Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-22

fore him have taken-a good beating
from an inferior but younger boxer.
The star managers of boxers must i'm
! agine that the proposed national box
ing organization Is intended to wipe
| them out of existence, for they have al
ready gotten their heads together with
the intention of forming a boxers and
managers union. II these managers and
boxers were to get together and decide
! upon scale of prices for the various
for the game, provided they were to use
a little common sense and hold the
price within reason. That would make a
boxers union valuable, not only to
themselves, but to the promoters as
well, for the promoters would then
know Just where they stood when 1t
came to making matches. As it is now,
a promoter Is never sure of his ground.
He is liable to bid $1,000. which he
might consider fair price for boxer,
wanted about ten times that amount for
his services. The fact is, boxers and
their managers as well have an entire
ly wrong idea as to the Intentions of
the people interested in the formation
of a national. boxing association. The
promoters Of the organization have no
intention OF trying to cut out all guar
antees and establish set pace for any
match. They merely want to get to-
gether to talk matters over and come
to a business-like understanding with
one another and also with the boxers.
They also want to agree upon a uni
form scale of weights and rules, espe-
cially regarding championship matches.
Aside from that. they are not seeking
the scalps OF any Of the boxers or the
managers either. 1t is hoped, for the
good of the game, that the organization
will be effected, for the sport is GER
tainly in need of one.
The business men of San Francisco,
that is, great many Of them, have
finally come to realization OF the fact
that the boxing game was a great
thing for that city in a business way,
bringing thousands of country people
and also other visitors into the city
during the winter months. A promi-
Gently and stated plainly that an effort
would be made again by the business
men to revive the sport, but on a diff
ferent plan than heretofore. There is
a feeling among the merchants" said
the Frisco business man, ito try and
bring the boxing game back. but under
up-to-date methods We do not want
the ten round no-decision game, but
contests of say fifteen rounds. with
referees decision and under the aus
pieces of strong commission. the same
as is in vogue in Wisconsin and New
York states. We want 1t regulated. I
would rather have one big boxing
match to boost the city or bring in bus
mess than any convention on the ros-
ter. The game should never have been
stopped in California. but perhaps il.
is just as well. for when it is revived
again it will be stronger than ever and
better conducted"
Jimmy Hill. the featherweight cham
pion Of Australia (126 pounds) was
rather fortunate in battle he had re-
Gently. Hill lost a twenty round con-
test to George Taylor, but luckily for
him he did not lose his championship
title as the contest had not been ar
ranged according to championship
rules. There was no doubt about Tay-
lor defeating Hill and he received the
decision at the end of the contest.
However, in order to annex the title,
Taylor will have to meet Hill again
and according to the rules laid down by
the Australia Boxing Association. They
are very strict with the rules in this re-
spect over there and champion is
supposed to defend his title at certain
periods and under the associations
rules That. is what we need In this
country and need badly. 1t is the aim
of the people behind the movement TO
organize q national association at
Cleveland, to bring about just such
conditions In boxing as exist in Aus
tralia and Europe.