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Show NEW YORK IS TO LEGALIZE BOXING New York, Nov. 15. When the next New York tate legislature convenes at Albany, a bill will bo introduced legallizing public boxing exhibitions of limited rounds before Incorporated athletic clubs. Sporting enthusiasts here assert that they have received assurances of a strong backing for the measure and believe that It will pass. The bill, as tentat ively. drawn up, I Includes a novel clause, providing for a state boxing commission to be composed com-posed of three members appointed by the governor, whose duties will Include In-clude the Issuing of licensing of clubs of recognized stability. Tho framers of the bill believe that clubs should pay high fees for licenses, probably $1,000 per club annually, with a percentage per-centage of net receipts to bo collected collect-ed as a state tax. the entire money thus realized to be turned over to the state's charitable Institutions. The omiuis6ion will also grant a permit per-mit for each contest and will have the power to prevent battles that might he termed "prize fights" because be-cause of tho notoriety of the pugilists. pugil-ists. The bill, as drawn up by the Ikix-ing Ikix-ing men, limits the length of each contest to twenty rounds of three minutes min-utes each, with a compulsory rule that referees must prevent knockouts at all hazards. Clubs that permit open betting on bouts will forfeit their licenses li-censes which may also be revoked by the commission for any other breach of the rules. |