Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-26
BY Perry rn0Id.

all the elite of imperial Rome-accom
panied by the hot sports of that day
assembled in the Coliseum to watch
the clash of q trident armed gent
against another person armed with
short thick sword.
Not since that memorable day has
there been such an assembly Of the
purple robed with the hot sports as
there was tonight in Madison Square
Garden. This time it was to watch the
clash or six feet seven ag inst six feet
one--Jess Willard against Chawles
Francis Moran. Ermine mingled with
soiIed garb-pug with society leader,
sport with aristocracy tonight. The
battle OF a challenger against cham
pion iaade the historic garden regu-
lar melting pot.
Three hundred policemen slammed
and pushed and pulled at the 1900
fight-hungry fans at the gates. Long
before o'clock when the manage
ment had announced that the doors
would be opened, there were at least
1000 in line The gates weren't opened
until 1890 and before that time there
were lines blocks long waiting, push
ing, scrambling and complaining to
get in.
Police Play No Favoritea
Women fashionably gowned and
accompanied by silk-hatted, full -dres-
sed escorts. rubbed elbows with the
cast side fight fans in this swirling
pressing mob. The police played no
favorites All had to take their places
in line.
Inside one col ID look over the ser
ried rows of seats-a dark mass Of
( humanity with a full d~css shirt front
speaking the black and there.
Even Bob Fitzsimui, f5re an open
front and a high topper. Consequ, ntly
he got a husky cheer J his lanky hg-
ure was espied n the aisles.
Along about s O'Clock somebody rang
the gong. 1t didn't hush the rattle,
bang and thud Of fol ed seats being
opened. The .preliminaries had been
scheduled to start an hour before,
But who worried about preliminaries
when Willard was to battle Moran
along about $685. or so? Nobody, The
crowd plainly showed it was in disdain
of any preliminaries. When the 5000
candlepower lights over the 2O-foot
ring were lighted there was sudden
hush but when a moving picture gent
stood in the middle and held up a
poster so cameras on each side could
get the correct focus raucous voices
voiced only disg. st.
An announcement the famous Hum
phveys, but mere volunteer-got a
cheer when he announced no smoking
rules.
Preliminares Are Begun.
At o'clock precisely The two glad
iators selected az first whetters of the
audiences tistic appetite clambered in
the ring. They were Nate Jackson OF
oklahoma city and Pete slane of New
York. b. this time society-with = big
"S'-was beginning to arrive.
The ladies for the most part, how
ever, kept the low-necked evening
gowns covered over and 4 was just &
trifle chilly in the great hall Maybe
also they were holding back waiting
the outcome OF the liz bout Celebri.
ties in the silk hat mems brigade wer'
Payne Whitney, Jay Gould, ]. P. Nor
gam Reggie Vanderbilt, David Belaseo
Russell Colt, Diamond Jim Brady. (whs
ought to have a separa paragraph
considering the way the lights re
Elected his jewels), George Nj. Cohan
Enr.co Carnso, ex- Secretary of Wa
Garrison, John Mccormack, Charles T
Murphy, Mayor Gurley Of Bos an,
others.
Among the women spectators 0
note was Mrs. Tex Richard, wife Of tn
promoter of the bout. looking as in
terested as the man who saw dollar
in every one of the sea of faces turnei
on tho ring. Geraldine Farrar, til
prima donna, was another to attrac
attention. Somebody won the prelim
mary bout-but nobody seemed par
ticularly enthuse1 over the way tn
two fighters banged each other. The
came Red Mack Of Newark and Youn
Marauard of the Bronx, as second ap
petizers.
Police Form Double Lines.
At $3.50 o'clock the police found
necessary to form double lines at eae
entrance, making every spectator ru
the gauntlet of blue coats single fills
The police lines extended a block I
each direction and all passers BY ha
10 show tickets or give a good excus,
At that time the garden seemed to
entirely filled, with every seat takeT
even in the top galleries. Spectator
had rented space in store rooms in tn
vicinity and had men out on the side
walk yelling, right here for ring sid
seats" Walk right in gentlemen"
The streets for blocks in every direc
ton were practically solid with peopl
and vehicles, but there were hundred
of policemen on the job apparently
complete control Of the situation.
Inside the big garden there were Il
lights except directly over the rim
and a single row Of ordinary mean
descents around each balcony abou
20 feet apart.
Crowd Kisses Semi Finals.
Cllaries Grabel OF Chicago. quit /
the third round or the preiiminar
when he was hit rather low BY Jimm
Murray Of New York. The referee sal
he WAS not hurt much.
The crowd Kissed the conclusion {
the semi-final. six round go betwee
Battling I.evinsky and Jim Savage {
Orange n j. Ievfnsky gave Savae