The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-13
GOSSIP ABOUT TIE BOXERS.
THE NECESSITY OF NEW RULES FOR
FIST EI0HTS.
Heennn's Last YITe-win BnIy Mccarthy
Give Us Line English Middle
Weights t-Loe McAulino "a Good One

Give us Line gu English Middle
WeiEhtst-Joe McAuIine "a Good One.
| The death OF Brennan In Chicago following
so closely on the heels OF tho killing OF Nc
| Bride in San Francisco, shows plainly that the
present rules governing ist contests sadly
need revising Unless they are revised and
these contests are made less brutal and wholly
free from danger OF fatal results In less than a
year mono will be permitted in any place in
the country. A number OF gentlemen have
asked me to formulate q SGT OF rules more hui
mane than those at present In vogue. and for
the sake OF preserving the manly sport
l may do so later on. II do I
shall provide that the men shall be carefully
examined before entering the ring, in order
that no man shall be permitted to box who has
heart or Brights disease or any other disorder
which might be reused into fatal activity
through excitement or violent exortiona
shall demand that not only shall the stakes OF
the ring be carefully padded, as they are In
California. but that tho floor OF the ring shall
10 carneted with rubber. Neither Mcbride
nor Brennan owes his death directly to
blows, but both died from conclusion OF
the brain. caused by falling on tho hard
floors OF the rings. Mcbride was sent
up whom he was SO groGgy that he could
not stand, and he pitched forward and
fell fat on his nose and forehead. lie was en-
feohled by liright's disease and by functional
disorders, and the shock OF the fall ruplured u
blood vessel In hs brain. lie should revor
have been permitted to enter, the ring in tho
first rla,e. hut If the floor OF the ring had been
carneted with rubber he would not have been
SO violently shocked rs he was and lie might
G BE @NG ITO, to;t siy IN Brenm99s case he ieil in
against the hnrd l'oor OF the ring. Had it boon
covered with rubber he. too. mGht Dc @llvo TO-
day. The third thing | Will change in the rules
will no tho duty OF tho referee, / will make it
obligatory on him to di-nunlify a contestant
has no Glance Of wnninr Except ihronsb acri
dent and further lighting on his part will only
subject MN u. to cruel al unYerossary punish
slugsers and tho so-cnlled dead game mon
who fight on hoping against hone AID once in
defeat By sheer luck or through tho chipler OF
aeGlqonts. nj ! do not caro- tor Thorn or for th"r
There is another "ass do 90 care e"i for, However.
and THAI Is tho large class who will honestly
say; " Put II You give tho referee this, rover,
eose shi T bq5 Who % , ior rd 5sG
10 this | have only to answer: You must not
have corrupt men for referees. IL puGi!istic
sport Il to he worthy Of tho rame or to flourish.
Of sporting clubs. These clubs must have
official referees, and in order to get good men
the occupant must be pai well Tor his services.
Just rs the pres iding Judge or the starter II
is paid At present It is di ' it," mater Te
to get n man to serve IA II referee because
there IS little honor and no profit in the place,
Make the emolupents Of a referee equal 10
those of Il iits.-ciass starter on race course.
keep him in office for year, and my word Tor
IT. there vii be no difficulty in getting nlenty
Of TT and honorable men for tho place. 1
believe, too, that rules modified az / propose
would remove three; nths Of the present oppo-
sition to boxing. and that under them contests
would meet with little or no opposition.
George DiXon,s refusal to meet Cal Mccarthy
before the Pelican Club will probably seem
strange to EnEIshmcn: but there is hardly u
doubt that the refusal is due to homesickness
more than anything else. George won quite
a pot Of money by defeating Nunc Wallace. and
he is DESTROYS Of coming homo and having II
good time while his laurels are fresh on his
brow. lis refusal will be a great disappont-
ment to Mccarthy who feels COCK sure that he
at him. They will probably be brought to-
II Billy Mccarthy of Australia succeeds in
getting on with either Toff Wall or led Pritch-
ard in London. the result OF the so will give us
q verv good line on she capabilities Of tho Eng
lish middle weights a gamer man than Nc: (
Carthy never pulled shirt off in ring. ard
he has an underhand punch that is very dan