The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-29
DENIES CHARGES
AGAINST COLISEUM.
Editor Palladium


Replying to the Items attack on
Thursday on the Management of the
Rag Chewing Follows Polo" will say
that there was no argument with any.
one by the management in the Coli
scum on the evening referred to. but
on the contrary the good sized and en-
thusiastic crowd present maintained
perfect order during the games. After
the games were over, a young man
who had figured in police court before
caused a disturbance, but left the build
ing and remained on the sidewalk
cursing and swearing with a large
crowd about him until a police officer
came along and was requested to ar
rest him, and dsburse the crowd
which was done.
Just why the Item should make
light of the fact that the management
wish to maintain order at the Coliseum
and that they do it, though at times
it is nece ssaTy TO do as they have done
at the opera houses and other places
of amusement in this and other cities
that is, to cause the arrest Of parties
who persist in making trouble and an
noying the better class of people who
attend these public places of amuse
ment. is a mystery. If the general
public is to understand that such
places of amusement are to be run al
loose ends, and to allow the rOwdy ele
ment to have full sway the doors had
better be closed at once, as the better
class of people would not countenance
such management.
It will be remembered by many that
we had a very successful season of pole
lasting three years, that the Coliseum
was filled with our representative PEG
pie, and they felt and knew that they
could attend the games and enjoy the
sport, and that the hOOdlum element
would not interfere with their SO do
ing, why, because the management die
as they are now doing, maintain order
and arrest the disturbing parties, OF
put them out of the building, and then
as now, we were upheld in this by the
public, and the press also was helT
to us in stamping out anything per
tanning to rOwdyism. Why the Item
should take the stand it did in yester
days issue is more than We are able
to understand. Generally its policy is
for law and order, and why they now
censure and make light of me for pre-
serving order and stamping out rOwdy
ism is beyond comprehension.
1t is a general expression by all
strangers who visit the Coliseum and
cleanest and best equipped building for
the purpose that they have ever Wis
tied.
In conclusion I wish to assure the
Item that so long as the Board of Di
rectors of the Richmond Athletic AS
ISOLATION approve of my help in the
management of the Coliseum, that il
matters but little what the Item re
porters have to say in advocating that
, a few rOwdieS should be allowed full
sway. and act as they please in
and about the Coliseum. I wish to as
sure them and the public that order
will be maintained in the Coliseum anG
the rowdy boys or men who interfere
with the rights Of others. and who may
persist in doing wrong. and as they
please. will be dealt with. but much
more severely in the future than in the
past. and I have the assurance of the
city authorities that they will assist in
any way to accomplish this end.
M. G. HENLEY.