Show S REFEREES ARE TOO LAX AND INDIFFERENT REGARDING FOULS Many Unfair air Tactics Are Permitted in the Ring at Present Present Present Pres Pres- ent Which Are Absolute Violations of 0 the Rules and a Disgrace to the Manly Art Other Notes BY JACK SKELLY New York Jan 5 Ive I've Ive I've frequently called attention to the loose and lax I manner in which many of our present day referees conduct contests It seems that most of the ring arbiters are just as indifferent and careless careless careless care care- less about enforcing the tile rules rues in a n proficient and able manner as some of the outlaw fighters are arc in boxing according to the recognized code So many of the r referees nowadays do not seem to be able to interpret interpret interpret inter inter- pret tho the rules properly or make th the l live e up to them strictly I need not ask asic you fellow fello fans the result of these you please methods 5 as you ou see sec the tile rules broken and violated almost night after night at most of the clubs dubs Many of the supposed boxing combats are arc a cross between be be- tween a tumble rough scrap and a wrestling bout They certainly are J J I not lair 1311 square contests according to 0 rue tiie i c cotie In my opinion only a properly organized central body to control and regulate regulate reg reg- tulate boxing can cnn wipe WilC out these defects and as I have often said nid before the sooner such a n federation is formed in this country the belter better it will be for forthe forthe forthe the game at large The rhe Boxing Experts Should Try and Get Together Matt junkie of Cleveland Tom S. S Andrews of Milwaukee l and a n few faw others made an nut honest effort to get all nIl the leading writers and aud experts together and form a a. national organization to regulate reg boxing But most of the other oilier authorities on either cither balked or gave no helping hand to the he fair prop proposition The Tile American Boxing association as ns organized by Hinkle Andrews Co although h still in existence is not composed of enough h of the representative exports experts to control the game Boxing writers generally are a n strange e lot of of chaps anyway They The all nIl have their own ideas about matters and and there is IS absolutely no harmony among them them no no not even when it comes to g give ge e a newspaper pcr decision of some important contest But it is high time timo for these hi strung high scrib scribes s to throw their personal feelings and differences aside and form fonn a substantial union for the welfare of boxing in this broad land Other sports aro are regulated by proper organization tion ion and md h should not the one be also 7 If the American J Boxing association as formed by Hinkle An Andrews Co lees floes not suit you fellow scribes get to work und and organize another oue one which Will ill include ludo such representative men as us Bat Masterson Ed Smith Otto Floto Bo Bob Ed ren Joe Nolan Walter St. St Denis Deals Bob Maxwell 1 Billy Tad La J Billy Bilty Gibson John Jimmy Dime Dominick Tor- Tor Jack Ji C Curley tirley Dan Morgan Tex lct Rickard and probably a n hundred others others oth oth- ers who arc are interested in iii the progress s of the game g But do your bit it to uplift uplift uplift up up- lift lift ho ing and put it on a higher and better elter basis hasis where it rightfully be be- longs This is c can n be he only done clone l by ly y proper organization and und a united effort by byall byall all uIl those concerned in m in the grand old olti sport |