The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-07-05
The Banner Representative
Writes Of Affairs AS Of A
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SHE SEES'MT. VERNON
EMULATlNC JERSEY CITY
Courage Fails Her And She
Eschews Ringside Seat
Sees Fight From
Hotel Roof
BY Jean Pitcairn Smith

When noticed, last week, Mr..
Thompson, our city editor, looking at
me in a way that seemed to indicate
he wanted to say something and did
not know just how to say 1t, I knew
] was being elected to something but
I couldn't tell just what. While ev.
erybody was having such lovely
time at The Banners party Saturday
afternoon, Mr.. Thompson asked me
wouldn't please go and report Mr..
Piney Parker's prizefght for The
Banner Monday evening. Then
knew why he'd been looking at me
that way he did.
81 should say not" | said. II never
did such thing in all my life. What
would people say?"
81 see in the paper that Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longsworth, Mrs. Kermit
Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
Jr., and Miss Annie Morgan were go.
ing to see the big show at Jersey City
this afternoon" said Mr.. Thompson.
land ! see that Mr.. Parker has in.
vited the Mt. Vernon ladies to attend
his show. / thought maybe II it's CO.
ing to be social function like that,
The Banner ought to be represented.
Besides, now that you women have
got the vote and can sit on juries, I
don't see why you can't go to prize.
fights, too, especially when it's in the
line of professional business" said
Mr.. Thompson.
Well, that rather made 1t seem diff.
ferent, and told him I'd think about
it and maybe I'd go. "But I won't
promise" I said That's all right"
he said. Here's two tickets for ring.
side seats. Right in the first row."
I was. almost tempted to, back, out
when our pastor, DR.. Shields, talked
the way he did about prizefighting in
his Sunday morning sermon. Then,
too, didn't hear any OF the girls say
they were going. That made me feel
almost of a mind to back out for sure.
decided I'd call up the Banner Office
and tell Mr.. Thompson guessed l
couldn't go and would he please ex.
cuse me.
But II he was at the Office he would
not answer the telephone, and just
had to go. did feel just dreadful as
the time came. know now just how
murderers must feel when being led
to execution. felt just that way my.
self, only much worse.
Mr.. Thompson told me I'd find a
tent on South Main street, near the
viaduct, where the fight was to be
held. Well, forced my reluctant
feet to carry me down there. but
when got where crowd Of men was
standing didn't see anything that
looked like more than half tent. l
looked all around but didn't see
any ladies' going in or any anywhere
in sight.
| But went UP to the entrance and
looked in. Believe me, there wasn't
a woman in the place. and not great
lot Of men. That settled 1t for me.
No ringside seat for me.
When once got back on the side.
walk. I began to feel rather ashamed
OF myself for the way was falling
down on the job. As I was walking
along wondering II there wasn't some
other way, saw Mr.. George WisDel
standing out in front Of his hotel.
That gave me an inspiration, for
noticed that the Wisner hotel was
right next to the arena|I believe tha
is what they call It. Going up to Mr.
Wisnor, ! asked him il might go VI