Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-05
INTENSE SCENE AT RINCSIDE
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shades, Others equipped themselves with
picturesque -brimmed, high-crowned
straw hats.
The Reno military band entered the arena
shortly before / o'clock, and, stationing
itself directly in front OF the motion pic
ture cameras, awaited a signal to COM
mence playing. a few moments later the
band members ptied peli nell into the CEN
ter OF the roped twenty-four foot ring and
RECALLED the spectators with stirring 'Ameri-
CAM airs.
AS the band played "The Red, White and
Blue" an enthusiastic ringside fan jumped
into the ring waving a silk American flag.
The vast crowd cheer ed itself hOarse; and,
a minute later, when the band struck up
"Dixie" there was another tremendous out
burst of cheers.
George Hartins. the timekeeper, came in
with the gloves In a big green box; two
pairs for each fighter, in case of bursted
| leather or accident. l.t
When the band played America" the
crowd made a feeble attempt to sing, but
it quickly collapsed. and the spectators
went back to fans and handkerchiefs.
| Yielding to the protests OF the spectators
whose view was hidden by the moving
picture booths, RIokard ordered one booth
on the left dismantled.
At LILO word was passed in from the out.
side that every seat in the arena was sold
| and several thousand persons were still II
line at the booths.
| Twenty Thousand Added to Purse.
At 1880 the ringside betting was ten t
six, with plenty Of Jeffries money in sight
Jeffries arrived at his dressing room a
1885 p. m.
Tex Rlckard announced that the purse o.
S121 900 is all up and will be split 40 and g
per cent. Each man gets a $4,000 bonus
Richard said he made that arrangement
when articles were signed, but had no
heretofore been made public.
Old fight attendants vowed that never be
! fore had a prize fight in this country haC
as many women spectators as this. In ad
dition to the seventy-five or 100 in the lonl
booth on the rim OF the arena. every sec
ten was dotted with them,
| Tack Johnson's wife came into the arent
and was seated near the ring.
Jordan Makes Announcements.
Although the big men were scheduled t,
enter tho ring at 1880, the preliminary in
Productions OF pugilists, customary at thes
functions, had not begun at las. The crowd
however, was patient and good-natured
Announcer Billy Jordan. the veteran an
nouncer of San Francisco climbed through
the ropes at 1:42 and got the first applause
The ring was clustered with cameras, snap
shooting being done of every prominen
person nearby.
Panorama pictures were made of the en-
tire arena, and there was an effort to In
duce spectators to take their seats.
The heat beat down on the crowd un
usually hot. There was a clear sky, and
was almost unbearable.
} At d. M It seemed that every seat 1
, the arena was occupied, and the six-foc
platform that extends around the uppe
rim was black with a human fringe q
ISLANDERS, tt
Announcer Billy Jordan entered the rim
at 1:l5 p. m.
At 1:E5 p. m. Announcer Jordan clears
the ring Of photographers and hangersol
Jeffries arrived at the arena at o'clocl
4 Cheers for Governor Dickinson,
At 1855 D. m. Billy Muldoon got into III
ring and made a speech and said that
would suggest as token OF respect an
; esteem for the citizens and for the on
Q man who would stand up before the who
I world and say that all men were free,
Q suggested three cheers for the people an
G the governor OF Nevada. Every man ros
Q and responded with a will
g At six minutes after o'clock Jordan m
q Richard at one corner Of the ring and pulls