El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-09

seems shame that America. the
1 leading country in the world for the
boxing game. should be without a ma
tionai Organization Of any kind TO
govern the sport and without a belt
emblematie OF a championship in any
Of the various classes Great Britain,
France. South Africa and Australia
all have their national bodies to gov
ern the sport and belts for the cham
Dions- Efforts have been made from
time TO time to form a national or
gauiZation in the states, but grab
alp managers and jealous promoters
have always managed to break up the
project and leave the sport to be
kicked about Ike a football.
There are a few states where the
game is governed by boxing commits
sions but there is no national organ
ization to control and help out the
state commissions. In England, the
National Sporting club Of London has
been the real power and the Lord
LOnsdale championship belts have
been emblematic OF the title. in all
classes and are the only ones recoE-
mixed by all boxing authorities there
A few changes have recently been
made by the National Sporting club
as regards the holding Of titles and
the defending Of the same, due to the
fact that many OF the colonial boys
from all parts Of the empire have
been In Europe and boxing for the IL
ties. II may be interesting to the fans
in America 10 know what the stand
ard weights and conditions under
which the belts are won and held
really are Following are the weights
and rules:
LonsdaIe -seIt weights, Conditions.
Flyweight-S st and under (111
pounds.
Bantamweight-s st. 6 ID. and IN
der tllS pounds
Featherweight-9 St and under
(126 pounds.
Lightweight-s St, 3 pounds and
under (135 pounds
Welterweight-1O St, lbs. and IN
der tlf7 pounds.
der (160 pounds.
Light heavyweiEht-12 St. lbs.
and under 175 pounds.
HeavyWe ight-Any weight.
Competitors must weigh in eight
hours before entering the ring The
rules governing the belts are:
1. Contests for these championships
shall be decided under the control
Of the National Sporting club. under
the boxing rules prescribed by the
committee Contestants must be Of
British birth and nationality. Stake
money. $500 a side. except heavy
weights, $1,000. and flyweights $3.50
a side
. Tie winner OF a championship
contest is :he holder Of the Lonsdale
championship challenge belt for each
Of the above weights
3. II the original belt has already
been won in a contest under the Ma
tional Sporting club control. a SINH
lar belt viii be offered for the next
championship contest
T. The winner Of any championship
contest retains possession Of the belt.
provided he undertalz es by himself
and his sureties TO return the belt 70
the National Sporting club. if
tal He is defeated in a champion
ship contest or a contest under cham
pionship conditions outside the con-
troll Of the National Sporting club.
OBJ He is convicted OF felony or
misdemeanor.
tc) He is proved guilty. to the sat
isfaction Of the committee Of the Ma
tional Sporting club Of gross miscon-
duct as a boxer.
cd He enters for a championship
at another standard weight before the
championship belt which he holds be-
comes his absolute property.
(e) He refuses TO defend his title
after the receipt OF a challenge ap-
proved by the committee OF the Ma
tional Sporting club.
90 He is prevented by illness. acci-