Show I Illinois Boxing Heads in Favor of New Rule CHICAGO Jan 11 AP The AP-The The suggestion of the National Boxing association Uon that the twenty-seven twenty states affiliated with tire N. N B B. A A. indorse the six months rule for tor toxInS toxInS' box tox- lug InS champions has met with such favor In the Illinois commission that Sammy Mandell Mandeli and Mickey Walker Walk Walk- er have been pointed out as two who should bo be served sered at once with forma for for- mal hial notice to defend their titles ne We are of the opinion the Jill Illi aol nois commission replied today to the tho thoi N i it B. B A. A V that Boxers Sammy Mandeli Mandell Man Man- dell deli and Mickey Walker should be bo bot forced A In the tho near near future future to defend t their titles We believe the public demands that boxers who are champions cham cham- should do d this Instead of at taking on setup matches and coming In overweight I in order to barnstorm around the country and pick up p easy money Every champion should de defend do- do fend his title at least once every six months Mandell the Illinois commission pointed out has defended his lightweight lightweight light light- weight title only once since he ho won It twenty months ago and Walker Valker also has had bad but one title fight ight since tho the took the middleweIght ht from Tiger Tige Ier Flowers |