Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-01
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International News Sporting Editor
NEW YORK. Jan. 81 EoNing Will
Tore 1871 is many months older II
III" newly formed National EoNlu.
association OF the United States has
one OF tho aims OF the new or
ranization is Il closer relationship
with the boxing so.ouS OF foreign
countries. aud as a result it is con-
iidcntiy expected that no, only will
boNing be governed in the near flu
lure by a code of International rules.
but that international matches be-
Gus nations which foster boxing Will
De staged more frequently.
The new national boxing body re-
ScNtd an unexpected and. III" writer
heli"y.s. undcscrvcd surprise when
the New York state Boxing Com
mission aud the Massachusetts Eox-
ing Association declined to become
cnmr."r members Ie, the new or
iant that Will. or. should. grow like
y weed and in due course Of time
New York and Massachusctts will
o .sf ntiiiiated with. it. At least,
The aims OF the new BODY are con-
Siructivc ana sensible. 1t wi!l-or
hopes to-pui a check to hoXinSs to-
h":San slide into the pitfall OF from
zied finance. which. since the war,
has threatened the very life OF the
game.
/; will keep boxers. managers and
promoters within the bounds of rra-
son aud viii leg !SlItc against undc-
Sirahi" features tina; have always
aroused public complaint. And once
i starts iunc;icnimE with fun power
II VIII take a step thai is bound 70
meet win country wide approval.
namely. to iDsis; that champions de-
fond their titles at least twice "a year
II suitable challrngcrs are in the field
10 compete for them.
Five Titles Hero.
The United States can boas, of no
less than five w1-lds title holders III
10. Lynch. Benny Leonard. Jack Brit
ton, Johnny Wilson ami Jach Dcmp-
Jimmy Wilde. Of London. is sim
tn" hyweight champion with little
chance OF being dethronca Georges
Carrie nticr settled the iight-hcavy
W.. arHument when ne knocked
thcrweirht title is open according
u" majority Of boxing authorities.
who contend that johnny KiIhanc
cannot riShitully claim II.
Hut though the United States pre-
dominates in boxing as ii does i'm
nearly every other sport. the game is
growing in other countries. England
: tn" Oldest boxing nation. and, sad
20 relate, from tn. Embellishments
Viewpoint: AZ least. practically trails
the pack" in so far ns the dcv.iop-
ment Of eighteen karat boxers Is con-
ccrncd.
y quarter OF a century ago Eng.
land Australia ana tho United states
hclH a monopoly on the worlds bon
inE cnd"avor Since that time. how
ever France has taken to the sport
!lk. a duck l" water. Belgium Ger
many aud a half dozen other Euro
p.aH countries are going In for box
ing in earnest and the prospccts for
brighter
belgium. has mado notable al
,Mi Aihert Wyns. who nov holds
tur"pc. - :: notable example of the
pogrcss mad" IN Belgium. Wyns won
MS right TO the TIL. by knockln. out
Nix" iIon"yman.. the English f,ath-
"rwciGht t;lcholdcr. and bcatin: Soy
"ral other European fcathcrwr!ghts
who aSpir"d 20 the crown. He IS now
in Australia. where II" is reported To
whcr" he undoubtedly will lind plenty
OF action
Georges Carpenter has done more
10 boom boxing in France than AMY
glove. Ills native country is now a
stronghold for boxing. whereas Il i.w
years ago Frcnchmcn treated the
game with passive interest
Jimmy Wilde is the one English
boxer Of today on. whom the Eriton
may look with pride. and this dcspit"
Ms knockout at the hands OF r.te
weight and Herman is a bantam.
which affords balm for Wilde and his
admirers;
III Australia boxing is taken just
aG seriously aud followed just as en-
ihusiasr !ca..v as IN t:I:s country or In
Eng land. and while the present crop
81 Australian or other foreign box
"IT - comparatively mediocre when
placed alongside Of our boxers. most
pf th"S" nations have a complete list
II boxing champions.
Foreign TITLE Rulings.
N - l.,
b""d hn%"r cs1rr' lose his natiruri