The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-20
NEW BOXING
 BILL BEFORE
 X. '. HOUSE
Army, Navy and Civilian Board Sponsor New Measure.
 Sporting Resume,

ALBANY, N. Y, March 20-The
 state legislature today was given for |
 Its consideration another bill to legal 1
 ize boxing in New York. This new
 measure was introduced by Senator
 James Walker of New York. who
 said that he presented it at the re-
 quest of the Army, Navy and Civilian
 Board for the control Of boxing. Fri.
 marily the measure is intended to ex-
 ercise disciplinary authority over
 every one connected with the boxing
 game ito the end that all contests
 shall be dignifed and manly, so as to
 receive the approval of the public and
 of right-minded people,"
 The bill also Isgalizes I2-round
 bouts to a decision. The decision to
 be given by two judges, who, if they
 disagree, must call on the official
 referee to render a. verdict. Gloves are
 to weigh less than five ounces. Al
 club physician must examine all box CTS before they can box The H.
 cense feature is most stringent. AnvI
 boxer who participates in a fake" bout loses his license and ar7v on
 connected with the sport found guilty of any act against the best interests
 of boxing would suffer a like penalty. NEW YORK, March 2O-An un-
 usually large entry is reported by the A \. U. officials for the local anna teur championship boxing tournament which will be held at the Madison Square Garden, March 27 and %. The
 leading boxers of this district will
 take part in the bouts. the winners of
 which will be sent to Denmark to
 take part in the international boxing | championship tournament that will "a held there next month
 NEW YORK. March 2o.---w. H. Hanan of Brooklyn paid the tQD price for horses yesterday in the first days session of the annual Blue Ribbon Horse Sale in the Madison Square Garden when he expended S2,175 for L'ettie Guy, a yearling trotter con
 signed by the Walnut Hall Farm. ESnerail, Ky.
 PINEHURST March 20---Parker W. Whitenore of Broolzline led the big field with a total of 235 at the conclusion of the 54-hoIe championshir tournament of the Tin Whistles here yesterday, but as he forgot one of the sacred rules of the club and played in the forenoon after entering for the afternoon, it is possible he may lose the well-earned title on a technical ity. Whittenore's three rounds were 78, 79, and 78. BELLEAIR, Fla. March 2O---Hanl- tfton Kerr of Greenwich. Conn, went to the nineteenth hole in the tourna- ment here yesterday before getting a decision over F. c. Newton of Brook line. The latter was two up at the sixteerth and it appeared all over,
 but Kerr got the two remaining holes when Newton failed to get the green on either hole in his second and the
 match was all square at the home hole.
 NEW YORK. March 2O.---Legisla- tion which is calculated to discourage questionable time returns in harness
 racing was adopted yesterday at the annual meeting of the Junior League
 of Amateur Driving Clubs. An addi- tion to the rule governing the time
 for the closing of entries was adopted which provides that matinee records
 made after June l and professional
 records made after June 1 shall not be considered in qualifying horses. | NEW YORK, March 2O.---A rally in the second half gave the Meadow brooks polo trio a victory over the
 Rovers here last night in the indoor l polo tournament for the Wtnn Cup
 at DurEands Riding Academy The
 final score was seven goals to four NEW YORK, March 20-Harold Tobey, the southpaw squash player of the Princeton Club, and John w Appel, Jr., the heavyweight but agile bat wielder of the Harvard club will battle for the national amateur squash championship on the Squash club courts tomorrow Both of these players came through their semi-finaI l matches yesterday. Appel having comparatively easy time defeating ! Stewart H. Johnson, the young Yale player. while Tobey won from w. H. 1 ] Wander Poel of the Squash Club.
 NEW YORK, March 20-A copy 1 righted dispatch has reached the
 Times here that neither Yale nor Harvard University will be eligible l for this years Henley regatta es the ] t>management committee decided not to 1 admit any foreign entries other than | those for the inter-allied efght-oar race. LANCASTER, PA, March se- Benny Kauff of tho New York Gsants l who was recently discharged from