Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-04-21 | Page 20 | Favor Boxing Game in Puritanical State

FAVOR BOXING GAME t t IN PURITANICAL STATE 2 i Maine Is taking th the c Old Olti puritanical i I the boxing game lead In r revolutionizing j of at re- re reE a a. piano plane v and placing It t upon stand on a apar aJ apar E s' s where It can i par with baseball football and college j 1 J 1 field sports re- re only does dON the law passed Not t r I r f Ah t. t II ho l. boxing contests but but It n. n 1 t l 1 Critics legalizes legalize and regulates them I Is model 1 and other say that the hO law ts' ts a S follow the tho precedent prece t ji-t states will probably k dent rho Tho Maine law fixes th the weight o of the gloves Kloves at nt six ounces ouncE's s says ays that there re ii than difference n of or more mure shall not be 10 a i t five pounds In the tite weight wel ht of o the men menor be made provides pro pro- not the match malch can an 1 or OJ lon shall be bC given lve n b by bya hl vides that no a a. referee und anti demands a n certificate kJ given Riven het hethy by hy a registered physician from All these measures are boxer M every cry critics who ho have hae I i g good g by hy studied the tue gime closely law Is ls lax relative re toi to California The Tue 3 the provision requiring a 0 doctor for or it i shall shaU be nn an ant state stat whether he ordinary physician a n dentist or a horse t doctor I his fact act was brought out at atthe tJ the thu investigation e tI atton of the death of nf Harry Nelll Neill The Thc rena killed by Ca i law also is som somewhat what vague OfU off orf for forI fv y f ns as It Is 14 10 possible to pull round fights 11 at Colma while In San Francisco lo there re sire art special fight I eg under its now charter t the tho ho local 1 authorities having ha full till power to r regu- regu lI- lI I lat bouts bout trouble in the past has hitis been that Orjo oin u I sportsmen h hive have Vl not given n the game gaine Ie t the b h demanded that support nor proper open lines along alonS' proper ho bo ln ing be Ie regulated t till nil nit men like lIk boxing the ther I most t I gr r t majority r refuse to lo espouse espouse- it itS do 10 not care enre to I rind If legislators S p I thIt learn of or their ha 5 voting In lii favor of 1 allY my hilt bill legalizing vol nJ though duse r r r- vt t-vt 1 n till poll lr t Ion inn