The sun., 1919-09-16
RARE BOXING TILTS
PLANNED FOR 1920
international Sporting Club to
Stage Title Bouts in All
Glasses.
BY CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

The International Sporting Club Of
New York has arranged for the most
pretentious and comprehensive boxing
programme for the season of 1920 that
ever has been attempted by any organi-
cation in the world. Not only are elm
ination tournaments planned in each of
the professional classes, the winners of
which are to be pitted against the pres
ent title holders for championship belts.
but title Journeys for army and navy
boxers and also for the men In various
industries are to be held.
The elimination bouts are to be of six
rounds and the finals of ten rounds, all
to decisions. Should the men now hold
ing titles in the various classes be un-
able to make the official weights as set
by the club, or for any other reason
decline to defend their titles, the cham
pionship belts will be presented to the
winners of the elimination contests.
The opening contest of the programme
will be staged in the club arena on Feb
ruary 8, 1920, and will serve to intro
duce Jimmy Wilde. the fyweight cham
pion of the world, In a bout with the
best bantamweight in this country who
will consent to meet the Briton. Wilde
will bind himself to weigh not more
than 1903 pounds ringside II Lynch,
selected will not exceed 116 pounds
ringside. The name of Wilde's opponent
will be announced by the club officials
on December 8.
Trial for Heavyweight Noviccs.
On the same night that Wilde boxes
there will be staged an invitation trial
tournament for heavyweight novices for
the Major Biddle gold cup, with Capt
Roper, Sergeants Krohn, Jacks Burke
and Bob Martin. the A. L. F. champion,
in the elimination bouts. AL Roberts.
Gene Tunney and Jack Clancy also are
entered.
The elimination contests for the mid
dleweight championship are set for Feb
ruary 10, with JEFF Smith and Mike Glib
bons as the leading starters.
The welterweight elimination bouts are
to begin February IT, with Ted Lewis,
Jock Malone. Bryan Downey, Soldier
Bartfield and Johnny Griffiths as the
contestants.
In the lightweight championship tus-
sic. which begins February "a, Johnny
Dundee. Lew Tender, Willie jackson,
Richie Mitchell. frankie Callahan, Ed
die Fftzsimmons and Charley White are
named as the leading contenders.
The final bout in the middleweight
championship, with the winner Of the
elimination bouts pitted against Mike
ODowd. is set for March 2, and on the
same night Jack Britton is scheduled
to meet the winner OF the elimination
tourney for weller championship.
Feathers Get busy March o.
On March Q tho contendew for the
featherweight title, now held by Pete
Herman, will begin an elimination
tourney, with Frankie Burns Joe Lynch,
Benny Valger, Joe Tipl;tz, Joe Leonard
and others as starters, and the bantam
elimination bouts will start week
later, with Pal Moore, Toe Burman and
others in the lineup.
The first trial bouts for the fyweiRht
championship Of America, marking the
first time the class has officially been
recognized, will begin on March %.
Charley Tremaine, frankie Mason and
Joe Dillon are mentioned as contenders
Naturally, in this class as in all the
others, entries will not close until shortly
before the bouts are staged.
The winner of the lightweight elimina-
ton is to meet Benny Leonard on Tues
day, March 80, and on Tuesday, April 6,
the finals In the amateur industrial
championships will take place
MaJor-Gen. Leonard Wood will give
the belt for the army champion, and
Admiral William S. Sims will present the
trophy for the navy championship.
As soon as the committees on rules
and weights have submitted their re-
ports TO the club. entry blanks will be
mailed to the boxers eligible to competi-
ton IN the elimination Journeys