Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24
woll Known Referee Has
Been Third Man in Ring
in $50 Battles.
MS STOPPING EXPLAINED
C,ouches Low to Allow Fans
TO See over Him; AL
Boosts Boxing,

cent mona ieHleloAN'
And this is tho STORY he told
mark IN 1900 ~ Detroit. ! was
u,,tIr, f1r paving firm ana play
..1t,rfipid IN the la CruHsc
,r once or twice week ~
..r,e could NOT handle the stick
lL. nome " those Canadians, hut /
,s,a f,st runner and n taxes a good
,,orer 'b play IL crosse, 10 I was put
On ,He team AZ I remember II WnE
close race between Detroit ana
rhaintm. ont, teams Chatham WaH
one game to tho good and va had to
ala, ,u thelr grounds. some h1ndi-
,su 'lr our team. so the dav ~ the
e,rp. thev had n player W. had not
sseH before, but our captain did not
rrp,,.t because wh put our strong
sst team In the lineup when play
49, called we. lined mp and tho
rsie.o, blew his whistle To En. For
tnnately. got hold of tho hall and
slr'si down the field as last Hs !
could tear and this PLAYER hc wore
NarR mnWNehe 20 diggulPe himself
tan .lt from the goal TO stop me and
nrlru our tussle for the bnll OF
came Mis- false face. and & WAS none
s,Nr- but Noah rrusso afterwards
fanny nurrs Ot course ". pro
tested the game and It was given to
our r'uh.
"Np,h wis one ~ the bhst plnyyrs
H. canada. and that same year he
took M boxing lie Afterwards
novef 20 Detroit and 60, Il Job iu
saloon lie fixed up n gymnasium
hho,p The saloon and trained and cot
a ,Ia IA
the huYH so fast that the promoters
the bows 40 fast that the rro'htners
PVT him on In main event with
Ton NcCuAe. who was going good
and knocked him out In five r.unls
| boxed the Eemi-flnU to the main
bout slE round draw with Frank
s'aykhnuse 4 used to spar with him
when he eNaA training and he often
E,s ~" was going after the cham.
plnnglp 'ot which ho won from
Marvin Hart at Los Angeles Feb
raw 70. 1908.
This was my first Introduction
70 The boxing Esme As I soon
found out ! would never be u tom
hechtr I quit boxing Rnd took go
f''sr'slnr watched tho late
Gtorre Siler referee several bouts at
Detroit whom consider the best
referee We have ever haf unst ur
present lie had rather NoouinF
position when In the ring 90 =
thought would Improve on rct'inR
down so NE spectators couid ~p
over my shoulders and SOC the blows
struck AS well aH could remain
he when George Stslling was man
iaIng The Detroit base ball club In
1900 sailing and Jimmy Burrs,
who was president NJ the cluh Was
promoting boxing matches At ne-
ito''. they matched Jim Jcfrrles.
lhe7 champion, with Jack FlnnoRur
d Ilthhurg for ten rounds on Npril
1890 and as 1effrles had 10 have
rln'ts made 10 m his hand. FiEregnn
tf'hfed 10 ~ on until Jim used the
rovc, provided ny the cluh. so to
M'sN him and not keep the crowd
NaUinE he put them on. hut they
were 30 tlFht that they split down
me palm % tho glove. don't sup
pose lstf would have put the gu!e,us
MIN 80 quickly II Finnepan had
ho' made him po'NNeArlf In the first
W1 minutes ~ boxing he felt him out
'0i IN thc last minute he gave him a
sIt over tho heart that took the
!fn' al! out ot Finuegan, and when
WtY came up Tor the second round
sun Just rushed him rlI over the ring
Wn Fights and lefts aud X. c. him
n.a Two broken ribH. George siler
! refereed the bout
u w lsOl tha firm sent me 20
nr,,lFh ON. Mitch While There tho
t'sS h'd a weeks carnival Th,y
N.u, ut q" me TO help In the enterun-
' ] made Il proposition 20 set
Z 'oNers. which was readily ac.
ul,' h) the EIks entertainment
p ''l'e ] Cot In touch with
hn ,"frol OF Chicago who IL nov
nr tN promoter " boxing and
SttHing ln the country. Carol ana
I'"' Drought Jack ENnuchnItc. /
.HNl weight, Jack Kelley. middle.
sr sh' and Sid Hart bantamwciant
49, ,'W 'hiclgO ! went To Herroit
I ut'lPht Jack Hammond, heavy .
CWhN ON Mcrunr. middj"wcmht. I
ssSIun SnckhouSe. lightweight. OTTO
su''i. .lehtwright and Youn. san .
h'u'unwp pight. and pu' them ON
"a p"ls, ono right after the other
~. 'nrniVul lastri frr duvy
ro,I,holle beat Hammond IN Ig.
s,1't,, McCuns won over Kelly .
l,,' won aver Glengon. stack
trs won over Abbott Then the .
h, nsa th'lr interest," aroused I'm
IlVt p'ntirs because We nut the :
vsI.i.I 'ia~ on first rheY were an F.
NJ, Jug fnr Nar. and Rtndow and
~. Wnt' the fans away. II wug
tnn-Tl 'atilc NJ ,he aecK going 20 .
t,t,, ' D draw. Strange nF II may
n,a' lurtcy and Carol were sails
~ ,T me 10 referee This wns
r'S' acquaintance with Jau,
r,, 1909 ! went n ~ Louis and I
su In- 'on ~ hcnd insppctor over
10, N".l and concrete drlvewnvs
rrrpna' wears on ST Louis FAIR
lsr,. ana ems a tucrrher ot tho F.
rsr,so committee ~ tho GivNnn .
- prFs, n' mo st Liuis far in 1904
yrr. ''n"s y Sullivan dlrce.o- ~
IL Dl, wv first contest 10 rrfc-ro I
~ 'nnmn was IN oklahoma CIV,
WA fnhor e. lqtOv bsfvrran
Ait' trn7 AMI Jimmy Kelley I'm Z
~. Nhd no. ] rave a dp~lalur I, I
ytors N 'hc thirteenth round The
tbrF vas thrown iu "a save lteuoy .
fsJ.,. 'n"r punishment also /
sn ~" seut final h.fvcsp
fp. w noukum AMI Charley Steg. I
hs ~ -ound draw. This yns
Nt, .h' hNni louhum ever hpd A..
ne w" Harry pouder WIS prop,r,,s .
Oh I n'Fa And vaF rrtttrg ro n,
"f cHrd. and reuurai.d ,,. a.
rn,,I ,Fer fSDn pb'nhnrlo 'tv ,,o
VIZ, md Ctarrev s,art,rs Ky .
'H FrF yuIt. trts ~ = v %" .