| Show PENN BOASTS FLASHY TEAM Boxing Becomes Leading Sport Difference In New Game Noted PHILADELPHIA Jan Jen 17 Boxing a step-child step In Intercol Intercol- Intercollegiate Intercollegiate athletics nine years ears ago has advanced In the last few years to a position ot of promInence IlS as an on Indor Indoor sport port among the col- col colleges col colleges leges At the University of or Pennsyl Pennsyl- Pennsylvania vania vanla vania the tho turnout for tor the boxing team and for tor or the classes In which the manly art ot or self defense ate are ar taught has hos been remarkable George Georgo Dr ker v r eran cran coach cooch of the has been forced to tomake tomake make the candidates for the team report at varying times Umes during the afternoon because of ot the crowded conditions of ot the boxing room In it Its upward climb boxing has had obstacles to many mony over overcome come In colleges The clash be- be between be between tween culture and has J given away until the two go hand In hand There Thoro i Is a s difference between college and pugilism I In Inthe Inthe the former much heavier gloves are used than In the latter and an th tha rounds are one short minute minute short short- shorter er In addition clinching and ond holdinG are aro not permitted and the result In disqualification Little slugging has been Indulged ed td In with witt the tho result that science Is the tho prevailing feature Decker II a master boxer himself boxer and never nevera a hard hitter during the days he be was as meeting the star stars of o the tho light light- lightweight weight light weight class believes that the col- col college col college lege loge men get more out of ot being able to box than titan than to alu- alu Pennsylvania Penn State Slite the Naval oval academy M If I T form form- formed ed Cod the first Intercollegiate boxing association In III 1918 2918 Only a hand handful ful fut of ot students reported at that as compared with close to a hundred at the present reent time Since Sineo the beginning of ot the tho sport as R a one Syracuse YalE Tale Virginia an and numerous other Institutions ot of o higher blither learning have havo gone In for tor or the sport Each team goes through a reg- reg regular regular reg regular ular s schedule with the season starting this month and continuing until March when the Intercollegiate late are held This year Pennsylvania will wilt meet Sy- Sy Syracuse Sy Syracuse Army Penn State Yale and Navy There Is a 0 possibility also that either Princeton or Virginia or both will be bo met md The Tho turnout of ot freshmen who are Ineligible for varsity competition competition tion Lion has lIas cause caused 1 the for atlon of first year team with the prospect ot of three or four other meets George Georgo Thayer captain of ot the varsity football teat teal I t fall tall and anda anda a member ot of o the tho boxing team for fora fora tora a short abort time last year ear has report report- reported reported reported ed for the team and Intends to tomako tomake tomake make mako a strong bid for tor the heavy heavy- heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight weight class Jack Duller Butler center an Martin Brill freshman star who will be eligible for vars vars- varsIty vars- vars varsity varsity ity competition after the February year year mid examinations are arc other football players who ho have havo taken to boxing A M Cohen P To 11 It II Clark dark G Goodritz C P Reinthal and L L Riccio aro are veterans upon whom Coach Decker Is placing a lot of o hope hopes for tor a championship Sam Levy star ot of o last lut years year's team leant and captain of or the 1927 com corn combination h ts 5 s been boen lost bat for tor the sea sea- season sea season son Levy during the Christmas holidays wrenched w his side so BO badly that physicians have deem deem- deemed deemed ed ad It unwise for him hInt to continue boxing The Pennsylvania Pennsylvania basketball team Learn will ill play two Important con con- contests contests tests next Ie ik Lafay Lafay- Lafaye Lafayette Lafayette e ette te on Wednesday and the Naval avol academy I on oft The mid mid- middies middIes middles dies were tho the victors victors In the first game of ot tho the series at Annapolis on January 5 6 25 to 17 |
