Show GEORGE SILER UN REFEREES Competent Men eu Should Be Put in Ring Bing to Toll Off the Seconds WOULD HAVE A ED TENNY TENNY FRISCO SYSTEM HAS TIME AND ANDAGAN AGAN AGAI N PROVEN POOR ON ONE E j I jI The necessity of t having humane and men to e ring contests Dever was 83 better exemplified than aLSan on the night Frankie Neil knocked out Harry Tenny In n the four round ot of their round con contest contest test which knockout resulted In the death ot of Tenny Tenny did not have the ghost of a chance to win In after the ninth round but as h was strong on his le legs s I and was not punished to an any great cx tent the referee In justice to himself lf I and the S could not have hae stopped I the contest In the fourteenth round however Harry who had received hard punishment In several ot of the preceding ng sessions was knocked down for the count ot of ten which lost him the contest He arose within a second after having been i counted out and the referee Billy I Roche an inexperienced offIcial wIth wIthout without out an ounce of humane blood in his i veins eIns and thinking m more re of giving tile spectators a run for their mone money than of the condition of the bo boy permitted the contest to continue Tenny at I this time was beaten to a frazzle and unable to Hend himself and therefore was at the merc mercy of his stronger and harder hitting opponent t Nell NeU hesitated about adminIsterIng more punIshment but practically receiving word from Roche to fInIsh the job on hand band sailed Into his d defenseless and thoroughly beaten adversary and again beat him to the floor with terrIfic head and body blows The bo boy was carrl carried d dout out of the Ula r ring ng unconscious and died the follow hg morning morninE Had Roche called a halt haIt to the contest after aCter it ceased to be n a contest or after Tenny had been knocked out the first tIme the battle might not have haye terminated I fatally fatall He however was blind blin to th state of affairs Needs of a Referee I will venture to state that not one ret ref cree in a dozen can explain why he cir clr cirdes des the fighters when a contest ceases to be a contest cotest or can intelligently fol follow follow low a fight through sl six or mora rounds and explicitly It after he has rendered a decision SUB Still it appears easy t those not thoroughly thorough posted For Por the benefit of aspiring referees I will s slate ate the following qualifications are necessary to b be successful A thorough knowledge of boxing sobriety courage of convictions conscientiousness human humanIty humanIty Ity coolness nerve no race prejudices ability to grasp unexpected happenings Quickly good temper ent courage to decide a contest as he and not as the sp see it n a wholesome love of fair play and dignity to he respect of the fighters their mina mana ers era and club officials utter abhorrence i solIcitIng the position respectful treat mE Inc t to contestants and cart careful ful handling of them while in action honesty honest truth truthfulness truthfulness accuracy In tolling off the sec ace seconds in case of oC knockdowns ability to be beat beat at the right spot at the right time dur during durIng ing the progress of the thc battle and an excellent memory to keep mental tab on the proceedings so as to enable him to decIde a wInner without a moments hes Tho Thoe e arE thE necessary requirements and had BIJJ Billy Roche possessed only one oneo on o of those would have I Tennys life Frisco Method ethod Wrong The San Francisco method of timing In case of also entered into the fight George Harting the official timer In Frisco stated he counted nine and out when Tenn Tenny was knocked and it also was stated that Roche on account of t tie e loud demonstrations ions failed to 10 hear the count That Is plausible ble and demonstrates that the Frisco method of timing Is San Francisco I believe beUce is the onI only fight city In the count country where the sec eec seconds in Ia cases of knockdowns tolled off ft by the timekeeper of the ref referee ree This ma may appear right to the pub public lic In general but It is IR radically wrong an and causes more or less le disputes and misunderstandings The Frisco holder or of orthE thE watch In his position outside of the ring is at times too far away from a fallen faIlen fighter and naturally from the referee to make his voice heard above the yells and shouts of the crowd which generally follow fonow a knockdown with the result that neither the referee nor the down fighter knows how man many seconds have This according to 0 I the Marquis of rules as fought in this country Is unjust to the ring official and to the fighters A con contestant I test nt ma may get toppled over and al although although i though able to regain his feet within five seconds m may wIsh to take his full time 1 allowance nine seconds before continuIng Ing but when he Is not Informed of the I length of time he has been on the can canas as 88 he Is apt although not distressed I strong enough to fight to be counted out |