The sun., 1894-08-30
MAULIFFES SIDE OF IT.
ADMITs HE WAS NOR IN CONDITION
TO MEET GRIFFo,
withir Two Nonths st ths Lisht-weisht
I.iu,It, Tea Rounds or - = Finish. ror
A.y AHosnt Up 20 sIo.coo-How They
Judge Fights nt ths Pelican Ciub. Iousop

| IIu,tt, Tea Rounds or 80 = Finish, for
| Ary Anosnt Up 20 sIo.coo-How They
| Judge Fieht. at che Pelican C-b. I.orso.
| Representatives of Jack McAuliffe, who rc-
| ceivcd the decision over Griffo, the Australian
! pugillst, at Coney Island Monday night, called
| at THE Sun Office last night and left the folow-
ing statement, which explains itself:
| ITO the EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sfr: want 10
| trcspass upon your space to say word or two
| with reference TO the criticisms that have been
| passed upon the contest between Grffo and
myself at Concy Island. There seems to be- y
disposition to roast Mr.. Maxwell More for his
| decision and TO ascribe some ulterior motive 10
him for the position he took. desire u say
| that never met Mr.. More until Monday night.
knew his reputation for honesty and when
his name was suggested as referee agreed to
him at once. as did my opponent
IL have no fault to find with the feeling OF tho
sporting public against me to-day, for confess
that did not do my duty to them in entering
the ring ms did. That was In no condition to
meet Grifro or any one else am free to admit.
will not attempt to make excuses for that, nor
shall plead forgiveness until have demonstra-
ted by my actions, that am entitled again TO
that confidence that was mine for many years.
l only ask the sporting world not 10 forget that
Tor eleven years have never failed them when
called upon, and that no man in all that time has
ever lost a dollar where he has backed me To
win. am human. confess my fault
Dt 5 10 10
the past severe punishment, am ready now to
take any penance that my former followers
and his SH manager az % aftsP Monday % nights contess
that ! would give Griffo any chance that he
wrong in his decision. and have offered. and
now !orcr,to meet him again for ten rounds or IN
Ia $4,000 within two months. am ready to
post forfeit and will do 40 at the first indlca-
tion from Critic that he means business;
NEW YORK, Aug. 90, 1904"
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: Your very
able sporting editor gives a very interesting ao-
count conn of an interyiew I With Mr.; Macy Mere
Critic contest. Twas unfortunately not pressns
at the fight, SO can venture no opinion as to tho
Of bis tSs
gated; However perfect his i1vention may be
In which the turn of a cogwheel is supposed to
register the points of q round, Il can never COM
pare with the old fashioned way of recording the
For three years that resided in London was
regular attendant at all the scraps" which
acted as one OF the judges. These contests were
conducted on plan which might well be int
first place, two Judges and referee are Away.
present The Judges sit at opposite angles of
h rns and sS notes @ ens s
sas sbe s"ns aSs. ss c
and also as it, e the T., one , who is best az
master OF the ceremonies approaches tho
judges and receives from them a paper hear
Ing the name Of the winner, and II these papers
agree he announces same, but II there be a dis
agreement then the referee gives the decision,
II unable to do this the contestants are called
upon by the referee for another-a deciding
round.
That Is all the referee has to do with the de-
cision. He does not enter the ring and separate
the oombatants when they have clinched. He
merely calls upon them to break away" and ic
they consume much time in 30 doing he eau
tions the delinquent and II the "Clnching~
continues and the same person IL at fault ha
simply disqualihes him and awards the fight to
his opponent. Seconds are not allowed to COM
municate by word OF mouth IN their principals
while the contest Is going on, though permitted
To do SO by signs or motions. 1t seems to me
that Mr.. Maxwell More although, as he says,
pressed Into service against his desire" musk
have had some idea that he would be called
upon to act as referee otherwise why was he ac-
registering. automatic referees assistantf It is
possible that public sympathy may have been
with Griffo, he being the smaller. but surely tho
representatives OF every newspaper in New
York, who unite In pronouncing Mr.. Maxey
Mores decision unjust are equally well Quali-
fed from long experience to Judge between
right and wrong. and they seem TO have no hesi-
use a charitable term. was a mistake. So
think. Yours truly, X. p. n.
A typographical error in the table Of points,
furnished by Referee Maxey More. as published
In Yesterdays Sun, gave forty-fo four points to
Critic In the second round. whereas II should
have been fourteen. The totals. however, wereA
Eiaghf lAR NaI.l falI,