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Show ISSlLLSfiDWIlS 1 FROM CARL HIS Referee More Often in Peril !Than Either of the Principals. By DAMON BTJNYON. NEW YOIiK, Doc. 3. William Joh, H Pthe well-known boxing referee, had a very narrow escape from Eorioua in-j in-j jury at Madison Square garden tonight, j coming off unharmed only through bu-' bu-' porior footwork, nnd ho lost only hla I reBpcct for prize fighters and cBteems ! iJimsolf quite fortunate at that. !;'lMr. Joh wan caught in the same ! ring with Jess Willard and Oarl Mor- Ria, two of tlio largest and loosest white opes known to science, who were . 'fepHlcrl all over the garden arena for . j & space of thirty inLuulou. which time I uo ono could do a thing about it. 2 It was a decidedly thrilling cxpori-fy cxpori-fy tenco for Mr. Joh, because thoro woro frequently momonts when it appeared W iccrtaiu that either Morris or Willard would fall on Mr. Joh and squash him. Then, too, thoro woro times when a wild swing might have struck Mr. J 'Joh in the jaw for all Mr. Joh know, 5 or for all cither Morris or Willard Sknow, oither. They did not fool that it was their business to oxerciso control con-trol over thoir swings after thoy had, Started them. Thoy just wished thoir wings well and lot r.hem go nnd Mr. j.. Joh had to do the dodging. Ijph Is Game, Anyway. IIIHIt must bo said for tho roferoe that Sc is a game fellow. He is almost as fcanie as the boxing commission which Sanctioned the meeting of Morris and lyAVfllani, although it is understood that ' Mhe commissioners all feel duly apolo . eotic about tho matter now. liowover, Opl fboy did not havo to risk their lives as ilid Mr. Joh. n ifcThc net result of tho fight, as wo understand the matter, was to make George Kodcl, tho Boer from Australia, Austra-lia, as ho was introduced by Joe llum- b jphries, champion of something or other, rt JVe understand this from James John- iton, managor of the Boer, who was haunting the garden Into tonight claim-, claim-, Sng the title ior his charge. Johnston M Says that Willard won tonight, and as W Eodel beat Willard in Milwaukoo, that mokes Rodcl champion, hit fIt may bo that Willard won tonight, is'.i KB Johnston says. JIo was tho least of i u, two pronounced ovils, anj-way, airy ai-ry (though the spectators seemed to fool lna' tucrc 0URut to bo some law covcr-!TOli8J)0th covcr-!TOli8J)0th of tho parties implicated in the Speedings. fceljpkes Life in Hands. - fcK Nothing said above must be taken as kjBetracting from tho efforts of Mr. Joh, Jhowover. Tho refcreo took Mb lifo in Ifji his hands nnd im)lorcd the gents to it a fight. Frpquontlj' ho burrowed bo- tweon thorn liko a mulo and under-iT.Vnined under-iT.Vnined the most forvont clinches, but Nothing much came of it. Id j( They say Morris has improved 3000 cf i per cent. Ono shudders to think what ni he was. He mine on weighing 2.'M,i l? iounds, or maybe it was tons, and above jis li. Y. D.'s, his waist lino quivorcd f in tho cold glare of the calcium. Wil-dt Wil-dt lard weighed 2:'.o pounds, but they jdt irerc distributed over somewhat moro na iltitudc and were not so noticeable When the grand totnl for weight got j spread out over tho ring the result was $j mite inspiring. Tt inspired the gal-Teh gal-Teh lery to jeers and it inspired largo num-o'ec num-o'ec rjers of persons to leave the premises before their lime was up. William Joh " ibuld not leave. This is said in justice Co Mr. Joh. so that no one will think jj le stayed there of his own accord. Suggests Butting Match. ? Willard seemed more disposed to .',', nake a fuss of tho meeting than the ... sclebrated iSapulpa enginoor. Io r, staggered Morris several times during "1 ;lie course of the evening, causing (Jari .J' .0 hold on until Mr. Joh courageously :ugged him away. Occasionallv tho m inginal white hope butted with such meet that many believed he could Hitbutt Jess in a butting match. AJU Si The floor shook beneath tho cruel ibnrges of the henvy gents, nearly u" eetenng Mr Joh right out of tho ring, 5 Hit lie was in thero at the finish doing ,a ils duty as he saw it. "til I Wo repeat Willard Avon, but ho should HI,1 fe permitted to leave town with a ' eprimand if ho promises not to do it IaWAs for Morris well, that is a case jsJtlmt calls for moro drastic action. |
