El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-12

I with best wishes 70 my friends on
your side. beg 20 remain,
Yours very truly.
Victor Breyer.-
Continue Boxing In Gotham
The boxing promoters in New York
state-that is. some Of them-are
determined TO make a fight 20 con-
tiuue boxing under some plan. The
Broadway sporting club OF Brooklyn
held bouts two weeks ago 10 make a
test case OF IL and last week held an
other show by getting out an in
junction against interference by the
authorities If the clubs continue 20
get injunctiOns there will De some
amusement for the fans at any rate.
but how long It viii last IS hard to
say.
II f. known that many OF the
officials In tke big cities are fHF-
Oruble TO boxing and the fact that
boxing Journeys are being held at
all the army camps makes fl 80
much stronger in their favor.
Governor Whitman has been bitter
against the New York managers and
promoters ever since the row started
over the busting Of commissioner
Fred Wenck ana he has done every
thing possible to stop the game there
Like Wisconsin Boxing.
The authorities in the state Of Ohio
are evidently Of the opinion and
rightly so, that boxing as conducted
in Wisconsin, is one OF the cIeanest
and best Of sports. Several letters
have been received here OF late and
also by chairman Liginer Of the WIS
consin Boxing commission. asking
Tor Information as to how boxing af-
fairs are handled in the state by the
commission These requests have
mostly been from Ohio. which indi-
Gates that the Wisconsin plan IS Wen
thought Of IN the Buckeye state
There has been a great deal of box
ing goin~ on in Ohio the past year or
two and very little complaint has
been made against it. due no doubt
to the fact that the officials in the
various cities here followed closely on
tne Wisconsin commission plan In
Columbus, Toledo, Cincinnati, Akron,
Cleveland, Canton and other cities,
this plan has been followed with sue
cess, but IN some cases the officials
have discovered that they have not
been strict enough and as a result lit
tie squabbles developed. However,
thy have learned their lesson and
profited thereby.
All Of these places have been first
class boxing centerss including Day
ton and Springfield, although in the
latter city the game has been under
the ban for some time. due IN a meas
ure to the local squabbles.
Springfield was really one OF
the nrst ciueE 70 held long dis
lance boxing contests and some
very good ones have been held
there and IL seems strange that
TIE sport should get setback At
this time. II - no doubt a case
Of lax methods and Judging from
Information at HAND. the authOri-
Ties In Springfield intend 10 fol-
low more closely the Wisconsin
method and establish commits
sion there. to see that the Enme
Is run properly.
There is no reason why any of the
Ohio cities should be left out in the
cold, providing they conduct the game
IN legitimate manner. for there is no
state in the union where boxing is
more favored than in Ohio. The same
can be said Of many other states
where the game is not legalized at
the present time, but the Indication I
are that many Of these states viii fol- ]
low In line and pass laws leEalizing I
the sport within the next few years
Tt has been demonstrated time and
time again during the past year and /
q half tina boxing is one Of the finest :
Of exercises as proven hv the heads F.
n army ard navy departments. as
they have requested the appointment /
Of practically all the leading boxers +
u the country TO teach the art Of self /
defence TO the soldiers and naval .
men. This in itself is the greatest I
boost the boxing game ever had.
II boxing is considered of such .
benefit to young men as a means of ]
exercise and DEVELOPMENT and also
Tor the entertainment Of the soldiers /
N camp during the period Of war.
hen there is no reason whatever why 4
he same conditions should not pre-