The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13

handouts be taken of the leading men
In the picture play.
81 didn't think they'd do It; I didn't
think they'd have the nerve TO before
such a crowd and with 80 much
at stake. 1t was the time and the
place for a real fight,' said Harvey
after the fight. He didn't say the men
had faxed in so many words. neither did
he say that they had broken their legs
trying.
In the first round II vas seen that
Packey wasn't there. He was slow and
didn't have vim enough of the old days
to snap a left at Mike. A generous line
of white flesh rolled over his green
tights. He was a mark II there ever
was one. had Mike gone his limit. Why
he didn't may never he explained. He
Is on his way home with his kings ram
som. and what he did or didn't do down
there by the waves Is ancient history.
Perhaps the only excuse anybody heard
him give was that the lights bothered
hin He said they were so hot that
they made him dizzy. There were a lot
Of people almost as close to them as he
was who didn't get so dizzy that they
couldn't see that he was only half try
ing, and all OF them had their Sunday
go to meeting clothes on. while Michael
sported only a small pair OF fighting
trunks.
The most astounding part Of the whole
af1air was that crowd. The giant bow
was filthy with ~innocents. They
ewarmed into the place and swept
ushers, gatekeepers and uniformed spe-
cial police before them. They took pos
session of the SO and IS seats and dared
any one to remove them. There were
fights all over the place at one time
between the interlopers and the rightful
coupon holders.
II would be unfair to say tina III
management didn't try to guard against
such a state OF affairs. 1t did every
thing that could be done to maintain
order, but II would have taken the
whole police force of New York with a
James w. Coffroth as band leader to
have kept that crowd In hand. II was
a one night stand. with an amateur
promoter and an amateur crew.
When the fight started all those who
had not obtained seats Crowded around
the rims In back Of the press stand.
This cut off the view of those sitting in
the front boxes. Many a man In the
front boxes saw nothing but the bright
lights above the ring for his IS. The
press stand itself vas damned with peo-
pie who had never seen even the outside
OF a newspaper plant. The only barber
missing was Tom Jones.
Brighton Beach saw the innocents
coming. Immediately tho renowned hot
dogs jumped to two Jitneys instead OF
the time honored one, Tho v|hirligigs
n giant coasters tacked on an extra
nickel when the rush came. For a whole
week II had been advertised that those
motoring to the bout would ind plenty
OF free parking space. There was
plenty II parking space. but II wasn't
free. Every man who backed his car
into the reserved space was taxed so
cents, though there was a general pro-
test. II was cleanup and get away
night for everybody concerned, from
principals TO pie man.
Yesterday II vas said that Promoter
Marshall had stated the attendance as
26,0s2 and the receipts s5s.o69. There
seemed 10 be a lot OF people in there, II
those figures are to be believed. who
got in without speaking TO Mr.. Marshall
about Il personally.