Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-05
PLAN NEW DEPARTURE TO PROTECT THE
BOXING GAME BY CREATING WHAT WILL
Be KNOWN AS THE INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
international Sporting Club Of
New York Behind Scheme
Tex Richard Will Become the
Matchmaker.

Extension of the boxing field in the
United States to championships in the
working classes Is an unparalleled VEN
ture in American sport annals to be
attempted by the new International
Sporting club of New York.
This club, headed by Maj. A. ]. Drex-
el-Biddle, millionaire sportsman and
noted marine, and including some of
the most influential men in the United
States, has for it's matchmaker Tex
Richard, one of the best known pro-
moters in the world.
Under the present chaotic conditions
which this club hopes to untangle box
ing includes only two branches. pro-
fessional and an amateur class on
small scale. Mapor Biddle's plan is TO
establish an entirely new class to be
known as the Industrial division and TO
include workers of every trade and oc
cupation. At the head of the indus
trial championship division will be r.
A. Ruben, secretary of the Amateur
Athletic union and president of the
Metropolitan association.
DIVIDE INDUSTRIES
The various industries will be di-
vided into sectional classes and kinds
such as the eastern lumber class. the
leAtilc tidSS, ttt. EdtH CLASS
will be given heavyweight. middle
weight, lightweight and bantamweight
championships. Belts to be awarded
to the winners by the club will be aug
mented by prizes of scholarships, edu-
cational tours, pensions and the like
that will not destroy the amateur rat
ing of the winners.
Among the belts already donated are
the following: heavyweight cham
pionship of the eastern states lumber
industry by the Connecticut Valley
Lumber company: heavyweight cham
pionship of eastern states textile in
dustry by the Charlton Mills; heavy
weight championship of the eastern
states packing industry BY Sperry &
Barnes company; heavyweight cham
pionship of the eastern states pulp and
paper industry by Bird G. Son; heavy
weight championship of the eastern
states wooden industry by the Ameri-
can Wooden company: lightweight
championship of the eastern states tex
tile industry by the Coronet Worsted
company: heavyweight championship
of the eastern rubber goods industry
by the Converse Rubber Shoe com
pany: n iddleweight championship of
eastern textile industry by l.. ]. Mutty
company; lightweight championship OF
eastern wooden industry by Asa Peck
& company; heavyweight champion
VI c<t6ieA II ihdStlit ny u. r
Roper Il company; heavyweight cham
pionship of eastern automobile indus
try by New Departure Mfg. Co.; heavy
weight championship of eastern cotton
industry by Slater and company;
heavyweight championship eastern
HARDWARE industry by Bridgeport
Screw company.
ELIMINATION CONTESTS
The various championships will be
decided by series OF elimination con-
tests between the aspirants In each di-
vision. The final bouts will be staged
before the International club in $780,
coo clubhouse which is to be built in
New York this winter.
Major Biddle, the sponsor and origi-
nator of the idea, believes that boxing
is in the zenith of It's popularity now,
especially among the industrial classes.
He Is of the opinion that many re-
turned soldiers who saw the physical
advantages of boxing exemplified in
the army will be anxious to continue
participation in the sport IL 1t is put
on a good clean foundation. 1t is the
purpose of the club to make this pos
sible.
In addition to the industrial classes
the club has completed plans for SINH
lar contests In the army. navy and the
New York police and fire departments,
In which the winners will be pitteI
against the champions of. the respect
i've classes in England.