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Show NEBRASKA BILL TO PERMIT BOXING GAME 'lene Melady. promoter of athletic c jntesta. will have presented before the coming session of the Nebraska legislature in January a bill legalising boxing contests.' The measure la one , of the most stringent ever , Intro- j duced before any legislative body in : the T'nited Htatea. Not only does tt ! contain the best features of boxing : lawa In other states, but In addition j haa incorporated regulations found, advisable by Mr. Melady from his ex-' iKjriene in promoting athletic con- tent and Mens aubmltted by the ' leading athletic authorities in the ' iriny training camps. j At the suKi-'cMion of Dr. fleorge I. I r is her, director of athletics of the. Y. M- C. A., the number of rcunda : will le limited to six !r. Msher j strongly indorses the bill, as do other ' lending; exponents of clean, manly J athletic sjtorts from all sections of ' the I nited States. Colonel Theodore Hooseelt approved the measure and cftmmended Mr. .Melady on the thor-ouKhnt-Ks In which all features were covered. William J. MulllKan of New York, chairman of the K nights of Columbus cvmmiT--e nn wax actlvl-ties. actlvl-ties. iilo enmmends It. |