The Washington times., 1930-01-21
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ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 21.-When
The Naval Academy opened its.
eleventh boxing season Saturday
by defeating Dartmouth six bouts
to one, It engaged in the fiftieth
dual match which teams have
contested since it began to take
part In. intercollegiate competi-
tions in this sport
Forty-seven of these matches
have resulted in victories for the
Naval team, the other three being
draws. Consequently, Naval
Academy boxing team has never
lost q dual boxing match
Naval peaple realize the time
viii come when an opponent viii
break into this long list Of vic
tories. but they have a fair
chance of completing an eleventh
season without defeat.
However, it is understood per
9ectly here that more than one
boxing coach and team Of boxers
are preparing carefully for the
bout with the midshipmen, and
hope to be the one to break the
string of Navy victories
PennsyIvania State, which
fought one Of the draws
with the Naval team, and
has three times OutpOinted it
In the finals If the Inter.
cOlIegiates, is known to be
making q determined effort
to win when the Academy
takes it's team to State
College ON March 1.
Then there is Western Mary
land, which won three bouts to
the Navy's four last year, and
which has two intercollegiate
champions on it's team this year.
It is very strong in four classes,
and may be the first team to
humble the midshipmen. They
are booked to meet the Navy at
Annapolis on March is, the last
local match.
Naval people anticipate these
matches with great interest, but
there Is even a keener anticipa- |
ton of the tercollegiateS, which |
take place on March 21-22 in
Philadelphia, under the auspices
Of the University Of Pennsylvania,
for there is q strong chance that |
the Military Academy will enter |
0 team in this event.
That institution applied for
membership in the Intercollegiate |
Boxing Association, and its appI- |
cation will lie over for year. It's
representatives were informed
that their team could enter the
finals this year, and it is under
stood that it will be entered.
The meeting Of representatives
Of the service schools in the ring
is an event much longed for by
those interested in college boxing.
and such q meeting would un-
doubtedly be the feature of the
intercollegiateS, particularly as
there are no direct meetings Of
Service-Schoo teams.
Il was noted with interest
that ON the same evening that
the Naval Academy was open
ing its boxing season by de-
feating Dartmouth six bouts
to one, the Military Academy
started its scheduled by win
ming from Massachusetts, Tech
by the same score.
During the match with Dart
mouth, the experiment Of having
the referee placed outside Of the
ring was tried for the first time
in intercollegiate boxing. and was
voted a great success.
It was found that the official
could see as well, if not better. and
the spectators could see much bet
ter because the referee never in
terfered with their view. The box
ers obeyed the referee promptly,
and no bad feature attended the
change of method.
In the match with New Hamp-
shire, to be contested at the Naval
Academy on February /, the un-
limited class win be omitted, the |
classes starting at lis and being |
seperateC by ten pounds until us
pounds, the heaviest class, is
reached.
This was to be the rule Of the
Yntercollegiate Boxing Association,
until at q late meeting, the heavy
weight was restored, and the |
match with New Hampshire was
gcheduied with that understand |
ing. All of the other matches in
which the Naval team takes part
will include the unlimited weight.