The Detroit times., 1910-01-05
WHEN IT'S
NAUGHTY
To CHEER.

that none present want that TO happen
Applaud all you like between IN
rounds. The principals request that
80 far rs possible. you refrain from
smoking"
Thus nightly, wherever legalizec
boxing fiourishes. the gentlemanly an
nouncer speaks his little piece ts
which the crowd, impatient TO observe
the action OF the gloved duelists. gives
always more or less attention. The
announcement regarding the combining
OF applause TO the periods when The
boxers are resting goes for what II Is
worth. In some localities. the crowds
lave been educated up to such silence
that. no matter what Is happening IN
the ring. the only other noise heard Is
the creaking OF chairs and the ocea
sional shuffiing Of feet as men ge'
set" back OF the blows OF their favor
ties.
Yet II is doubtful II the average
crowd understands the reason for the
Injunction TO silence. There is rea'
son, however, and an excellent one.
An illustration occurred not SO long
ago locally and the narrative will dem
onstrate the wisdom OF the rule.
A boxer was brought TO Detroit TO
test the mettle OF the local contingent.
He had done virtually all OF his work
and had won his reputation In a
mining camp OF the far west. Oui IN
the mining country they hold prize
fights. not boxing matches, and the
atmosphere about the ring diners radi-
cally from that surrounding boxing
matches IN more effete regions. Out
there the boxer was accustomed 10 so
into battle with several hundred 81
mis- intimate friends at the rings,de
who started roofing for his success me
moment he made his bath-rooed entry
To the ring and never quit untii she
bout was over and the decision given
In style the boy was veritaDie niue
rushing demon Virtually all OF MS
fights resulted in knockouts or mis- OPP
ponents. The advent OF new class
champion was heralded far and wide,
In due course OF time the boxer left
the mining country. which had been
denuded OF competition anyhow.
Eventually he found himself in De-
troit. He boxed twice at Windsor.
And those who had expected him 10
demonstrate those demon qualities
went away proclaiming that the boy
had been sadly over-rated. They said
he was a nice boxer. clever and game.
hut they wouldn't believe he had ever
had a knockout punch in either OF
his mitts.
IT don't know what was wrong with
the boy: he seemed to have lost all
his aggrassiveness." said his manager
after the second bout was over. he
got clever all of sudden and he's
forgotten how TO fight. The other
night he came back to his corner after
a round where he'd outpointed the
other Kid six or seven to one easily.
and Grabbed all through the interniis-
sion because the crowd hadn't
climbed ND on the seats and yelled.
There was the milk of the cocoanut.
The crowd wasn't roofing and The
demon didn't feel the real battle-iust
rising. He had no reason for real an
tipathy toward his opponent anyhow,
and he made II nice boxing match
au the way, which was as II should
be. after all.
The spectacle of men, shouting and
screaming at the sight of blood and
urging on a gladiator to lay a weak
ened opponent unconscious on the
floor Is not a pretty one. And that Is
the reason the cops don't like 10 near
the crowd roofing while the boxers are
in the ring.
Detroiters viii. be interested to hear
of the return TO the stage OF Cora
Livingston, the champion woman
wrestler. Miss Livingston has been
missed this season for a very inter
esting cause. IN private life she's
happily married and, not long ago,
found II necessary TO be present at
en- event in which a new member OF
the family made its appearance. And
her rivals are wondering II she can
come back"
Tommy Burns appears to be taking
his time in cinching the fight he has
made TO order now with Lang. The
latter's defeat Of Fitzsimmons ought
to give Tommy good excuse for
battling again without chance Of
losing.
Interesting facts: Omaha. Neb.,
for some seasons the largest city In
the United States without league
ball team, will try to support a mem.
Ter in the Western league this year
The Syracuse club has released
Shortell and signed Wottell Bound 20
have some sort OF an ell to pay in
that town.