Show I ji E I h W 1 WILL VILL TEST NEW LA LAW V. SAN FRANCISCO FEANCISCO Nov 12 Constitutionality of the tile fight light amendment adopted at the tue recent election eJection as part of or tue tIlo states state's penal code coda will bo be tested it was vas announced today on tho the I mo ground that it is class legislation The measure allows amateur four four- round rounel boxing matches A local promoter pro pro- I moter rooter who ho has a permit for or professional protes- protes J dona round four contests In iu December December December De De- cember said he would go ahead and base his contest on habeas corpus I proceedings to bo Instituted when- when Continued Continue on pa page pago o 12 r ROPED ARENA Continued from sport pac ever the principals In his fights axe aze arrested SC San an Francisco Nov 12 Those Thoo Those Those- fans inns who ho prefer real fighting to clever milling mill mill- lug ing should get their Sill Jill Friday night when Sailor Ed and Fighting Billy Murray urray get together for their t ty round round battle at P Pavilion rink While there Is la no title at when and Murray MUTra get set together the battlers will determine the question of ot who Is the best beat California middle weight According to them the articles the tho boxers are arc to weigh pounds several hours before the tho time of ot the tile battle At this thle mark marlc both men willbe will wUl willbo b bo be at their best bost S The triumph of the measure In California which means the extinction of or legalized boxing on the coast within a a. few months will r restore toro to New OrIean Orleans Orleans Or- Or leans Its golden days of prosperity It Is la twenty years ago since New Orleans was the boxing center of or the country Before hostile legislation killed the game gamela la In Louisiana the crescent ent city wali wae wa the mecca of all stars of ot the ring big and little white and black It is more than two twenty-two years ago September ago September 7 7 1892 to be bo that exact exact that a a. great boxing tourney was the Olympic Olympia club of or that elt city starting with a a. championship feather oather oath feath er weight bout won by DIxon and con- con the tho next night with a n championshIp championship champion chAmplon- ship light weight fight tight In tn which Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Auliffe upheld his title and concluding with the memorable Sullivan encounter encounter encounter en en- counter in which the famous ramous John L L. Sullivan went down before before- the SU superior enor skill of or Pompadour Jim In this bout the I puna purse was an unheard of ot sum sura In those day days two Twenty years' years ago no champions could demand in gold goldwin gold gold- Id- Id win mn lose oso or draw But tho the fighting of or tho e days day was on the whole much batter better bet bat ter than la Is usually seen now Those Thoe were the days day of ot finish encounters and the gentle genUe art arb of stalling through ten rounds and iid collecting fat cash returns for so 80 doing ot had not come como into fashion Twenty Twenty- round bouts were leS legalized by the last session cession of the Louisiana legislature but while California remained the thc headquarters head head- quarters of or the country New Orleans promoters did not feel equal to waging competitive warfare with tho the big club owners owners' on the coast couto A A. few hours after It was definitely settled that tho the anti anti- boxing measure had been ben carried At tt t tho the polls Now Orleans promoters got busy ane and already a contract has been let for ln a a. large arena arene Others will tot fol 1 low It is 18 said and it wont won't be long Jong be ho- ho fore tore the crescent city will have revived I all aU its Sta old time limo interest in the world of or ft I ana |