The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-13

in the ring giving boxing great promi-
nence and, as the receipts show. a more
liberal patronage han at any other city
in America.
The record-brealdng crowd at the Nc
Govern-Santry contest in Chicago was
not only the largest gathering at any
similar event in this city, but also topped
that at any boxing show in New York
under the Horton law. over 1900 persons
passing the gate. The receipts were
Si6.SOO and the fighters got more as their
share Of 80 per cent of the gross re-
ceIpts than had ever before been taken In
at a Chicago show. With New York top
prices this would have meant $S0,gU0 for
the promoters. The figures in the MctIov-
ern- White and more recent Sharkey-
ChoynSki contest nearly reached the one
first mentioned and a new record Will
probably be established when kid" Nc
Coy and Tommy Ryan meet at latter
sails, Tuesday evening, June 5.
In consideration of the successful
season of boxing in Chicago one may for
the moment forget the man whose brains
worked out the problem of overcoming all
opposition in a state where boxing by
reason of blue law is under the ban,
and in creating a general rublic sentiment
favorable to the sport by the bringing to-
gether of the best men in America In
limited round bouts. 1t Is not an easy
task to get Sharkey and Choynski. Nc
Govern and Santry, who represented the
american and English championship
titles; Mccoy and Ryan. who have been
offered a big purse for a twenty-five,
round fight in New York, and other men
of like prominence together. for larger
purses are the rule for longer bouts, but
the Tattersall management stood ready 20
offer fancy figures for good mel, MCCOY
and Ryan getting a guarantee of $500
in lieu Of 80 per cent of the gross re-
ceipts.
Chicago is the greatest place for
knockers" in the world and the oppo-
sitton and rivalry to The Tattersall man.
agement was not to be lightly considered.
All this, however. has been overcome
and to cap the climax the rattersall Ath-
letic club now has Il lease of the only
available arena in the city for big shows,
having he exclusive rights to this build
ing for boxing shows for one year.
HOUSEMAN AS A PROMOTER.
The success Of the Tattersan shows has
been due almost entirely to the work of
Louis M. Houseman, matchmaker and
managing director. who is also the spor--
ing editor Of the Chicago inter Ocean one
Of the WIDESPREAD papers for its sporting
news in the West, or in the country, for
that matter. Houseman IS also the man
ager of Jack Root, the undefeated mid
dleweight, who has won from the best
men in the country, having never even
got as bad as a draw In any contest, and
who is now matched to meet Tommy
Ryan. with fair chance of success; Tom
my White, the peerless l26-pound cham
pion, who dimmed the luster of Terry Nc
Governs record, and who will meet Nc
Govern again in twenty-iive-rourd fight
in New York June 10; Art Simmons, the
clever Akron, o., featherwc!ght, and sew
Cral other men Of good local regulations.
Houseman is an extremely modest scr
of a fellow, ana it was with great diff
Guilty that 1 succeeded in getting enc of
his photos for cut. He is quiet in dis
position. talks little, but acts quickly and
energetically. 1t has been said that he
will do more and go farther for a friend
than any sportsman in Chicago, and also
that he keeps no record of distance II
chasing an enemy. AS a sportsman he Is
honest. above board and dead game. He
would never take the blue ribbon at a
beauty show for personal appearance.
Houseman is a little over five feet in
height and broad of girth. being nearly
as big at the waist line as he is in inches
from keel to maintcp. He has thu legs
of brownie. the aldermanic proportions
of a Falstaff, and the head of philoso-
pher.
Born in New Orleans thirty-nine yea