Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-05
ASSOCIATION is A BENEFIT
Plans Of boxing Promoters Society
Would Be Toward the Good Of
the Ring Game.
MARsHAIL IS sEEINa THINas

NJ nINGsTDB.
NEW YORK. Sept, A-The self-imposed
American Boxing association. which has
undertaken to control and regulate the
ring sport IN this country, may yet live
10 see the fruititIbn Of It's seed. II this
organisation f. taken seriously, and Is
nenefafiy recognized rs the governins
body Of boxing IN these United States,
then only viii good result. Otherwise.
failure and deterioration Of the mitt
game. Il inevitable
Already board Of governors has been
chosen, and number CT rules have been
recommended for II 20 put Its official
stamp Of approval on. Foremost and
most important Of the contemplated rules
IL one that would make II compulsory
Tor q champion to defend his title at
least once every six months. Should
this neasure be adopted II would work a
hardslI,p ON some OF the title holders.
who are averse to dispsayiils their wares
in the ring. preferrlng to exhibit them
on some stage. where their laurels are
not In ieopardy.
Another important measure that Is
proposed Il the establishment Of n stand
ard scale OF weights for the various
divisions. The new set places the fly
weight at ~ pounds; bantnmweight limit
e us pounds; feafhcrweight. i25: light
weight. 1885, weiterweight ~; middle
weight. 49, and light heavyweight t7k.
There = no limit 20 the heavyweight
cfae1
This scale. n adopted. would prove the
salvation OF a few Of our present-day
champions. who are finding Il difficult
70 conform to the weights IN vogue.
The increased poundags would prove a
boon TO Kid Williams. Johnny zCilbane
end Freddie Welsh, respective CHAMPIONS
OF the bantam. feather and lightweight
divisions. Il would enable Williams 70
add two pounds to his person; Kilbanc
could take on three more pounds and
YET be within the confines Of the feather
weight limit and Welsh could tack on
= couple Of pounds. Then thors wouId be
no qnbbling over weights, as at pres
ent.
These few extra pounds would fili out
these three champions 30 that they
would not have 70 worry over weight
matters, and more matches with cham
pionships at stake would be the out
come.
Il thcso weights are adopted the IN
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their titles. but q series Of elimination
bouts would have 10 be contested 20 de-
iarrnlne the champions IN the wolter.
weight and Iniddleweisht classes. The
light heavyweight class has been Abbo-
iula Tor years. but n the association 80
ruled We would have two new champions
Coz the new 6ivialons IN few months
thu flyweight ul2 pounda)s and cruiser
weight fiso to us pounds).
Fight sor New TITLE.
should the association decide to name
tie champion In the light heavyweight
rlaeh. there would be hasty exodus from
tho hcavyweieht class Of fighters. who
never tip the scaies over s7s pounds
Among these are Charley Woinert. Bat
Ting I.evinsky. Jack Dillon. Young
Ahenrn. Frank Klaus and George Chip.
These men are too heavy for The mielle-
weight division. and just too light to
ninEla with real heavywelghts. The fight
for tho newly established title would be
among the Aforementioned. and cIimlne,
llon bouts would Be necessary to de-
ternnine the riehtful holder Of the honor.
nEarshnal IL Dreamlns.
The paoaex Mcrarland-Mike Gibbons
fight f. still on. from latest accounts.
The meeting Il 20 take place az Brighton
Beach q week from Tonight and al
ready ehe promoter q counting his
profits.
However. q u too late 20 epon the H.
fusion TO- this mlsgaidnd soul He even
Il contemplating on taking n glsocoo
At she gate He figures hin expenditures
a. $4,000. thus netting him profit Of
tlo.oe Dream on. Mr.. W. O. Marshall.
for that Is the name Of the "nneoi"
From this end. Il eppfsrs a. n Mr..
Marshall will be fortunate individual
81 he breaks even on the fight. At that
he would be doing well to loso five or ten
thousand dciiars He then would be IN
q position 70 offer Jnef willard a stupen-
dous sum 70 fight some heavyweight.
ana reooup his LOSSES on the Mcfarland.
Gibbons affair.
tew fans are taking this flSht seriously
The only way II Will draw y to have =
fsferee's o>etion attached; than only
viii Marshall be able 70 get better than
m even break.
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