Show 1 i TS I L Y S Li r w t y S n nY Y f L B By Y Rob Robert ert Edgren Hn New r-ew York boxing commission JIE ft Yla grinds out Taws J 1 S cw new laws faster faster- than man diJ even Undo Joe Cannons Cannon's famous old steam roller In Washington 16 ter New York solons n need ed only to turn t fF crank v Suto to plaster Paster a a. new ew rule on the z Th The The commissions commission's latest rules rules that r Uld limit i f tlde a a. managers manager's fee to third one-third w q Co the boxers boxer's payment and that club 1 y only h hold one show a week a may t l' l work for the betterment of the ort but the operation wont won't prove very er eLl to the tho fans i a What at the New York bO body y Is se e y s to accomplish Is the placing le to q boxing x on a basis bass resembling Aus- Aus j lIas lIa's s system stem of conducting bouts Ich i Is done b by one operating group groupy y r i Oy s strict business methods that 1 direct 0 with the boxers and not t 1 1 of gh their managers a w aN a might drop a a. hint to M Muldoon's e h I g. g that It t Is fairly easy to formulate 4 s to enforce them impartially is IB quite different We Ve might also the tho commission could better 1 u nd its t time If It it would only exercise genius to produce something VEi raise the standard of ot Judging Jt s lons of in recent bouts show the OB omission has considerable cause to toHa Ha la a new rule rule- tai Ir Teso cold fable of ot the man who blew hot ph with the same breath hot breath hot to n UlIm his fingers an and cold to cool his hisS S be bel has w iT l has has been outdone in New Jersey Bi heI eh ain legal discussion is still going on flU m a i New Jersey regarding regarding- the possibility Rork ringing charges against l. l Tex rex Rickard and the boxers and n In general interested in the then n Dempsey 1 match of last July a the thc ground that the affair wasn't hi ha t rely ely elya a boxing exhibition g but a fight h hp i the a s same time the boxing commis- commis arl ers lers are holding up Johnny Wilsons Wilson's thi i. i due him from Rickard under conart con- con ur art t it for tor the match with Bryan Downey at he the ground that Wilson do jest best 4 a commissioners say they dont don't know lenow what legal leg right they have to delu de- de lu i e Wilson of or th the coin and they are areto ng to have It thrashed out In the i ie ts do t try or do his best in Mme hi connection means only one ODe thing 0 n be taken as an Intimation that s son was expected to make ever every pos- pos gc et effort rt to o knock Downey out out and and he hen content n to o box x twelve rounds and jio no serious I U Url rl risk of being k knocked l d dao ao out self elf course Wilson Vilson tried to box his best 0 I It tl have to use all his skill to play It itHe He He hasn't much skill at that but T Te the e Bhe he had he used But he didn't try de knock out Downey Downey so so his money Uly ilk Its the court decision If It the court ti's des that Wilson Vilson isn't entitled to the ey named In his contract with Rick Rick- d lef simply because he didn't do his i to flatten Mr Downey for far a a. row eals eale O totaling totaling- ten why that'll end discussion about the Carpentier- Carpentier n sey match For there Isn't the test doubt In the world worM that M. M g s did his big best He tried He lIe shot bolt In his belt bea and so did Dempsey Dempse ey both tried and the public and H boxing commission must have apH aped ap ap- ed of ot their effort for they got their sy 1 little itle common sense Rense might ht be used fining a fight tight Fight is a neat word handy to use In writing writing- fa a boxing contest But a boxing Estin which two men use their skill strength in an effort to win by byg S 'S 5 iga nga ig g a knockout isn't necessarily a H A fight ht fight is the physical of oC ill feeling It cannot be a friendly sj 9 A boxing contest In which both t tt fib for a knockout can be perfectly ly as it was in the Dempsey Car e k case and Carpentier were close closes s 5 from the moment they first met f. f with a high regard for the tho other t 1 the match was made Dempsey y e gorges oi es Im I'm going over ver to France in inti t l ti or so sq and I want to visit you y R d Ii dt Carpentier with a a. smile I. I r S 5 you must come and stay with my home homo in the country I x have v a a. good fight hut fight but y well we'll 1 nl- nl I 1 W ways be he good friends hey Georges suggested Dempsey Yes 8 said Carpentier in the ring we will do the best we can that can that Is the sport but but we shall always ahva's be friends That's the spirit they carried Into the r ring ring ring-a I ng-a ng a spirit of ot generous friendly ri rivalry rl- rl I valry Each had nothing but praise for tor forthe forthe the tho other tell fellow OW both before and after I the contest After the knockout Dempsey Dempsey Demp Demp- I sey quickly picked Carpentier up and andI helped him to his corner standing near I I until he was sure Georges was unhurt 1 y j knockout Is IB a mere incident in boxIng box- box Ing seldom lag seldom ether either J painful or harmful And a sportsmanlike contest in which both men do their best beat to win by knockout knockout knockout knock knock- out or on points isn't a fight tight If there is ill III feeling hate animosity animosity- I then It Is la a fight and the element of sport aport has disappeared Men l arent aren't signed Ifor I for grudge fights In the ring nowa nowa- days This theory shouldn't need any explaining explaining explaining ex ex- ex- ex even In New ew Jerse Jersey I Boxing has haB been a good thing for thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of youngsters all alt allover over the country countr for it has taught them that a sportsman sportsmanlike like contest can b be carried on with the gloves as well as with a tennis racquet i or on a a. football field I remember years ears ago when It was as different when boxers threatened and hated each other and wh when n there was i hard fighting and little splint spirit of ot sportsmanship sportsmanship sportsmanship sports sports- manship in the ring That day has gone by as anyone anone can see by hy watching the actions of ot every lit little little lit lit- y tle tie fl fighter in the preliminaries Almost Invariably the hardest contest ends with I both men smiling and shaking hands or i slapping each ach other on the back the moment moment moment mo mo- ment It is over The spectators have become educated to the spirit of fair competition too and Ithe Ithe I the applause following a good hard friendly bout shows it Often Otten you ou hear a a. a spectator say I There they were tr trying to knock each I others other's heads of off a minute ago and now they're the best of friends can friends can you ou beat beatI i it I Willard having been sent a signed contract contract con con- tract by Rickard which his manager Archer has accepted I suppose Willard con I and Dempsey Dempse will oblige again about next July There hye ho-e been rumors from Kansas Kansa s that Willard Is in training out on his hH st farm hardened up quite fit tit and read ready for the siege of ot training training- that may pu put t him into shape to meet the man who whipped him in a couple of minutes a at t Toledo for Toledo for Willard was whipped In that tha t time although he lasted a little longer No o matter what Willards Willard's condition Is I j Rickard will be wise if He lie Insists that tha t Willard must matte mate good in the ring before be before before be- be fore he meets Dempsey Dempse It may not Jump with Willards Willard's pride to fight any anyone any one but the champion but that's the I only way he can show the public whether i hes he's a match for Dempsey or not AndI And d I I there have been too many sided one-sided contests conI contests con con- I I tests when men long retired have trie tried d to come ome back hack I We dont don't want to see a matched against Jack Dempsey In his prime It would be a mighty poor exhibition ex- ex exhibition exhibition ex ex- and a serious Injury to boxing Tom GIbbons Gibbons-Carpentier will be a much better drawing match than Dempsey Demp- Demp unless Willard sey- sey Willard sey-Willard unless Willard makes good goodin in sensational style In some other bout before meeting Jack As far as I can see Tom and th the e Frenchman are as prettily matched a pair of boxers as anyone could Imagine alike in size weight experience condition condition condition condi condi- tion and skill There Is a great deal o of ot f doubt which will win And that's what wha t makes a great match Copyright 1921 by the Bell Syndicate Inc |