Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-09-15 | Page 11 | To Lift Boxing to High Plane

Ill-Ill Inn vy vv.: I itIi t . r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . vv 1 1 -1 1 ! , I ; 1 1 wclcht ii i . i roathoi v -1 ; : 1 1 1 i-I.-i.ki-m of olui inploiodilpn In all IIh- Ii hi h i :k Industrie:!, Indus-trie:!, Male and 1 1 1 1 in 1 1 1 1 . i'hiiinpli,n:il,is aiul Jirmy anil navy champion hips, mm ub-ht In each u.-.k beinc iiM-ri'-l i..r IIi iiIh In thee tiveiilu and olhir important 0'i:t -sdt. Tin, briefly outlined, Pi Ihc j.r'.J.-t npmiM.riMl In' some t 1 1... 1"" I nil)!Mii In ,nrily I "x I ii nnil ii In .:imiv oiii. i.t ihc cjeahc-t events In Id.' vor,d of sport. i. i i) U! 1 8li Tl I1IEI! PUK l . Half Million Dollar Club Will Be Built in New' York. Universal ServHo Staff (orrenpondf nt. Ni;V YlUlK, Sept. M.- Amurb-an hox-IhK hox-IhK is to J .- put on a piano where It belongs, be-longs, us inui of the manly spurts, not to be droad. d by rlffniM', thanks to tho ef fin t m of the army, navy and civilian board of box Intf control, hlch has Joel p. rf. cted I hei plans for a boxing club to I - built In New York (My, hlon the line of the National Sporting clun of Iimlon. The club is to be l.nown an the. luterua-li.inal luterua-li.inal Sionini, flub of New York, and tim M met ure, w hu 1 1 In tn be n el .d on f l:t -n:th sired and .Sixlli uwnuc, will com ,i The nieri behind tho proji-et represent the best type of sportsmen m th" eountry, wiio ate aunt! tr to uphtt boxiiit; In America Amer-ica and el. .it.: it to the- h-li place it -tip:'--' in l'h J:l.ind. Tin- o'ftcei-M of the hib v:ll be .Major A. .1. I re,.e!l imblle, uiiiklN ii K. I.iie, ft retary of the in-l'i:T, in-l'i:T, ibn.ral J'upnnt, Admiral ' l IM.i in S. i:i:s il lUl J 'JStlee Jku .OW' Vui.k3 of N-wJ Vork, ico j I'oid. nt. liiddie (lood Boxer. Maj. r lkddbt r' coeuiz- d as one of thr n.oht hKili'il amateur boxer In the count. -y uii. I mis a laio oIIowii.l: of admirers. lb- was the leading .-pirlt of the aimv, navy and civilian board or boxing control, and the vaiue of box In i,' to lie- Aii.'Tiean army w i.i ?t e, m vi no i m; that M.'.jor iin!.ie .- nort tb-f.-r . s a lira h belter plaec In tho life of the "When war was declared," he a. -.Id today. to-day. -',u.d t..- K'Ve;-n iiu. i.L made bo::', en ind l.-p.-i. sable f.-alcre of military train-Inc. train-Inc. more than -") u.-w et'k.ied from day to uay in mmiatur-' batiks, one with th.e oilier. A new era In ii-oaj ii-oaj Mi ort was np.-i.-'d up and pos; t uhtlcfl f"r ltd up.: f i injf which nt'v.-r bt-t'uru t-x-i.-ted ware at or.e pre ,,-tit .-d." Walttr faiap, mmous Yale, athlete Rnd author, ai .i ,os'-ph J :. P.ayeroft are mem- urirt in i n .mi i a in ojiiiiiniiiTS oi in.) C1UO. Tex Kal. aid, th famous boxing pro-mo'.-r. ha consented lo e- rvo as match- ma'-i.-r. Th.e men associated In backlnp th.e prlj-fct prlj-fct ineludi many hiehly prominent In finaneial, le,'Tis!ateo nnd even artistic cir-el. cir-el. h In this country, besides thoM who are primarily athiete.-f or uthletlc authorities. authori-ties. Luxurious Club. The club, whieh will bo ready for oceu-paiK-y on February 1, will have a satinc pa.atv of Trie sinn-iura vill contain a IniiiiKe, reception, dining and welcome ronmH to receive prominent guests, und a promemiue roof to bo used between contests. con-tests. in the. boxlm? nuditorlum, tho rows of seats in the vicinity of the rine; will consist con-sist of comfortable, large, red leather arm chairs. The novel feature will be the rlntr, which will be const rue ted so tnat the boxers will enter the arena by heir; elevated from the basement directly to the en-closial en-closial Square. This is tho official outline of tho boxing prom a m : Fivo nights In each week elimination bouts will bo held In the heavyweight,