The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-04

painted and bled exposed to the full
fury OF the sun The sweat poured
off them in rlyule,s as they sought TO
engage the attention OF an almost OBJ
liv,ous crowd Few even heard their
names as they were announced. Only
their seconds seemed really interest
ed. At the interval the latter crawled
through the ropes and sprayed them
with water and cooled their spines
and pulses with ice. At LIS .. m
the band had apparently given up et-
forts to entertain.
The only thermometer in the press
stand rose Nraigh, up to 10 degrees,
which was at the top OF the tube. A
place was found for II under the
flooring away from the sun. Here It
dropped back TO 100 Again placed
by the side Of a telegraph instrument
its iervor returned and in ten min
u,es i, was again at i0. leaving TO
conjecture where it might have gone
in longer tube. Its owner said II
was a guaranteed instrument.
Johnny Rose Of ST. Paul and Bat
Ting Bellare Of Brooklyn went six
rounds in the fourth preliminary. Rose
was declared the winner by the
referee on points.
The exposed part OF ham sand
wich became in time toast. II was
not Drowned, but il was perfectly
good toast A special writer from
New York averred that green
peach purchased upon entering rip
ened in half an hour on the writing
bench. Although the process seemed
possible, his story was received with
reserve,
At ! IS o'clock many seats in the
better sections were still vacant, ant
row upon row in the far bleacher'
were unoecupied.
Two hours before the start Of th'
big bout ticket speculators in tn
downtown district 'still had BIZ
jAqnekss of unseid pssteboards .wbsl
~ wsse cfiseinS a an sseslU .
10 peYceMl beioN tlleis iaes vaist
SixSy.doiiar tickets were quoted .
fifty dollars. fosties At thirty -thfe'
and fifteeus at twelve. Even thes'
reductions failed to move the sur
plus supply and Il was evident tha
the spectators would have to Gu
their prices still further il they wer'
TO sell out.
| A number Of special complimentar,
tickets also made their appearance II
1.-THE hands OF spectators and wer'
easily identified owing to the fac
tiat the corners Of the cards hat
I been clipped. One man after buyiu,
such q complimentary took Il to Te,
Rickard and asked him II il va
good. The promoter was so indy
nant over the abuse Of the priviles
that he tore the ticket into frag
ments and threw them on the floo
with the remark: TT was good. but
isn't now"
The clever boxing Of ock Malons
81. Paul, attracted some commen
during his eight-round 70 wit
Navy" Raiston Of Joliet, ILL., At II
pounds.
| Raiston, dark, bullet-headed, fac
covered at all times, crouehed lik
the assassin In Q n,elodrama. whil
the blonde, upright, dancing youn
athlete from Minnesota peppered hif
almost At will. meanwhile duckinG III
Joliet mans swings. The lat,ers hea
was low and apparently he did ne
care what hit X
Get busy or I'll put you out Z
the ring" said the referee to Ra
ssonL The latter arinned and shove
his gold teeth and swung hasmlessl
J, Il can't get no fight out Of th'
! guy" remarked the reierse over II
ropes TO the reporters
Il Meanwhile the Thermometer had n
ceded 10 ll6 At 2 p. m. but the n
: nosneement created no enthusiasr
The boxers we're dripping kith pc
Z spifation and Malone. with the d
liberation OF q man reaching for
II familiar keyhble. continued to lar
ugly little jabs. Raistou took the
: - the glove II Ne could. or on Il
face II Ne couldn't, while the refer,
. Grumhled. Ralston was oil in st q
end and the decision went to Maioa
A photographer with 4 revoivii
csn,ers which, was mounted In d
rin0, and an Annpuncer display'
what was Characterised as the uh
J mate b optimism. The anneunc
tried 10 n,egsphone the names Of pc
Z soas for whom he had telesrams. B
!. tes \caH,esa man essayed even MOI
! He tried 10 ksep twenty or thir
\ Thousand periods immovabIe while
! photographed them.
II Al the same time the emi-fin,
!. leadlnG W to the championship bo
y wss snnouaeed. Il IVES Il eight roun
: : besweea Frsakis Mason Of Fl
= Wayne and Can Tgemain q Dsifc
!. q III pouatD. fsssimistic pssdI
!, sicns q 10 III slse oi The crowd h
|. Nos chAaGed esd hundreds sf spect
Z tots IN She ~ blsaehess oeessvi
= vacant setls ear the NaG NOV
4 eoewusd % My common eonae
= cUards and SshesS made oaly : ise'
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