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Show HARVARD ADOPTION BOOSTS RING GAME The adoption of boxing as a major sport by the Harvard athletic officials Is regarded as the greatest boost ever given the mitt sport. The authorities ! at Cambridge wore clow to accept, but I now that it Is numbered among the ' major sports practically all the bitter bit-ter known colleges will adopt it. One I effect of Harvard's adoption of the ' sport Is observed at Now Haven where Vale athletics officials are calling for an incroaso In tho squad and offer-! offer-! lng plans for tho development of the game along lines not heretofore thought possible. Yale officials iJ- inittod they had gone slow in devel-' devel-' ..ping the game preferring that Har- vard and Princeton also join. Princeton Prince-ton has not officially adoptod th gnm as yet, but It Is expected they will do ho this month Harvard expects ex-pects to have a boxing team of about 12 members. Later a regular boxing coach may be installed, but for this season the sport will be under iho direction of sonic of Ihe other dt.ec tors oo |