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Show BOXING CODE IS AWFUL LAX Kilbane Abuses His Title By Demanding Big Purses In All Mills Bv SEA Service. NEW YORK, Nov. 25. While the action of the New York state boxing commission in declaring a number of titles void has been much ridiculed it Is. becoming more apparent that at least a step has been made In the right direction. While tiie Marquis of Queensbury rules cover the boxing gamo very thoroughly, it seems that the code would have been more complete had It contained some definite word as to the defending of their titles by the champions of the various classes. It doesn't soom fair to tho logical contenders for the various titles to have some veteran holder of a championship cham-pionship put hi.s title in camphor balls and practically refuse to d fend it in a decision bout unless given most of the looso money available There certainly should be a definite defi-nite ruling as lo how often a champion cham-pion Should defend his title duiinr the course of a year. It seems that he should take a chance In a decision deci-sion bout at least once every six months. The care of Champion Johnny Kilbane Kil-bane of the featherweight division is tho most glaring example of how this condition is abused. Kilbane absolutely abso-lutely refuses to defend hla title unless un-less guaranteed a sum that is out of proportion with his drawing possibilities. possibili-ties. The promoters an t ntltlcd to a good cut and the challenger a fair sum, but the demands ma le by Kilbane Kil-bane make such a thing out of the question. Fight fans are a bit tired of conditions con-ditions in several classes, notably the middleweight and featherweight. Johnny Wilson and Johnny Kilbane are anything but popular with followers fol-lowers of the ring game at this lime, simply because of the tafety-flrst tactics tac-tics employed |