The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-07
For National Control.

A national boxing association. the
! reed of which has been realized for
many years. is at last in the construc-
| tive stage and bids fair to become a
reality before the present year gives its
expiring kick. A meeting to perfect an
organization will be held in this city be-
fore the end of the present month, and
the new association will be In a position
TO take complete charge Of boxing in
the United States before 1921 Is out of
is swaddling clothes.
Quite naturally the movement original
cd with the Army, Navy and Civilian
Board Of Boxing Control, and Gutzon
Borglum, the SCULPTOR who is chairman
Of the general committee, has received
so many favorable responses from tho
Governors Of numerous States that the
plan promises to so through with a
rush. Gov. and e-President-eleC I
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts eX-
pressed himself as being heartily In IA
vor Of such an association. and appoint
ed a representative to attend the con-
ference.
Gov. Edward 1. Edwards Of New Jer-
sey named John S. Smith chairman OF
the Boxing Commission to represent
him, and the Governors of Colorado,
Florida, Illinois, Maryland and WILSON,
sin have also notified the chairman that
those States will be represented at the
meeting. Walter Liginger the energetic
chairman of the Wisconsin Commission.
will unquestionably represent the Bad
ger State.
The delegates to the conference are ex-
pected to draft "a constitution and by
laws for national association to gov.
ern boxing, and by enforcing rules and
regulations all over the country make
impossible the present scheme Of evasion
by boxers who violate rules In one sec
ton Snd then change their base of
operations to some other district
There have been many attempts to
organize a national ass citation to con-
troll boxing, but all have failed be-
cause Of the vigorous hostility OF a
certain element engaged in the busi-
ness OF boxing who preferred TO carry
on their schemes without the interfer-
ence Of any supervisory organization.
Tom Andrews. Matt Hlnkel and sew
eral other reputable Western sports
men made an effort several years ago
to form an organization which they
named the American Boxing Associa-
ton, but the violent opposition of a
number of Eastern boxers and their
managers strnngled the project.
II has long been realized by those
with the best interests OF boxing at
heart that the only salvation for the
sport lay In the establishment OF n
national controlling body, and the time
appears to have arrived when such a
body will become reality. II Is the
first time In history that so powerful
an organization as the Army Board
and the International Club has put its
sh oulder TO the wheel and the schemers
and malcontents will have n hard time
OF IL If they attempt to Interfere with
the present movement.
Incidentally, the activities OF the In
ternatlonal Sporting Club Indicate
clearly that while II may not be I'm the
forefront I'm the matter of staging i'm.
portant bouts. its officials have time
to exert themselves In the direction of
placing the sport on a high plane of
security and excellence.
Chicago boxers squeIched.
The unpleasant recollection OF the
malodorous Gans-McGovern affair in
Chicago still exerts its malign influence
on the sport in the Windy City, despite
the fact that both principals have passed
away. A recent attempt TO stage a box
ing bout In Chicago for the first time
since Joe Cans and Terry McGovern
boxed fteen years ago faailed. state Off
cials prevented a match scheduled be-
tween Pal Moore of Memphis, Tenn, and
Jimmy Kelly of Chicago at the Seventh
Regiment Armory under the auspices of
the Spanish War Veteran Association.
The bout was called Off under orders from
Acknowledgement Dickson. who said he
had received "many protests from Chi
cagoans" and that as professional boxing