The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-04-01
Letters From
The People
DEFENDS BOXING

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with reference to the recent act
Of the city council pertaining to box
Ing In klamath Falls. I would like tc
submit the following:
Recently the good people OF Seat
tie, one OF the most progressive citief
In America. were entertained some.
what at the ultimate expense of one
or more OF their professional fellow
citizens. and. inasmuch as the sub
ject In question Is OF probable inter
est at this time to many local resi-
dents. I take the liberty to refer to II.
Certain persons OF selfish mould
and imperfect foresight, chafing at
the tardiness OF the general public to
appreciate their sterling 60 quail
fications. arose to the importance OF
their imaginations in an attempt to
bask In the limelight at the expense
Of others. and they chose. as a step
ping stone to cheap notoriety, the
oft-buffeted but oftener respected
sport Of boxing.
The matter was taken up with the
district attorney at that point. and
II is refreshing to realize that some
incumbents OF public office have the
courage OF their opinions. With ref
erence to the abortive attempt of
those above referred to In their effort
to stop boxing, that official Is quoted
as follows in the Seattle Post-Intelli-
gencer of Friday. March 26:
ITO be candid. am not inclined,
either personally or officially, to close
my eyes to common and notorious
events; neither am I ignorant on the
subject OF boxing and prize fighting.
II you will take the trouble OF wit
Messing one Of these exhibitions, and
II you ever saw a prize-fight, your
views on the subject might be modi-
fled. In my judgment, founded on
observation and information they
(boxing matches) resemble prize
fights almost as nearly as ping-pong
resembles naval engagement. The
mouts, so called. are for a limited
of rounds. of from two to
three minutes for q round, with one
minute intermission. The men are of |
necessity in fine physical condition |
md anything like real injury is
unknown. The spectacles |
ire neither infamous nor disgraceful. |
they are witnessed by good law-abid-
ns citizens of irreproachable char
good fathers with their
Inc sons, and other good red-blooded !
Americans. The exercise OF boxing
suffers from the old impression of
Boxing lisa healthful
md legitimate diversion, which
vents of the last few years have
placed in proper light. Boxing now
axes place in the athletic quarters
md under the auspices of legally
clubs and associations for
he upbuilding of men both morally
md physically, as well as being a
egitimate diversion for the ultimate
,rofit of promoters. In brutality it
las nothing to compare with the
physical strain and hazard Of yacht
ace or football game"
The candid encouragement of box
ng by the government of the United
States, officials of the army and
lavy, and citizen supervision through
egally established boxing commits
ions, as we'll as the appreciation and
support of boxing by GER
ain churches and other religious or
should make it apparent
o the most obtuse of minds and the
most self-centered disciples of what
night fittingly be termed the ancient
rider Of ivory domes" that boxing is
n reality a thing established and
ndorsed by every factor of .conse-
luence. I believe that citizens who
lave looked into and studied the
natter are mildly amused at the
writings of the occasional deluded
ss who pops up with bray against
modern boxing. Such noises have
yer reverberated from the beginning
Z time.
Very respectfully,