The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-03
MCCULLOUGH WON ON A FOUL.
CORCORAN GAVE HIN LEFT SWING
WHILE HE WAS on HIS KNEES.

At Least $500 Changed Hands on
she Fight-Jim Lynch of Atlanta
was Referee and Corcoran Men
Are Kicking About His Not Having
Counted Mccullough out While He
Was Down a Few Seconds Before
the FonI-Lynch said He Had Time
TO Count Only seven Before Me
CuIIough Was ON His Feet Again.
Mccullough Is One of the Cleverest
Boxers Ever Seen in Savannah,
But CoreOran Is the Fighter.
Jack Mccullough won from Tom Cor
coran In the twelfth round last night on
a foul Corcoran hit his man while he
was on his knees, and the referee de-
clared Mccullough the winner.
II was in the widest confusion that
the fight ended VIII McElroy, one Of
McCunough's seconds, jumped into the
ring and dragged out his man. while Cor
coran's seconds rushed him TO his corner.
The referee stepped to the front of the
ring ana raised his hand for silence.
IL would have been as well for him TO
try to quell a tempest by the action. The
crowd wasn't going to stop as long as it
thought there was the shadow Of a chance
OF its yelling, showing the referee that
Mccullough decision would be exceed
ingly dis.asteful TO nearly everybody in
the house. Besides. the referee first had
70 stop half a dozen argumentative chaps
that crowded about hin TO show why he
should not declare the fight McCullough's
on account of the blow Corcoran struck
him while he was on his knees.
Jim Lynch of Atlanta was the umpire.
He waved couple of the Corcoran sec
onds TO one side, but McElroy stood at the
other side waiting for d chance to say
word - the referee. He started to speak
but there was a look ABOUT Lynch's face
that seemed to show how the battle had
gone. McElroy stepped 10 one side and
again Lynch raised his hand.
After a moment comparative silence fol-
lowed. Gentlemen" said the referee, "of
course, after the foul Corcoran made when
he struck the other man while he was or
his knees, there is nothing for me to do
but declare Mccullough the winner Of the
heht'
Then the fun began. Everybody that had
a MCKEE on the fight wanted 10 get on the
stage and see just how it had all come
about. Corcoran men wanted to know why
the referee hadn't counted Mccullough out
n few seconds before the foul Mack went
down under a punch that looked to many
as If it was delivered while he was on his
knees 1t was in the most intense excite
ment that the crowd watched the referee
and The fallen man to see whether the
count would be made and Mccullough put
out or Corcoran declared the loser for foul
ing his man.
For a BIT it looked as If The referee
didn't know just what to call it, Then
his hand began to rise and fan in the
count Lynch said after the fight that he
counted seven, and that Mccullough then
got up. Corcorau men said the referee
didn't start to count until several seconds
aster the man went down. They were
mad through and through and declared
Mccullough could have been counted out
twice In the time he was down.
Mccullough had his eye on the referee
while mis- hand was rising and falling in
the count Wheu he saw that the blow
was not to be called a foul he jumped to
his feet. Corcoran saw his advantage and
was ready at once to follow IL up. He
had weakened his man by the bow, and
was al him again like a tiger. Again Nc
Cullough went to his knees under one OF
Corcoran's blows, but came up in a chnch.
They broke free. CorcOran rushed again,
and again Mccullough went down. He
was on his knees. as everybody could
plainly see, when Corcoran swung his left
on his jaw and over ne went, and this
time it could not be anything but foul.
Corcoran's last punch was hardly a
Knockout. Mccullough was dragged 20
his corner after II. and his seconds went
10 work on him, but the fighter had been
tired for several rounds, and the crowd
thought he needed the rest. But little
attention was paid him by any one but his
seconds however. The referee was the
center of attention for the brief space OF
ten seconds. long enough for him TO tell
vociferous, Corcoran men that he had
counted only seven when Mccullough went
down under Corcoran's blow of a few mo-
ments before, and that the last swing OF
the lefg was as palpable a foul as was
ever committed in a ring
Then the referee left the theater, COINS
out BY the stage door In the violent dis
cussion that ensued among Corcoran'
friends there was not much place for the
umpire, " no had decided against him. II
wasn't 80 much because of his having de-
clared the foul a foul; anybody could SEE
IL was that. What the crowd was mao
about was his not having counted McCul
Tough out while he was down before
They talked it among themselves unit
the stage hands put out the lights. Their
they adjourned to the street, and dis
cussed it on their way home
Knots were standing about OF
the streets for an hour taking /
over. Some OF the most ardent sports
spent the night with rne subject
If there was a nickel. there were $3.50
on the fight. Most of il had been place.
even.s but IN the afternoon the McCul
Tough hackers were Offering as good a
100 to 50. Some said there was as mucl
as 1900 bet. At all events there wa
more than was ever before placed on
local fight in Savannah. and the interes
in the affair was keen. The theate
showed a fine audience, the two balconie
being filed and a comfortable crowd oe
cupying the more expensive seats in III
dress circle and pafquet.
All the money bet on Corcoran was lost
The decision OF a referee always stand
in fight. Some OF the Corcoran peopl
didn't Ike TO believe that and were say
ing Stockholders couldn't give up thei
money 10 the Mccullough people. The
will probably do II, though. for the rule
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