Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-22
]. 8. ATHLETES
To TRY OUT FOR
OLYMPIC GAMES
Boxing and Wrestling Trials.
for Places on the Amer.
can Team viii Be Held
Early in Summer.


tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL Ls.sEo WRIT
New York, March 21.-BoXing
and wrestling trials for places on
the American olympic team will be
conducted along lines similar to
those arranged for the track and
field candidates, These conditions
were worked out at a recent meet
ing of American olympic commit
tee and the official program of sec
tional and national trials will be
announced within a short time.
While no dates have as yet been
fixed for these preliminaries, 1t is
expected that the sectional bouts
for the boxers will be held about
the middle of June and the final
tryout early in July,
1t is probable that the sectional
contests will be assigned to certain
cities in the south, middle west, At
lantic coast, Rocky mountain ana
Pacific coast territories. The condl-
tons to govern these bouts will be
identical with those which will pre-
vail in the olympic contests at Ant
werp, August Is to 26. Eight ounce
gloves will be worn by the contest
ants and the boxers will compete
under the rules of the international
boxing federation. Three three-min-
ute rounds will form the ordinary
engagement and two judges, in adj
dition to the referee, will pass upon
the merits of the boxers. In case of
disagreement the judges at the ter
mination of the third round the
referee has the power to order an
additional round, to break the tie.
The official program of the
Olympic games states that the box
ing contests will be held at Ant
werp from August / to 26 with en-
tries closing on July &c. The weight
divisions will consist of eight class
es, two of whom may compete. The
weight limit in various classes is as
follows: Flyweight. 1923 pounds;
bantamweight, 1864 pounds;
featherweight, 1856 pounds;
lightweight, 134.3S pounds; welter-
weight, 1850 pounds; middle
weight, 1878 pounds; light heavy
weight, 174.16 pounds; heavy
weight, over 174.16 pounds.
London, March 21.-The famous
"Cowes week" is to be revived in its
entirety this summer, and the royal
yacht squadron will hold races on
August 8, 4, 5 and 6. The king ana
queen expect to be present on board
the royal yacht Victoria and AL
bert.
1t may be recalled that the king
offered a gold cup for competition
at the Cowes regatta of 1914 which
was abandoned at the eleventh hour
owing to the war. This cup Will
now be offered for race confined
to yachts owned by members of the
royal yacht squadron.
king George intends to race his
cutter Britannia during the COM
ing season and the famous boat
may be expected to figure proml-
nently in the Cowes regatta, which
was necessarily suspended during
the war" was the authorized state
ment made at meeting of the
Yacht Racing association by MAI.
Philip Hunloke, one of the kings
grooms-in waiting and his adviser
in yachting matters.
Word comes from Scotland that
the yacht Meteor, the last of the
three boats of that name owned by
the ex-kaiser, which was purchased
by v. Behar, British carpet mer-
chant, may compete with King
Georges yacht Britannia in the
clyde regatta this summer.
Ambitious plans for the practical
announcement of sports among the
people Of England are projected by
the British olympic association,
which has announced its program
in connection with an appeal to the
public for funds to send a team to
the international meet at Antwerp.
There are too many spectators
of sport in England and too few
PLAYERS" asserts the association in
its statement. THE reason is obvi-
Gus. The country is pitifully lack
ing in playing fields. In providing
and improving grounds, club hous-
es ETC., very large sum might be
fruitfully spent. During the year
1920 it will at least be possible to
Law the foundation of an organiza-
ton for this purpose. This the Brit
ish olympic council proposes to co,
and to develop the work itself in the
intervals between the olympic
games"