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Show pimoxBt HIGHEST! Major General Wood Head of Army, Navy. Civilian Board, Hope to Have Sport L ized in Every State Union. NEW YORK, March IS.-The and civilian board ot boxing Bnb statement niudo public today that Major General Leonard accepted the presidency of n, made known Us alms ana pun., The board, which haa recti! porated in New York state, vrts ,1 with the aim that eventually ; , . come the national boxing as'r.-thin as'r.-thin country, controlling boiii ar-i professional branches of the si. eral Wood fills the place ih, J".,.' been filled by the luto Thcouorj In addition to the active lwiin General Wood, the new orsnn'ui have as patrons and advisers n prominent in army, naw and ! including Admiral Henry T i , ,'. teen major generals of the ar' teen rear admirals, Govcrnois't Nevada and Harding of Iowa f, ' States eenatora land five col1 -dents. ' " The advisory council is mt, fifty-six persons, including jjf.', ilexter, United States senator froV' lngton. Tho prospectus of the hoard tilt ti-lt desires to develop boxing in u try to a higher level. It ski u law permitting boxing pnsMd ;. state and to develop ciinrnplona li among colleges, in various ImliM among nations. Control of the V as well as tho professional ep,? sought in order to iiialio boxing 1,1 promoters. |