Show I J WITH THE THEN Boxers w lW YORK Dec 31 Boxing IL-Boxing Boxing has has' NEW N taken taleen a a. big step forward today asa as asa asa a result of action by the National Collegiate Athletic association adding it to the sport curriculums of ot colleges colleges col col- col- col leges throughout the country The action ac- ac action ac tion was accomplished by a unanimous vote by the members of the T. T C. C A. A A A. Its cause was championed by Major John Pickering and Dr R R. T. T MacKenzie of the University of Pennsylvania and Its adoption came about without a word of unfavorable comment S C S 1 Newark N N. J. J Dec 31 Frank Frank Moran of Pittsburg and Fred Fulton will meet In an round eight-round bout here on January I i 12 it was announced today The bout will be Morans Moran's sixth in a series of comeback contests in which he has hasI I I knocked out four Cour of his five live opponents I S S S Little Rock Ark Dec 31 Light Light Lightweight weight Champion Benny Leonard will II I box at Camp Pike during the latter part of January Billy Gibson his manager announced today Leonards Leonard's opponent probably will be John Abel of ot Atlanta I who stuck ten rounds champion two weeks ago at Atlanta S S S New Orleans Dec Dee 31 Pete Pete Herman of New Orleans bantamweight champion and Johnny Ritchie of Chicago will meet bout Articles Ar Ar- on January 7 1 in a a. ten-round ten tides were signed yesterday esterday it a S Portland Dec 31 lt It It looks looka like the best card by far ever staged I in a local ring This is the general remark circulating circulating cir clr- cir cir- on the streets anent the boxing program to be staged at the Milwaukie arena on New Years Year's day While the Boy Tommy McCormick Gibbons scrap is billed as the main maln even event t any anyone one of the other three bouts ordinarily would be bea a headliner on other cards Matchmaker Kendall has covered a wide field in his hU hUi i search for boxers The bout between McCormick and Gibbons will be for the light tight heavyweight championship of the world and will go ten rounds Charlie White the tho Chicago lightweight will make his first fiNSt appearance in a local ring He has the best record of any of ot the lightweights who have ever fought Inthis Inthis in inthis this city Muff Bronson the local boy will be his opponent in tho the ten round tilt Joe Gorman claimant for tor the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast featherweight title wi l meet Earl Baird of 01 Seattle in a special eight eight- round event Baird has hu Just returned from fighting a string of main events InI in I Los Angeles and fought in the headliner Ion on this weeks week's card at Seattle Seattle |