Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-20 | Page 10 | Referee McDonald is Suspended for Stopping Mat Go

Referee McDonald 1 Is Suspended for J Stopping Mat Go GoLOS G 1 LOS LS ANGELES July 20 UP U Don McDonald wrestling referee who stopped the tho Jim Raj Londos-Raj Steel match at Wrigley field Monday Monda night after 2 hours and 15 minu minutes calling it a draw was under sion slon today S a Dr Harry Martin Martn chairman of thi tha t state athletic commission suspended suspend him hires for tor sixty ways was on the the- ground that halting the te match was unfair grou ta the public and not required by eon cent mission rules res c w i 4 Te The bout was wa advertised 2 asa r. r worlds championship event two out of three thre falls fall to a finish finish event a McDonald stopped th the the bout aVer after each wrestler wrester had gained one a. a faI quoting an old rule limiting the te tira t. t fU of ot matches to two hours with wih 15 min minutes utes ute more available at the r of the referee I Personally I think our present rule plainly indicates that a finish firdA fn match must mut go on to a decision Dr Martin Mari said especially if i I a tWe Ute ii is advertised to be involved i Anything else is not rot fair to th ele i far t te the audience audience There Ther may be b some basis bu for a claim of confusion about clai abot the t extra time after the two hour tine this limit but well we'll wel remove all doubt te at af the next commission m meeting Ung We will wi revise the rule so o that that that-i I decision must be reached reache in I any fin ish match math The next meeting of the te commit slon sion will wJ be held at Del Monte cm Fri Mont day fi- fi 1 McDonald was wa the te third man In I I ring here recently when Ira D Dir Dr ra local heavyweight faced LM losIng los los- 10 Ing only one fall ll in i 2 hours hourI and andS 3 minutes minute I J