The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-20
AMATEUR BOXING
INTEREST GREAT
Fistic Sport Is One of
Favorite. Among
Amateurs

NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-Among
the many sports under the mrisdic-
tion OF the Amateur Athletic union.
which have received the benefit OF
revived interest and popular support
since the overseas soldier athletes
and olympic champions returned TO
tho United States, none seems to
have be-n given greater imcpurs
than boxing. From every division
throughout the country reports are
being received daily At amateur
athletic headquarters here giNins
unqualified assurance OF the pupu-
larity OF boxing In all sections. Ar
rangcments for tournaments with
the prospect Of bringing about a
series Of interstate and intcrscc-
tional glove contests, are now being
perfected in the hope that before
| the end OF this year national
! championship meeting OF the hvsl
men available in every class, from
! hcavyweights to the baniams, may
! bo brought TO IA successful Issue.
Renewed interest IN this branch
! of athletics Ia not confined to ma
! uonal contests alone. The recent
arrival OF English boxers, represent
|
| the London police force, TO compete
with amateur glove weildCrs repre-
senting the United Statca army and
navy and the New York police de-
lpartmcnt marks the beginning OF a
! movement which promises 10 de-
velop annual or semi annual inter
national contests In which other
| European countries VIII supply
competitura In tho near tuture.
Indication Of Popularity
No better indication Of the Tirm
hold which amateur boxing bouts
have on the followers uf the sport
could bc given than the unusually
large attendance which the NcW
York state Championship bouts at
tracted to the Madison square car
den here this month, The tourna'
meut at first was 10 be a two night
/, affair, but 50 many entries were re.
! cciyed the officials were compelled
to extent the time ana three nights
were required In order to complete
the program OF 70 bouts. From an
. attendance standpoint the tourna
ment was wonderfully well patron
, lied, in fact no such crowds have
gathered here at similar exhibition
, IN the last quarter OF "A century Th'
, number OF spectators each nigh
, greatly exceeded the generous gath
erlugs which Witnessed the amateur
boxing when the sport enjoyed iu
halCSou DAYS many years uSo al ln'
, Metropolitan opera house and ih
, big Brooklyn skating ',uN.
\ moro protoutiou1 program i
, now being prepared hy the Metro
, polilau Amateur Athlete union NJ
f., rcmls f6r AN in'orcity ,uuruamyu
between BOXERS representing ruh
- m eastern and middle western ctuos
\ Madison square Garden has brrl
$ secured for February 2S and % 70
these bouts, and it is hoped that IN
added Ht'raluo of competitor
from cleveland, Pittsburgh, hhlll
dclphia, Boston ana other cities wi
draw capacity crowds TO the hi
arena.
Q lntcrCity Contests Promoted
The New England association
i also huslly engaged i'm the promo
a ton Of intorcity boxing contests
j. and the division championships, TN
!. dates for Wh.,h nave yet TO b
- selected.
e From Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Gin
II cinnati, 81. Louis and New Orlcan
d reports are being received OF IN
ol progress OF the sport In those cen
ters with assurance that = splcnd,