The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-16
BIG PROGRAMME IS
PLANNED FOR CLUB
Propose to Develop Boxing
Champions in Every
Weight Class

New York, September 15.--An elaborate
programme for the deciding of amateur
and professional boxing championships In
all weights and classes Is provided for by
the Information Sporting club, tha
formation OF which was announced here
yesterday. The club. working in con-
stage a series of tournaments and by
junction with the army. navy and civil
ian board OF boxing control PROPOSED to
process of elimination develop a cham
pion in every weight class for profess
SIGNALS and amateurs, including numer-
Gus industrial and service divisions.
The tentative schedule, which depends
to some extent upon the completion OF
the $4,000 clubhouse early in February,
calls for a match of ten rounds between
Jimmy Wilde and some selected con-
tender on the opening night. In addi-
ton there will be series of six-round
contests between heavyweight novices
who will appear by invitation. The list
as arranged at present includes the lead :
ing heavies developed in the army and
the winner will be awardql a gold cup.
the gift of Anthony ]. Drexel Biddle.
president of the club.
Six-round bouts for the world heavy
weight championship of both the army
and navy will also be feature of the
opening night. In these matches the
heavyweight champion of the American
and British armies will meet for belt
presented by Mai. Gen. Leonard WOOD.
while the champions of the two navies
will box for worlds navies heavyweight
championship and an emblematic peit-
the gift of Admiral w. S. Sims.
The feature contests of following weeks
of February will include elimination con-
Of eli Rpph TO decide the
middleweight, welterweight and light
weight champions of America. In these
matches the leading contenders will box
six rounds and the winners Will pass
on to the semi-final of eight rounds. IN
the final the champion, or the boxer gem
orally credited with such title, VIII race
the survivor in a ten-round bout 1or d
special championship trophy. All pou.s
will be decided upon a point basis, being
Judged by two or more judges appointed
for that purpose.
According to the sponsors OF the ciuD
large number of the leading profess
ional boxers of both this country anu
Europe have signified their willingness to
appear under the conditions outlined anu
in the case of the recognized champioiis'
to defend their titles for the new cham
pionship belts. The actual matching .,
the professional boxers will be directed
nv G. L. (Tex) Richard, whose success III
promoting titular ring contests on large
scale has made him famous Throughout
| the boxing world.
Similar methods will be inaugurated IN
the amateur and industrial classes. Belts
or other trophies have been donated by
prominent men for more than hfty drls-
ions of industrial boxers who VIII De I'll,
vided into feather, light. MIDDLE ano
| heavyweight classes. tournaments WI
be staged both in New York and othe'
cities with the ultimate survivors meet
| ing for the championship belt in their m
dustrial division. The classes lnciuos
automobile, shipbuilders, iron and copper
miners, lumberers. coopers, carpenters
upholsterers, wood workers, railroad mef
and scores of others.
| The amateur, club and Industrial poN
ers will be under the direction OF FREQ
erick w Ruben, secretary OF the Amer
| can Athletic Union, who will arrange To-
Ian such tournaments and supervise TN
staging Of championships as well as ma
tional elimination contests, such as TN
! Olympic games try-out, which VIII o.
necessary early in 1890.