The evening world., 1912-03-14
Referee White Displays Iron
Nerve h plsquaatying Hogan.

cpynsht. iei2. By The frvss Publshins co.
frhs New yosk World.
~HARLlE WHITE may be q little
fat and out Of condition. n no
oas will deny that his hair Is
thinner thar Il used to be long years
3 q. but he still has his nerve.
White ava . thing last night At the
Madison A. c. that no other referee In
toWu would have dared do. With thou
sanAs Of frantic fans hooting their dis
pleasure At the proceeding ne stopped
th4 Hogan-Cross contest Just three sec
onds before the end Of the first round.
~aiseuanAed Hogan for foullng by hit
ting In the Urea.:s. md climbed down
fren the ring. When the spectators
seats from q down realised that White
meant what Re said. they booed until
the roof shook. when white was
brought back. ten minutes later. to ex-
plain his action 70 the public. the crowd
ustsaed to the explanation. and having
cooled on . little by that time gave him
. scattsred handicap n n few cheers.
The night. while II lasted. was ex-
trenely sensational. Cross ana Hogan
we're weighed In the ring. In ~ixfting
costume. Cross l7 - pounds. Hogan
- la Both looked In ine condition
o eager 10 begin.
u mi action from the very start.
Ne soeasr had they come together after
Ne bell than Cross q wicked
LETT. and Hogan pulled back Just enough
10 make Il miss. Then they TODD In
cboee asA punthed fast. There wasn't
mesh TO choose between them.
IL breaking from the hrst ciinch
cgess swuaS q vicious right and hN
Nogaa fipsh on the mouth. A. this IL
: foul. hitting In tho breaks being pro-
,hlb&ed BY the Boxing Commission
ruiss, Referee white cautioned Cross
severely. In the nsxt ciinch and break
away Hogan smashed Cross. White
threw up his hands 10 Indicate that he
censiAer1d sosveal eyen. and warned
18th boxsfs that they must not hit
vAtis bSsaktns apart.
Amer . minuts or % Of hghtinE Cross
dipoed and fell to his knees. Instantly
Ho6sn leapsd In 10 catch him on bal
ma and ungusrded. Realizing In time
j. tha9 Croos was down ne held hack the
bjoWs but e<0od over Cross to get him
. be rose. The CROWD Kissed Hogan
~ his willingness to take unsportsman
me advantage. Charlie white pushed
him away. Cross rose and %grinnIngly
sztsndsd both gloves toward Hogan rs
u Offering 10 shake hands In the GUS
tcmsry way-the orthodox ring method
Of showing that there's no hard feel
Ing"
Hogan smiled and held out his RICH,
hand. with open glove.
A ND here came as despicable and
"a cowardIy . trick a. I've ever
! seen played In the ring. As
Hcgan's hand came out Crors suddenly
? suuck him n terrific riEht-hand smash
aeeoss the face. apparently breaking
nj Aass. This trick 10 characteristic Of
Cros. He nearly knocked Tommy Ma
i0sy out by hitting him IN the SAME
way ~ Msioaey offered 10 snake hanai
~ the b~eGaaning Of y bond. lie dii IN,
same thing to Willie Fitzgerald. IA.
tried n on Matt Wells. It's as natura
Ter him 70 efer to shake hands. ans
thea strike out when his vpponcnl n
% guard. a. q IL for a stray dog I,
aap At the hand that strokes II.
Hogan reelsd back. Cross followe,
hard and beat him half way across tn
ring aud agatpst the ropes. Every blow
; right or left. sent Hogsn's head bacl
With . tcrk. He was STAGGERING. Bu
~ Managed - rally and rushing u
- Cross mixed Il furiously. In the frs
c1nch he caught cross with. one han
sad puiisd him In while he smashe
him On The mouth with the other. Thre
or four more punches and Cross va
badly battered However. he WAS RI
turning more than he received.
= aleanwhts Referee white was bus
pulling than apart aud war; Ing Hogan
who paid not the least attention, bt
hit In the ciinches and In the treal'
White warned him again and agaii
angriiy. and at last pushing Ia tetwes
b BOXERS showed them apart and a
dered Hogan 20 his corner A. rncmeI
later White. waving his hands and "a
ing the cs0wi 10 understand by IN
dumb show tina II was all on. rols
through tbs ropes and disappeared.
Affer that. chaos! Hoots. roara. shriei
aaA walls OF Distress from thoss WI
aAan't know whether thsy we're 10 CO
ect or y Oh.
TOE HUMPHREYS climbed into n
n ring and announced that there vi
ealy one man In the house wi
could teu what lad happened. al
urhDae resppsared. stood In the mi
a. Of the ring and said that
had wasDsd Hogan ave times. Al
had finally disqualified him for hi
: tag In the breaks. Some boot,
sd some s~pplaudsd. but nobody thrs
aay bottles u Charles, who was lookii
ssound asAeutty. with bis chest throw
M0o - o@At puSe0 SW, AHA tnad W
IN end Of u. Crsss had left the rin
Hogan. stu sitting IN his corner, no
rs1uceaa.ly ans followed Cross. Al
Il IT, crowd hieA out.
psrsonany. I think White dld exact
the right thiRg. His action was strict
secord1ns 70 Ill this rules Of the gan
me whole trouble was caused by 4
foet that BOXERS have been brought
u he,tsss that they can break any RI
With perfect tmpunity. because the n
ssoeG. up to last night. = v siwa
heea afraid to stop . main bout a
liesppsint q crOw1 that had paid 30
meoey Z % sss ten rounds Of 1uhting.
Casting ont all consideration of I
,fopitnG, croas did all Of the real damai
~ Holf 3 d0sen OF his blows tarred Hog
. hast thst his knees shook. snd
t6o1e1 : NAss lhIng that Hogan wsu
$3.50 ~ essat ssesss many Niaui