Recommending the adoption of he: vier boxing gloves for collegiate fighters and elimination of hand bandages, Led Houck, boxing coach at Penn State College defended col-legate boxing against the criticism which followed the death of a YMI, fighter.
Referring to the death of Cadet William Eastham of the Virginia Military Institute, Houck, professional referee and former fighter, said:
"The death of a young man from injuries received while participating in college sport naturally brings forth widespread criticism of the sport whether it happens to be football, baseball or boxing.
"Boxing is not necessarily a hazardous sport," Houck said. "Coaches and officials can remove needless dangers if they are alert and are sincere in their efforts to teach the code of college boxing—'to outpoint by skill and speed is more creditable than to win by knockout."
Five Suggestions Houck, who never was knocked out in his 200 professional fights, made five suggestions which he believes would benefit college boxing if adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The suggestions are:
1. Adoption of 12 instead of 10 ounce gloves.
2, Prevention of amateur boxers from competing on college teams unless they enroll in college imme-elately after high school graduation.
3. Disbarment of any college boxer who participates in amateur bouts after college enrollment 4. Continued attempt to obtain competent, fearless officials in the ring, who without exception, will stop a bout in which one contestant is hopelessly outclassed.
5. Elimination of all hand bandage ing.
"My recommendation for the adoption of 12 ounce gloves if put into practice would be sufficient to prevent most of the minor accidents.
Also, I am emphatically in favour of eliminating all bandaging—tape or gauze.
"Too many coaches take advantage of the rule which permits them to tape the hands with a soft material—not heavy enough to add to the force of the blow. Often a contestant whose hand is injured is allowed to figħt because his coach can get away with heavy bandaging. So I say, eliminate bandaging and provide for heavier gloves."—Reuter The hoisting of national flags, the Convention of separate commemoration meetings by Government organs and the public voicing of "Long Live the Three People's Principles! Long Live the Kuomintang, and Long Live the Chinese Republic!" will mark the "Double Tenth," the Chinese National Holiday, to-day. No official reception will be given.
Mr. O. K. Yui, the Mayor, who acted as the military spokesman yesterday, announced that in ob-
Servance of the event, no press conference would be held. Meanwhile, messages were issued by Gen. Yang Hu, the Martial Law Commander, Gen, Sun Yuan-liang, Commander of the 88th Division, and several commanders, recalling the blood shed by the revolutionaries for the freedom of the country, and declaring their determination to fight to the last man against Japanese aggression.
Small groups have been formed by the Shanghai Relief Association to visit various refugee camps to point out to the inmates the significance of the National Day, while Chinese Boy Scouts will visit various hospitals and also camps bringing "Double Teath" cheer and comforts to the wounded and refugees.
A campaign to increase the sales of Liberty Bonds and gather funds or articles to comfort the soldiers will be launched at commemoration meetings to be held at 10 am. Two hours later, the patriotic slogans will be broadcast over Chinese radio stations, and the Chinese ouphe are expected to join in.
In his message, Gen. Yang said that instead of celebrating the glorious achievements of the revolutionaries, -|he would strive together with his colleagues under the leadership of
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other memorable day for the eyer-lasting peace and freedom of China. London, Oct. 7.
After recalling the trials and In a Third Division match in the tribulations of the Republic, Gen. Southern section to-day, Notts County Yang said China was again confront-defeated Mansfield Town by twaled with another crisis brought about goals to nil.—Reuter.
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