The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-23

willard Bean, of Salt Lake City, was
irclured in the group Of night referees
Of the other days who had the knack
of making some weird decisions
Bean served as the third man IN
the contest years ago between Johh
Wine and Mike Schreck. Neither
boxer was keen about Bean as the
referee but he was something OF
boxing power in the Utah metropolis
and il was much a case of Bean AS
referee or no fight So Bean officiated.
Right from the outset Wille seemed
to he landing with punches that seem
ed foul - Several times in the early
rounds Willie fioored Schreck. Nheh
VINE dropped Schreck the first time
Mike claimed a foul--and claimed 1t
in no unmistakable way Bean, in
hts officious manner, ignored Mike
assertions and turning his back to the
lighters. announced;
No claims OF foul will be enter
tanned as both men agreed not TO claim
the fight on foul
In the tenth round. Willie drove
hard blow into Mikes anatomy at
point that looked like a certain foul.
Once more Mike from his position on
the canvas. claimed foul. Rean, in
stead of giving a little heed to Mike
who was in great pain, maiestically
ordered him to get up. WSn Mike
didn't. Bean entirely eliminated the
formalitv of counting him out and
awarded the fight to Willie.
And then things began to happen!
Bnly Hogan. who was schreck's
manager. leaped iAto the ring and
fiorcely demanded that Schreck be
awarded the fight on a foul. Bean paid
rf4Al u 4vxr
that Hogans Irish was very we'll up.
Realizing that sometimes il is wise TO
change ones mind, Bean hoped over
the ropes and announced
Willie does not win the fight on a
foul: he loses it Oh a foul and Schreck
wins"
, Right tTere was she cue for Jack
| Curley. then managing Willie, to hop
into the ring He did. And when he
got through with one Willard Bean.
the great referee had concluded
: publicly-that he guessed il was n mo
contest" fight.
Salt Lake, as fight center. became
dead from then on.
/ Fighters of the present day who
| gu bible over sporting an opponent
a tow pounds probably win be surpris
ed TO learn how matches were made in
IT was Just about that time that
boxing gloves were coming into use
but the price Of them was beyond the
gmeans Of many of the fighters in that
eia, So the proprietor OF a cafe and
darce hail connected with the idea foi
q Saturday night boxing carnival, ad.
R1iHsion fee fifty cents. The prize that
went to the winner of each bout was
a pair of boxing gloves. then almost
as rare as airships were five or ST,
, years ago
All those who wished to compett
tul red In their names. After the entry
list was closed, the names of all en-
trants were placed in a hat. Their
came the drawing for pairings. No.
and No. 2 paired; No. 3 and No :
No 5. and No. 6; and so on. Abso
lutely no attention was paid TO weights
Oftentimes it would happen that ri
lis FOUNDER would be paired with Z
heavyweight. Rarely did II happier
tEat two men of the 10 me bulk battlet
against each other. But none of tn,
smaller men made a complaint. TIL,
rules provided that an entrant int,
the tournament had to fight the mar
wn--and he did
George Siler, the famous referee
used To take part In those matches
and he made wonderful record. Hat