Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-05
WILLARD EASILY BEATEN
BY JACK DEMPSEY IN
THIRD ROUND OF BOUT
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heir uncovered heads.
At nine minutes after four the weak
gong, which later caused so much
eonfusian, changed, and the battle was
on,
The second preliminary just before
noon, scheduled to go six rounds be-
tween "Wop" English and Battling
Wendt, both of Toledo. ended in the
first round. English winning by Il
Knockout
At noon the crowd was rapidly
the arena being about one
third filled. Among the thousands of
coatless and collarless spectators was
a good spriukling of women.
The third preliminary a scheduled
six round contest between Tommy
Long of Detroit and Johnny Lewis of
Toledo ended IN the third round with
a knockout victory for Lewis,
Crowd Is BrOiIcd.
At noon the vertical sun was serv-
ing up the attendance en- casserole.
The breeze continued, but confined
its efforts to fluttering the flags on
the arena; it did no dip into the bowl
of the amphitheater.
The seats were filling steadily with
a crowd which to man had discard
ed coats and largely collars a Be
duoin effect was produced by the
numerous spectators who covered
their heads with handkerChicis sur
mounted by their hats.
The temperature in the press seats
was liz degrees IN the sun, under
which everybody sat. There was no
shade in which to take a more con-
servative reading.
A small blaze was started at the
ringside by a cigarette stump. 1t was
extinguished with pal of drinking
water which happened to be at hand
A member of big party from To
rOnto, whose train was parked neal
another special from California, re-
ported meeting the last word in fight
enthusiasts i'm the coast party. TINS
man was totally blind. but paid sec
for seat under a 112-degrce sun fol
a show which he could only imagine
from what his friends told him and
from memories of fights of earlier
days before he was imprisoned n
darkness.
A brass band made spasmodic eff
forts to play Jazz. but made sorry
work of it, The brass instruments
We're so hot they almost burnt the
hands of their players and all the
pep had fled from the snare drum
The envy of all was the aviator who
looped, swirled and gyrated above. He
looked cool, in any event.
Up in the squared circle. as if on {
sacrificial altar. the performers in the
preliminaries sIugged and slipped
III n l., fh1
fury of the sun. The sweat poured
off them in rivulets as they sought t.
engage the attention of an almost OBJ
livious crowd. Few even heard thei
names as they were announced,
Only their seconds seemed reall,
interested. At the intervals the latte
crawled through the ropes and spray
ed them with water and cooled thei
pulses with ice.
At 1880 y. m. the band HAD appar
emily given up efforts to entertain.
Thermometer Relieved.
The only thermometer in the pres
stand rose straight UP to 100 degrees
which was at the top of the tube.
place was found for It under tn
flooring away from the sun. Here
dropped back to 100. Again place
by the side of a telegraph instrumen
its fervor returned and in ten minute
! it was again at 800 leaving to conjec
ture where it might have gone in
| longer tube. It's owner said It was
! guaranteed instrument.
Johnny Rose of st. Paul and Bat
| Ting Bellaire of Brooklyn went 81
rounds IN che fourth prellminar!
| Rose was declared the winner o
points by the referee.
The exposed part of a ham sand
wich became in time toast, 1t wa
| not Drowned, but it was perfectly goo
! toast A special writer from 1or
averred that green peach purchase
upon entering, ripened in half an hou
on the writing bench. Although tn
process seemed possible, his story wa
received with recerVe.
At 1875 o'clock many seats IN II
| better sections were still vacant al
row upon row of the bleachers we
| unOccupied.
Two hours before the start of II
big bout ticket spectators in II
downtown district still had big buncl
Ives of unsold pasteboards which th'
were offering at an average OF
per cent below their face value. SIX
dollar tickets were quoted at flt
dollars; forties at thirty-three, and fl
teens at twelve; even these reduction
failed to move the surplus supply al
1T was evident that the speculate
would have to cut their prices st
further If they were to sell out.
A number of special, complimenta
tickets also made their appearance
the hands of Spectators and we
easily identified, owing to the ia
that the corners Of the cards h;
been clipped. one man, after buyil
such a complimentary ticket took
to Tex RickaId and asked if it W
good. The promoter was so mdigna
over the abuse of the privilege tn
he tore the ticket in fragments al
threw them on the floor with the I
mark:
1t was good, but it isn't now"
Preliminary Boy Clever.
The clever boxing of Jack Major
of St, Paul, attracted some CONNIE
during his eight-round go WI
Navy" Ralston of Joliet, ILL.,, at l
pounds.
Ralston, dark, bullet headed, ia
covered at all times, crOuched ike I
assassin in a melodrama in a VIII
the blonde upright, dancing athle
from Minnesota peppered him alm'
at will, meanwhile ducking the Jol
mans swings. The latter's head W
low and corrugated and apparently
didn't care what hit it.
Get busy or I'll put you out of
ring" said the referee to Ralst'
The latter grinned, showed his e
tooth and swung harmlessly,
al can't get no fight out of Y
guy" said the referee over the rel
to the reporters.
Meanwhile the thermometer had
ceded 10 lis at p. m, but the
nouncement created no enthusias
The boxers We're dripping with y