South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-09
bng divers To Clash With Ball Bands At Sprngbrook Saturday
"Knockouts"
by I'd. W. smith.

What would be the proper proce-
dure in a ring contest if II happened
that the referee got a clout and was
knocked OUT
II came off one night in a Pitts
burgh ring when Jack Mcclellan.
mighty good lightweight that Red
Mason exploited. was boxing Andy
DAILY, a product OF Boston.
DAILY was smiling at the time and
tried 10 get the match postponed or
that way, and DAILY decided TO take a
chance. The battle was decided in
the hall at Mckee's Rocks.
II was long kick on a referee to
have been selected because IL was
seen that he wasn't exactly as sober
as he might be. but finally they let
il go and started the battle.
1t turned out to be a fierce battle, /
full Of rushing sallies on both sides. !
They battled into the fifth round and
the referee, who was large. stout
party. stepped into break them just as
DAILY swung for McClellan's ribs. The
punch caught the ring official just
over the waist line and down he went. !
gasping for breath.
Neither Of the fighters noticed his
foolish predicament and kept on mill
ing merrily. He remained stretched
on the floor for nearly a minute. no
body knowing what TO do. Then the
round ended. and the seconds rushed
in and got the referee up. He couldn't
give his decision because he was so
utterly bewildered and he didn't
know what had happened.
So they just had 90 let II go at that.
One OF the most unpleasant things
in the world is TO stop boxers punch
while refereeing a battle. [ got one
in the side of the head from Jack
Dillon one night in Nincennes, Ind,
while he was boxing George X o. /
Brown and felt it for a week after
wards. 10 say nothing of its being one
Of the closest studies of astronomy l
ever got. But it's great sport for the
crowd and ought to be staged oftener
for that reason.
Many a quaint tale has beer told
Of the action of referees in the ring
and queer circumstances but perhaps
the most improbable of all. but thor
oughly vouched for by those who saw
it. comes out of Iron River, Wis,
which at that time was about as law
abiding as the old border towns.
They had big fellow there named
Jack Parres and everybody around
that section thought he could whip
the world, or the greater part Of it.
One Jay II pretty SOOu SOIl OF a Tx HltI
named Grtn Jones, cOlOred chap,
came along and indicated that he
would mingle with Mr.. Parres for a
consideration.
1t was arranged and they went to
the barn of a sporting farmer to set
tie it Jones proved a better man
from the start and in the fifth round
he whanged Parres on the jaw and
down he went The referee was try
70, ho 1,ftf he
native and liked Parres it was a
hard job. SO he started in TO give
Jack a slow count, meantime Jones
had gone over to the side of the ring
and stood leaning on the ropes. While
in that inviting position, one of the
crowd beaned him with a beer bottle.
knocking him fiat.
The referee turned and saw the
cOlOred man fiat on the floor. So he
deserted the fallen Parres and went
over and counted Jones out giving the
fight to the local man. 1t actually
happened.
Charley Cutler was from that coun-
try and had some desperate as well as
funny experiences there. He was the
chief Of police there one time. the
whole force, in fact They thought
he could fight and always wanted
him TO prove it. SO they egged him
on TO a smoky battler who happened
along one time and was decided in a
loft right in the town.
The darby had enough at the end
of the third round. giving the unique
excuse for quitting that he was a gen
tleman fighter and didn't want to mix
up with any Of the rough house brand
of scrappers.
One more about an odd piece of ref
erecting. This took place in Manches-
ter. y. H., with Andy Morrie of Bal
timore and Jack Fitzgerald of Omaha,
as the contestants. Morris had much
the better Of il in the matter of
poundage and making a rushing fight
of it knocked Fitzgerald out in the
first round The crowd was angry at
the quick finish and somebody started
cry of fake" This was taken up by
others and there was an awful row.
Meantime Fitzgerald had been re-
vived and when they explained to him
what was happening he jumped up
and shouted that he would begin the
fight all over again. The referee wav-
cred and finally was swayed by the
shouts OF the crowd. letting the fight
go on. From then to the end OF the
goth round Fitzgerald fought for his
life. and they say, gave Morris a fine
clOUting.
But the referee called il a draw on
the unique basis that Norris won it
once with Knockout and Fitzger-
aid had won once once on points,
making il all even.