The Washington herald., 1921-09-06
HOID to Get Real
Excitement When
Title Fights Lag
by FRED 5. FERGUSON.

BlChARDS ARENA, JERSEY
CITY, Sept. This is a new kind
of story on a new Kind of q
championship fight. Poor prelim-
mary fighters are not unusual. but
when two sour preliminary fight
ers get together in what is COM
monty called a title tilt, then it's
new kind of championship fight.
Sitting between women at such
a fight is much more exciting. The
crowd is old to the fight game.
Women. however. are new. II you
want a real kick out OF poor
figh, act as noble escort to a cou-
pie of members of what old-fask-
ioned folks call the weaker" sev.
In proof WHICH the following
und-by-round description of the
Wilson-Downey so-caned fight is
presented:
Round I. Is that John L. Sui
hvan in the ring in the white
trousers? The referee, / mean
Oh, savage. l didn't get the
name. Anyhow Sullivan is dead,
isn't he? 1 thought Downey was
so anxious to fight Wilson. Then
why don't he? Do they always
have to run around and around
like that before anybody gets
hit?
Round ?. Oh, look, Wilson has
his initials on. his trunks They
are running strong to initials this
year. Look at the funny patch on
Downey's nose.N Why does he
/ wear that7
T Round 3. Did you ever see such
polite policemen as they have
have over here. I have never
seen such a polite policeman as
the one who directed US on the
outside. Who gets the credit for
the splendid police protection
here? Isn't it wonderful.
Round 4. Don't you think Mr..
Hughes is really the brains of
the present administration.
wrote his name on a preferen-
tial primary ballot in Illinois
years ago. ! think he is won
derfully smart. Mr. Hoover
must be a big help too. How
long do you think the rest Of
them will hold their jobs.
Round 5. Somebody said
Downey was named for Will
lam Jennings Bryan that's
where he got the name Bryan.
Isn't that unusual. But. then
Mr.. Bryan need not mind. Think
OF the little negro boys who
are named George Washington.
Round 6. 7 wish 1 had nv
knitting. / could do a lot and
not miss anything that is going
~on in the ring.
Round Z. Do you think the
unemployment situation is real
ly as bad as some people seem
TO think? If 1t is why don't the
newspapers tell about II instead
OF printing so much optimism.
Whatever the truth may he
that's what should be printed.
Round s. Do you know a man
stopped me on the street yester-
day and asked me IL / could
get him job. He said he was
a stranger in the city So am
]. so what could I do except
tell him just that?
Round ?. Do these men get
paid by the round? Maybe that
Is the reason they are so care
full. suppose they want to
get all they can In these hard
times.
Round 10 Silence on the
part of-the ladies while listen
ing to the crowd. expostuIat-
Ing as follows:
"Boo-oo-oo. Send him a tele-
gram Downey. Kiss him,
Johnny. Fight, you hum. Ring
the bell. Take 'em out"
Round II. Oh. look. Downey
has fresh patch on his nose.
It must be hard to stand I'D
when they swing so hard and
then hit nothing. II they could
only hit each other it would be
good fight. wouldn't It?
Round IL. Renewed silence on
part of the ladies while listen
Ing to the crowd. proceeding
as follows:
Ring the hell. Here comes
Cans and McTigue. Give some
real fighters a chance. Hurry
up, Joe. show us some fight
ing. Hey. Downey and Wilson,
are you still there? Boo-oo-oo