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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
Seven COMMITTEES OF
COUNCIL ARE ORGANIZED
City Clerk Alfred II. Mcdowell
Prcsides mt Meetings While
Chairmcn Arc Selected.

organization was effected by the
seven joint standing committees OF
the new City Council Mt series of
meetings held yesterday. beginning
assembled ut s o'clock in the after
noon. City Clerk Alfred IL. Mcdowell,
presided ut the opening of each of
the seven meetings and held down the
chair until i permanent chairman
WAS elected.
Then the clerk presented the in
coming presiding officer with the
gavel. and retired to the spectators
bench. Business at each OF tAe
meetings Was confined to the election
OF officers and the adoption OF the
rules OF the City Council for the en-
suing term of tHo years.
Only two of the standing commit
tees elected chairmen who had not
presided over the old committees. and
III each instance the former chair
man. had retired from the council
Nunnally. who was elected to the
chair by the Docks. River and 1iar-
Dor Committee, and President Will
liam IL. Adams. of the Board of AL
dermcn. who was chosen to preside
oyer the Committee on Advertising
ana Enterprises are the new commit
tee chairmen.
The committees wore organized and
officers elected in the following or
der:
liam f. sullivan. sn6shairInan; 70 meet
nG F,aan ss : il III IL. qrunsy chairman:
r On TSs;day sfisr Me Third Monday
Ordinances-,MarN Gunst chairman: Ed
gar B. English vice chairman. TO meet
the third Tuesday in each month At
Public buildings and u,nl.ies-.1,iaude l..
sha,iFmsn; TO iHSsi;i lie fourth tuesday in
Docks. River and lIarbor-Joscph c.
Nunnally. chai-man: Harvey Atkinson;
vice chairman To meet the second
Thursday in each month at $ u. y:
Henry w. Woody. vice chairman. To meet
ON Tuesday after the third Monday in each
month. -
Adams. chairman; Fred ii: Powell; vice
chairman. To meet the fourth Monday
N each month at L. NJ
Because there was no business on
the calendar. Chairman Nunnally, OF
the Docks. River and Harbor Com
nittec, called of the first regular
business meeting OF that body, which
is scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight.
The committee will be called for
special session to be held later in the
month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
BEHEDICTINE COLLEGE TO
BEGIN NEW TERM TODAY
With New Rector and Enlarged Enc
- nifty School Throws Open Doors
49, YhiN Morning.

College Will reopen for
registration. examination and classi-
-ncation OF students al o'clock This
morning. Judging from the number
Of applications that have come In,
the enrolment will be a large one.
Regular classes Will begin on Mon
During the past ..Sus4rner a new
rector has been appointed FOR Benc-
,dictine In the person of the Rev. Wal
ter O'Brien. .. $. Is. formerly pro-
fesaor. of English at the college,
Father Walter O'Bricn served as
chaplain of the Three Hundred .nd
Ninth Engineers, Eighty-fourth DIVE
sion. during the world war.
Ss The faculty has been enlarged and
the following professors have been
assigned:
Father Walter o'Brien. O. s u. Eng
slish' and French.
ssFsther Cornelius D!eh!. o. 6. IL. history
& and Latin.
V Father Boniface Bower, q. S. IL. langu-
81 Father Benedic, Retger. o. S h, nathe.
,gLuhtlcs.
Father wi!trld Foley, .. 5. y. Latin
az 81. q. Latimer. NJ. D.. sciences
A new commandant has also been
selected In ;he person o: Lieutenant
Herbert Harris. graduate OF V 81 l.
and a. member OF Richmond Blues
i Father Wilfrid Foley vii! he thc new
faculty adviser OF athletics.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
LIFT EMBARGO ON OPEN
TOP CARS SOON Is BELIEF
Etat- Highway Commissioner Says
lie Has Never Seen Transports
ton Conditions So Had.

Belief is expressed in Richmond
that the embargo on opcn top freight
cars for uses other than hauling Of
coal Will be lifted on september l9.
as has been scheduled. state High
way Commissioner George i. Cole
man. speaking on the subject, said:
The embargo was supposed TO end
July 81: then August 2l Never in
my fifteen years with the depart
ment have ] seen conditions so bad.
Unless the order OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission is renewed,
the embargo Will end September ~.
we are nov allowed an exceedingly
limited supply of ears to continue
operations under special permits"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
Emma X. Hunt. Odril Lavinder.
LinrIilln- Mrs = NhlllII,a

Emma r. Hunt. odcll Lavinder.
GerInan-MrS. l.. =. Phillips.
Science-Mary r. Lccch. Floyd T..
Fowikcs. :. Anna Smith. Ralph II. Chap
pell. Louie {. Kelley. ~. NJ. billiard.
iiis;cry-Sadie Engeiberg. f.. JrIrcs
Arthur W. James. L. Mabel Minis. ". IL.
Dc!erhOi. julia u. HennnE.
BookkeepinE-lra u. Grimes. Emma +.
Norton.
Shorthand and ypewritinE--l. Rebccca
Angel. Mrs. Mabel L. lrby. Matte w.
iiasker. Mrs. Marie II. Scott. Lula March.
Homer. Maria 5. Peek. Mary A. Sampson.
Vocational and manual arts-.Wllliam j.
Cobb. J.; Horace Brown. Lcwellyn Nealc.
.ir.. 4. K. Scott
Art-Frank q. Spear. Mrs. Ann {. Clarke.
Music-Lcslic i. watson. J. "a. Donohue.
Milltary-captain Raymond p. James.
Following are the assignment for the city
normal school. Florence Ingram. Rather
inc J.. Bullock. Sarah &. Brooks. Charlotte
-. Wray. Josephine w. Holt. Jessie u.
Haynes. Furloughcd 1921
Music Observation-Disclosures. w. &. Mer-
Ger. Evelyn I. Rex. Marceiia Barnes. Grace
4. J.wett. Eva Taylor Eppes. Mrs Grace
W. hopkins.
Physician education Observation-Disclosures.
l.. r. Jones. l.ottie Lee Thorpe. Marion L.
Chadwick.
penniunshiu MISUNDERSTANDING. W. c.
Locker. i. W. Faison {. NJ. OVERLY.
Salesmans hip-Nirsnia y. Roberts.
Manual training Observation-Disclosures. II.
Clay iouchens. Peter liarkcss. assistant.
Household; arts Observation-Disclosures
Arabrla $. Pitcher. Leiitia Roper. Eliza
Drawing dcpartment-- Director. Julia s.
Woodbridge. Maudc hudson.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
WOMAN STRUCK BY TRAIN
Is IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Miss Marie Vaughan. Found rncon-
Hctous by Railroad Track, In
nbie TO Tell Story.

Condition of Miss Marie Vaughan.
1871 Fourth Avenue Highland Park.
VINO was taken to Virginia Hospital
Tuesday with cash in her fore
head and other severe injuries, was
still declared TO be very precarious
at Virginia Hospital last night. En-
aminatfons are being made and con-
slant watch kept lest internal In
iuries develop.
Miss Vaughan. who was found ly-
!ns unconscious beside the railroad
tracks near the Virginia avenue
crossing, has not been able to tell
The story OF how she received he. in
)n"ics and the Office Of the sheriff Of
iIenrico County has not been able 10
locate any witness 10 give details A
positive statement from Sheriff.
SSdnor disavows the theory OF pos
siDle foul play to- Miss Vaughan
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
CARMEN IN CONFERENCE
street Railway Workers Discuss
Annual Contract to Hc Made
Soon with COMPANY

Chairman e. G., Bookman and Secrc-
inry &. =. Dekalb of the conference
committee o: the four local organiza-
operating In Richmond. Norfolk,
Portsmouth and Petersburg, are pre-
pairing statement or a tentative
new contract under which they will
work for year 10 be presented off,
Gals Of the Virginia Hallway and
Power Company. Secretary DeKalb
wan In Richmond yesterday for q
conference with Mr.. Bookman.
The conferGne committee made IN
of representatives from tho four
locals In Ihe towns mentioned above
met In Richmond few days ago and
IL liz understood that tentative agree
ment was reached to ask for substan-
and better working conditions. II js
not denied that 81 is tho purpose of
the workers TO ask for substantial
!ncraaEes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
Today and Tonight
in Richmond

Public hearing of petition or
StuuntOn Lighting Company be-
fore State Corporation Commits
sion, 10.
Special probate term, Chnnccry
Court. City Hall. 10.
Open-air motion pictures, by
Community Recreation AssocIu-
tlOn, South ItIchmond Park, s.
Auxiliary, Ancient Order IIiber-
MANS, Cathedral Boys School, q.
Hoard OF Soldiers Home, Ran-
dOlph Home, =.
Monthly meeting Richmond
Grocers. Inc, Murphy's Hotel an
mex, S:i5.
Organization meeting League
OF Women Voters, State Capitol,
$40.
Lyric = Vaudeville, pictures,
3:3O, X, 0:3O.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
RACE DRIVER RECEIVERS
fhot injured i.nbor Day VIII lie DIn-
charged From Hospital This

hochestcr DeusonbcrR car No. n
winch overturned In the autoruobiie
races at tho Fa!r Groundy Labor Day,
mas recovered from his injuries and
Circle Hospital today. nccorsip1 ~
information secured from that inpti-
tuition last night. Max GouIdncr. Inc
mechanici2u Of the Nl-fa;ed racer. In
cons,uerany improved and Is resting
charged for n couDle Of day,. JYc rc-
ceiyed broken arm In tho accident
anG severe laceratlons about the head
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
GRANTS 2 WRITs OF ERROR
Dfrector-GeneraI of Railroads Al
80 lowed Appeal From Decision in
80 Favor OF Carrie iucn.

s8ls Writ OF error and superscGeas was
allowed by the Supreme Court OF APP
speais sof Virginia yesterday i'm tie
case OF the Director General OF Rail
Sr0ads,. versus Carrie l.. Lucas from
sfhe g Hastings Court Of PETERSBURG.
where Mrs. Lucas Was given a verdict
sof $4,000 for injuries said TO have
Sheen 1received by hcr when locoino-
live Struck an automobile Ina which
gshe3swas driving. The acc!dou, nan
spcned June %. 1875
writ OF error also was allowed in
the case OF Benjamin G. Cochran and
Patsy G. Graves. versus ! C. IIidcu
saDd others coming up from Cuipep.r
4sounty. II Is suit for the rec very
s6tsiand wllled 10 minors ana subsc-
auuentiyy sold 10 other parties
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
George Iiubburd D,es

George L. Hubbard, o: Keysvillc.
Fla, buyer AT Keysville. and An
drcws, >. C.. Cor the Export Leaf To-
bacco Company. died Wednesday,
September ]. at Andrews. S. e. He
was stricken at the warehouse and
died shortly after reaching home
Mr.. Hubbard. who was So years of
age. was born NJ Roxboro, ". c. Ills
body was inferred AT Shephcrdstown.
West Va. September g. He married
Miss Sarah Marshall. OF Shepherds
town, who. with one brother. James
Hubbard. or Reidsvilic, y. c.. sur
viyc him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
VIII Bury r.. c. sterne Today.

Funeral services for F. c. SiGrne.
aged 81. who died Tuesday in his
home, 1924 cambridge Street. will
take place from Hopcwell Church.
Chesterfield County. today. with
burial in the church burying grounds
He is survived by = widow and sew
erai children. Mr. Sterne was mem
Der OF Liberty Council, Junior Or
der United American Mechanics.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
MAS0NS ELECT OFFICERS
Richmond Royal Arch Chapter, 20. 2
selects j. :. Pcrkinsnn M
High Priest.

James ). Parkinson was choycn
high priest at the annual election
81 officers OF Richmond Royal Arch
chapter, No. 3. a. T.. &c A. ST.. which
was organized March u. 1892. Others
CHOSEN We're as follows: i. u. VIII
!iams, King; l.. G. Williams. scribe:
NiVoy Is. Vest. treasurer. and George
r. kccscc. secretary
ne council made the following an
Uo'h,,ihtntsi 9. y Han captain Of hos; .
y 1; s,oI BnS,haran ,pr,nc,pai soiourner. ).
Tucked. master OF third vail: T. r GI,ss
master % saSoni vail: r. L. Wii!afns.
n."s,tr OF Hrst vail. Jacob Levitt ard IA
g. Lewis. oharlain: George r. GIyer.
major. steward. X McA parkrr iiie,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
WOMEN SMASH RECORDS
IN QUALIFYING TO VOTE
More Than 500 Now Ready TO Cast
First ballot. 126 Registering
Yesterday.

feHterday.
Moro than 500 women are today
quaiiefd voters of the city OF Rich
mond. and the popular prediction
at the City Hall yesterday afternoon
was that the total OF the, womens
vote will exceed 1000 before October
p the last day for registering.
tcrdny h1nkc the rccorJ Whcn tbc
City Trcasurer's Office closed at 3
O'Clock in the afternoon about 40
women had paid their poll taxes.
of this number 126 applied TO the
registrar for enrolment on the vot-
ing list successfully and the remain
der. nearly all coiored. were rejected
as they were unable to qualify. The
law does not provide for q refund
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
TEACHER DEFICIT IS 800
sHSrrIs Hart, Superintendent OF pub.
I a1 1Ic obstruction, Says shortage
sSSsssssy.tfst. Lrss, However.

d although Virginia faces deficit Of
Sl.Gq0$ teachers, there are LOCO fewer
Vacancies existing this year in the
Steaching staff OF the public schoo! IS
Than last year, according TO Harris
Hart, State Superintendent OF Public
He believes that the i'm :
proved conditions are due 10 the In
5raeaHe la the salaries as "A result OF
A31HTere appropriation al the last scs =
sff0HIpf9 the General Assembly.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
Mrs. Addison Utterbnck

WARRENI>ON. VA. Sept. S-The
funeral services for Mrs. Addison Ut
ierback took place "Wednesday after
noon from the home OF her brother,
IohnZ!e Tongue. and were conducte ed
by Rev. &. \. ierndon, OF the War
rcnton BAPTIST Church. Mrs Utter
back was Miss Virginia Tongue. Of
Fauuuier County. a sister of the late
VIII Tongue. or Baltimore She died
on Tuesday morning at the home OF
her son. John Utterback, In Lynch
burg. She is survived by her brothnr
johnnie Tongue. and two sons. John
ttcrbnck. OF Lynchburg, and Clar-
encc utterback. OF Washington. and
several hicccs, nephews and grand
children.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09

fiEATilSNIII.E. VA. Sspt Mrs
virginia \. Ecauchamp 81, died We'd
n"Sday at the home OF hAr daugh-
ter Mrs. Jennie Coates. aged 81 years
She IS survived by four children.
MIS-. Jennie Coates and o. a. Beau
champ, OF sharpe; Mrs. w. y. Hall. OF
warsaw. and Dorsey Beauchamp. OF
Earnham
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
funeral Of wIIIIum o. knirht

oi va " W. IL
Arrangements have been made for
the funeral OF William 0. Knight, 9O2
fark Avenue at noon today.
The active pallbearer3 will be:
G. u. "Ingo. Jr. Frank ]. OFenall
W!uiam w. W!ngo James Mullen
w. IT. knight Jr. George Watt
l.ucien l.. Bass Preston Watt.
John T. Wingo
Honorary pallbearcrs Will be.
Col. Barton Grundy X. II. Nelson
curtis Cauthorn j. II. Patterson
Charlie Anrim lanes T.. Cannon
Ice Powell DIR. &. V. CARING on.
w; T. WOOD DIR. W. s.. Gordon
Jnhn Curisl John y. Potts
FhliD Powers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
;,RIehnonesr in Europe TO nrturn.

lS3sarHeal. % years old. son OF j. D.
ssEsafpeal, and student at Johns Hop
sTtr{nR University, is expected 10 re-
ssdffar6yto this city from the bicycle and
tour through France, swift
;ykSg1And and Italy. on which he started
s356St Jpne. a postcard from Venice
by the young mans
Young CarneaI will
T. ~ q back to Johns Hopkins .Cniver.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
LOUIS CATTLE DIES
Was III Years Chief of baltimore
Americana Washington

WASHINGTON. Sept. S-I.ouis
Ga-the. for thirty-thrcc years head
OF the Baltimore Americans Wash
ingion bureau. died here today. He
was a formJr prcsidcSt o. the Grid
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09

Declaration that there were 1000
colo,rr"sd voters in Richmond already
pu1AhtG. and that The solid vote OF
all would clcc; I. city treasurer il one
Was nominated. featured Il meeting
addressed by j. j. Pollard. colorcd.
a. True ReformerS Han last night.
ne meeting was called to nominate
81 coiOred man for the position In,
SEch action was postponed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09

itans have been flied with the
h,mi!ainE Inspector hy the China
american Tobacco Company, which
seeks Il permit FOR Il brick warchous,
On" story h.sn and covering an area
~ ~ zoo fcc;, al the southeast corner
81 H"u!evillc and licnrirO streets rho
nu.lufs - TO cost 10000 Thc
ROM W me company is in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Emmanuel Parish School Will omen
Monday September 10. AT S:ij O'Clock
with Mrs. J IL. Bennett, who has been
charge
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09

80 lam ~ pSt formerly IL merchant,
~ t'o"e ana Marshal! Streets. who
- charged in ten warrants win va.
ewing goods stolen from the Chcsa.
p.ahc and ONO hallway Cornu,nv
iAI!ed to appear in Police Court -
lsraay morning when his case WAS
ciA.o. Ihis resulted in an a,f,cb.
mont being issued. H. + Wnlirnn
im"rchan'. BIG Brook Avenue VIZ
was on i.amproS' bond Of 1900. las
Recommendation that sim,,ar
LABOR Day celebration TO that given
MMohnay' be given at the Eair
SioihdS only on u larger scale. NEXT
year VIII he made hy IN. general
/ SoihHi't"e OF the Central Trades ana
!-abp' Council, and associated unions
l" me main body. Chairman Georra
! i" " iIco& declared yesterday.
! George. L. Coleman, state Highway
1 COMMISSIONER announced yc,terday
I lna' ne mas arranged for all traffic
! "hich !s 10 use temporary dctour
around Inc stretch OF road between
! HichInond ana Solonon's store. which
| VII! he closed for resurfacing nj once
/ inc detour Will mean tina. traveller
| from Washington, the North or West
| coming 10 Richmond. mus; turn IL
! the right al Glen Allen. proceed TO Tho
Laurel Road and thence to GreendiI,
and either the HERMITAGE or In,
} Brook Roads.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Frenzied Finance in Ring.

It is questionable IL anything could
have been devised to do more injury TO
the boxing game than the announcement
of n half million dollar purse for Car
pentier and Dempsey. Even II the box
ers are to be paid the absurdly ridicu-
lous price (and there is much doubt on
that point) il was an unwise ACT 10 use
the fact for advertising purposes.
The writer is firmly of the opinion that.
Dempsey and Carpenter are to box for
percentage of the receipts, and Will
therefore receive compensation in the
proportion in which they attract boxing
fans. Descamps on the day first set for
the signing OF articles. which proceeding
was postponed to a later date, told the
writer that the boxers would receive
percentage of the receipts. Kearns, man
ager of Dempsey, also told the writer
that Dempsey was willing to box for
percentage, but that the F'renchman OBJ
jected. There was so much of the spec
tacular in the matchmaking, and so evil
dent a determination to make it appear
the greatest match of the kind in history
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Of -Four Colt Contests Deol

set by title holders, a champion was able
to dictate a low weight for heavy chal-
lenger, especially if the defender was
little chap like Nelson or Wolgast.
IL is not enough that champions are
to be compelled to scrupulously observe
the weight rules, but all the men In the
various classes must do likewise.
This ruling does not prevent man In
a lighter class challenging for titles In
classes above him. For example, Benny
Leonard could challenge Britton for the
weller title. but Britton would be per-
mitted TO weigh 147 pounds at p. NJ
while Leonard could weigh anything he
pleased If he did not exceed 147. Leon
ards lightweight title would not be at
stake, but if the lightweight champion
defeated Britton he would thus acquire
the weller title.
The most valuable feature of the rule
compelling weight at 2 r. NJ is that il
assures vigorous physical condition to
both men, Any other system precludes
one of the contestants fighting at his
best.
AS soon as the system Of weighing be-
comes general the men in the various
classes will sift down into their proper
places and former abuses will be swept
away.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
ROD AND GUN NE w S

has no conception what the real art of
angling IS or the personal delight the stu
dent Of nature enjoys.
among our anglers several years ago because
Il was something new, and really an advance
I'm the art OF angling. | have met quite a
number Of anglers on various streams this
last few years. and the burden OF their talk
Is mostly: II fish nothing but the dry fy.
And do you succeed better than by the OLD
wet style?" The answer IS usually: well,
yes. get bigger fish and certainly have more
FUN IN the game" All these answers cor
respond exactly with my own experience,
though / don't entirely drop wet fishing or
even artificial lure fishing. The artistic
temperament requires a change now ana then'
especially Ia so uncertain pastime as fish
ing for trout
A. an example Of the uncertainty mentioned.
/ was fishing at DE end Of this last May with
two Brooklyn friends. father and son, In that
splendid BcavcrlSill pool known as Buck
Eddy" While we were preparing to fish
there came down n splendid rise Of march
browns. and the pool for fifty Yards was
soon a boiling mass OF trout The young
fellow was so excited M TO cxclaim 'Fll bet
there ARE five hundred fish Jumping" There
certainly were AZ least seventy trout from
ten 20 eighteen inches long.
Unfortunately I was that day fishing eN-
clusively artificial lures and for the entire
half hour OF the rise / only hooked one rain
bow. My companions with wet flies hooked
but one fish. Had we been provided with dry
leader. fishing up the pool. Il Is possible we
should have baggcd six brace Of fish each.
say 'possiblo''-it might have been none at
all have experienced these remarkable
glut rises many times. especially or the shad
ny, and many times failed before / learned
the art Of fishing the dry fly. nicely
cooked march brown floating down alongside
the natural insects surely does the trick, and
nymphs-whcn they. too. rise In great mum
bers
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
To Enforce Weight Rule.

Not only has the Boxing Commission
ordered boxers to refrain from private
weight contracts. but it ordains that all
matches be made at the weights set
down in the law. Under this ruling,
boxers are required TO weigh eight hours
previous to ring time, thus preventing
any scheme by which one man might get
his opponent into the ring In weakened
condition, but the weight to be enforced
must be the limit specified in the law.
A case in point is furnished by the
Jackson Fitzsimmons bout. Jackson
being the lighter man was able to flgh-
his best at 1873 pounds, while tftzsm-
mons, being larger, was weakened by
the restriction of 1875 at p. NJ. imposed
on him by Jackson. Had Fitzsimmons
been permitted to comply with the law
and weigh 1876 pounds eight hours previ-
Gus to entering the ring he would also
have been able to box with accustomed
vigor. The result was that Jackson was
able physically to exert himself to the
utmost. while Fitzsimmons was not in
condition to do his best.
The prime object of a promoter in
making a match is TO put two men in
the ring in physical condition to do their
best This laudable object has in the
past been frequently frustrated through
the Vaccinations of managers or boxers
who insisted on ringside weight for an
opponent known to be unable to DO NM
self Justice at a specified figure at ring
time.
Under the old system of weights being