The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-04-03


oanted by a mufled undertone OF
smacks aud thuds and scutdes as the
abstreperous we're subdned by their
neighbors.
Almost had all confusion been smoth'
cred when a tier of seats near the ring
went down. This was greeted WIN
fresh roars or laughter. which Of IT
self die67away. 50 that Il lone voice
tar hack was heard distinctly rs il
piped;
Go on. Glendnn. We're with rou!'
Glendon had the Celt's intuitlve
knowledge Of the psychology Of the
crowd. He knew that what had been
vast dlsorderIy mob five minutes be-
fore was now tightly in hand. and for
added effect he deliberately delayed.
Yet the delay was JUST long enough
and not second too long, For thirty
seconds the silence WIS complete. ana
The effect produced WIS one Of awe.
Then Just rs the faint hints OF rest
lessnasS came TO his ears he began t"
speak
when finish ibis speech. he said.
II am going TO fight. promise ,Ton
IL will he Il real fight. one or The few
real fights sou have ever seen. am
going to get my man in the shortest
possible time.
"Bily Morgan. in making his final
announcement, will tell you that 1t is
to be forty-hvc round contest. Let
me tell You that it will be nearer
furty-iire seconds.
When was Interrupted | was tell
ing y0n that the ring was rotten, lt
is-from top to bottom. 1t is run on
business principles. and you all KNOW
what business principles are. Enough
said
"Yuu are the suckers. every last one
Of YOU that is not making anything
out Of it. Why are the seats falling
down tonight? Craft Like tile hight
game. they We're built on business
principles
He now held the audience stronger
than ever ana knew it.
There are three men squeezed on
two seats. c;lm seq that everywhere.
What does it mean: Graft. The stew
ards don't get any wages. They are
supposed to graft. business principles
again. You pay. or course you pay.
How are tie fight permits obtained?
Craft.
And HOW let me ask you: If the
men who build the seats graft, II the
stewards graft, If the authorities graft.
why shouldn't those higher up in the
fight game graft: They 10. And you
pay.
And let me tell ypu It is not the
fault OF the fighters. They don't run
the game. The promoters and mana
gers run it; they're the business men.
The fighters are only fighters. They
begin honestly enough, but the mana
GERS and promoters make them give in
or kick them out. There have been
straight lighters. And there are now
Il few, but they don't earn much az
Il rule.
II gness there have been straight
managers. Mine is about the hest OF
lbe boiling. But Just ask him how
much he's got salied down in real es-
tate and apartment houses"
Here the uproar began to drown
MS voice
let every man who wants to hear
shut up the man alongside Of him"
Glcndon instructed.
Again. like the murmuT OF surf,
there was Il rustling OF smacks and
thuds, anu Scutllcs, and the house
quoted down.
WHY does every lighter work over
time insisting that he's always fought
square, Why are they called Honest
Johns and Honest Bills and Honest
BlacismIths and all the rest? Doesn't
it ever strike you that they seem to
be afraid Of something?
when q man comes 10 you shout
ing he Is honest you get suspicious.
But when 4 prlzetighter passes the
same dope out TO You you swallow II
down.
May the best man win! How often
have you heard Billy Morgan say that?
Let me tell yun that the best man
doesn't win go often. and when he
does it's usually arranged for him.
Most Of the grudge fights you've heard
nr seen were arranged too.
Its q program. The whole thing is
programmed. DO you thinks the pro
motcrS and managers are in it for
their health? They're not. They're
business men,
Tom. Dick and Harry are three
aghtcrs. Dick is the best man. IN
two fights he could prove it. But what
happens? Tom Hicks Harry. Dick ticks
Tom. Harry ticks Dick. Nothing
proved. Then come the return match
es. Harry ticks Tom. Tom licks Dick.
Dick Hicks Harry Nothing proved.
Then they try again.
Dick is kicking. Says he wants to
get along in the game. So Dick licks
Tom and Dick lcks Harry. Eight
fights to prove Dick the best man,
when two could have done it. All ar
ranged. \ regular program. and you