The Washington herald., 1921-02-21
FACULTY CONTROL
OF FSTIC SPORT
WILDE PROVIDED
More Than Seventy Col
leges Ready to Join
New Body.
By WILLIAM III. RoCAP.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. ls.-More
than seventy colleges. including
many of the most prominent in ath-
letics, have officially notified The
officers Of the intercollegiate Boz
ing Association that they wish TO
take up the sport competitively-And
are eager TO be included in the or
ganization. These institutions
along with a score Of others. realize
that those in control have SUI
rounded the sport with every safe
guard They mean TO do their SHARE
in developing real men out Of the
American youth. The rules which
govern the sport as a competitive
one are so framed that all danger
Of accident Is minimized. with ten
ounce gloves all the thrill of box
ing is retained. with none Of its
disgusting results following a bout.
A premium is placed on the give
and-take side. Pounding about the
ears and tiresome clinching. hug
ging and wrestling will he a thing
Of the past College boxers will
give them no quarter.
Provide Faculty Control.
The only objection to the more
general acceptance Of boxing as an
intercollegiate sport is about TO be
removed through the passage OF an
amendment TO the constipation OF
the association so as TO, provide for
rigid faculty control
Lieut.. Commander william A.
Richardson, president of the /. B.
A, has written a letter TO the
members Of the executive commit
tee in which he points out the need
Of this change. and there is lntle
doubt that prompt and unanimous
action will follow. The absence Of
such a provision accounts for the
fault OF the National Collegiate
Athletic Association to give Ste
hearty support to intercollegiate
boxing.
General Palmer A. Pierce. presi-
dent OF the n. c. A. A, witnessed
the match between the boxers Of
the Naval Academy and Carnegie
Tech at Annapolis on February IL,
and was thoroughly satisfied with
the manner in which it was con-
Quoted. He is expected TO use his
influence toward Strengthening out
the differences between the two
bodies. The ". c. A. A. has formally
approved boxing as an intercolle-
giate sport. hut pointed out the
need of rigid faculty control.
Boxing has already arrived as an
intercollegiate sport and needs
proper regulation to prevent
abuses. In fact. il is conceded that
such regulations are more necessary
than in any other branch. Thus. "a
is felt. the thorough organization OF
the sport in the colleges is OF i'm
mediate Importance.
Many Colleges Insere>ted.
IA addition to the Naval Academy
the University Of Pennsylvania,
Pennsylvania State College. Massa-
chusetts Tech and Carnegie Tech
have taken a very active part in
developing competitive boxing
Yale, formerly an adhcrsnt Of in
termural" contests. has jumped az
bound into the international arena.
having scheduled a match with
Queens College of Montreal.
President Richardson also called
attention to the Importance OF Sc
lecting and training officials and
advised the formation Of a central
board for this purpose. The employ
ment OF competent OFFICIALS is re-
carded as vital to the success Of
boxing as any intercollegiate snort,
ard is one Of the matters which
cannot be handled properly unless
a strong and faculty-supported or
ganization is developed.
On the whole. the outlook for In
tercollegiate boxing is bright. IL
is believed that IL will be general
in the colleges by next year and
that its development will be direct
ed by an organization thoroughly
alive to its interests and. at the
same time. thoroughly informed as
to the dangers which attend IFS con-
duct in a careless way.
CcOpynsht. 1891. BY Public Ledger Co.