Evening star., 1896-02-15
POINTS BY A PAST MASTER
Corbett Should Have Forfeited
His Fight With Mitchell.
SULLIVAN AND THE SUN

because we'll aware that the referees were
not conversant with the same. Why men
are persuaded to officiate referees who
are as ignorant Of the rules as is Apache
Indian / cannot imagine. 1t is an unenvia-
BILE position to fill, at any rate. There are
numerous ways Of taking unfair advan-
tages of an opponent that none but expert
enced men can detect. I'm not conversant
with the rules remarked Referee John
Fitzpatrick Of New Orleans (now mayor of
New Orleans) when he entered the ring to
officiate as umpire in the Sullivan-Kilrain
fight at Richburg, Miss; but this will be a
fair contest of the merits Of the two men,
and will do the best can
"That he was not conversant with the
rules, and that he should not have entered
the ring to act as referee, was apparent to
even Sullivans warmest adherents before
the battle was concluded. Kilrain repeat
edly laid himself open TO the charge of foul
by falling down to avoid punishment, Mike
Cleary protesting vigorously on behalf of
John L., but Fitzpatrick refused to allow
the same. But these We're more than over
balanced in the forty-second round. when
Sullivan, apparently incensed at kilrain's
tactics, committed the most uncalled-for
and most palpable foul ever witnessed in
prize ring. In this round Klran was re-
treating from Sullivan, and came back and
led, landing lightly. Sullivan, attempting
to counter. landed lightly on kilrain. the
liberia tely stood over his antagonist for
about two seconds, and then fell across
kilrain's neck with both knees, while Kill
rain lay PROSTATE before him. The crowd.
almost ~ a man, cried .foulH but Referee
Fitzpatrick ordered the fight to proceed.
''ln the forty-fifth round Kilrain landed
heavily on Sullivans neck with his left,
and then retreated. Sullivan quickly fol-
lowed kIlrain, cornered him, and landed
heavily on Jake's ribs when the latter
again went down. Sullivan apparently,
being aware that he could act as he
pleased. fully coSniZant of Fitzpa tricks ig
norance of the rules. deibera tely jumped
on kilrain with his feet. Loud cries of
four came from all sides of the ring. Any
fair-m!ndcd referee, conversant with the
rules and possessed Of moral courage, would
then and there have given the fight to Kill
rain. Sullivan was like a mad bull, having
apparently lost his head and when he
went TO his corner Muldoon cautioned him
In outspoken terms against repetition of
the violations of the rules, telling him he
would certainly throw his friends down.,
as well as himself, If any more fouls were
committed.
The Fitzsimmons-Demps Fight.
I'm the Fftzsimmons-De Dempsey fight at
New Orleans. in the eleventh round, FitZ
went in to finish the fight, having repeatedly
requested Dempsey to quit, telling the game
Nonpareil that he QTitzsimmons) did not
desire to punish him. Dempsey was too
pi ~ saying TO
You'll have to knoc!> me out. I'll never
quit% Early in the eleventh a left-handed
tpper-cut sent Dempsey to- the floor. Fitz-
simmons, despising the task of being forced
to iniiict punishment upon Dempsey, again
pleaded with the latter to give up the con-
test. Dempsey refused to yield. Shortly
efterward Dempsey was again sent to the
| floor in a heap. Dempsey's seconds. recog-
nizing the utter hopeles sness of continuing
| the unequal contest threw up the sponge
| jumped over the ropes, caught their man,
| enGeavoring to drag him back to his corner.
| FitZsiElmons, thinking the fight finished
| walked back to his corner and took his seat
' Dempsey, although terribly punished, broke
| away from his seconds determined to still
continue the struggle.
And right here Referee Brewster ma de a
| great mistake, he, too like Referee Fitzpat.
| rick, having declared before the fight that
| he was ignorant of the rules. Dempsey
Sarlely staggered over to Fitzsimmons cor
1er, and the latter arose, as if to shake
| hands; but the Nonpareil squared off tc
| again give battle to his foe. Just as the
| gong sounded time Fitzsimmons would Ger.
| tainly have put his now thoroughly dazeG
! opponent to sleep. The moment that DemD
sey's seconds entered the ring and dragged
| him back to his corner the battle should
have been declared at an end. The referee
had no right to allow the fight to proceed
further. FitzsimmonS became tired of fool
shness and rushed matters with will II
| the twelfth, landing heavily, at the sam,
| time begging Dempsey to give up. sting
| IIlS DlOW on the point OF the chin sent Demp
| sey to- the. floor in helpless heap. FitZsim
| mons walked away from him, again re
| quest ng him to give up the unequal con
test. Dempsey staggered to his feet, anoth
er straight-handed right On the chin down
ing him, and for the third time. as he aros,
to his feet, again went down under Fitz
sledge-hammer right.
The End of the Fight.
TN the thirteenth and last round Fit
endeavored to be nerciful but Dempse,
would not receive kindness At the call O
time the Nonpareil was as groggy as mai
loaded to the tips with liquor. Fitzsim
mons took long look at his game but de
feated antagonist, saying: Quit Jack
Dempsey, too proud of his well-earned rim
laurels, started for his antagonist, and tn
latter was unwilingly compelled to put tn
greatest Of all welter weights to sleep. H
landed on Dempsey, and the latter wen
down like a bullock hit with AK. Fitz
simmons gaZed at the PROSTATE form of hi
antagonist, and slowly walk ed back to hi
corner Dempsey tried to rise to his feet
fell back like a log, endeavored to get VI
again, and just as he was counted out, fel
corpse within a few feet of his own cor
ner He was carried to his corner, NOR
badly whipped than ever before in his m
career, while his friends, who had wagere
immense sums on the result, sat as
stricken dumb, scarcely realizing that tn
man hitherto believed invincible could b
, forced to succumb.
Had Referee Brewster understood tn
rules, he would have given the fight t
FitZsimmons when Dempsey's seconds en-
tered the ring and dragged him back to hi
, corner.
COrbett Should Have Lost.
'And like mistake was made in the Coz
bett-Mitchell fight if it could be called
fight. l was as pleased as any man abou
the ring to see the 'mouthy champion dis
posed Of in such short order, but when Coz
belts seconds entered the ring to preven
the latter from fouling Mitchell, the
grossly violated Queensbury rules, and, uT
. der proper construction thereof, Corbet
, should have lost the battle. He afterwar
, , explained that Mitchell had applied filth
epithet to him (CorbetD. But this was ev
IDENTIFY part of Mtchell's intended tactics
and Corhett should not have lost his heat
! Instead of that, he should have played wit
and punished Mitchell as did Jack McAl
life with Billy Myer at New Orleaes. JAG
, declared before the fight that he had grow
tired of the newspaper notoriety attaine
by Myer at his CMcAuliffe's) expense. II
not going to put him out in short order
said McAuliffe. I'll keep him in the rim;
lick MIN good, and shut up his big mout
= forever so far as I'm concerned. The HI!