Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-23

NOT that arguments arc ~
rare as tn h. worthy OF notics
whenever they happen. for they hava
been of everyday occurrence since
the movement was launched few
weeks ago to establish boxing under
commission control In Oklahoma;
hut | found on, man yesterday who
could think ~ more reasons why
Oklahoma should not have a boxing
htll than all of the others combined.
Not only that, but when We separ.
aied he admitted he had been oon-
vrrtrd Ia the new athletic creed
sweeping the country. which begins:
II behave IN boxing, properly reEu-
lated And he is n man of high
moral and intellectual standing In
the community
First, be- didn't believe IN boxing
because ~ IT, brutality Football.
though. he said IN answer TO
question. Was fine sport and should
be encouraged by everybody who
hW the interests OF n strong Amer
lean manhood at heart Then ho
was shown statistics proving that
last year IN spite OF the fact that
more were engaged IN boxing than
In football there were four times
boxing. and ten serious inIurics on
the gridiron to cVery one IN the
fing
Forced 10 admit. after this exhibit
and some further comparative infor-
nation. that he guessed the certain
physical benefits of boxing far
cclipsed any possible physical dam
age. he said II would be all right TO
have amateur boxing but objected 10
commercializlng the sport Throw the
bouts open 10 the public but don't
charge anything. he advised. When
the proposition was chucked up TO
him, however, he couldn't for thu life
of him, and he tried hard, think Of =
single rcaspn why bohinx should not
hc professionalism ANY morc than
baseball. or football. or basketball.
or sO,sCr, Or polo, or wrestling. or
billinr~, or how ling, ar any of the
other sports, or thcetrtcals, or any
thing clsc that has bcs0mc n pro-
fcrrion.
Tho same counter. moreover.
proved effective when he raised tho
question OF betting on boxing RoS.
ing was bad. he declared because
matches and II We wete to have box
ing, he hoped a no SECESSION plank
would be put IN the bill 10 prevent
gambling Thi- fnilscy was cvtdly
nailcd. too. for there II 10 timcs ~
much none, he, annsaily on baSc.
hall games ~ on boxing matches ana
even the wnRrrs ON f,ptbaII Rnrncs
every fnii mount up IA n higher stack
during the 40 DAYS ~ the gridiron
sport than do all the bets made on
msing nHtchcs In n ycar. And on the
last presidential election more money
was siakrd than had issn stakcd oD
all the bo,ins matches ~ 70 dcwde.
why make u goat of botinE2 tsc-
sides. provision IL made la thr riIcs
regulating boxing under tho state
commission, whereof, ANY club which
permits gambling on bouts forfcits
iis charters aud cannot bc rcinsintcd.
Iie was on tho run when he finally
thought ~ something else. Ho VA
surprised that he hadn't mentioned
II before ana he hracrd considerably
when he came back With. we'll box
ing Is al, right when properly con
trollcd. bat you can't control u Your
com m i~iou is table To be bunch
n1 HfNIifFN llhu NNf'' wv ~NNi -
aprina thlu. FOR n eft him of bal
ancc ana he took the full count when
tho counter connected This same
fellow had snorted for years when
ever he was told that prohibition
couldn't prohibit and ho had forgot
trn dignity and jumped into the ar
10 crack his heels together few
DAYS AFRO whom natiunal prohibition
onflrmad the theory that state con
trul OF the saloon had been effective
And the most simple nina can see
where the temptation 10 officials 10
wink At violation ~ IN" prohibition
law exceeds the temptation 10 toler-
ate violation ~ tho boxing rcguln-
lions for 500 out of every | 900 fght
FANS want boxing rules enforced 10
tho letter
ttar h. n from NJ tn bnast 81 hav-
49, Lli,rd n brnr Curuhnttirs anti !
ho,inu nrg,n,rnir hne bc,On,r ~ |