Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-05
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MCT|CUE STRIbL ING BOUT DRAW
Referee DECLARES after GIVING
8 DECISIONS IN COLUMBUS, GA.

Columbus. Ga. Oct. 4.-Harry Ertle
of Jersey City. n. j.. referee of the
! Mike McTigue- Young Stribling cham
pionship boxing match here today,
twice changed his decision regarding
the outcome and under the last decis-
ion the match stands q draw, and Nc
|, Tigue, still champion. was speeding
east.
Ertle declared the bout draw at
the end of the 10th and final round
The spectators closed in on the ring.
storming their disapproval. Ertle,
after a conference with newspaper
men. changed his decision. awarding
the match and the light heavyweight
championship to the Macon high school
boy. who had set In his corner in tears
during the excitement.
Ertle. closeted in a private residence
away from angry spectators, issued a
signed statement declaring that he had
officially declared the 10-round battle
~ draw and had not reversed his de-
clsion event in the face of threats that
unless / awarded the decision to
Stribling l would never leave the arena
alive"
He asserted that fight promoters had
forced him to grab the right of the
challenger and raise it aloft. naming
Major John Paul Jones. heading the
committee of the local post of the
American Legion staging the fight as
the man who grabbed his and Strib-
ling's hands and raised them aloft.
McTigue and his manager. Joe ia
cobs, left town Immediately after
Ertle issued his official statement. Nc
Tigue issued a statement declaring
that he had been forced into the ring
with broken thumb at the point OF
pistols. and Joe Jacobs stated that
spectators had threatened to hang him
to tree, holding him responsible for
the fight being declared off officially
earlier during the day.
Ertle was still in town at late hour
tonight and declared he was in no
hurry to take his departure. He said
that he would go direct to New York
and file his official statement with the
New York Boxing Commission.
Columbus. Ga, Oct. 4-(By a. PD
The light heavyweight champion
ship of the world changed hands to-
day when w. l.. (Youns) Stribling.
an Is year old boy, was awarded a
decision over Mike McTigue Of
County Glare, ireland, at the close of
their scheduled ten round fight, feat
ured by boxing. hugsing and slug
spectators. Referee Ertle of Jersey
City, who officiated, first declared
the fight draw but later after a
stormy scene, he held up Stribling's
hand and announced him the Win
ner.
The new champion, high school
student CT Macon, Ga. won the fight.
newspaper men agreed, by taking
eight of the rounds. McTigue was
awarded one round and the other was
declared a draw.
Ertle frequently had to separate
McTigue and the challenger in the
would wade into the Irishman, his
two arms were grabbed and they
would wrestle over the ring.
The fight program was put on be-
fore some 1000 spectators at the
Driving Park Arena after McTiCue
had made an effort early today to call
off the fight because of an injured
left hand. Doctors pronounced the
cause, an imperfect healing OF an old
fracture.
When it was officially announced
ton had to be sought for McTigue.
He was prevailed upon to fight by
leading citizens who were respon-
sible for the match.
The fighting was one-sided,
Stribling forcing the action, while
McTigue, with the exception of one
or two spurts, was contented with
clinching and striking the challenger
over the kidneys.
At the end of the tenth round the
men continued fighting, apparently
not hearing the bell. They were
separated and Stribling retreated to
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ton to the press box which was
taken to indicate draw and left
the ring. He was followed by Nc
Tigue and both We're surrounded by
civil and military police.
The crowd yelled for Stribling and
angry spectators pushed through the
police Gordon in an effort to get to
Ertle. \ member of the military po-
lice returned the referee to the ring.
1t was some time before the police
could clear the squared circle Ertle
called neWspapermen into a confer
ence and asked StriblinG to remain
in the ring. The challenger sat
down in a chair. looked over to
where his mother was sitting and
burst into tears.
Twelve reporters responded Ertle
asked them their opinion and each
voted that the yOungster won eight
rounds, lost one and that the other
was a draw.
Strbling then was declared the
winner.
Meantime the police used their
clubs in getting McTigue from the
arena. He was taken to Fort Ben
ming.
Northampton, Mass, Oct MAR
garet Dillon, world champion pacing
mare. defeated Sir Roch. champion
pacing gelding, here today in a
special match race for a purse of ST.
500. The Boston owned mare drop
ped the first heat by two lengths and
won the second by the same margin.
The third heat was close, Sir Roch
breaking as he seemed about to nip
Margaret Dillon at the wire A crowd
of $4,000 witnessed the race.
The times for the three heats were
2.06 1-2; 2.07 ga; 200 81