Grand Forks daily herald., 1916-06-09
BOXING BOUTS
ARRANGED FOR
Boxers Must Satisfy Specta-
tors or Will get no Con-
tract Money.

New York. June 9.-The boxers
who will make the trip from this
country to Argentina to compete in
series Of bouts in Buenos Aires will
ind conditions governing the contests
there considerably different from
those existing in North American
which are to be made part Of the con-
tracts the. pugilists will not receive
the sums stipulated in their arrange
ments unless the spectators are thor
oughly satisfied with the contests.
While boxing is still far from an
established institution in .Buenos
Aires the city authorities have GER
tain ideas regarding the conduct of
the sport, one which is that the pugi-
lists must give the spectators their
moneys worth. AS result the prin-
cipals are never paid until those who
purchased their tickets have signif1ed
that they are satisfied with the ex-
hibition. This has been made clear
to the boxers who will shortly start
for Argentina. by the explanation
that if the spectators are not pleased
with the efforts of the pugilists their
money is returned to them before
they leave their seats and the contest
ants get nothing.
In the party will be four negro
uCdNS WcISHIS. 0dII1 MCNey. due Jodll.
netfe, Sam Eangford and Harry Wills
and the understanding is that they
will box round-robin tournament for
the negro championship of the world
under these conditions. The men will
be drawn by lot for the two battles.
the two winners to meet in a SEMI
final and the losers to meet for third
round contests with referees de-
cisfon If they so the limit These
bouts will be fought during July and
August and before the completion of
the tournament it is expected that ar
rangements will have been made with
the negro title. Johnson is at present
in Spain, whore he has figured in two
recent bouts and 1t is understood that
he has tentatively accepted the pro-
poation to appear tn a Buenos Aires
ring.
The promoter of the bouts in Ar
genttna is an amateur boxer of con-
siderable repute and a man Of wealth.
He has spent several months touring
the various countries in search Of
pugtlistic talent for the coming: ring
tournament. During his recent trip
to France he offered Georges Carpen-
tier. the French champion, something
like 100000 for two bouts in Buenos
Aires. with a further percentage Of
the gate for the French Red Cross
fund. He secured the official consent
of the French army authorities for a
three months furlough for Carpen-
tier, but when he, made his offer to
the pugilist the latter replied: No
4 fight not for money now but for
France. When the war ends. if sur
vive.:1 win fight in your country but
not before
cornell university oarsmen have
been. trying out another rowing inno-
vat!on in training which is reported
to work very successfully. 1t is
nothing more than an adaptation of
the mirror system used during the
OF q bright silver disk, which is fas-
tened to the oar handle in such a
manner as to be parallel with the
blade. In connection with the disk
Is a cleat which prevents the oar
handle from being gripped except in
one way. AS a result the oarsmen,
by shncing at the disk, can see the
during any portion Of the stroke. It
Is said, that there has been a decid ed
Improvement In the uniformity Of the
blade work, since the installation Of
the device.
The demand for accommodations
over Saturdays and Sundays at sew
has led to the erection Of a number
OF portable cottages adjacent to the
club houses to handle the overflow of
members who desire to spend the
weekend on the links. All the rooms
are fitted out for sleeping purposes,
the occupants lounging and dining in
the main club house when not on