Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-20
WHITE MAKES THEM FIGHT
REFEREE FOR COMING BOUT
WILL NOT PERMIT LOAFlNG


NEW YORK. March l9.-The bc.,
possible guarantee that the willard
Moran fight will be "a real b,,tIc rro,,
gong to gong is that Charlie t"o,.
ioodcHc) White is TO be tho rcf.rco
The faircst 6Quarcst man thar oyer
was connected with the nrh, t.,,
mo feieree OF unerring skin" Thats
mo ooquet thrown at old Goodeyc" bv
followers OF the padded NIT Eame-,rd
It's a wcll-carncd one.
For moro than "a quarter of c.
tury Charlie White has been rcrcr
ing pugilistic encounters Ovnr 49,,
sweep of time nc has been the ,hi-d
man In the ring in practically evory
important battle that has been fouy-h,
II" has given decision In hundreds o,
bouts--and never oncc have h,s ru,-
inES raised the cry OF "robbcr"
Watch the boys closely: mako ,he,,
follow the rules: play no favoritcs'
That's old Goodeye's" recipe for .nr-
freGuen' clinching snoils tho fans
interest in bouts. Blu; there IL M
nunny-huGging with Charlie white a.
IN" master OF ceremonies
Tho Marquis OF Qucensburr r,lcu
specifically bar cIinchinE.' said "Oid
i"oodcye. Those boxing laws really
We're framed to prohibit that vcry
practice. Under tho old London priz.
ring rules ciinching and souglnE we're
allowed. But the new boxing repuIa
tons excluded both
som" referees permit hitting IN
chnch"S with ono hand free Thai
IL Violation OF the rulcp II onI,:
on" hand is free Il means that ihe
" .. ~ enE"Erd In cltnchInE, doesn't
II Md cnnchinr is not allowed,
Wait" refused 10 outline hts cour..
or action in TIA" biz affair next sal.
n'daE night. clainIir. II is one Of his
prthC'p!cs not 10 discuss 4 battle in
when h" Is scheduled TO oincia,c
But the ono thing you NAV be a,rc
OF; th"Tell be more toe-t"-toc ngh,inr
III that bout than IN any that has been
staged In Gotham In many. MANY
moons. odd Goodbye forces tho ho,x
:" htht--or n" wont lluGer IN the
ring.
som" years ago Charlie was referee.
ing a miii The m.n didn'. show any
disposition 10 mix IT, They tus, loarcr
along. Time and again 'Dld GOODBYE
ordered the bat;l.rs 10 get husv.
hut thcy wouldn't. whcreupon old
Goodbye" hopp"d ont OF tho r,rr in,n
h's coat and hat-and wen, home
Whit" acted as ref.-ce in practir,nv
n! 81 jim JcTrics big lights with IN.
"Ac"pt!on o! the johnson quarrel Tex
iE!chard oHic!atcd there with Whit.
on hand As alternate. I'll. veteran wa4
IA the ring In tn" bi.; battles in which
Mccoy, Corb"t,. Shark"v. Maher Fi,z
simmons and Rubin figured. as vel
rs r"terc"inS practically all the cham
pi"nship bouts fought In ana around
sc" YORK IN the lighter divisions OF
h"t!!ism during the old days
How did YOU get The nickname ON
Go"dcNc'"' w. asked him recently
"A sport writer IL the old days al
tached II TO me II" said had al.
caglc-cyc tina: never missed seeing
anything III the ring. II. referred !.
IN. several times az old Goodbye
and tho name has cluug 10 me- since
Despite his long career ~ a ring
authority. White is only forty-two OF.
forty-thrcc years old. lie began ref
erecting in "a professional way when
n" Was seventeen or eighteen in the
amateur clubs In New York HIS in
fa!liblc Judgment. his fairness and his
honesty soon brought 3, demand for
his services in tho professional clubs
and in :, few Years lie became tho hcsr
known and most popular referee in In.
United States.
White numbers his friends by the
tens OF thousands. There is about hin!
Il sincerity that forces one 10 hel.cy.
instantiy-and then pcrmanen,ly---in
his honesty and hts fairness. Hes
the KIND o. man tina, you'd trust to
Tho end Of all things
When lie isn't dabhlinG In politics
or pugilism. he Is gathering old. classi
cal books and paintings. old Good
o%c's' collection OF boots contains soma
81 the rar"st volumes IN existence and
are almost priceless.
Books nave been my hoppy since /
was a Kid" said old Goodbye" When
was a hoy ! used To read English
history. Tho stories about the knights
or old instill"d in me an ambition 10
be Ike Thorn IN fairness and honor
ablcncss. They became my models IL
boyhood. and they remain SO now"