The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
M'COY WANTS A CHANGE
Says Queensberry Rules Are Much In Need
81 q Revision.
HURST SAYS FIGHT WILL Be 4 GOOD ONE
Mr.. Robson of Cleveland IL Holding
Out Hopes to Gaiveston OF Being
Made = Training Place.

| lid Mccoy Ia very much opposed to ID,
present Queensberry rules. says the World OIL
| Srcrt, especially as regards the question oil
| hussing In clinches In an cndeavor to stay the
| limit.
II is natural that he should take this view
OF the mattcr, as n clever boxer OF slpndcr
| physique Ia very mucn a, disadvantage
when opposed to man his superior IN
strength, whose rough work at close quarters
has a demornlizing effect upon the weaker
contestant. Mccoy expresses himself as fol-
lows:
"The Queensberry rules as they read are
full Of contradictions. Rule . says. No wrest-
ling or c'inchng allowed Now. that rule %
meaningless II Is Impossible to avoid clinch-
ing. as In close fighting the men often slip
Into clinch because they can't avoid 1t. Then
there Is in rule another stipulation that Il
nuy man, through weakness or any other
cuusc, should fall. he must get up unassisted.
ten seconds to be allowed him to do so. the
other man. meanwhile. to return to his cor
ncr Now, supposing knock my opponent
down In my cwn corner, and still obey the
rules. II were to comply with the rules III
ponent One OF the most important points IN
boylng is omitted completely from the rules.
mean the question OF hitting with the free
Tie rules under which Corbett and Sharkey
bcyed were dictated by Corbctt They caiieu
S senn Sna s wsr to sp
They couldn't fight themselves out OF clinch.
nos could they score on the opponent with tho
fres hand aa,t, k5ss
Billy Madden refereed bout In New York
two years ago and had his troubles because
the CT ovid were not posted on the rules. One
from clinch and throw up his arms tbs
other chap, who had his head with him. took
advantage OF this politeness BY driving hts
right over on the Jaw as the polite chap stop
ped back, with his arms In the air, The blow
settled the bout, and the crowd called foul.
Madden however. awarded the fight to the
the crowd. Madden's explanation, however.
satisfied the management Of the club.
rns onesensssrry rules should ssrtainly be
slsting Of such ring experts as Al smith Par
SEA s,,;,. Davies. San Fitzp.trick George siier,
ton and Arthur Lumicy, be appointed com
mttee on rules by the prominent boxing club
managers. and that the rules framed by this
committee be adopted
Tim Hurst, who will referee tho Mccoy
Slarkey fight before the Lenox Athletic club
In New York on January TO- naturally Is as
dumb as an oyster regarding the outAomc of
the coming mill. In his opinion 1T will at
tract even more interest than the exhibition
no chance a l for ahe dssara Tny
Tin, and nothing crooked IS going 20 iiap-
b?n It's going to be a hard battle, with
plenty Of fighting. ! lool, for even higg n
Spuse than that which was on baud tho night
Ccrbett and Sharkey met guess that's a
god enough way TO put It,. They met but. |
There WIS fifty odd thousand dollars in the
house that night, and the receipts of The
coihing battle will be evan larger, in my opin-
ion. The betting. too though rather tame &C
present Is going to be fast aud furious AZ the |
close End, around the. riugsile. Just as soon
as the Odds settle, the sports will get their |
money down In big bulks."