The times., 1897-03-18
How the News of the Great Bat.
tie Was Handled.
GREAT CROWDS ASSEMBLED
Streets Around the Office Filled
With PeopIe-Gave the Result
and the News Far in Advance
OF the Other Papers-The Story
Told by Bulletins.

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with Corbett's aid, covered himself with
blood, and The Times covered itself with
| glory. 1t gave the first news, was first
| to get tfae news, gave the people the
news almost at the same time ii was
1 received, and was the peoples favorite
4 newspaper. Its bulletins were newsy and
accurate and the thousands that stood in
/ front OF the office believed them. When
they read bulletin they were satisfied
4 bets were settled amoBg them and new
ones niade-thcy had as mach confidence
\ in what they saw as though they had
| been sitting by the rihgside witnessing
the fight.
| But about how The Times handled the
| news; that is what pleased the people
| The direct wire from the ring side 20 The
| Times office began to flash the news to
! Washington almost as soon as it was
| daylight at Carson City. At IL O'Clock
the first bulletin was posted telling the
state OF the weatherin Nevada The crowd
| then began to gather and read the bri ghtest
and crispicst news of the latest arrange
Inents for the fight. They knew almost
as soon az Sullivan, Corbett, Fitz, Julian,
Brady and other big lien in the fistic
world entered the arena They knew when
the fighters were in their dressin g-rooms,
what the crowd was doing, and what was
causing delay OF the fight equally as
well as those who Travelled thousands OF
miles to see the encounter. No other paper
in town could approach such a service
True, there were some blackboardS stuck
up with the announcement that the fight
a.
Did the people appreciate The Times good
work? Well, you just ought TO have heard
them talk about it. Here's about the way
il went all day:
What they got up there?" pointing to
the nearby newspaper office.
Amt got nothing"
Don't they get any news from the
fight"
Nav; they put up, fifteen minutes later,
the same things that you see here, that's
ALL
Then the extras, with fun particulars OF
the fight by roundsi Atremendous achieve
ment of N odern Joufn alisn,. YOU must ad-
NIT. The fight WAS finished in Carson at
1881 p. II. Granting three hours differ
ence in the time would make it 3-51 by
Washington time. and at 4:07 the news
boys were on the streets selling extra
Times giving a full account of the fight,
fast as they could hand them out. It
was fast work, but tbatis what The Times
is noted for, and that is the secret of it's
popularity with the people. Rival papers
had not even definitely announced the re-
suit when The Times was in the hands of
the newsboys-
The crowd that began TO gather in front
OF The Times office at II O'Clock was one
that could only be brought out in Wash
ington, and that by prize fight alone
Each one was there beca use he was inter
eSted in the result and not from idle
curiosity The last election brought out
a great crowd, but many cared not which
way the result turned. In the crowd yes
terday each had favoriUe, some had
money wagered some had none, but deep
In their hearts tine little newsboys were
as vitally interested as the cool sport who
had bet hundreds on the result. There
were small boys, large boys, young men,
old men, colOred men, white men, soldiers,
sailors, sports, statesmen, and even the
women and children paused as they passed
around the crowd TO read the latest news
on the bulletin board
It was a good netured crowd and as
talkative as party Of old maids at
tea. Each man was telling his neighbor
what he knew about pugilists; who his
fayorite was in this fight, and why he had
picked him to win. Out of these orations
arose discussions, and out OF these discus
sions came bets. Most or them were for
small sums, and at even money Themoney
men who wore bit OF green in their but
tonhole seemed to lie enjoying themselves
doubly. To be able to celebrate st.
Patrick's Day and hear from such a prize
fight at the same time, was a privilege
seldom granted to them Ofcourse. the phil
osopher the wit, and the tough young fel-
low. with his quaint expressions. were
there They kept the crowd laughing and
testing with one another until the men
entered the ring, and then the news came
so fast that they had no time for COM
ments.
Dat man Fitz amt nevah been licked.
but he'll have all sorts OF fits today" re-
marked the colored brother.
'.Ferget it, put in the tough boy. dat
Corbett amt stacking up agen no dead
one dis day He'll wake up out o. dat
trance he's been in fer de last tree years
time Fitz lands onct"
puts in the swell young man with the
roll, I'D like to give you some ten TO
eight that Jim wins out"
Il don't bet
"what do you do. them"
81 tinks''
We'll. don't think so loud. Somebody
might waste good time listening to you"
The news that the fighters were In the
ring spread like wildfire Men came run
ming from every direction, some putting
on their hats and coats as they ran They
blocked the streets out as far as the car
tracks, first forming themselves in the shape
Of an immense fan. then when more ar
rived Into square, then when they had to
stand on the other side OF the car tracks
to allow the cars to pass they took all sorts
OF geometrical and fantastic shapes, a
moving, shifting sea OF human bodies.
Vehicles coming up Tenth street had TO
creep slowly through this jam, and finally.
when the crowd became so dense, made no
tempt to pass at all
From eight or ten hundred the crowd
RAPIDLY grew up into the thousands, and
when the result was announced it was being
increased by hundreds every minute
At3:o4, a full minute before other papers
announced it, The Times made public the
fact that the men were in the ring AT
sos the bulletin read that Corbett was
dancing a Jig in his corner. The crowd
cheered heartily. Thine called. Fttz re-
fuses to shake hands," read the next bulle-
tin. and the crowd howied. 1t was Fftz-
simmons crowd to the core. and they Were
not afraid to let 1t be known either. Corbett
had many hackers, but they represented
tho weaker side In mum berS and enthusiasm.