Show I I 12 r T ROD B BILL LS IS UP TO N. N Y I SOLONS I It Is Presented at Request of Joint Board of Control By Associated Press ALBANY N N. Y March At 19 th the e I request of the army and navy and civIlian board of boxing control Senator Sen- Sen Senator ator James J. J Walker Valker of New ew York introduced introduced in- in in the legislature today a bill designed to provide for the legalizing g of boxing bouts This Is the third boxing boxing box box- ing bill that has been presented to the 1919 session I J The measure would create a state athletic commissioner and two deputies deputies I ties to supervise boxIng Twelve round contests would be permItted with decisions decisions de- de given g by a referee and two I judges ounce Five gloves would b bused be e used each contestant would be subjected subjected sub sub- to an examination by a clan cian before entering the ring the contestants contestants con con- would be more than 17 years ears of age and no boy under 16 years would be admitted as a spectator All boxers box box- ox- ox I ers promoters managers t I ors ers judges trainers and handlers handlers hand hand- lers would be licensed by the army and navy and civilian board of oC boxing control contral which already has been Incorporated incorporated In- In by the secretary of state The licenses would be forfeited In th the e event of any offense being committed The purpose of the licensing features is isto I to obtain as complete control over boxIng boxing box box- Ing as Is exercised by the jockey clubs over racing Major Anthony J I Drexel Biddle i Is s president Of the board of boxing boxing- control control con con- Major General Leonard Wood Is chairman of the army committee and Admiral Henry T. T Mayo has been asked to serve as chairman of the naval com com- The patrons of tine the organization flea tion Include f fourteen major maor generals fourteen rear admirals the governors of Nevada Iowa and Oregon Senators Fernald of Maine New of Indiana Pittman of Nevada Poindexter of Washington and Wadsworth of NewYork New York and the presidents of the universities universities of New Mexico South Carolina Maryland Kansas and Oregon |