Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-05
Organiza ion to M a k c
Drive Against Obsolete
Law Planned.
WANT TO LECITIMIZE
SPORT IN VIRGINIA
Tcn.Round, No.Dccision AZ
fairs Under State Com
mission Proposed.
nY EARLE II,Tz

M prospects for an extra tnssipn
or the General Assembly grows
brighter. there Ia talk heard OF the
formation OF an organization to cam
paiGn for repeal or tho obsolete
an,iprizc hsht law. which is CON
sirucd hore to operate against box
lag bouts Ia the Old Dominion
Backers of tn. movement FOR clean
boxing are not seeking Law which
VIII enable prize Hgh,s TO bn staged
In tho state. There is vast dr.
ference between the championship
battles that attract world wide at
tcntion aud boxing. and II In real
lied that Virginia has no desire to
have the former. However. boxing
!s being fostercd IN the leading chu-
cationni Institutions and is gaining
In popularity as sport In the state.
Only Trn-tound Ilou,s.
Tcn-round bouts. withou, n decision,
AFRO suggested FOR Virginia IN even,
tho Legislators Viii soc ~ 10 change
the law. |; IL proposed TO have n
state commission to supervise the
boxing. with Limitation on tho
number OF clubs, az well az their
character. Clubs. according TO the
plan. would bn Rpportioncd nccord-
ing to population and u local option
feature could bc Incorporated to
n"i'S"'i: any immunity that 50
desired \ licensing feature. with
n probable tax on receipts. would nay
tho expenses ui administering tho
law and would also produce revenue
Tor the state
Tho General Assembly three yonrs
ago considered a boxing bill. but II
was seen that certain element was
seeking status of hnairs that box
Ing opponents here do no, want.
They want Legitimate clubs holding
legitimate bouts Of short duration.
with tho hippodromc features alb
sent The promotion OF the manly
art can he developed without, de
cision battles
Herald Praises C0mmission.
New York has had several years
OF experience with boxing under a
state, commission. The, opinion OF
the New York Herald on tho sub
ject is Interesting. Says the Herald
Never before In tho history of this
state or any other. for that matter.
has professional boxing been 80 pop-
'uihr or 50 free from the tainted lu-
ilncnces that have so often proved
fatal 10 the sport In the past. This
hchithy condition can be attributed
10 the raro foresight, and Judgment
exercised By Governor Miller in tho
selection OF man TO head the Rox-
ing Commission Muldoon has
brought certain Integrity 10 pro-
fessional pugilism that the sport
never knew before. He and the
men who have worked with him on
the commission have cieansed the
game and have waged ceaselcss and
vigorous warfare against the sinis-
ter clements that have always CON
siituted threatening menace 10 the
sport. He has made lot Of enc
mics, but they are negligible and In
considerable compared with the host
OF friends he has won for boxing.
Tho present commission has bee n
called autocratic. despotio and AFRO
CANT. II has seemed to be all OF
those things at various times. but 1,
hi.1 10 he In order to deal success
iu'iy with the unprincipled forces
that nave been arrayed against il.
me commissioners were frequently
called upon to suppress individuals
and combinations that had no CON
ccpiion Of sporting ethics or the tit
ness OF things. Neither could they
appreciate any method OF reasoning
except that one which is backed by
force and tho knock -down-and- drag.
out principle
The commission has made mis-.
taxes and has done things that were
totally misunderstood by the pubIic.
but II has saved boxing as snort
and 1t would be Unfortunate ~ a
chahEe IN administration at ALBANY