Evening star., 1932-01-16
BOXING LEGALITY
ASKED IN VIRGINIA
Assembly Gets Bill to Amend
Present Statute to Permit
Sponsored Shows.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,.

RICHMOND, Va, January 16.-
Among number of bills introduced
during the brief session of the House
of Delegates yesterday was one by Mrs.
Emma Lee White, only woman member,
prohibiting discrimination against mar
ried women in the selection of school
teachers. Another, introduced by Dele
gates Vellines, Coleman and Darden OF
Norfolk and McMurran and Cadmus OF
Portsmouth, would legalize boxing in the
State.
Mrs. Whites bill was short and to the
point 1t provides that ''1t shall be un-
lawful for any member or members,
either individually or collectively, of the
school board of any county, city or
town to discriminate against any mar
ried woman, because of her being mar
ried, in the selection, employment or
retention of any teacher or teachers
in the public school system Violation
would be misdemeanor.
Terms of Boxing Bill.
Under the terms of the boxing bill,
which is in the form of an amendment
to the present act prohibiting the sport,
boxing matches would be permitted un-
der the auspices of the Army Navy or
Marine Corps, by National Guard or
ganiZationS or women'S auXlliarleS OF
such organizations, or by any bona f1de
athletic association or any civic league
or organization, when the match does
not exceed II rounds of 3 minutes each.
Provision is made that gloves be Of
standard design, weighing not less than
five ounces each, and that the physical
fitness of the contestants be approved
by physician. The matches would be
governed by either the Marquis of
Queensberry rules or by any other rules
made by the authorities of the city,
town or county in which the match is
to be held, or by a boxing commission
appointed by the legal authorities.
The bill is similar in character to one
that was introduced at the 1880 session
and which was defeated. 1t will un-
doubtedly receive vigorous opposition,
both in the Assembly and from the out
side, as was the case during the life Of
the bill introduced at the last session.
A duplicate of the billboard regula-
tion bill that was introduced in the
Senate on Wednesday was introduced
III the House today by Delegate Hugh
Reid of Arlington County and several
other patrons. The bill would remove
billboards 80 feet from highways and
safe distances from road and railroad
intersections and curves. 1t also would
impose yearly tax upon each sign.
Get Hopewell Petition.
The House was formally presented
with the petition of IA members of the
Hopewell bar, charging Judge T. w,
Robertson with malfeaSance in office,
neglect of official duty and incompe-
tence, and asking an investigation by
the General Assembly. The petition
was offered by Delegate Allen c. Adams
OF Hopewell While the measure was
referred to the Committee on Courts of
Justice, it is the hope of the sponsor
that it will be assigned to special
committee
Three other bills were introduced by
Mrs. White, one to repeal the act per-
mitting the Board Of Supervisors of
Mathews County to appoint each mem
ber of the board road supervisor of his
district; another to add travelling sales
men and commercial fishermen and
oystermen to the jury exemption list,
and third, to prevent pollution of the
waters of the. Pamunkey, Mattaponi
and York Rivers.
Gov Pollard's support of legislation
setting aside a Homecoming year for
Virginians" was sought by delegation
from Norfolk. The delegation consisted
of Norfolk's members in the House of
Delegates and officials of the Norfolk
Chamber of Commerce The bill is to
be introduced by Delegates Page and
Darden.