Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-21
AMATEUR BOXERS TO FRONT
Since Death Of Professional, Anna
teurs Take Field in California
in Numbers.
EvENTs CARDED FOR rHE FArR

sAN FRANCISCO. Fob so--Though the
professional boxing game was voted out
o. commission in this state last November,
the twill Of the people" has failed 70 stop
the game Of fistiouffs among amateurs,
and today there are more boxers coming
to the front than at any other period in
the history Of the state.
Men doing the boxing at the present
time arc ell supposedly genuine anna
tours. ana the various promoters have
brought out boxers whose Names are new
TO the fans. The chief things the new
boxing law has done IN California is to
do away with the appearance Of profess
slonals In the local rings and limit the
contests TO four rounds. This viii serve
to put the amateurs OF this state and the
Pacific coast in general in the same
prominent position IN the future that pro-
fessional boxers have held In the past.
One factor that Is starting the amateur
boxing along the right lines IL the series
OF amateur boxing championships TO be
conducted here under the auspices OF the
Panama. Pacific exposition. the chief
event OF the year being international
amateur championship 20 be staged May
s 10 s. Californians In general have. the
love OF boxing born and bred IN them,
and while the vote OF the people killed
the professional game, the same people
want 70 rec boxers in seton and the anna
tour tournaments on Friday nights are az
well patronixed a. any professional four
round "go' ever was.
The locaI brancr OF the Amateur Ath-
letic union is soingsto reap the benefit
Of the new law In sanction feea and regis
trations OF men as amateurs. The Pacific
association Il doing everything 70 meet
ths new situation. and from present ap-
pearancas can control the game, while
the new state law defines an amateur a.
being one who has never taken money for
boxing contest and one who In the fu-
ture does not take a prise Of a higher
value than SIS. the boxing promoters real.
ize that 70 make a success Of their game
thoy must work hand and glove with the
powers that be-. In other words. the
Amateur Athletic Union Of the United
States, through it, local branch. has been
recognized as the one power which Il to
say who Il and who y not an amateur.
A. A. u. Eventa In Boston.
The American Athletic union amateur
boxing championships is the only cham
pionship series that has not been awarded
70 San Francisco for 1915 These events
have gone 10 Boston. but the winners
VIII BE- called on 70 defend their right 10
their titles at the international boxing
championships here, when they must
compete against all eomerB. entries hav-
ins been assured from England and
France. and possibly from Australia and
Canada
A committee has been named BY the
exposition 10 handle this branch Of the
sports program. consisting OF men thor
oughiy versed In the boxing game and
who have reputation from one end OF
this coast 70 the other. Stanley Fay. q
former coast champion boxer and q
referee Of the local branch OF the Ameri-
can Athletic union. Il chairman. with II.
T. Jones. another boxing man. as secre-
tary. PIN Wand, former middelwelsht
and light heavyweight coast champion. Il
another member Of the committee, a. are
Bob" Macarthur and John Kitchen. two
more experts OF the coast amateur ranks