The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18
IN THE ROPED ARENA.
Billy Frazier Mentor Thinks He
Was Robbed of the Decision.

Dan Saunders, sporting editor of the
Boston Globe, under the nom-de-plume OF
"Scrapper," has this to say In his paper
this morning: "There is no denying the
fact that had Frazier received a square
show he would have taken the long end :"
of the purse. The referee violated the
Queensberry rules at the very start by
allowing Falvey to stand over Frazier
while the latter was on the floor.
BY granting that privilege to one man he
established precedent for the rest of the
fight, but he did not live up to it. When
Falvey was knocked down the referee
made Frazier go TO his corner every time.
Then the counting off the seconds when
Falvey was on the floor was another
wrony deal Had the timekeeper acted
honestly in that matter, Falvey would
have been cou ted out, for he was on the
floor fully thirteen seconds--three more
than allowed by the rules. The
timer counted all right till he reached
nine, then there was long pause,
and TO the surprise Of all. he cried nine
again, following this with another long
wait before announcing ten. BY that time
Falvey was on his feet. Three days before
the fight letter was received by promi-
nent sporting man of Boston stating that
Frazier could not win. The officials OF
the club were informed Of this fact, and
too a iozen different kinds OF oaths to
support their statements that everything
would lie done honestly The result OF the
battle showed that the writer of the letter
had some inside information. 1t was
damaging for the club, as no fighter will
care to box in n club where favorites are
saved from defeat"
AS a matter of fact. Saunders is the
financial director " Frazier's affairs md
the long end" OF the purse doubtless
meant something to n. 1t was he who
made the match for Frazier with Falvey
and all the business transacted with the
ex-parson was done through 'scrapper."
He was blind to the fact that Fal-
vey did any work at all. He saw
but one man in the ring and that was
Frazier II Falve had punched the ex-
minister out he would have said that ii
was "a chance blow" II Frazier had won
he would have been world beater" in
Scrapper's eyes, but rs the best he could
was u draw, ''Scrapper" raises the
cry Of robbery" IL Frazier had
Falvey out 10 seconds on two oc-
occasions. why didn't he go in and finish
him. A man who can't yet on his feet in
side of ten seconds comes pretty near be-
ing ont, and it shows weakness of heart
on FraZier's part that he did not make a
sure thing while he was about it. Ex-
actly the same thing happened at the
Sullivan -Conley contest n month before.
Conley thought he had Sullivan out a
dozen times, but he kept getting on his
feet inside the limited ten seconds. But
Conley persevered, and finally settled it
for good. II Conley had possessed the
same weak heart that throbbed in Fra
zier's bosom, there would have been a
"draw" on that occasion. But Frazier
when he found that his man didn't go out
as easily as he had reckoned oil lost heart
and never struck blow after that There
was nobody in the hall more pleased than
was Frazier when Referee McMaugh de-
clared it draw. 4. w. A.