The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
xErHUsINsTs ASK o rRo REronus
IN BOXING CONTESTS

NON snDNhh = 80 VI MAAIImM1
berry Rnles without Restrictions-Exno,
weights OF Contestants should Ne prade
K~nown-BoRrd Of Diseiplins's Report.
Patrons Of glove fights arc talking OF two
ueeded reforms Just now. One Il that ali con-
tests should be held under the MARQUIS Of
opeeusberry rules without restrictions, and
the other Is that the weights OF all p~uRillsts
should be correctly announced before the men
enter the ring. The recent wranEle between
Mccoy and Sharkey over their private agree-
ment AZ to the rules which should govern
their contest did much to convince the SPORT
ing public that the stipulations generally made
when articles OF agreement are signed are
causes for unnecessary trouble. Many fights
have been decided In local clnbs during the
past year which gave great satisfaction because
there vas no tampering with the Marquis OF
oueensberry rules. That Is to say. the men
were allowed to light In and out 81 clinches.
and could also hit on the breakavay. The
battle between Gardner and Sullivan on last
Monday night was one Of the most satisfactory
Of the season because Of the strict enforcement
Of the rules. which allowed the little fellows to
use their Gsts as long as they were free. In
comparison. the McCoy-Sharkey bout was not
nearly so fast. because OF the fact that there was
no hitting In the clinches or In the breakawaya.
This was. OF course. an advantage to Mccoy.
Had the Marquis Of Queensberry rules pre-
vailed In their entirety the battle might have
been even more decisive. Expert iudges say
that the latter code. as interpreted By ref
erees. who will insist upon their actual mean
ing. will give better results. In that they are
intended to test every quality OF q 1rst-class
pugilist. They show what Q man can do at
long range in boxing and leg work. and they
also demonstrate what a fighter Ia. capa-
be Of III, s 70 via@ ESoss IN nhoe iin o {
TO m"r alterations or Amendments dc not
see why l.aiinE pugtiists; bS especially aa those
ment that II two ~pugilists are anxious TO decide
the question, Of supremacy no outside agree
piIon. Gardner. Dave Sullivan. Mcdovern and
other noted pugilists; in their respective
sS, srry rules EFs u Gn tassr Ct de ana mdffBs alieS q. 4 }Sss ali
matches in future should be made accordingly,
other competent referees are Of a similar
opinion. TO say nothing of the rank and aie OF
ss re- r TaT t Ren W are d htieha ' Il viz fHn not Sea ss s1pl
prise II he amendment barring hitting in
cIinches and on the b~reakaWay Is soon done
away with
Men who generally. wager money on Ell9ys
p~ugilists adhere to OF coneeaiipR their exact
weights before putting up their hands. specu-
Of the r~acetraek do. To get a correct, line on a
weights Of the men In matches where fight
ers are compelled to weigh In at a certain time
Known SO that there Is no nff~aultfndinE: but In
~catchweight affairs II Is almost impossible to
fnd out the hgrre - OF , the p g5.9 H Nn very rev
sharkey weighed on last Tuesday night. Nc
Coy insist. d that he was not over 15th pounds.
sharkey chung to the statement that he was :
not more than l72 pounds, when he weiGhsd
before. As a result there was much spscula-
ton. and many enthus asis who wanted to
s asfsr POCKETS SsEs aa! his 9 70 ke SnYy 'e ons cont contest IT
Of many in which there has been doubt
s ssssed s aHd E Il sse@s . . I bs @s @s.t fas S sisR s sSR-
siderable favor. It has been suggested that
principals be Weighed publicly, in the ring be-
tators. Il has. also been. pointed out that the
F place qaaa5 sassf ia1f 5Rs wei s9s p Tie day SSt bss
fore the mill and make them pub c. Such an
late the betting so that the public. in a way.
would receive certain amount Of protectton. ls
sharEey had been known in time many persons
who bet their money blindly, would have re.
fEalpsd fro tpST R,t spfiGT latin v.T the esy Ssis ssts.I 81
known except by a few AZ Carson. but the pub
He had no redress; In TIE days OF OH /. sui,
Of these big fellows, and. according to the best
T Wed ihs old order OF Things 'h0uia noe % re-
The Board Of ip~isc!pline's report pubIished
ious Tor the establishment OF .e;ean baseball; |
The many instances OF disorder on the neld
made the boards action imperative. According
70 Messrs krauthof. Kramer and Stearns they
S Shi2n ns f Becklf Fyf i y tse k Hawe rit t. Try tPs b s3Ys ss t lSe
Polo Gntunds: Holmes for his, conduct IN this
city: Vaughn lor his assault qpon Umpire
abuse OF Umpire Brown in Boston: Dahlen or
his chronic kicking. which brought more
player, and other fragrant yiolators. o. the laws.
One OF the club owners. whose PAYERS have
his men should be suspended by the hoard he
would immediate y take the. case TO the courts.
siderable weight With other magma es who are
averse TO court proceedings, Such a move
you'd be in striking contrast to the methods
v are forced to take their @sdielns:
protests Tor the reason that their employers
and regulations. The baseball maenates who
persist in unfolding disorderly players In spite
ing their business interests. BY giving the re-
Iuested power to the Hoard OF Discipline and
do much to restore the onfdence OF thousands
o. enthusiasts who have temporarily turned
their backs on the national game.
The indoor meet of the Khickerbocker and
New Jersey. A. ca. at the Garden on Friday
night caused many to ask why a big intercol-
iegiate athletic meet. to be confined to contest
ants from Yale. Harvard. Columbia. Princeton
and the University OF Pennsylvania. would not
prove attractive. All Of these uniyersiti es are
represented at the annual Mott Haven"
games. hut an indoor meet. 1t Is thought.
might serve to develop talent that otherw Sc
would not come into prominence. College
rivalry always interests the public. and n
monster meet at the Garden might prove to be
q profitable venture.
Rowing. |
NEW HAVEN. Jan. l4.-Cap&. F. ". Allen and
President Ord Preston OF the Yale Navy left
early this evening for Boston. where they will
meet the capita u and President @. the Har-
ward crew for the discussion Of the mutual
boating interests OF the two universities.
Neither Allen nor Preston would have anything
70 say concerning their projected visit. but IL
Is learned Tint ihn canG.Ennna nhInh IriII h. L