The New York herald., 1921-02-07
Noted Amateurs Matched for
Bout by the international
Sporting Club.
BY CHARLES F. MATHIsoN.

The International Sporting Club ia
nous for spectacular entertainments, is
now planning an event that in brill
fancy promises to eclipse all its prede-
cessors. It will be the first ladies' night
in the history of the club, and eMssrs
Gavin and ORourke are actively at
work in an effort to arrange the mosi
attractive programme of events in the
history of the organization. The enter
tainment is to be staged in the grand
ballroom of the Hotel Commodore, ana
the chief feature will be bout between
Capt. E. v. Chandler, heavyweight
champion of the British army. and
William Spengler, heavyweight cham
pion of the New York Police Depart
rnent and one of the best amateur box
ers in America. Capt. Chandler won his
bout in the recent international tourney
at the Commodore, the Briton easily
defeating the United States Army rep
resentative.
Owing to the fact that Jack Stanley
the heavyweight champion of the Lon
don police force. was not permitted to
box because of flaw in his amateur
status Spengler did not get a chance 10
try for the international title. He. now
ever. appeared in bout with arthur
Wallot, who held the local poiice N'ie'
and won handily.
contest between Spengler and
Chandler would be well worth seeing. as
they represent the best amateur boxing
skill of England and America.
Many other sensational features are
MANNED, including bout between
Archie Walker, the State l5o pound
champion, and Ben Ponteau, metropolis
tan champion of the class. These TWO
met in the recent State tourney ana put
up a peppery bout.
Patrons Of boxing are Of the OPINION
that Tex Richards plan OF a stadlunh u
seat $4,000 persons is the proper soiu-
ton of the problem or permitting lne
man of small means to see the best bouts
at a moderate cost. .
With thousands of seats ranging IN
nrice from 81 to SIS. the best possible
contests would be within reach OF all ana
there would be no ground for complaint
on the score of prices.
For wears there has been loud COM
plant that only wealthy persons were
able to attend championship matches pe-
cause of the high prices charged 1or
seats. but under the Rickard plan shis
objection will be removed.
II Is quite likely that title bouts in all
classes will be staged in the new open
air arena, which is to be located near
this city.
Decisions by judges and rererees con-
tinue the subject of heated debate by pa
irons of boxing, and some suggest that
the system of two judges and a referee
is a failure and that It would be better
to revert to the former style OF rel
cree without judges.
This proposal should not be seriously
considered, as the present system Is the
best ever devised. The chief objection
to the elimination of judges Is that with
three men involved in the making OF de-
cisions it would be difficult matter to
influence all of them. In the case OF
one man, supreme in the ring and as to
the decision, interested persons might
be able to influence his decision.
So far as disagreements between
Judges and referees is concerned. 1t Is
not at all surprising. 1t is impossible
for capable judges OF boxing to agree on
points, and this applies to baseball UNI
pires as well. Hardly a ball game is
played without violent protests against
decisions of the umpires. In fact there
il no branch of sport in which the judges
are not found fault with.
1t would be too much to expect judges