The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
BY ROBERT EDGREN.


Amusing features aren't lacking
as the Dempsey-Carpentier match
! draws nearer. One of these Is the
yap from Milwaukee, wherein the
president of the National Boxing
association" threatens, to "expel'
New Jersey IL New Jersey allows
Tex Rickard to charge $50 for a
ringside seat.
No doubt New Jersey is hiding
in the cellar and trembling with
fear of this awful fate. Being "ex-
PEELED" from the National Boxing
association" would ruin poor Jsr-
sey's entire future and leave the
fair banks OF the Hackensack devas-
tated and forlofn. Tex Rickard.
looking back in his flight from the
ruined land. would be turned to
a pillar of salt. like Lots wife.
instead of getting home to Broad
way with the sugar"
The National Boxing associa-
tion" might even determine to be
severe with Gov. Edwards, and make
an example of him by retiring him
from ONCE and appointing some
Association" member from Milwau-
kee in his place. II Is intimated
that Gov. Edwards is already 'ip
bad" with the Association" and
that he'd better watch his step
| and behave and not associate with
sinful promoters and other people
who want to sell $50 worth of ring
side seat for $50, instead of CIV
ing it away for SIS. which is the
charitable program OF the "associa-
ton"
All this raises the question:
What is the National Boxing as-
sociationr'
Answer: There amt no such
animal"
A Misnomer.
The above answer refers to the
alleged association" insofar as IL
is national" in scope or character
From what We are able to discover.
this association" started in the
minds of a few people who wanted
to control boxing. and couldn't
A meeting" for the purpose of
organizing national boxing as
ISOLATION" was held under the favor
of the International Sporting club,
which has likewise Intellectually
tried to control the sport in New
York state.
With the same nerve the Inter-
| national has shown on occasion, the
self-styled National Boxing asso-
citation" formulated a set of rules
and regulations and proposed to
make them binding on various le
gally appointed state boxing COM
missions.
The New York State Boxing COM
mission, under Chairman Johnston.
natly threw down'the attempt at I'M.
Official interference and refused 70
recognize any authority but thar Of
the state government
New Jersey followed New Yort.,
example
Il don't know what authority. m.
association may have appropriated
IN some Of the outlying districts,
but without New York, New Jersey
ana other. boxing centers that fol-
lowed Mr.. Johnston's good ex-
ample, the National Boxing associa.
ton lacks a very essential char,
acteristic. 1t isn't national It's
creator gave it hoofs and a tail hut
ran out of mud before he got TO the
head. ,-,... O.
They Dodge the Job.
Another funny thing is the trouble
Jack Dempsey has been having in
getting together a stan of the hest
heavyweight boxers, to act as
sparring partners.
Some of these gentleman fall
right back on their dignity, as sud
denly as IL they'd slipped on a
banana peel. and say they cant con.
slider being. sparring partner for
Dempsey as they think they can 1ick
Jack themselves. -
That's what Harry Wills said
Wills Is the very big. dark lad who
used to act as punching bag for Ca,
Langford until Sam became too snid
ana rat to knock him out any NOR.
and who made his bid. for fam. hv
hattening Fred Fulton. =
IF you can lick Dempsev &c.,,
nsnt down to the training camp and
40 II Do It every day. ustil every-
oooy knows you can, and then youIi
pc REGARDED as a champion. I'll
give you $4,000 for your trouble. ana
you can knock Jack out every d.y
II you're able to-" Manager Kearns
once wrote him.
Wills replied that this womb h.
undisnihed. on the part of Iarrs
nusky gent, who expects. some dsy
70 be a champion. Nossuh. Nothin.
To the surprise of every one Kia
Norfoik. cosored heavy champion.
who had. been picked as the best
man in the country for Dempsey to
work with, made similar reply;
I think can lick Dempsey: Why
snouid ! demean myself by being a
sparrinG partner to him p
Norfoik really can hight. and he's
game as they make 'em. and clever
and fast enough, to take caEs of |
himself. Funny that he should |