The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-30
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New York Fight Came
Still Safe-Exhibitions
Have Been Cleaner
Than Hounds Tooth,
But Not as Danger
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world war had lasted until March
4, 1921. there would be no doubt
that Presid, mt Harding's hr.t act
would be TO veto IL and start n
Republican war with Europe. New
administrations don't Xix to inh6 rit
the other party's troubles. They
can roll their own. There Is some
chirping that Governor Miller will
put the tap on New York's hght
game. The only reason seems 60
be that it was launched by the state
Democrats and Is big bird or
paradise in their hats.
I he boxing game office holders
are doubtless opposed 10 the Gov
ernor politically, but all men agree
on the Queensbury platform. There
is nothing that folks like be ter
than TO see some other yamms pull
the Punch and Judy for keeps.
night between two newsboys can tie
Wall street tighter than a mora
torium. A battle between two
truck drivers can start a traffic
jam during a pedestrians str Ike.
And two certified knuckle magic
ians can pack the Garden like free
day in the subway.
FIGHTING A SAFETY VALVE.
There Is something about a scuffle
that appeals to the innocent spec
tator until n wild punch on the
waffle makes him guilty. 1t shows
that Americans are still a fighting
race in spite of all the amendments.
IL Caruso could fight like he can
holler, Az the breakfast foods in
the country would be named after
him. Two thirds OF our Presidents
have led men in battle, while the
other third have followed 'em at
a respectful Presidential distance.
The fighting men of 1851. ran the
country for forty years. The bat
tiers Of 1918 will steer the works
for forty more. Fighting is the
safety valve that keeps young men
out of saloons and parlors. There
are no more saloons, but moro
mistletoe was sold this year than
ever.
Fighting has changed since the
Roman CladiatorS met corn-fed
lions and tossed up a coin for the
first bite. The gladiators used to
take out their false teeth and have
'em honed by an ice skate sharp
ener, but the contests were usually
as onesided as the gold-leaf on
delicst essen sign. After the night
the lion weighed in for both parties
But there is nothing brutal about
the metropolitan give and-take eX-
hibitions in which the stars give
nothing and take everything that
amt nailed down. It's just a neat
way of rubbing an evening of the
long calendar and nobody is hurt
any deeper than the war tax can
cut
BOXING NOT BRUTAL.
If they take lighting away, there
will be nothing left worth a second
look. Nobody can say there was
anything brutal about the Bill
Tate-Kid Norfolk fight, although
Bill acted as If he wi.hed that the
Kid had named himself after
smaller town. During the last
round OF the Wclling-Leonard ven
delta Joe started bobbing for APP
pies, and went down three times
The last time he stayed out lik"
the discard in a poker hand, but he
earned himself u reputation for the
gameness that makes America the
greatest country outside the League
of Nations. Cheers. Dempsey and
Brennan fought the sa ne kind or
a fight. When Brennan checked
out from a punch in the mezzln1ne
the crowd went home and started hg-
uring out Xmas presents.
There was nothing brutal about
these exhibitions. If the League OF
Ghunga Dins put the damper on
boxing. we might as well buy indt-
vidual aquariums and get ready to
grow gills instead of ears. We will
soon be living in the stuff. One
more law from the Anti-Every-
things, and two MeXicans will come
over here and scalp us before the
water starts boiling.