New-York tribune., 1919-12-25
League Likely
TOBe Formed
Before Spring 8
Harvard. Navy and Penn Fa-
vor Ring Game: Confer.
ence to Decide Question
By Ray Mccarthy


dents in the various colleges, as we'll
,evy Of .hc athletic authorities is
-1dication. intercollegiate boxing
tournaments. like Intercollegiate wrest-
Nnc meets. will he part O. the sport
nroeram Of the different institutions.
When the National CoIegiate Athletic
Association holds its annual meeting
bere Saturday the matter VIII he taken
10 and presented to the body fer rati-
acation.
Major NJ J. Pickering. graduate man
seer Of athletics at the University Of
pennsylvania. and DR. R. TAFT McKen-
ie. head Of the department of physi-
cal education at Penn. viii lead the
DISCUSSION at tie meeting, ard Will rec
on.merd the adoption Of boxing on a
recognized. inte collegiate basis 1t is
expected that directors of athletics m
several Of the other universities viii
also speak il favor Of the movement.
Major Pi~Aering, in speaking Of tine
vroiect yesterday. said he favored
ihree-rourd bouts. each round to be o.
-wo minutes duration. This. he .ded.
would be long enough FOR the average
college boxer. Major Pickering said
,aere should be TWO judges and ref
cree, with the right of decision to be
reserved for the judges, and III case Of
deadlock of opinion the referee
should decide. or il the bout is unusu-
ally close. It should go an extra round.
Harvard Favors Project
The authorities at both tic Naval
Academy and at Harvard where boxing
IS in vogue. are strongly in favor Of
the idea. and the same might be said
Of those IN charge at West Point and
al several other uniVcr ities
Professor Relter. director of ath-
.s.ics at Lehigh University, is
stsnch supporter o the manly art.
9cxing instruction is gwen daily to
Students O the Bethlehem University
who care TO 90 in for the port. ANA
generally about fifty students may be
seen in action with the gloves any
afternoon during the winter.
Harvard was the frst to sponsor the
boxing game. Several years ago &
competent Instructor was obtained and
at the close of the winter season
series of elimination bouts were held
md the champonsh OF the Univer-
sitv awarded. The meet proved b z
success and the Crimson has been
staging tournaments regularly every
ear.
The Navy has gone in for the sport
with plenty OF spirit, as h.s Penn
These two Institutions have become 50
enthusiastic over it that they
nave arranged dual meet 70 be hel,
ate this w ater and have also tried tc
induce othels to enter.
Just wh 'he sentiment is among
he authorities at Yale. Princeton Cor
rell' and Columbia is not definitely
snown. but prob bly, VII o. learned d.
the meeting of the collegiate body Sat
lrday # rne association adopts tn
glove game it is considered likely than
league Of some sort viii be 1orme-
before spring.
Students Approve Adoption
One thing is certain. The students
n the colleges are now strongly H.
'ayor Of having boxing added % th
ports curriculum Boxing moro THAI
my sport received a tremendo IS boos
during the war and many students
ave returned from service heartily In
iavor of having it made major later-
collegiate sport.
The Army and Navy authorities pro
nounced the effects of the me as
beneficial, stimulating and heeitnlul to
al those who engaged in 1T.
There is plenty o. good material ir
he colleges if the boxing g..me is
isken up. Yale has Il champion in
eddie Eagan, the A f. 4. star, VIII
played as substitute halfbace on the
'ootball team this year Aim Neyloa
he husky Penn guard Is oue 4t tine
best neayyWelgAts the y. r. T. Nr9-
iuced aud is sure TO score hc9Visy .a
he Penn-Navy meet.
In Bill Donovan, the basse be and
baseball star player. I.
ightwe g OF first ra.e cal oer. 1t l~
safe to say that II Donovan cnt.rea .ne
professional r.ng ire .eJ-la icklv
climb to the tor. as he IS -ast. knows
Toe game and packs a wallop.
Immediately after the mol days the
college swimming team viii begin
their dual meets Saie. which won the
Intercollegiate title last year is an
nng on another champ 0nsn D, bat viii
aave TO figure on keener compel tion.
Columbia, which defeated c. c. y. \.
SO deejsivels recently, Princeton and
Penn can be counted on TO Give the
Blue plenty Of splashes when the signal
comes for the dive into the pool.
In New Eng and, Amherst, with the
veteran Professor Nel4gan on the job
VIII of course he among the top-nOtch-
ers. Others vino should make good
showing this year in aquatics are the
navy, Wesleyan, W iiams and NJ. /. T.
1t is reported that Harvard VII be
come member Of tie intercollegiate
basketball league next year The Grim
son hasn't had quintet in the last
decade, but with the general revival Of
sports there is growing demand
among the Cambridge students that
me game be restored The freshmen
nave organized team and are playing
regular schedule Of games. 1t Is
1gured this crew would form 4 nucleus
'or varslty five next winter.
Brown which dropped basketball
several years ago. restored the sport
ss' season with cons derable success.
sofdnam made its first appearance on
sae court this year after a fve-year
ssosehce. and Boston College made its
oow IN the game last year. Harvard.
@no HOLY Cross, therefore. are now
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