El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
I. s. BOXERS MAY
ENTER Inter.
Union


Anew YORK. Feb. 14--America may
~ enter the proposed international
= boxing union after all A cable
gram received by Maj. Anthony J.
DrexeI Biddle- president Of the army
navv and civilian board of boxing
control seems TO have cleared the
atmosphere considerably In this
latest message. lord Lownsdale in
forms the American boxing authori-
rites that France is willing TO increase
the voting power Of the United States
and England to ten votes each in the
proposed boxing congress.
No Single Vote Here
The proposed alteration is a cences-
sion 70 the American boxing Officials,
who refused TO participate in any
convention Of international authori-
ties that might limit the voting
power Of the United states 10 single
vote. However, 1t does not agree in
every particular to the ideas Of the
American boxing authorities VINO
want TO limit the voting power OF
each nation TO the proportionate i'm
portance Of the sport in their terri
No protest is made nEainst Civ
ing ENGLAND the same standing nH
the United States. In fact MAJ.
Bfddle and his associates are
quite frank In their statements
that England and America should
lie given equal recognition Amer
fcnsE protest g. against giving
H
thls country is assigned " hether
or not the French authorities VIII
care 10 go a step further In their
efforts TO come to an agreement
the future alone can tell. IN the
event that they do not II Is Ike
+ fy that m AnEio-Au1eriesln COM
hlnation viii be formed
The following is the cablegrarn re-
ceived from lord Lonsdale:
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, presi-
dent army, navy and civilian board
of boxing control New York n. Y.
Your telegram received British
board Of boxing control comedies
Z with your views, but understand
French board now proposes ten votes
each for America France and Eng
land. and one OF Two for other coun-
tries, according 10 their reiatiFe I'M
portance- If America cannot be per
sonally represented. our delegates
viii do everything possible TO safe
guard fmericas' interests as well as
sent A Protest
This was sent in answer TO the FOL
lowing protest which was forwarded
10 the International boxing union a
couple Of weeks ago:
international boxing union Paris
France. Replying 10 and thanking
you fer your invitation 10 this board
20 attend congress IN Paris, February
:. regret 10 inform you this board
does not feel justified in sending rep
on Article 7. Of the laws drafted by
you for the control OF boxing
throughout the world. This article
declares that members OF the pro-
POSED union shall have one vote for
each country which IS represented.
America having five worlds cham
piouE is eouitably entitled 10 more
than a voting equality with Switzer-
la1d. Argentine, Norway. Holland.
Italy. Belgium, Greece and other
countries where boxing is almost non
existent
ffrhfs board has no desire TO
dictute terms for formation Of m
International union- but Il can
not support organization
which awards % per cent Of the
voting power to countries which
Aggregate only 3 per cent OF the
worlds boxing. An association. in
the framing Of the constitution
Of which the fsFS greatest boxing
countries have had no voice. IS
forzdoouied 10 failure. Suggest
formation Of new body on euuit-
able basis Conventions might
be held IN France or elsewhere.
but headquarters should be IN one
or other OF the two great centerH
n worlds boxing activify-Lon-
don or New York;