The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-12
New Boxing Bill.


The Finley bill for the modifica-
ton of the present stringent boxing
laws in Kansas having been killed in
the legislature last week, Representa-
tive L. A. Hasty, of Sedgwick county,
has introduced new bill in the house,
known as house bill No. 334. This bill
takes the form of an amendment of
Section 1852 governing boxing exhibit
lions, cutting out of that section only
four words-"or private boxing or"
The amended section follows:
Section 1. That section 1852 be and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows
Sec. 1852 Any person or persons who shall
send cause to be sent, publish or other
wise make known any challenge to fight
what is commonly known prize fight,
or shall accept. such challenge or shall en-
gage in such fight, or shall engage in any
public sparring match exhibition or contest
with or without gloves of any kind, for
| which any admission fee is charged or re-
cefved, either directly or indirectly, or
shall go into training preparatory to such
| fight. exhibition, or contest, shall act as
| trainer for any person or persons con
templating participation in such fight, ex-
| abettor, hacker. umpire, trainer, second
surgeon, assistant reporter or attendant at
such fight, exhibition or contest, or in any
| or lessee Of any grounds. lots. building, hall
| or structure OF any kind permitting the
or contests, shall be deemed guilty of a
mfsdemeanOr. and upon conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned In the county jail not
| less than thirty days nor more than one
year.
Sec. 2. That section 1852 of the General
| Sec. s. This act shall be in force and
| effect from and after its publication in the
| statute book.
| The prominent place that boxing
| took in the training of oui soldiers. not
alone because of physical development,
but for the development of quick, clear
| thinking End acting, has raised boxing
! exhibitions from their former low
plane, and fair-minded persons now
view the art of boxing with more IA
vOr. The American Legion is strongly
in favor of more lenient boxing laws
in Kansas and is supporting Repre-
sentative Hasty's bill.
| Back Up Ex-Service Men.
| That a majority of the people OF the
United States are backing up ex-service
men in their support of the Fordney
bill, which provides a fivefold COM
pensation plan for veterans of the
world war seems assured from a re-
port received from Lemuel Bolles, ma
tional adjutant of the American Le-
gion. Mr.. Bolles stated he based his
opinion on reports from North Dakota,
Oregon, Minnesota, Illinois and many
| other states. Contrary to popular be-
lief veterans prefer compensation 9TH
er than cash, Mr.. Bolles added.
| The state legislature of North Da
kota, which paid its veterans S25 a
| month compensation, the largest state
| bonus, has passed a resolution urging
the passage of the Fordney bill and
the general assemblies of oregon and
Minnesota also voted for similar reso-
lutions.
| I'm spite of the fact that thousands
of Illinois ex-service men, who are out
of work during the present low tide of
industry, need money badly, only 50
per cent of them favored a national
cash bonus, while 46 per cent preferred
some other form of compensation, in
a plebiscite in that state" continued
paid-up insurance; 10 per cent, aid in
buying city home; 10 per cent, as
sistance in obtaining an education or
learning a trade, and per cent, farm
or reclaim land settlement.
| Under normal conditions, a large
ma jority of Illinois Legion members
would be far-sighted enough to choose
some form of recompense other than
cash.
| OF the estimated $500 ex-service
men in Kansas. $4,000 or 81 per cent
| are now members of the American
Legion. So far 1,700 new members
| conclusion of the membership drives
now being inaugurated state officials
expect the membership to be increased
i materially.
Altho the legion is scarcely two
years old, it counts more than one
million members in the country. The
| G. A. r. was organized in 1866 but it
was not until about 1890, or thirty
four years after its organization. that
| it had sufficient strength to be a
national factor.