The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
USUAL PROTESTS
AGAINST FIGHT
Some Reformers Comparing
Glove Contest TO Roman
Gladiatorial Show.
By THOMAS s. RICE.

That the IimeliEht brigade should
break forth in various parts Of the
country and 90 charging up and down,
demanding that the Johnson
fight in san Francisco on July be
stopped. was inevitable
No III THAI flesh Is heir 20 these days
is more oppressive TO the normal human
being than the professional reformer who
SEXES every conceivable opportunity to
let out a roar about something that
does not concern him The vast num-
Der Of persons fr this country who spend
their time worrying about other peoples
affairs and telling it 70 the newspapers
is almost fnconceivable, and It IS amaz-
ing that the newspapers stand Tor II
lust as sample Of the methods and the
talk INDUCED I'm by the kind OF IN
dividuaIs whose specially in life IS
denounciuE this, that, and the other
thing. one Of them is quoted as saying
mat the coming bout els worse than
Roman EIadlatoriaI show or Spanish
Wild Statement.
Nov the man that made that state
-aur was trying TO say something 50
strong that he would played up In
,av-z-aper. or he knows absolutely
nothing about EIadiatorial shows
or he knows nothing about box
i-r or he has no regard for the
t-7I-b Yet this line OF talk hVIn the
raformers is published every day on any
=.-b5ect they briug UP, and the man
80 raope-s 20 disagree with them -
f-,-,e5fatelv cIassed IN their minds as
--e--orsf rhum Of Old Nick and a run
ming mate OF Beelzebuo-
7-,-5,l- Of c-mDarinE a fight between
-,oD who have spent months IN eell'lis
into condition. are about equaiiS t--s-ooi-
"a wear ave-ounCe gloves. meet III d
De56ed ring, have a set OF rules 'i's.'
--.,s-,T,- fo~ai5s rouEhiug. have a reI-
-, 70 see that the rules are e1IoTcea'
80 -,o7fce officials there to stop I-ls
eg1,t on their oun account II el-TieI NJ
Il 4, dauzer-tl-ink OF compaIllls &c
-. - +, contest Eith nature weapons
- a Ro-uau holiday show Wleh me- me-
toc "a 9---fFs of tnem-fOught 20 the
zsarr with naked SWORDS. OF oat - ~ :
yrare sent % meet the WlidesL 49, q
-, 5-,r.r7e i'm order TO Grotlty lne DlC0t-
-5,S-=+Z- 5-zrfncts OF q mob which nad
. --.--C- leaned 20 substitute rsLs EoF
i-rf--es ira a urEuaciOus argument
Other Side Speaks
Tho statement and the comparison are
en- ridiculous that you would think II
,ro-7Id fall from its own weight OF al
s-1r7ifv. hut one OF the curiosities Of the
human mind IS that such gorgeous
-r-=f7izb --ya rrerations IN regard TO
e,o-+f-e- euterprises are taken as ser
loylslv by a large part Of the community
as y they were on the level. and he
who dares dispute OF refute IS looked
upon almost as an OUtcaSt II IS a.oout
time the newspapers had backbone
enough 10 point ont some OF The Stiffness
in such rwaddIe as that uttered by a
man who conrare6 p modern boxing
TuatOH with a Eladistorial show; for L IS
vel for the newspapers TO remember
that they haze millions Of sensible pei
pIe who want 20 see the other side pre-
sented-
The general impression Is that Sam
T.aneford could have fought harder
against STANLEY KetChel last night when
thew went six rounds in a no decision
bout IN Philadelphia. The unofficial
referees are divided IN a remarkable
manner some give the decision TO
KetcheI for landing the more and the
cleaner blows, while others give IL 10
I.angford for exactly the same reason
The intermediate party naturally Gals
the scrap a draw.