Show I II I MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER IN AWARDING CLOSE DECISION x NEW w YORK Nov XO 25 I 1 fl met an aa old fellow coming comins home from a box boxing box box- ing club dub one n night ht recently said Tim Hurst the veteran ret referee ree yesterday yester- yester esterday ester ester- day and he asked me some questions which I ans answered red to the b best st of 11 my ability Maybe those who are interested in boxing would like to have ha th then repeated so here goes How now do you figure fiure the points sc scored re on box boxers r was t the ht first query Well I take into consideration many things I replied Both attack and defense count for much couch A man who does docs the leadin leading or forcin forcing receives re reo re- re due credit The landing of clean dean blows is ill a bi big while the ability to block them also is JS important The effect of blows must mut not be overlooked o and a a. mans man's tavin staying powers always I count If Ifa 3 man holds hold in the clinches or hangs on to avoid punishment he loses ground in a referees referee's 5 opinion op If he is aggressive but has no fixed plan of attack and misses atlases the other fellow repeatedly points must be scored a against him Suppose a man has bas the better of I the first eight rounds and then is forced to take the defensive in the thelast thelast thelast last two rounds would you say sav he lie was wasa I a defeated Not a bit of it The points be he scored in eight rounds are not wiped out by any means and Id I'd declare him hint the winner for that reason But if he was knocked down for forthe forthe the count in the last round and was almost almost al al- al most out wh when u the bell ran rang what then I 7 Then Id I'd hav have to take lake into consideration consideration consideration con con- the condition of both men menat menat menat at the finish If you had refereed the first o Ketchell bout in which o OBrien O'Brien Lad had the better of it on Points points for the first seven rounds bu but was knocked out a II few seconds before the bell beU ended the tenth round how hoes would you have dec ded it Ill Ird have declared K Ketch Ketchell ell the th winner because if the bout had been beel longer OBrien O'Brien would have e been unable to come up for the eleventh round 4 How can you ou tell a fake from fro ron ao an honest bout By th the way a athe the m men n hit bit or mu mis If a man titan pulls his big punches s or doesn't try to take advantage of openings it itt its a plain enough What do you vou call brutality When one man man is hopelessly beaten and the other fellow continues to punch him without mercy mere fearin fearing no response A bleeding nose eye eye or month mouth doesn't mean that a boxer is s helpless for Ive I've seen feen hundreds of them in JD this condition condition condi condi- tion go ahead and nd win But ear is a serious Heart blows blown are dangerous Hearst has bas refereed more than thau ring rint ring battles battle and never has bas bad a a. fatality fa fa- fa on his bands hands He Ire presided over oter the tho most sensational f fight ht in ring history history his his- tory the Walcott-Lavigne Walcott ne affair at Maspeth IlS also the Sharkey battIe bat tie the Lav Griffo-Lav Griffo igne contest contest the Wal Walcott ott Quinn Walcott alcott Mysterious 1 Smith Ryan Mot McCoy oy MeCo Maher a and d other hi big scraps scrap scraps He has never refereed a and haa lisa clear dear record Hurst after a l lone absence from the rin ring is now the of or- rin ring judge at the Royale ale A. A t. t C. C in in Brooklyn |