Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-29

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was famous for its trotters, the en-
peror Of Russia got two stations from
the senator by presenting him with
two orioff stations from the imperial
stables. The American met the gift
by superior gift Of his own. With
two such nations competing, the trot-
ting horse has yet golden age before
him.
ST. DENIS, sporting edi-
wv tor Of the New York Globe. who
has been in San Francisco recently,
says that New York Is second in very
few things. but when it comes to the
boxing game, II must. In view of rec.
oTis, fall in behind California.
This condition does not arise from
the superiority of contest but because
the California manager has a better
grin on the pulse of the people
Raal y, 600 81 Tlo1zis -eaaistli
foolish 10 think that San Francisco or
Los Angeles, with their respective
Of probably 100000 and
$50 900, should be- able to outdraw
New York with her 100000 at any
thing In the sport line,
+But it's fact. There sare those
who say that the 20-round condition
which prevails in California is the
cause Of 1T. It's no such thing The
secret OF the western success is the
consideration the promoters give the
common people, the people who love
sport for sports sake. and who can
not afford big prices for tickets.
The best tickets for the "a bouts
on the coast are no higher in price
than what Is asked here. But it's not
the high priced ticket buyer who sup
ports the boxing game any more than
IT'S the buyer Of the richest goods in
a dry goods store who makes the big
firms succeed. Any big firm will prob
ably attribute its success to giving the
people what they want at the lowest
possible figure.
It's just that way with the boxing
game in California Fight club pro-
moters build their arenas with the |
idea in view of accommodating the
boys who have but 50 or SO to spare
to see bout And the venture has
proven most successful In every big |
bout the bulk Of the gate receipts
have come from the So bleacherfes.
-only last Thanksgiving day Leach
Cross and Joe Rivers fought before |
a gate that hit bit above the SIT 900
mark. OF that amount more than
$4,000 came out of the admission
section, the seats which cost not more
than 81 to occupy.
I'm Jim Coffroth's arena in San
Francisco there is seating capacity for
about 1900. OF this number not more
than 1000 are placed in the reserved |
list. There are 10000 bleaehery
seats, for which seldom is more than
81 charged. And no matter how bigi
the crowd comes the price is never
raised on those seats. It's that way
wherever fight is held on the Coast. I
The poor fan is given first consider
alton, and it has been a profitable
trial. ~. :. -. f.. D.. |
It's Just the other way in New
York The reserved seats outnumber1
the general admissions five to one. In
Madison Square Garden, for instance,
tucIG - TOOAl IOI pfOUdUly 1U,UUU p6O-l
pie at fight, yet not more than 1000
seats are set aside for the boys who
have but dollar or two to spare
Less consideration is shown the
real supporters of all sports at some
of the smaller clubs. II the manager
sees big crowd coming his first
is to shut down on the gener-
al admissions, he may allow a couple
of hundred to come in at the admission |
price and then announce that there is
nothing left but the higher-prieed
seats. Out of hundred in line at the
general admission window there are
probably not more than a dozen who
can see their way clear to advance the
extra price. The club is the loser
and the gate receipts are lower than
what they really should be.
"Ayaricionsness is a great fault
with the majority of New York fight
club managers. They have been stung
by their own folly time and again, but
the very next time they get the
chance their greed oyercomes them