The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-08
SPORT EDITOR
SEES THE OPERA
ROUND BY ROUND
BY THE SPORTING EDITOR


Relieve me. ! had some laugh at
tho boss Thought he was Joking
when he sprung that whll on me
about threc-quarters OF an hour be
fore the gong sounded AZ the Moore
arena last might for the first pre-
lin.
But when the old cuss convinced
mo he was serious. felt sure I
was In for worse hazing than
tho freshies used 10 get at tho uni.
yeraity.
felt rotten until remembered
that they let grand opera play
some ono night stands In the big
league ball parks last summer.
Then I knew | could stand II. Fact
is. after a fella has seen them Gin
cinnati Reds and 81. Louis Card
inals play ball he can stand for
darn near anything In ball park.
Ne Sees q he-Dame
missed brace OF rounds, but
looked almost Ike the other soup
and fish guys when squeezed past
big dame that smelled Ike a
toilet water factory and looked
like the Queen OF tho Amazons at
an undress rehearsal,
First thing seen was n he-dame
on thu stage in red dress that
would make the squaw OF any In
dian chief Jealous for life | never
give her no more than a glance.
however. until had piped off the
barebacks and eedollar halr-dos
in tho box 20 my right
He's Emergency Man
Gosh was almost glad the
missus couldn't get tho washer
woman In time to stay with tho
hid. You see. | Was an emergency
guy. II tho other ducks on the
paper could Of come I'd never been
invited TO go out OF my class.
seen enough In about minute
20 mako the feel that some burlesque
queens are modest In their ef'
forts 20 display their charms. But
Amt got no kick. as youll guess.
You've got TO hand II 10 Seattle
society women. They are mighty
pretty. even II they don't dress up
as much At night for grand opera
ms they do I'm the afternoons. when
they 20 10 tho movies.
The big mix what was going on
on tho stage for three hours. was
called Aida" Gin Italian. II I'd a
seen Il In Seattle or Ballard I'd a
known what Il was about.
Spaghetti His Favorlte
The only thing ! know In Italian
r. spaghetti. raviolli and olive oil.
| like. spaghetti the best, since !
Learned how TO keep from getting
e In my ears.
Hut after n lot OF milling around
| tumblcd that the dame In red.
with loud voice. and another old
sirl In white. with n lot OF imi,a.
ton gold trimming on u. wasn't no
bcttcr friends than III Gin and
Logan BIllingsley.
Soon'S | seen how Il stood be
tween 'em. figured I'd pass UP the
| bareback contingent for n spell
when two heavyweights Ike them
danes clashes you can bot Il il
goinr 20 be swell mill
They hated each other so much
they sang their opinions OF each
other. But they meant u. | could
toll the way they stamped their
feet and flashed their lamps.
was about To give the bout "a
the dame in white. when she
pushed the one in red down. But
tho dame In red came back and q
s,agehand told me between bouts
that pushing was barred. according
10 the referee. who was hidden
right up before the footlights. un
der an old air shaft or something
out OF which he peeped at IN,
actors feet.
Looks for prmoter
ANYHOW. the dame in rod fin
/ lshed and In the last round she
vas able TO do her stunt and graf
of a heap OF applause
Tho guy that promoted the mis-
was a guy named Verdi. n cousin
OF verdun. the arena over in Europ,
where there's been 40 many mair
bouts. vas hunting Verdi TO asl
him how he thought II all up. but
one OF the toe dancers told me wa
n dead one. You wouldn't believes
her. II you'd seen the size OF th'
house
IA was leaving. ! seen Car
Reiter. the vaudeville boss. and h,
whispered. Wonderful"
bet no knows. too