The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-01

 owner of the arena, and the pro moter of the fight, pleaded with Glen don to go on with the fight
 When he refused the referee de clared that he would award the fight in forfeit to Cannam if Glendon did hot fight,
 .4Eea can't do it, the latter retorted. sT'n sue you in all the courts if you try that on, and I'll not promise you that you'll survive this crowd if you cheat it out of the light. Besides, Pm going to fight But before do I'm go ing to finish my speech.
 "But it's against the rules" protest ed the referee.
 ssIt's nothing of the sort. There's not a word in the rules against ring side speeches. Every big fighter here tonight has made speech.
 .sOnly a few worlds shouted the pro moter in Glendon's ear &<But you're giving a lecture"
 There's nothing h the rules against lectures,'' Glendon answered And now you fellows get out of the ring, -or I'll throw you out-''
 The promoter, apoplectic and strug- giing, was dropped over the ropes by his coat collar.
 He was a large man, but so easily AdQ 4STIG1tAOA uOAG II stf1LA OAC IAdA4A that the audience went wild with de light
 The cries for a speech increased in volume Stubener and the owner beat wise retreat Glendon held up his hands to be heard, whereupon those that shouted for the fight redoubled their efforts.
 Two or three tiers of seats crashed down, and numbers who had thus lost ,,<@f1 making a concerted rush to squeeze in on the still intact seats, while those behind, blocked from sight of the ring, yelled and raved for them to sit down
 Glendon walked to the ropes and l spoke to the police captain. He was l compelled to bend over and shout in 1 his ear.
 of I don't give this speech he said. 1 sthis crowd will wreck the place. If l they break loose you can never hold them You know that. Now, you've got to help You keep the ring clear and I'll silence the crowd I He went back to the center of the | ring and again held up his hands. l tsYou want that speech?" he shouted in tremendous voice
 Hundreds near the ring heard him and cried tsYesr
 'Then let every man who wants to hear shut up the noisemaker next to him!''
 I The advice was taken, so that when he repeated it his voice penetra ted l farther Again and again he shouted l it, and slowly, zone by zone, the silence i pressed outward from the ring, accom- panied by a mufied undertone of smacks and thuds and scuff1es as the obstreperous were subdued by their neighbors.
 Almost had all confusion been smoth- cred when a tier of seats near the ring went down. This was greeted with l fresh roars of laughter, which of it I self died away, so that lone voice far back was heard distinctly as it l piped:
 ssGo on, Glendon! We're with you!''
 Glendon had the Celts intuitive knowledge of the psychology of the crowd. He knew that what had been a vast disorderiy mob five minutes be fore was now tightly in hand, and for added effect he deliberately delayed. I Yet the delay was just long enough and not a second too long. For thirty seconds the silence was complete, and J the effect produced was one of awe. I Then just the faint hints of rest lessness came to his ears he began to speak:
 "when I finish this speech '' he said, q am going to fight promise you it will be real fight, one of the few real fights you have ever seen. I am going to get my man in the shortest possible time.
 f@Billy Morgan. in making his final announcement, will tell you that 1t Is to be forty-f1ve round contest Let
 me tell you that 1t will be nearer forty-five seconds.
 "When I was interrupted I was tell ing you that the ring was rotten. It is-from top to bottom It is run on business principles, and you all know what business principles are. Enough