The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD.
REASONS UHY -CHOYNshf
BOUT 4 Nor FAkhD.

The unahusfnftsFy Teru'N " WV s'''' N'N'"
ski gioys contest At tho rr ndvny \ C. ON
Friday night wns widely discussed yesterday,
Many persons believe the statement Il sensn-
Non monssr ,hn, C~hoynsLi was Intentionally
rubbed In order 10 pro,ec, tig vnrers placed upon
Meow by p.r.ons Identified with the dub Others
yer, continued that the trouble was caused by
nisinde r.,nndinl. letweon tho referee and tho
ofhial hmoAeep-r Chuynski's statement I'm
n.dintely after tho night Tint tho referee was
not IN blam. and thnt II WAS the umokeepers
action in ringing the Lell ~ Mccoy got up from
his fourth knockdown that cnused tho muddIe
m. taken AZ proof tha, there WAS no alleged
'ioh"
While joseph Dunn. the nc timekesper
Of the club, would mike no statement concern
ing the rumpus, It II known that he rang ihe
bsIl because, according 10 ~, watch. Mccoy
was on tho foor more than ten seconds after Ills
fourth knockdown In tho second round In
the excitement that followed, Dunn, believing
that the re,er rae had counted Mccoy mt, rang
the gong, at the ssms time making a remark 10
,hoynski's timekecper that II wn all over
That was the cause o! the whole trouble and
further illustrates the fGIlncy 81 allowing referees
IN local ,lubs TO coun, oil the time limit for knock
downs regardless 81 The watch
There have been many Instances where n has
been stated that pugilists have been On the door
more than ten seconds by the watch end yet have
not been counted out. II was said that Fit2sim'
mons was down fourteen sec nds in the sixth
round Of his night with Corbet; at Carson City
and yet the referee counted of nine seconds be-
fore Fitz got up. In tho McCoy-Sharkey fight
q year ago II was said that Mccoy was down
more than the limit in the eighth round. although
She count was carefully made by Tim Hurst,
che referee. Maher and Mccoy bad Il announced
on New Years Day that In case Of knOckdowns
they agreed TO allow Referee Charley White 10
count the seconds according 10 his own ludg-
nent and ega rdless Of the watch. There has
not been a night decided in any Of the local club,
since the Law went lAto effect in which the referee
has counted strictly In accordance with the actual
uuic. Referees try TO guess AZ IL as well as they
know how and most If them are inclined 20 be
lenient no as - give the crowds " A run for their
money For this reason many pugilists take
advantage Of the count when they are really
able to ge, UP before the limit
II Referee John White had called "a the SEC
onds strictly according 10 elapsed time and had
done - with a watch in his hand. Il Is more than
probable that Mccoy would have been able TO
arise at the expiration of the tenth second. Al
u was be got up when the referee said Ten"
which was two seconds l6ts, according TO the
watches Of Dunn and Choy timer. Mccoy
was In great distress, it Is admitted. but he was
able e. strike a blow and clluch before Dunn rang
his gong a half dozen times as a signal that tho
battle had ended. There were forty seconds
left to complete the second round and as the men
went 20 their corners the referee asked Dunn
why no had rung tho bell. The latter declared
that he thought Mccoy had been counted out
which promptly caused a wrangle that lasted
about one minute and forty seconds, or in other
words forty seconds remaining for the second
sound AMI one minutes rest before the third.
The charge that Choynski was deprived OF
victory by this Incidents based upon what appears
70 be sound Judgment, for II the b. II had not tolled
after the count, on the fourth knock down #, Is
reasonable ~ believe that IN The remaining forty
seconds Mccoy might have been knocked out.
The Md was SO weak that another one Of Choyn-
finished him. But the rest u one minute and
forty seconds no enjoyed brought Mccoy back
Int the game IN com paraiiyely good share
Coy 10 last through the tlird round in spite u
being grnggy. Choynski was visihly weakened
by his efforts 70, score a Knockout IN the previous
round and as Mccoy showed superior cleyerncss
IN reaching vulnerable points. the latter fought
Joe OIL. The knock put blow adm IiSiered by
Mccoy a second after the bell lad ended the third
found was started exactly with the gong. There
was such confusion and disorder In the building
thai many dbl not hear the gong at all Whether
Mccoy heard 1t or not cuts M figure with the
referee, who simply followed presidents II Is a
custom that prevails N almost every ring in this
country not 10 declare a foul under such Circum-
stances, unless tho blow looks intentional. Ref
erees are agreed that # q blow Is started an instant
before 81 witt! the stroke ri the bell II is not a foul
" II lands after the expiration II time. In the
Sharkey JeiIri $ fight, the former on, several occa
sions delivered blows after the bell had been
sounded, and 1t will be remembered that Brady's
protest Of foul was pot nilo%si by Referee George
Sner. II Is often the case t1it a blow i started
when a man is falling. In which case 1t Is no, de.
elared foul If i, lands when the pugI!lst Is down.
That was the a%rgument set forth by Referee Sller
IN the Corb't f~illsImmpns match. When FItz.
simmons reached the solar plrxus with his left he
started a night hook for the Jaw iu1t rs Corbett
was falling Wheel tie pictures ol the fight were
eeen, Clrbrt sAii Ii was ioulfd because Of the
night handrr that followed tho left But he was
general" n liculd.
Ii Nights IN thls country. were conducted as they
are in 'hrlrading boxing dubSofErrland no such
mix up a. that OF Friday night VIOLA ,crur Al
Che National Sp ring Club, Lond n. the re'eree
does n I enter the ring, lie has II thing t do
with th' KIN y~ktHwu'u or the counting Of sec, nds
This duty isl'tt the ,Inekeepcr. In some cases
there are two tImeRerp,rs one takes care of the
duritl n IT r uniSanl the usual rest OF a minute,
AMI the other keeps account 81 the knuCkdowns
an declares n pugl,I>t out when ten seconds If
&C, al time by tn" watch have elapsed This
Gust m was tined IN san + ,nriSco some time ago.
The tImekeeper rang n bell n the expiration Of
each second sDent by a pug list N the noor, and
on the t'nth str Ike Of the eli + the man was not
upa n hi, ,eet he was pr mrtly declared "ont"
Had Tumpie"p'r Dunn been the man : count
oil the sec MS when Nee " wqs rec Vering from
his fourth In ckdnwn, IN tad f he referee. there
woul have been n, nisGn lerStaudlng. The
charge is made that he roicrca purp pSsly counted
the see n Is oil Il 'wlv in order 10 favor McCof.
The fact, show thNt the referee in his count was
Wv sac n Is out II the way White lid MY
Dunn /, mig the bell, as IL the custom whcn h
pugIlisfhas been counted Outby the r. cree, which
Is further proof that Dunn acted upon his own
reSppnSi INV,
Sbf far as saving bets on Mccoy e. concerned, IL
IL n fact thst very httle mun"y was placed On
Choyuski II was eStlma ted that u Z m r. than
hibitive odds. The officials On. The Cluh denied yes
teriay that they had bet n dollar on tho fight. and
defed anvb 'dy I pr we y stqtrment TO the con.
srary One Of the officials said t. q reporter Of
THE SCN
I'VE would he insane to ettemut p fake At such
revealed md We ere trying To conduit our shows
with care. No rUrCv ves tf uTon No, ov for
the repSpu that nobody WOt Id h,i on bcyrsLl
Consequently why shOrld eryhody soy Wat
Meow was protected in order to 81 We bets TIE
trouble lies in the practice NJ allowing n referce
tim'lee1er. Even II Meow Was down tv.ivo
seconds according - tie watch, i mp., o. d.r.
ference II White in that time COT ~ d ton 'rh.s
was the only man ~ count and ne .ntr~r'- -
by the ti"'erccw"r WIS he Cause 8 ~. IT, ia .
Chovnski who eNouCrrtai TIA cab 1fi->.s
morning thyt he wNS robbed, A.! ~, 10 vac
sure the club dII nu' want hlrl 10 win icr 'fspC'ti
reasprS But ir,spitn IT this. Chovns'i posted
500 with the club AZ u forfeit ~ meet Nlcl ~ on
Feb 20 The fight demonstrated TIE feet that
ChoyTs'i IS NOR dangerous opnoHent for Mccoy
contrary ~ a general belief can tnke a punching
Of mn-,pd SpNpTltN and como hnrk He aN.