The sun., 1900-08-12
SAW THE BIG FIGHT FREE.
A CROWD on THE H0USETOPs THAT
WATCHED EVERY BLOW.


The Opportunity Afforded By the Open Win
dows In the Garden Used BY Hundreds
Who Live ON Twenty-sxth and Twenty.
seventh Streets A Hot wave Discovery.
Two bright young men who live on Twenty
dxth street about midway between Madison
and Fourth avenues were trying TO keep cool
In their top-story room on Friday evening
while they bewailed the fate that deprived them
OF the funds necessary to see the big prtzehsht
Just across the street In Madison Square Garden
They were hanging out Of thar window snvious
Of every one Of the long line OF men who were
lighting for chance to pay % for skylisht seat
and wondering where all the money In the
world came from. Than some one turned on the
electricity IN the Garden. Through svory
window which had been taken out along the
whole side Of the building to give the II 900 per-
sons inside air during the great mill there came
food Of light.
Great scotti- calculated one Of the young
men. This Ia cinch. Look at that window'-
He pointed across the street directly oppo-
site. The other man looked and there was
the ring just visible and beyond 1t the rising
side.
oh' ~ rOOll no
OF the brilliant idea. This is too easy"
The two young men scrambled for the lad
der leading 10 the sclttls hole. Up they went
and going to the edge Of the roof they looked
down. rhs. change in the angle brought the
wait unil the fights commenced. so they pre-
pared TO be comfortable. They brought up
against the railing that protected them. from
a tali INTO The street laid In supply OF tobacco.
This Is 700 So9d TO keep said one Of ;hs
street next"
So they did. They passed the word along
the line and soon heads began 70 pop oyer the
false front cornices OF the whole row like SOL
diers In q trench. Twenty-seventh street got
the glad tidings too aud there was another line
Of heads peeking over the railipgthere. When the
persons taking IN the encounter from various
roofs. The windows were just wide enough
with full face view to see every thing that was
Sere we're moments me when he he sh,srs 0ess Wers
out OF tho range Of vison but they kept flying
around at such rate that they weren't out Of
sight long
Just see 'em sweatin' down In those 80
box seats. said one man. "Oh, oh. II jim
Kennedy only knew Of this he'd choke To death.
Why we've got all the seats in the house skinned
to death; no heat no smoke; nothing but Gods
RpTo alT sii & about @ yon ant the stars ab"ye you.
for a deadhesd ticket and he threw a frost
into me. He darept close the windows. II
he did the gang inside would die. Really, this
l. the tightect aired, heaviest loaded pipe cinch
Here comes FIFTH" yelled some one. You
can see his freckles. He's doing little rag
time TO test the ring
OF vision gave him better view OF the other
corner OF the ring. Hes as big as a house.
He ought to eat Fitz up,
Eat him him upf Why. Fitz Is disested right
Never mind now" said the young man Who
conceived the idea Of the grandstand box roof
seats :. 3. You Y, fellows viii De aghtns in q min.
the only way We can get left. 80 hush up"
.rh.nSerrs ners Il, .hey 60 now he said suddenly
The big fighters started in. Every time
they landed punch the crowd on the roof
yalled. but the roar from the thousands swelter-
Ing inside drowned their small squallings,
"Oh what beaut Fi,z handed him." said
one Of the men near the centre.
I didn't see that. said man n little further
along. 1T. foul IL there's a Knockout when
,hs Sso ra Gus e. Tssss nad hy y t are rb, "h aA
Az round after round went on the Ftzsim-
mons contingent began TO get gay, In the
nth the rootsrs saw the impending finish.
Didn't | tell YOU he was already digested7-
oueried The man who had expressed this opinion
Ing winner Of big fight for ten years"
IN bet YOU amt seen one in ten years either
until tonight" some one reminded him.
Wow Wow'"howled the gang along the CEN
jaw for the last time and the Akron man Law
down on the boards unconscious The fght
was over and the roofers made for the street
20 join In the inevitable discussion OF Just how
II happened. 1t hadn't cost them a cent, but
there wasn't man Of the 1? 900 inside who had
given up their good money who was able TO give
them any pointers.
win we be here when Corbett and Mccoy
fght9" asked one fellow Of his particular friends
Il say will We see that fght?"
We'll. we should say as much In several
LANGUAGES" was the answer Nothing but a
can give US the dinky -dink.