Evening journal., 1915-05-24
Experience FAILS TO
HELP BOXING fans
Knocked Cold on Numerous
Occasions They Often
Fall Again
MORE CONTROL
is NECESSARY

No matter how courageous. boxer
may be, he lacks the utter indiher-
ence to punishment Of the average pa
tron of the game Of hit, stop and get
away. From the time of Figg, the or
iginal champion, 10 the present per-
iod, the man who likes a boxing con-
test and is willing to pay for the
privilege Of witnessing Il, has been
the recipient of more punishment
than ali the champions and near
champions in the history Of the game.
The man who pays the freight has
been apparently knocked cold on nu-
merous occasions. and Il has been &C.
earded as likely he would quit the
game. but he has come up smiling
after each terrific wallop, money IN
hand. ready to take another chance.
Between one-sided matches, in
which a mark is set up for cham
plon to daily with; raw fakes, in
which boxers have carried out the or
ders OF scheming promoters; substi-
tuition of novices for advertised box
ers OF prominence; decisionless con-
tests. in which high-priced perform
ers fox-trotted through ten rounds;
rain checks when the attendance is
not regarded as large enough by the
boxers and promoters, and many
other forms Of getting his money and
not giving a fair return, the ticket
buyer has had experiences that would
quickly discourage the devotees of
any other form of sport
Still he sticks to the pastime, and is
in line at the box Office with regu-
larity. possibly wondering as he pur-
chases his ticket, what kind of a game
will be pulled on him as soon as he
gets inside the club.
All this injustice 20 the boxing en-
thusiasts is due directly in this State
t. those in control Of the sport, for II
justice was meted out to the real Of
tenders the schemers would change
their tactics in short order.
Weak Point in Game
Two recent incidents prove where III
weakness in the management of IN
sport is to be found. Two middleweigl
boxers were adiudged guilty of not ha'
.ipq boxed on their merits and were di
ciplincd in the extent of thirty day
suspcn,iI zach. As neither one wa
likely a. lave boxed in this State With
thirty days It can readily be seen tina
the punishment was by no means sever
especially as the money promised thcl
by the club was handed over TO the Ol
Tenders. In a nutshell, the boxers wei
ruled not TO have given their best effort
but were paid Tor those deficient effort
Bnt what of the people who pai
money 10 see a genuine contest; an
who now learn that the money they pai
TO see the 'hest efforts" of the boxer
was not earned hy the contestants
they did not see in the ring what the
paid for, why was not the uncarne
money returned TO the ticket huyersy
There seems no loophole of cscal
from the logic OF the ticket purchaser
However. the boxing authorities are il
genious II not ingenious. The none
they say, cannot be returned 10 the 4
fraudcd ticket buyers because a lar.
number OF those IN attendance did M
receive coupons and therefore. it won
he impossible 10 identify them fro
possible impostors
Thus. the boxers we're reprimandel
got their unearned money. the clu
promoters retained all in excess
what was paid 10 the boxers and IN
ticket buyer rubs the spot on his ia
where the blow landed. and wonder
where the next punch is coming frou
A somewhat similar case Is ful
nished by the refusal of well-knoW
lightweight to box because the PR
moters were unable or unwilling
pay him the full amount of money (,
which he contracted. In this case n
principle is the same. for the promo
ers failed to deliver what they adve
tised and for which they took n
money of the public. But these pr
moters are willing TO make son
reparation. and announce they wi
give rain. checks god for future ei
tertainments.
Tweeeiedum and 1weedledee.
i will be interesting TO watch u
attitude of the Solomonesdue boxir
authorities in the case of the club tn
failed to put on the lightweight bou
II the promoters are disciplined. the
the managers of the bout between Il
middleweights who we're suspendC
for not giving their best effor