only to look at the papers
DAY by day 10 see how general the in
tsrest is The Times" may serve as
an example. That journal used to
ignore the prize ring except on very
great occasions; or give results in small
type. For months past it has pub
lkhed elaborate reports in its best
Print and its best manner; with, at in
isrysE, elaborate critical studies Of
boxing as an art, as a profession and
factor in national life. They are
Written by an expert who is master Of
as subject and master Of an English
sgi- Lord Wolseley thirty years ago
0'alofed the decay OF the Ring and ad-
'0a'sc its renewal on the ground that
ns's was no ,.her school for the Army
'Rasily good. His hope has become a
'ssaiy Another eminent soldier, Colo
~ roosevelt, though not wholly Eng
.'D' IS known 10 be Of the same mind.
'H' lgaiing spirit and physical culture
~ 'ogsther; and every nation needs
''@ The English prize ring is not
" present in a very advanced state Of
'-''noe' but progress is certain, and
80 again a lesson comes from the
s~'el states, where the new method
imagining has been brought near
''''senon; school in which Carpen-
himself Is a pupil, but not yet a
Ee.cient.
.-7ie are, q course. in America as
England multitudes OF excellent per-
'.'' Who look upon boxing and fight
" relic Of barbarism; as Mr..
lsgie does upon that other kind of
'-Ang known az war. That is why
'-''s II for an illustration, and have
~ upon II. I am not anxious TO
- converts. but a new or unusual
,'''' VI view Is always worth consid-
-s' II IL not useful for a mans
81 70 be always thinking in the
!, - groove Now I turn to matters
greater moment.
III a"i not refer 70 Ulster, except in
I 'Hs' oscause it IS controversial, but
say there are indications that
a. N''snce u Ulster ana the posi-
.. s'y q Civil War have lately Teen dig
ne. .'s's1 By those most unwilling to dig
mem both IN England and Amer
\. az ASquiti himself has admitted
anger and has told the House Of
..''u'fs and his o#n recalcitrant sup