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Show CONAN DOYLE IS AGAINST FIGHTS New York, Sept. 13. Sir A Conan Doyle, who Is a leading factor in tho efforts of tho English to reorganize their Olympic athletic system, does not believe that boxing should be included in-cluded in the Olympic program at future fu-ture meets. He said recently on this subject: "I am opposed to boxing as an Olympic competition, and thero is a good reason why it should be excluded. exclud-ed. I take a keen interest in boxing and I am a supporter of what Is generally gen-erally termed the 'noble art.' but what has happened in the past points to the necessity of excluding from tho game sports in which opponents come Into a cloBe personal physical struggle. strug-gle. In boxing tho men seek to defeat de-feat each other by heavv blows I sav nothing against this as" a sport and with competitors of different nationalities, nation-alities, unable to understand each other's language and oft-times nc-oii3tomed nc-oii3tomed to oox under mlea that widely iary in the letter, there is so much danger of heat nnd ill-temper being engendered that it would bo unwise to restore boxing to the program. pro-gram. What I have said of boxing holds good to Bomo extent with regard to wrestling, and I think It would be a move in the right direction if tho wrestling events were also excluded. The Olympic games should be a great agenoy for promoting mutual respect and good feeling among the nations, and It would bo better to eliminate 38? SlmIfflvh.,iI,g 1Ikely t0 interfere with the realization of. this." |