Show I B BOXING I G CLUBS L S STO TO TO fT f Important Action Taken by the Various arlous Promoters at Detroit WILL IT BE SUCCESSFUL The Scheme Now ow Launched Lau Is to lo Con Control Control Control All fling lIghters Fighters To be Blacklisted What will be 00 the result of ot that flint meet meetIng meetIng Ing lag hold held hel At nt Detroit recently by a n num number numb ber b r of or prominent boxing promoters 1 Will the organization of ot the National association prove II rove successful The association VIB formed to regulate boxing In general and guard against fakes of ot mill all kinds anti and also allo to adjust weights This Is a II matter that lint many Salt Halt Lakers are arc Interested In The Tue or was brought about after Arter many months of ot weary seary wear discussion Finally nn on effort was made matIo to 10 organize and a 0 call was sas sent Bent out for a 1 confer conter conference ence dice lit at Detroit Detroi Many Ian well known promoters responded rC others shook their heads smiled not attend the meeting the Iho association was as effected there line has been beets n a 1 great deal of ot comment nil all over the he country Some well ell known sporting authorities think the scheme feasible In Its entirety while others say ray ea that hat part of ut It Is Im ha About the lie only feature they the seem Icem to 10 0 be Le agreed upon ullOn Is the lie adjusting of oC weights It Is thought there ther will willbe willlie be lie little difficulty In that matter matler Hut Dul when It Jt comes to regulating tho the sport the country to control I the principals in prospective bouts wo may Ask ak with sonic some degree of ot lags how Is It to 10 be bo brought about 1 No Noone o one cite will dispute the oct fact that boxing la is sadly In need of oC regulation Those Th se who met In Detroit a n few days ago ngo declare they the have solved the lie problem Hut But how Is It to be brought blought about It Is not to control the tho bicycle racing game baseball football tool ball horse racing and other sports but bul boxing Is IB differ different different ent Why hy For or the tIme wimple simple reason that thaI the sport has no permanency In Inthe Inthe the lie sports mentioned above there thero are promoters who Iio stick to the game so AO long that they the become thoroughly thorough idea Iden titled lifted with It but the light fight promoters do ho not net They The pop 1101 up hero here and und there tutu ore are soon forgotten There are ore soy sev several BO eral reasons for COI this One Is that In Ina Ina Ina a majority of the states stales the gum gume Is IB unlawful Another Is that Just mum IU soon SOOIl as liS a n man mun jumps Into tho ho game gets It open and on n a pretty sound round footing less courageous men begin a I hammer polo rop 90 on him knock In irs other words and him out oust of ot business In order to butt In Iii themselves For Por these lighters are oro driven from pillar to post This article should not miot be he construed ns ny Is n Ii defense of the lie game It I Is simply n a statement of or facts that cnn can not net bo ho denied den If II by any un well Informed In per ver person son soil Take Tako Stilt Snit Lake Joke for Instance where the troubles mentioned havo been beel felt by b every fer man 1111 who has at Rt attempted tempted to manage the sport Unless tho name game lam were ore on Oi a n pretty prel sure footing here lucre how could coull It ii I bo be 10 by tho the rules nibs laid down town at nt Detroit Detroit The Tho only emilY protection the tue promoter has haA IB is ti tl I de do demand mend mand lonel a guarantee of ot from froni Irm 1250 5 to from each aeh principal and nail make them put It JI up with a t signed agreement to for forfeit forCel felt feit Cel It If It they participate In any crook crookedness crookedness edness take every ler ever known precaution to 0 see Bce that tho lie bouts te absolutely on the square and ond match only emily boxers of or reputation Hut But going back to 10 the subject of ot tho the organization timid and Its probable effects effect on 01 onlie the lie game In general tho lie following com coma comment comment ment by b the tho well known authority est Mulch HOlan will wi bo be road rend with Inter Interest Interest The he promoters will wi have havo the tho sym sympathy pathy of tho time fight light fans tans If I they succeed In III getting tho the game IUne on a firm firns basis baAls bals It If I the association can eliminate takers fakers and crooked managers and amsil promoters from Crom rolls the Iho sport port It 1 certainly will wi be de do deserving le serving of oC n a vote Oto of or thanks Hut But can COl this bo be dono lone 1 doubt it I I 1 am afraid that when It comes corel to shutting out con cor certain tain tam managers and promoters tho the anvil chorus will got get too strong for tp tho ho then as Then It must be taken Into consideration that thaI the game gamo practically depends on the tho favors of or politicians What chanco would the tho he association clause claim stand against a n bunch of city I am not nol trying to 10 throw obstacles In n the way I of oC tho the promoters but Lut alma sim simply sll ply uly Ily wish to poInt out what may bo be lI ex cx expected Ported when tho the association n tries to put Its ls Ideas Into force torce I hope they will wil make mak it a n go but I fear that tint It will IO I have the finish which like Iko attempts have had In the he past The attempt of oC tho th new organization to regulate regula Ie weights In boxing Is i not new non and may succeed provided those thoM Interested will support It I Homo Home time ago Igo I suggested In these thela columns an ar or arrangement of weights similar to those proposed nt at I l tho the Detroit meeting Tho weights were merely given ghon as al n a sug suggestion with sIth no thought that they would be adopted Ever l er the tho weight limits in Il the lie different clauses classes were ere disregarded there has beers been a n gen cral desire to see ecu the tho weights readjust readjusted ed A number of schemes Intro havo been Jeen suggested If Jt tho the newly formed association missed can get ge tho public to accept the lie weights OH as proposed the he meeting will wil have served some caine purpose few if It any tight light fans bus will wi question the thc th truthfulness of oC Horns remarks rem As before Stated Hated the lie question of oC may ma be 10 easy 11 to establish According to the schema nil boxers to 10 be he ni are com coin compelled to register with wih tho lie secretary before being eligible to compote compete before be foro any nil club chili which N is I n a member A nom Inal tee fee of 25 cents Is J charged for tor reg rIme Tho weight weights were wore entirely malting maiming two for tor or tho the very ery light boys IS under tinder the bantam UK fig Ig ure uro establishing a n light feather light and amid light heavyweight hel class cluss lime Tho limitations sire are n ni as follows folls Minims under pounds Light lan baui tami amiss to 10 10 Bantams 10 to Light feather to 12 m Feather lG m to J Light to m 13 Light welter wolter to tn a 10 Welter HO IO to 10 a US HS Middle 1 to 10 1 lbS Light heavy h It US to Heavy J I 75 ami over Theno The o weights l to bo be made nt at 3 tumid mid the tho objection objectionable able ringside scramble to t 0 do Impossible figures Iges Is thereby therel cut out |