Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-11-22 | Page 12 | Boxing is Popular All over Country

BOXING IS POPULAR ALL OVER COUNTRY Tribune Special Sporting Service. NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Though boxing In Now York Is in a bad way. tho padded nltt fraternity feels sure that the game will be gradually restored and that bona- I tide clubs will bo allowed to run without with-out police Interference long .before tho I riolidays. At present all but a few of I the promoters are "laying low," and I waiting for a more favorable break from Commissioner Bingham. Tho result of the state elections in various vari-ous parts of the middle west has stirred up hope of a reopening of the game thero. Tiic boxing lid is quivering uneasily, and every Indication points to an explosion i of tho down-pressed steam. Ohio, with a Democratic governor. Is figured on a-s I a. sure Mecca; and Illinois. Iowa, Wis- I cousin and Missouri are to follow. 1 In Missouri the boxing situation de- I pended wholly on tho' downfall of Joseph Jo-seph Folk. Mr. Folk, as long as ho chased criminals and stopped horse racing, rac-ing, was not unpopular with the boxing fraternity, but it was mainly through his personal won: that tho fight lid was damped down. Every devotee of boxing ;n St. Louis fought him savagely In the recent election. He Is an extremely dead one now. and boxing will soon reopen in tha Mound City. SL Louis is a good boxing town, and thero have been somo splendid bouts thero j In the past. The town is fortunate In tho ; poHsession of some fine, roomy halls, and tho fight fa-ns turn out liberally. Many Chicago light fans think tho passing of State's Attorney Healy will Insure In-sure the reopening of the game. Not If Mayor Bussc Is of tho same opinion as a few months ago, when ho said that ho would never stand for boxing while certain cer-tain promoters wero In the business promoters vhom the mayor said had tried to "rush things," monopolize the game, and get It all under their thumbs before the signal was given to go ahead. Still, thoro is hope, but it Is best to show a little 'sense and go slowly. ' Indiana is already malting glad arrangements, ar-rangements, and it is figured that Jimmy Gardner will meet Jack Morgan at Fort Wayne, Thanksgiving day. Tho Indianapolis Indian-apolis club is also preparing a schedule of bouts and expects to reopen before December 1.