South Bend news-times., 1922-11-28
Ring Law-Makers
OUerstep Bounds,
Critic De S
Says Healthy Sock" is Only
Way in Which Champ Can
Really Lose Title.
BY HENRY l. FARRELL.
United Press Sports Editor.)

NV 1Otlhs nov. Zl.-PernapS
the French Boxing Federation IS
more generally recognized in France
than the New York commission Is in
this country and even in its own
state.
When the French ring salons took
Battling Skis titles away from him
and suspended him for nine months
from all activities in the ring. II was
perhaps accepted as official in
France-because the French wanted
IL that way.
Getting down 20 common sense.
1t must be a new day when a ring
champion can be legislated out from
under his crown. 1t has never been
done before and II this case be-
comes an esta blishe ed precedent
there IS no telling where It will end.
II IS not 10 be denied that sikh
should have been disciplined for
striking the manager OF another
boxer in the ring. but the French
should have started the training
OF what they now call savage as
soon as he beat Carpenter.
Instead OF hailing him as a hero
grand and allowing him all kinds OF
liberties, the French people should
have discouraged him from seeking
a place on their level II they did
figure that he was not fit company
for them.
Giving him ninety days suspension
was fit punishment for the Offense,
but the attempt TO take his titles
away from him is silly
Only One Way.
As Jack McAuliffe says-"The
only way to get a title is TO smack
some one on the chin and the only
way 70 lose one Is to get smacked."
officials. Johnny Wilson and
Johnny Kilbane are not world 5
champions by the ruling of the New
Yark boxing commission. Officially,
Sikh is not the worlds light heavy
weight champion and the European
heavyweight champion.
But ask anyone in the street who
are the champions in those classes.
French people always go TO ex-
tremes. They were not content when
they got Sikh down and they are try
ing to keep him down.
When he was arrest ed for ap-
pearing on Armistice Day in the uni
form of the Algerian Rifles. an out
fit with which he served for four
years. he was arrested. That savors
OF persecution and persecution has
no place in sportsmanship
Many explanations are biting made
that Skis color had nothing TO do
with it. Maybe not. However. II
Georges Carpenter had done the
same thing when he was in all his
glory It's a hundred to one shot that
he never would have been disciplin-
ed.
The New York boxing commission
was quick 10 back up the action Of
the French body in giving Sikh the
gate in barring him from this
country. In this the august New
York body is anything but consistent
During the last fight between Jack
Britton and Ted Lewis, Britton went
over 10 the Lewis corner and took
hefty swing on the jaw Of one Of
Ted's seconds. Everyone, including
the commissioners. thought 1t was a
good joke.
Just recently after a bout at a
small club. in which one Of the boys
I'm the Johnny Keyes-Jimmy Kelly
stables was given a draw. someone
entered the dressing rooms and gave
Referee Artle McGovern a terrible
beating. Nothing has been done
about it.
The commission has always main
tained that II must support It's Of
Geials. If that is support. referees
IN the future will have 10 SO about
IN armor plate.