New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-14

the work or securing boxing legisla-
tion and boxing control in every state
along the lines laid down by the Army,
Navy and Civilian Board. In fact,
most Of the members Of the latter
organization re members Of the In
ternational pcrting Club.
Plans have already been drawn for
the club building and it Is expected
that the first boxing exhibitions will
be held some time in February and
continuously thereafter. This club
will limit the attendance at boxing
matches to members and their quests.
s. On this plan they could operate wheth
or or not the legislature reestablished
boxing. as boxing matches are now be-
Ing held under the club system at AL
? bany, Buffalo and Syracuse.
Plan House Cleaning
The members Of the club are
eportmen who believe that profess
sional boxing can and should be
cleaned up. They will make deter
mined effort to make good on
this somewhat herculean task In out
lining the plans of the club, Major A.
j. Drexel Biddle agreed with the state
ment that boxing was not in bad re-
pute because Of brutality, but because
of crookedness.
The major declared that while many
members of the Drexel Bddle Bible
Glass disagreed with him and deplored
his love for the sport of the padded
mitt he was willing to give his time
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the game as he considered it worth
saving. This spirit. he declared, was
the spirit in which all of the mem ers
Of the club were working.
'0 The club Will operate under char
ter granted by the Army, Navy and
Civilian Board Of Boxing Control It's
initial membership will be limited to
about three hundred. Once it has
started, it will hold five boxing enter
be professional bouts. There will be
service bouts and bouts between cham
pions of the various trades and indus
tries. Trophies will he put up for
these by the club.
Already the Amateur Athletic Union
has declared that the amateur boxing
championships will be held in the club
and under the club rules. As outlined
by Major Bddle, the club will work
~AO1 a ACIoAul III tue S,
many points of which they consider
obsolete and obscure.
Building Arena for $500
The club building is being built at
the corner of Fifty-fifth Street and
permit an arena for $500 with the
e Club rooms and Offices. Plans have
been drawn by William II. Gompert
and interior decoration will be direct
ed by Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor,
who Is one Of the most enthusiastic
members of the club and member Of
the Army, Navy and Civilian Board Of
Boxing Control
The members are fully convinced
that the International Sporting Club
of New York will soon attain the popu-
larity and influence that is held by the
National Sporting Club of London,
where the greatest bouts Of England
have been held. William A. Gavin, one
Of the members Of the international,
formerly was member of the National
Sporting Club Of London.
Following are the officers and com
mittees Of the International Sporting
Club:
President-Maior Anthony g. Drexel
8ddle. U. s. M. c.
Vice presdents-Hon Franklin X Lane
SECRETARY Of lntorior} Admiral William
ollnS. General Coleman duFOnt. Jus
4ioe Barlow s. Weeks (member Of jnterua-
eiona1 Olympic Comrnittee).
s,a SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Admissions and Ballot Conmittee-
zen Barbour, Major A. j. prexei sid
Gle, jr... William II. Dennis. Charles II.
eabin r Breckenridge steele and Alfred
Iegislatio Committee Harry s
Esw. chairman; Hon. sydney Andeson
Hon. B. NJ. Fernald. Samuel Gompers
$Ion Edward ". Gray, Hon. James W
!. Guardia. Hon. John i. nolan, Hon Key
{ittman. Hon. Miles Poindexter, Hon
sohn t,p o. Bake S,n Hon a. :, Sahath hen
wadsworth, tr.
Rules committes-pr: Aossph e Ray
Pre1ei Biddls, wnlam A. Brady waitSr
ks ,, Dr. James cagr9ll. 1a1nss j. Gor
}sm Gibson, Charies =. Madison. +
U,Rourke. George L. Richard and Charles
Joseph q. Kaycroft chairman: r. An An
sTey Ha Wsrfe %Y,i snrl"ur Ms,or A J. Drex
Robert Edsren, William Gibson. Charlie.
"hchard and Charles shoriey S''- l.
Eors's1h Reia'iops Tommittss-Waltel
or Emmett D. Boyle. General Coleman d,
font, Or; Thomas Fell. Rear Admira
St"o'04 AAon' 'foilipofs. ItON
ts.seh n. asyeroftA william 1 5 ssofd "a
Adm!rAi William s. sms and Justice
=, Arbitration Commit ee-Alfred l. Ma
fhley. chairman; Gutzon Borglurn. Adolphs
%. Borie. William A. Brady. Thomas d
Conroy. Owen H. Names George l.
Rickard and Charles shorley
House Committeo-General Coleman du-
pont, chairman Gutzon Borglum. Roswell
~Hannen Edward b. Moss Charles II
Bshin and Il. breckenridge Steele.
Industrial Championships Committee
Frederick w. Ruben, chairman; Thomas
b. Conroy, Adam Empie. William A.
Gavin. Alfred l.. Mar!liey and r. Brecl-
enridge Steele.
Trophies COMMUNICATIONS A. j. Drexel
" E!ddlo chair nan; William H. Dennis Irv-
3ng s. Cobb II. Breckenridge Steele. Adam
Empis and Or. James Carroll
a :, Contests and Tournaments Committee
. George l. Hickard, chairman; Charles
9horIey. Thomas y. Conroy. William a
Gavin and Adam Empte.
Army COMMUNICATIONS General George
Barnett, Major General T. II. Barry
MAJOR General Grote Hutcheson. Major
General H. p MCCAIN, Major General u.
r: Msnoher. Msjor General William l..
Short. Colonel 3. p. Buck. Colonel George
n. Cameron. Colonel W. l.. Kenly and
Navy Complimentary Admiral Colby
H..r Admiral Benton G. Decker Rear
Eeyneld Y Han. Rear ADMIRAL! J. A.