The record-union., 1895-10-09

Mooser Defeated Mcmahon, and Payen
Got the Decision Over Fred
Muller.

There were. two very lively and inter-
esting boxing bouts at tho gymnasium OF
the Sacramento Athletic Club last even
ing in the presence of the club members.
Charles Bauer was master of ceremonies.
The first was between Ike Mooser OF
the local club and J. III. Mcmahon of the
Olympic Club of San Francisco. The
lads weighed lis pounds each. They
were very gentlemaniy in their conduct
toward each other, and conducted their
dispute on strictly amateur lines.
| 1t was pretty near an even thing be-
tween them, so much so that at the end
of tho stipulated four rounds the judges
said they could not agree and called for
another. In this Mooser made the best
showing. Mcmahon having severely
injured one of his hands. The decision
was given to Mooser.
There was nothing amateurish in the
four-round bout between Louis Payen of
the local club and Fred g. Muller OF the
San Francisco Athletic Club. Payen
weighed l42 pounds, and Muller 1879, but
the latter was the taller OF the TWO and
had The longer reach. He is very speedy
and has evidently had considerable ring
experience.
1t was give-apd-take in every round
from The moment tue gong sounded, and
the men were evenly matched. In the
middle OF the third round Muller landed
with his right on Payen's jaw, and that
very nearly settled the dispute. The
local man rallied, however, before the
close of the round.
In the fourth round each did his best to
settle the thing. In this round Payen
no CHI "a
gong sounded Muller was quite weak.
Ii was thought there would be no dispute
about the decision. but the judges evil
IDENTIFY hadn't seen enough, SO they called
Tor another round.
This was their mistake. By so doing
they virtually declared that 1t was u
s,and-ot. and While Muller wanted to go
on again his seconds would not allow It.,
claiming that under the amateur rules
the four rounds concluded the contest.
Referee Bauer, however, sent Payen to
the center OF the ring and commenced to
count oil the seconds. Muller jumped up
and tried TO meet his antagonist, but his
attendants would not let him.
AIR. Bauer, at the end of the ten Sec
onds, declared Payen the winner, amid
much cheering. The San francisco men
were greatly dissatisfied with the result,
and Will probably protest the decision.
Ii was announced that on the I'd Wells
Birdsali OF the local club and Z. ID. Nc
GinIey of the Olympic Club of San Fran
CISCO will meet here in a four-round bout
G. y. Reno, one of NJ uller's seconds,
said after the contest that he had writ
ten agreement with Captain kleinsorge
of the local club that the match should be
limited to four rounds, under the rules of
the Amateur Athletic Union. He said
that he had himself been ruled out as an
amateur Tor exceeding the iour-round
limit.
The rule is, he says, that amateur bouts
shall consist of three rounds. and then. II
Inc judges cannot decide on the winner
a fourth may be ordered. Reno and
Muller both claim that the latter should
have boon given the decision at the end
of the third round, while they admit
that in the fourth Payen had little the
best of it.
They say that when the judges virtu-
ally declared ii a draw at the end of the
fourth round they had no right, under
the amateur rule, to order fifth.
Muller says he can box at 100 pounds
and declares his intention of alienging
the winner of the Birdsall- NJ cGinley
match on the I'D inst.