New Britain herald., 1921-09-17

creased more than 23,000 in the last week of August.
 In July, railway net income reached s7,0O0,O0O, which is S17,000,O0O bet ter than in June.
 The south is becoming happier by the increase in the price of cotton. | The foregoing are facts collected by B. c. Forbes, a keen student of indus trial conditions
 At Elmira, N. Y, more than 2,000 | employees of an autom obile factory l have been recalled to work full time. l John Cavanaugn, one of the leading bankers of Iowa, expresses the con- viction that the corner has been turn | ed.
 | There is a big demand for miners in the Pottsville, Pa, district. | These are only straws, showing | which way the wind is blowing, but they indicate favorable breeze. Steady, if slow, progress is anticipated. | At a conference of department heads | of one of the big steel producing com ] panies. a composite of the views and | opinions expressed was: There will be no decided revival in the steel trade this year but the curve of production will be upward" This, of course, will give employment to more men imme-
 
 to men whose employers buy the steel | Conditions for regulating boxing ex- hibitions in this state announced a day or so ago by the commission in | charge of this branch of sport, have | already been widely approved by en- | thusiasts who have the best interests | of the game at heart. It would be difficult to imagine a set of regulations which would provide cleaner sport anywhere. If the rules are enforced by local commissions. the public. or | that part of it which is entertained by | the spectacle of two trained boxers in action, should enjoy the best kind of shows.
 The commission is to be commended particularly because of the attitude it has taken toward boxing on certain holidays. There should be no letting down of the bars in this respect. Days which have a peculiar religious sig nificance should not be given over to | a carnival of boxing, as has been the | case in some places. Due reverence | should be accorded certain dates on the calendar. For example, it has al- ways been an outrage against the bet | ter element that boxing sh hould be per mitted on Good Friday, or Fast Day as it is called in this commonwealth. 1 The majority of people residing in Connecticut are of the Christian faith and Good Friday has deeper meaning than merely a day of recreation. | Boxing has been placed on higher plane by the new regulations. It is clean and interesting sport when pro- | Terly conducted. An investigation | would probably reveal that reformers who describe all glove matches as l al | tunity of watching two properly train ed men in sound physical condition, match their skill and science. There is very little punishment no more, per | haps, than the average football player receives in a hard scrimmage. There are occasional fatalities but what sport can boast of a clean bill of health in this regard?
 It is to be hoped that responsible parties, and none other, interest them
 selves in boxing in this city during the
 coming winter. if bouts are to be held | at all. New Britain has suffered from
 the usual number of fiascoes in the
 squared circle and probably will suffer
 from others because there are always
 clements beyond the control of pro-
 mo+ers. But it will be a step in the
 right direction if licenses are granted
 only to those whose integrity is un-
 questioned and wnose interest in the
 sport is known to be genuine.
 If w. w. Hanna conducts roller polo
 games in his hall at the head of East
 Main street arrangements migh. bo
 made to hold boxing exhibitions there
 occasionally. The hall would have the fadvantagc of being centrally located
 and, if MT. Hanna's plans mature,
 would offer sufficient seating capacity
 to accommodate. with comfort, all who
 wished to attend.