The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-24
ARMY. POSTS WILL
STAGE RING BOUTS
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General Order Issued Which
Declares Soldiers Can En-
gage In Pastime
sunoFTELD BARRAcKs, soptcn

, SuHOETELD BARRACKS, Soptch
Der 3D.. The, game of hit and &c
away is coming inJo its own here "A
the big army post and within a shor
time, the champions and hope to b
champions Of the padded nIitts, vii
be getting ready for the big doing
in the ropad arena.
A general order, based on a 'clsiO
of the judge advocate general of til
army was given out and it means tina
boxing bouts can be held on the mill
tary reservation. -Hs'
The following is the opinion of tn
judge advocate general
OIL" 1. The question is raised by tho
commanding general, Scbofich Bar
racks, IL. H., under date of July
%, 1915, as to whether, under cX-
listing law, boxing matches may he
held at Schofeld Barracks, II. T.,
between enlisted men and under
military Supervision, provided no
charge is made FOR admission nor
money or other inducements of
fered the participants.
2. Section $50 Of the Federal
Penal Code Of 1910 forbids pugil
istle encounters in the territories
of the United States and the Dis
triet of Columbia. Section 32l of
the same code defines "pugilistic
encounter, as the term is used in
the preceding section, as being
''any voluntary fight by blows by
means Of fists or otherwise, wheth-
er with or without gloves, between
two or more men, for money or
for a prize Of any character, or for
b. any other thing of value, or for
any championship or upon the re-
suit Of which any money or any
thing Of value is bet or wagercd, or
to see which admission fee is di-
rectly or indirectly charged.
3. 1t is therefore the opinion Of
this Office that there is no legal OBJ
lection to the holding of boxing
matches at Schofield Barracks, II.
r., provided such matches are not
GAY for money, % for prize of
any character, (c) for any other
, thing of value, Gay for any cham
pionship, (e) contests upon the re-
suit of which any money or any
thing of value is bet or wagered,
or o. contests to see which any
admission fee is directly or indirec-
ly charged 5. r. ~
4. In view of this opinion, ex-
listing orders prohibiting boxing
contests are rescinded and such
contests may be held hereafter,
provided they are held under the
supervision of cantOnment com
manders who will be held respon-
sible for strict compliance with
the requirements of section three
of the preceding paragraph.
BY Command of Brigadier Gen
eral Wiser: Carl Reichmann,
Lieutenant Colonel, Twenty fifth In
fantry, Adjutant. .-a E..
The posting Of the order flew lik
wildfire around the post and next Z
the big ball game between the Twenty
fifth Infantry and First Infantry teami
nothing else was talked of. Aroun
the Twenty fifth Infantry JOY ran rio
and several of the men, who are swe
up in the game of boxing at once bt
gan buzzing the athletic officers cor
corning matches.
While it was a bit too early fO
decisive act on, the boxers were a.
surcd that arrangements would be a
once made for a night of boxing an
evorvbOdy would got a chance to sho'
what he knew about the art of sell
defense.
Rufus Williams, former crack mic
die weight on the mainland, was NOR
than pleased with the decision of tn
judge. adyocatc general, and immed
atrly volunteered to fight any man |
the service. While Williams may TAX
on one Of the men of the post IL 4
possible tat he will 20 into actiy
training and prepare himself for
match with Bob Micheals, the crac
middlcweight of the L. S. s. Mar,
land, the sailor having agreed to NEE
Williams as soon as his ship returne
IN tho Tslan1S