The New York herald., 1921-12-25


nurses are here to advertise that fact. They
serve as a reminder to the fans that this is
q benefit and that If they care to bny a
souvenir programme it will help"
"Oh," said Roger.
THE next question was not SO easy to
answer. Roger asked us point blank
to tell him the rules Of boxing. 1t
was a logical question for calculating In
telectual to ask. What, If any, are the rules
Of boxing? There is rule book we suppose,
but the only books we see are those the
Book Editor gives us for review, and so far
he hasn't handed us the boxing rule book.
Perhaps the publishers will send 1t in next
week. All we could tell Roger was that the
two boxers were supposed to belt each other,
without betting below the belt, until some
thing happened. They stood up in that ring,
we said, and tried to knock each other out
"Out of the rng?" asked Roger No"
we said, ''out for the count"
What dc you mean by that?" he asked
''The idea" we replied. sis to clout the
other feller so hard that he'll curl up and
fall asleep long enough for the referee to
count ten. When that happens. one of the
men-not the man on the floor, Roger
wins"
ooh I see!" said Roger, with remarkable
intelligence for a highbrow. But suppose
neither antagonist is powerful enough 70
put the other out? Then how is the contest
decided?"
"On points, we pointedly declared.
"On points?" asked Roger point piank'
what are those?"
you may we'll ask, Roger" we said; "it
Is q pointed question"
Pointing to Pete Hartley and Joe Ben
iamin, who had just climbed into the ring
to keep an appointment, we pointed out that
the man who had the most points was the
one who could soak the other in the bread
basket and points north, most frequently
"Oh, / see!" exclaimed Roger. He was
learning fast for an intellectual
Benjamin poked Hartley in the ribs
II some one in back of us hollered'
\ "Attaboy, Joel Knock him for a
goall" And we were wondering what to
tell Roger in case he asked us how many
points a goal counted for and where the
goalkeepers stood. Fortunately, he didn't
ask. What he did want to know moment
later. however, was why Pete and Joe were
locked together"
They're clinching" we informed him.
''Pete is. at any rate. He Is trying to clincn
the fight, so to speak"
Roger wanted to know what the dement's
of clinching we're. We told him that when
held the OLuer LellOW arms IL h'e'NO ~
hard for him to hit you
"Oh. 7 see,y said Roger For how many
ponts does clinching count?" We don't
recall what we told him, but 1t must have
answered his question, for he again said
"Oh, I see"
Benjamin and Hartley began to swap wal
lops at fuaous pace.
tits a d----n good scrapl" said gentle
man to Rogers left.
YES" said Roger, ut Is thrilling en-
counter"
AS Benjamin sent Hartley flying to the
ropes the fans Jumped to their feot and
shrielSed their delight
Goodness mel" exclaimed Roger. They
are drunk with JOY"
They'll be drunser," we observed, when
they've had another dozen rounds"
~ PEAKrNG OF which, IL might be saic
that the Hartley BENJAMIN match was
~ not the only contest in progress. 1r
the gallery a booze fighter was having Q
drinking bout. Roger pointed him out te
us. This guzzler reminded US OF The one
Soak; at any rate he was conducting his
drinking bout according to the Don Marquis
Of Queensbury rules, as propounded In thai
able satirist's "Hail and FAREWELL" SERIES
Roger wanted to know why such things
were permitted. We pointed out that TIT