New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
Ten-Round Fight III New
York Might Appeal
More to the Promoters
By w. O. Mcclellan

Nevada is reaching ent eager arms
and itching m.tts for tie sl-1-o0 WI
lArd-Dempscy match The state SEN
ate of that state yesterday passed
bill legalizing tweu .v-sve rounds OF
boxing over the veto of Governor
Boyle. As soon as Tex Rlokard lights
somewhere long enough to get tele-
gram he VIII be asked to bring his
match to Reno.
On the face Of it somewhere in Ne
vada seems to be the best place Ter
the ight, III it is going to be fght
mere is mo other sta-e IN the country
wnere as many as twenty-five rounds
would be permitted Rough statistics
show that 1T takes pretty close to
twenty i've rounds to decide cham
pIonship.
Bat in this case .he more matter
OF the heavyweight tit1e viii rot isa "a
factor i'm deciding where the bnaf is
TO be held. CONSIDERATION Number One
is TO select site where the gate
receipts viii not be hampered in amy
way Consequently the proposi -lon OF
a ten-round no-dccision fEht In New
York TO full house would anncaI
more to Richard ard To Willard who
wlil have the final say as 10 where the
fight VIII be held
Nevada has staged some snectacu-
lar battles, notably the jchrics-John-
son fight at Reno, the Gans-Nelson
night a. Goldiicld and the Corbctt-Fitz-
simmons fight at Carson Citv. The
Jeftries- Johnson fight marked the pass
ing OF Nevada as frontier state whore
the roulette ball rolled All night and
whore the faro donlers worked i'm
.hifts. Nevada towns i'm those days
were The "widcsf- open' IN the world.
The Jeiries-J 0huson tight WIS followed
by what the young reporter calls lone
OF those satulnaias' and boxing and
gambling went by the boards The
only thing that Nevada bad left To
offer the tourist was "a divorce The
note keepers havc succeeded n get
ting the added attraction of prize
fights.
Syndicate 10 Book Willard
News comes from Texas that mill
lion dollar syndicate has been formed
TO back Wnlarl's oil interests This
might be held to strengthen The ru-
NOR that the batle viii be held in
Tulsa or Oklahoma City and that pa
irons viii he required to- purchase 30
stated block OF oil stock before being
allowed in the arena. Tho fight does
not sound like sporting proposition.
anyhow. Ii is more like an operation
blgh finance.
Ted Lewis wolterweirht champion.
and Jack Britton have gned 10 box
twelve rounds at Canton. Ohio. on
March IT, They were To have fought
last month, but Lewis. after learning
the state OF the advance sales. had a
relapse and became seriously iil do
NOT recall whether or not Lewis and
Britton have fought IN Canton before.
If not, it is the only city of its size
where they have NOT played an engage
ment.
Willie Meehan. the humorous Cali
fornia heavywe ght is reported on MS
way East. William was just given -
decision over the aged Seneeambian
Samuel seem convinced that they can
stage the act again over the Jersey
circuit.
The announcement that Major Cen
eral Wood has termed the statements
that he is chairman Of the Army. Navy
and Civilian Boxing Board premature"
rather spikes the prospectus Of the
board. 1t IS hardly probable that the
generals and admirals named in tho
prospectus viii attempt to control or
eNAu 'H tAc NtIIHi OF profess -1ndi yON-
! ing Such task would require more
admirals and generals than .ae United
Estates possesses even il war time.
Inc army ond navy are for boxing
as sport, but tte heads of the
branches of the service hardly Win un-
dcrtake the job Of National Boxing Com
missioncrs for the profes oaals Thev
arc wise enough to know that profess
sionai boxing cannot be l0l lated into
decency. Tolerance Of pr 1efE1tine
depends emf rely on what tic managers.
promoters and BOXERS interested lauv
do TO keep it clean and maintain IT'S
popularity. There were not $50 many
profess onal boxers rushing to- the col
ors during the war that the heads OF
( the army and navy should feel com
PEELED 10 come to their rescue at ths