The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-28
CRITIC WAS ROBBED.
Patrons Of the Osney Island Fight
Also SwiRdled by the Club.
Bettors Against McAuliffe Had No
Possible Chance to Win.
The Public Is Buncoed and the Seaside
People Front by $4,000.

II Mayor Schieren lacked an excuse
for revoking the license Of the Seaside
Athletic Club the opportunity was Afford
ed last night to rescind that privilege.
on the ground of fraud and swindling
such of its patrons who had placed their
money on Critic. and had been robbed
by the most unjust decision ever given
| in prize ring. -
Last night 5000 people occupied seats
of degree of sumptuousness ranging
from a hard pine plank to a kitchen
chair. for which they paid, individually,
sums ranging from 81 to any amount de-
manded by the Seaside Athletic Club
management on the plea Of an inordinate
l demand.
| The purpose of their attendance was
| to witness a number of glove contests,
but principally the ten-round bout be-
tween Jack McAuliffe, Brooklyn's one
time pugilistic idol, and young Critic,
the Australian lad, who. they were told.
was tremendously clever. They saw the
bout and watched McAuliffe being
soundly trounced, scientifically, by the
' Then emf they 1 heard it announced that the
man who had been toyed with and
punched at will by the Australian for
forty minutes had won the bout. the
clean steal of a well-fought and easily
won bout was probably the death-knell
of the Seaside, Athletic Club. If it
! wasn't, 1t should be.
Previous to entering the ring, McAu-
life said that he would find out what
his antagonist had in him during three
champion, after ten-round interview
with the little fellow, has still but dim
idea that the period of his stay was an
interval OF stops counters nd S,n stratsat
seemed to come from everywhere.
description of the bout Is but a
snebs Of MeAH taet's viii ~ aad a.
hard as he liked, escaping even return
lightweight would stand dszed, while
schoolmaster rebuking a pupil after the
old style. The farce reached its climax
in the fifth round, when the Aus
s ssaa S asse eRpR Where snail III
In the sixth round Nc Auliffe could have
ed edet to Pc DO the trick In the eighth Jack
fought with the desperation 81 u loser,
throwing his weight upon the smaller
b %SR i It was A Sowever. HIS best round.
| poor as II was. The ninth and tenth
were somewhat similar, Critic. knowing
he had clearly won the bout. doing little
| aggressive work.
! When the bell rang the men went to
their corners, and the crowd commenced
to disperse, satisfied that there could be
looked nearly as blue as he did. and no
man knew that Jack was whipped bet
ter than himself.
as the sharp voice OF Announcer Fred
Burns was heard declaring that "the
referee awards the bout to McAuliffe."
Not man left the building. Amaze
| m danfctRd
looked dazed. but hardly less so than
McAuliffe; Then arose cries Of Rob.
tried to speak, but the tumult Of cheers
that greeted him prevented his voice
was cheered till the rafters trembled.
and was borne on the shoulders Of PEG.
pie who had entered the place prepared
70 M Ca line The the victor" gathered up
his handlers and the portable liquor and
wine establishment which he had
G the the repes and hSatea
by the crowd which had seen him
thrashed. decision or no decision.
Several facts which tb may throw aa
fiasco were discussed quietly in hotels
and road. houses after the bout. The
men fought with an understanding that
each should receive the same sum. said q!
was said regarding a fixed" deci-
As stated by THE Evening World
McAuliffe did not abstain from drink
ing" All his pranks and maudlin exhi-
sS those h xho Closest
to him during his stay at CAROLS. Fur
ther than this, one Of his handlers re-
marked to The Tn o, tSe bout
Jack has been full OF booze right
along and hasn't trained q minute"
There was not dissenting voice heard
on the island after the crowd had left
the clubhouse from the opinion that
Critic had been robbed Of the decision.
and that those who had placed money
died. Men who were declared losers
under the precedent that money follows
the referees award" felt dubious about
ref refused to be thus robbed could not be
called "welcher."
Harry Hill, than whom no better au-
thorty could be aIofSsa' sa tsrrlblv strong
friend OF Jacks to give MIN even
draw"
the Seaside Athletic Cub. The man.
: McAuliffe was not training: but white,
callei to 1t. Under the circumstances,
the bout should have been declared on
a week ago. But the Seaside people
the prospect OF packed house. and
smiled a smile that said: I'VE know an.
{ other trick, and this $4,000 proft Is mol
They turned the trick last night. Theii
. natrons became victims, and now many
Y people are wondering Il the game on
Incidents OF last night point a clear ant
e distinct lesson to the newly organized
!, Atlantic Athletic Club. viii greed iol
: gain override fairness and open dealing
In their case?