Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11
BIG THRONG
SEES Hot
F|ST|C
BOUT
King and Rival Money Broker Go
Five Rounds, but Policeman
Is Victor.

A large crowd of spectators
were entertained with an ex
citing fist fight at Five Points
Tuesday when Police Commits
sioner A. R. King and E. "
Greenway, competing money
, brokers, neighbors and brothers
in-law, decided to settle acute do
nestle and business differences
by getting personal satisfac
! ton" through pounding eacl
other.
! The affair was all prearranged, az
( cording to the stories of both parties
| Waxing warm in a telephone CONVEX
| sation with Greenway shortly before
| 8 o'clock. King challenged him for
| bout at Five Points; and GreenwaS
! equally miffed, accepted; an arrange
ment which afterward proved ex
tremely gratifying to a multitude o.
| tans VINO gathered around.
All eelIiserents Satisfied.
The bout was called after ave
rounds by two police officers who were
| long delayed in breaking through the
Gordon that surrounded the ring H.
| front of the Fourth National Bank
| Building Bot6 men said they haG
their fill Of satisfaction, and both
claimed victory. The nearest thing t.
a verdict by disinterested spectators
was the furnishing of copies OF
| charges" to both contestants, which
amounts to a recommendation to Re
corder Broyles to render the final de
| cision
! The first arrangements OF the at
fair, which grew out Of animosities o
long standing. but which both OF the
| principals refused to touch on except
vaguely, had to be changed on az
count of an unforeseen delay MI
King lives at No. 80 Moreland ave
nue., and Mr.. Greenway at No. lGA
| Whitefoord avenue, so near that they
catch the same street car.
Mr.. King had called Mr.. Greenway
over the telephone in regard to E.
statement by Greenway which he said
was not true. They agreed to catch
the sos Inman Park car, ride down
town in the same car in peace and geu
off at Five Points and settle the mat
ter Mr. King caught the car, but
Greenway did not, and 1t looked as
though the whole affair was OFF.
Challenge Is Renewed.
No sooner had Mr. King cooled duWr
| and started to work in his Office ~
the Fourth National Bank BUILDING
than his telephone rang loudly.
You didn't meet me-" said voics
he recognized a. Greenway's
you didn't keep your word all
swered King, his smoldering wrath
rising again
II missed my car returned Green
way, "but I'll meet you now"
AN right answered King. Where
are you now?'
In a friends office answered
Greenway.
Thinking that Greenway would
have second. Commissioner Kirr
dSNtu MS DIOtileI, n. w. hlIEs 10 -
along.
In front Of the Fourth National
Bank Building they met.
Spar for Opening.
Round king and Greenway rush
ed up to each other. You've got to
retract that statement" said King
pointing his finger at Greenway.
"Tf you want to fight, here 1 am
answered Greenway The passing
throngs Of men stopped and gathered
around. Many women hurried away
Round king and Greenway wsrs
within arms reach Of each other, and
King shot a heavy right at his oppo-
nent's face. Greenway countered witt
a right 10 the body. Both men stood
several feet farther apart than a.
the beginning.
Round 3--They flew at each other
with the fury of two cats swung ovet