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Show ATHLETES THREATEN TO QUITTWilliT Judges Summarily Removed, and Report Out That Referee Is lo Go. GIANT EASILY THROWN Joe Mabbott, Weighjng 250, Is Speedily Pinned to Mat by Lighter Man. Threats to withdraw from the Jtate tournament If Oscar B. Gingrich replaces Referee Ed. Forguson. were made by all tho Deseret gym men and by a majority of the entrants from Provo. W. ID. Day and Ben Harker will not try to hold their men in the tournament If a new referee Is named. Director Gingrich last night removed Judges Yeatcs and Brown, who were acting act-ing for Richard Downs and W. D. Bratz. Gingrich appointed Al. Shrader and J. Jones In their stead. This action followed a demonstration from the crowd when O'Connor was given tho decision, over McDonald In their four-round boxing match. f- Members Mem-bers of the University club who saw the ! bout subscribed SIS to buy McDonald a special medal. Before the crowd had finished showing disapproval of tho decision. de-cision. Gingrich, without consulting any of the other officials, removed the Judges. Referee Forguson expressed the opinion opin-ion that the verdict of the Judges was correct. O'Connon was the smaller boxer, box-er, but was more aggressive, but more of MuDonald's friends were present. The tournament will be concluded Monday night. The third det of preliminary contests In the State Amateur tournament were held last evening. Joe Mabbott, the giant athlete who was knocked out Friday Fri-day evening, tried to come back as a wrestler, but Parkinson of the Deseret gym threw him in ten seconds. The giant rushed his opponent through tho ropes, but Parkinson soon got behind the big fellow and dropped him hard. Parkinson Park-inson weighed near 175 pounds; Mabbott about 2n0. The results of laut night's eliminations in the state amateur tournament follow: Wrestling. 105-pound class Fowler (Deseret) threw Cartright (Deseret) In five minutes with a body chancery. 115-pound class Parkins (Desorot) got decision over McCullough (TJ. of TJ.) after ten minutes, inn-pound class Ferris (Y. M. C. A.) got decision over Kitchens (Deseret) after aft-er ten minutes. 135-pound class Hunter (Deseret) won by default from Shlpler (unattached). 135-pound class Jones (unattached) won decision over Van Dusen (Y. M. C. A.) after fifteen minutes. 115-pound class Schcllenberger (Y. M. C. A ) won by default from Davis (unattached). (un-attached). 175-pound class Anderson (Deseret) throw Thomas (Deseret) in five and one-half one-half minutes with a half Nelson. Over 175-pound class- Parkinson (Deseret) (Des-eret) threw Mabbott (Y. M. C. A.) In ten seconds with an arm bar and head lock. Boxing. 115-pound class J. O'Connor (All Hallows Hal-lows college) won decision over R. McDonald Mc-Donald (Y. M. C. A.) after four rounds. ,135-pound class Thomas (unattached) earned decision over Hyams (unattached) (unat-tached) in second round. 145-pound class Karren (unattached) won decision over Canvel in three rounds. 15S-pound class Roest (unattached) beat Austin (Y. M. C A.) in two rounds. |