The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-22
CARSON CITY TO
BE ECLIPSED
Coming Fight Will Discount All
Fast Goes Save the "0Id
inhabitants.
M'CARTY FURNISHES ONE
SOME EASY READING BY VAN
FOR THE MORRIS CHAIR.

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New York, Aug. 21.-The keynote has
shifted a few keys. Last week it was
IF they fight" and it IS when they
fight
The Carson City affair still stands as
the one great heavyweight battle Of the
generation. The coming fight between
the best black man Of his race and the
greatest white fighter that ever laced
a low-necked ring shoe, viii eclipse the
Carson City affair in point Of interest.
Carson City was a lemon, financially
speaking. 1t was too far away from
anywhere Carson City is a small brick
tOwn4 hUddled m the only fertile valley
in q days travel. Every other man in
Carson City wears whiskers a. foot long
and is either a former governor, senator
or congressman. Nearly all of them are
now miIlionaires Of the Nevada variety.
The first thing every visitor to the town
wishes to see is the site of the Fitzsim-
mons-Corbett battle Aged inhabitants
take these trusting tourists by the hand
and march them out few blocks to the
race track, where they are shown q field
Of grain.
Right over yonder," says the local
men. 'They amt no ring. 1t was sold
for wood
Twelve Years Ago.
Then the oldest inhabitant VIII sit
down and tell about the great time,
twelve years ago, when the town was
filed with strangers for the first time
in its history and all the prominent
sporting men of the world met ON the
board sidewalks and drinks flowed like
water. The oldest inhabitant is always
IN
bartenders of Carson City have q Gus
tom which dates back to the days OF
the first territorial legislature. The first
customer Of the day is entitled to a free
drink on the quiet. The oldest inhabi-
tant is always the first customer, and,
as there are about forty saloons in Car
son City, he manages to exist in a beau
tiful state Of irrigation.
The Oldest iuhabitant is the best irri-
gated bit Of scenery in the whole state
of Nevada.
The camp followers who manage to see
every great fight without the fOrmaIity
Of purchasing a "dUcket' had a hard
time getting to Carson City. The Ne
wade town was as inaccessible as the
walled city of L'Hassa. Of HASA is
not walled in it should be- Oue-Eyed
Connolly was one Of the few who made
the "trip. The san Francisco mOOchers
suffered keeuly. San Francisco boasts
many bright young men who have seen
every championship battle ever held
in the state without paying a dollar.
They We're the boys who invented the
bucket and chunk Of ice trick. They
also invented the electrical expert
gag and dozen more. It is on record
that only one Of these swift workers
ever received a singing.
Fat-LeCqed Monroe,
This was at Jeffries' last stand
against the fat-legged AIunroe. We viii
CALI this young man NcCarty, because
that is not his name. NcCarty had
mary strings out for tickets to that
fight, and each one broke. He knew
mary newspaper men, but he missed
them all at the gate on the day of the
battle. He stood across on the far side
Of Larlin street and watched for friends
in the stream Of happy ones who had
tickets ready for the taker at the door.
He saw no man to whom he could run
and say, I'm wit you, see. I'm wit
you" He stood on the edge Of the side
walks until the stream trickIed away to
the few late Corners, holders OF box
seats. He heard the ironiCaI cheering
wht1h greeted the preliminary men. His
trained ear detected the very instant
when AIunrOe climbed into the ring and
caught the full, deep-tOnej below which
greeted the hairy champion Of all cham
pioHs upon his appearance. All this
time MCCarty was nursing a fve-d0TIar
gOlG piece IF the worst came 10 the
worst, Of course, it would have disgraced
him with his friends. but he 'hud 10 see
that fight" He waited until the hiEh
piping tone OF Billy Jordan doated
through the windows and then made a
mad dash for the entrance.
Gimme the best fve-dollar seat in
the house" gasped McC8rty, averting
his face so that the ticket-seller would
not. recognize him. Tt was a shameless
thirg for him 10 dO-tO buy his seat-but
wasn't that the bell?
ATcCarty charged through the doors
and into the great hall He was fairly
carried off his feet by several thousand
laughing gentlemen who were Glowing
Their way out into the night air.
The fight was over.