The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-30
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
PROOF SHOWN THAT REFEREE
RICHARD WAS INCOMPETENT.

ning Experts Pelnt 70 Illegal Ciinchins b
JeHries ana Johnson. Rule Breakinl
ny CSrbett. Failure 70 Declare q Fou
and Omission Of the Counting Out
| Reviewing the Jefries-Johnson nGh
in their calm moments many ring expert.
have reached thu conclusion that Tex
Richard a. referee siEnAlly failed to enforce
the Qu~ensherry Tuig- which governed
the battle Those who saw the big fellows
meet At Reno or have since viewed the
4 moving pictures are inclined tn End muc h
| fault with Richards conduct in tho ring.
In the hrst place ~ 10 pointed out that Rick
ard permitted Jedri~- and johnson 10 hold
I in the "linchss In way that was surpris-
/ ing While the articles Of agreement stipu.
lated that the referee could not step between
/ the principals when clinched they author
iyet him to order the men To break away
! at the word Of command PROM all accounts
llickArd allowed the pugilists TO hug and
"lin"h 20 their hearts content without oilce
"auii"ning them or ordering them TO sep
ATAte
N the 1Eh' had he~n held in the National
sporting Club OF London where the oussns-
berry code II always enforced 90 the letter
| II IL pointed out that tho referee would
have warned the men once To break out
OF clinche~ and upon . second offence he
would have disqualified whichever man WAS
,,.. -, ar .eIeress OF IeIosnlzco
interfered with the holding tactics witch
prev allied IN almost every round. IN which
event q much cleaner and moro interesting
night would have been the result
R!rkard also permitted Jim Corbet' to
break the rules ny walking To q neutral
corner between rounds for the purpose
Of Annoytns Johnson with personal re-
~ -
MARS nrNhn hAd oeen tamulaT with
to enforrs them " l. arsued tina, n. would
have or,I.reJ C,,h.,, o,,.i,Ia ., ,ho 80.
and upon the latter. refusal to ieAys \.
would hav" disqualified Jenri~r. Richards
federation Of Corbett's unheard Of methods
s nSs o'~n us~h A. piooi 'hAt me
W" no Ah"N ms phs'h~s~ AM
plainly showed "
JeJr,e. the Iat,sr.. se,ond. vioI.I.d an.
-. -. % - "hn- 'Ioia'en Ine
ing the white man to his feet. ThA, va.
G.pIay hi. ESoa"as" OF n" 9u.sn H w
We admits frankly thar a foul vas committed
,,n,r.d,a,. sc,,on -, ' $50
-. =. = ".- -, S
Spi- W I've r.ns AM, Also ~, Enes ,ha, Jenr'cs
rules and IN the "ode yet he per-
wv "sn' 70 40 on w nena"" oi AZ
p'nh, in,ne'n"r-' W, sArd IAhei
70 count AZ any ume when Jenries had been
noo,ed and stopDed the NIGHT A. the requss,
o. IeH se'ond- ph"n ~ Was apparent
up
nicGlly Loot on a foul and also that he didn :
count ten s~rond- after The white man had
n~sn ~, d ,.P,. for the third time. has de
out ana that persons who bet that the night
s"uld end ths' Ssy won their money TAX
i@T. a. man; fG po.,e ~
ocriAr~ mar thsre cAn he no room Tor doubt
a. to kickards incompeiency That he
action to take at critical moments goes
without saying
Jsnries, by the way. has consented to
make long statement IN explanation Of
bis defeat starting Of With positive
The boileTmaker says hHs poor -hOWinR WAS
due 20 the rarehsd atmosphere IN Nevada
TScaiv.d ca ~. ry. IN tie .erond G round
partially hlinasd him and virtually heAi
him then aud there IL the haht had taAen
place Two weeks earlier. says Jehrie-.
dItiou ~ Rowar,iennAn. Eyewitness
nothing Sile-i jcnrIs- except an utter ma
bilitD % 'oi'- WIN Johnson IN ring science
and that a. soon as the b"ilcrmaker found
how soon h. -,rap -nd~d
Of r.. ss Sh, pr ,ss e. sTs
Why wasn't there an out, ~ against the
plciur~- ot the johnson Burns. Johnson
ks'Ch-l ami Nelson Gam nghts
More long shots have ,Copsi al Empire
~ ihsH a. any other New lork tTa'k
Tine. 10 to Eye STRAW. j.. to l. tamp-on.
10 tO Dull arr. 10 To- shawnee - 70 /
Wilton a. save. =" to- Pharoah e. 10
SChOolmarm - to Pleasant 80 to GTash
II 10 Florimsl - to shannon, - to
lnfatuAtton. /. ~ !. and san Vito - to /
Not tuyludnE ys-Isrday'. events q. ia
NoTtie- amt II Second ohoiSs- IN I-s race.
have been Successful whhh shows that
publ, form has been pretty we'll adhrr.l
20, al huugh the sport has lr.en marre,i ~
numerous In Ou.-tens gefformancy-
n rNp-,trl t's WIN 10" siO.U" Domin,Yn