The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-26


disorder until o'clock WREN the crush
became heavy, 240 policemen under Chief
Wilmann handled the crowd well. The
arc lights over the ring were turned on
at 745 o'clock by which time the bleach
ers, holding fully 5000 people were filled.
The usual night fog did not prevail and
although the evening air was chilly there
was no discomfort Kid Egan, represent
ing the champion; Clark Ball for Fitz-
simmons and Alex Greggains for the
San Francisco Athletic club, inspected
the premises at o'clock and agreed that
all was in readiness for the fight.
The gates were opened at o'clock and
the ticket holders began to flock in. The
gallery consisted of series of tiers, the
last one resting against the improvised
back wall, or high board fence sloping
down to the ground level. The occupants
of these seats really were afforded the
best view of all that occurred in the
ring At 1880 o'clock the gallery was full
and the doors leading to the more favor
ed sections we've opened and the sections
Immediately behind the bex seats grad
Eaily iilled up.
number Of we'll known faces were
among the early arrivals. George Siler oc-
cupied a seat In the press row at the
ring side.
Mayor SchmItz Present.
In one of the boxes to the west of the
ringside sat Mayor Eugene Schmitz, in
company with other city officials. Louis
Ezell, the racing man sat near Jack Ring
llng the circus man WINE Eu tlgneI, Eu
Kelly ana SID Herman occupied choice
seats. Lou HaWklhs, tne veteran MN nlii
strei ana GeorEe Don.iace, ~. sies rsn C,ii
cago; Jemes Morrissey and Frank Nc
Grath OF Milwaukee, William Carpenter
Kemp, end Mike Kennedy came early.
The arrangements of the arena and con-
struction of the ring were something OF
depaf ture from the usual lines follow
cd in such matters.
In the vacant lot at Fourteenth and
Valencia streets a high board fence was
erected. In the center of the space the
ring was built, the floor being four feet
from the ground.
On the four sides Of the ring were ar
ranged the press seats and Immediately
back of them the boxes which were
simply spaces partitioned off and twen-
ty-four chairs placed in each compart-
ment These rested on the ground with
out the least elevation. Back of the
boxes came long rows OF board seats or
benches all on the same level, with con-
veniently arranged aisles.
To the rear and back of the board
fence were placed the gallery benches.
The ring was a substantially constructed
affair Built upon a good foundation of
solid ttmbers. the floor was made of a
double thickness of inch boards. Over
these there was a heavy padding of left
ono inch IN tbickness
A heavy brown canvas, drawn tightly
and fastened at the edges completed a
solid and safe ring.
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The lights were suspended from -FOUR
upright posts, one at each corner OF the
| ring. Those uprights sloped gradually
towards the center ana succession Oh
cross beams at the TOP helu fourteen
arc hgnts anu over tne Whole can.
as the gallery" seats The ropes of the
ring were of the latest thing in that line,
consisting of heavy smooth one-inch cot
ton ropes. Two OF these, the first three
feet from the f1oor and the second elgh-
teen inches above II, were guyeu from
the upIignts' "hlcn helu ehe hsnes anu
tent. Ihere were no snarp coineis
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snort pauueu ropes .hat Gu, ou. 'no
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