The New York herald., 1922-03-14

fair would be even more of ladies' night
than the bout which was staged by
Miss Anne Morgan. The entrance to the
garden was cluttered up with limousines,
and nearly all the taxicabs of New York
seemed to be holding a convention in the
immediate vicinity.
Usually the gents huddled up against
the ring have their nostrils clogged with
rosin dust. Last night they had "a novel
experience, as the air by the ringside
was thick with perfumed talcum pow
der. The new customers seemed to have
brought 1t with them.
Joe Humphries in honor of the occa-
sion for the celebrated Tuxedo which he
had ordered for his funeral some fifteen
| years ago after the best physicians con-
| nected with Tammany Hall had given
him up for lost. The moths had nibbled
a bit around the edges but on the whole
the funeral garment was quite impress
sive Mr.. Humphries is one of those
gents who could look impressive in a
bathrobe.
Gallery Dissatisfied.
The second preliminary started tamely
and the boys in the gallery started to
stamp their feet impatiently. They
seemed to believe that the lads were
waltzing. This phase of the entertain
ment was staged by Abe Goldstein, q
young New York business man. and
George Marks, Californian.
"Why are they hissing?' demanded
one Of the ladies of her escort. Il don't
think that they are very rough"
That's why they are Kissing" an
swered the gent ats because they amt
rough"
How quaint y observed the lady.
"I thought that they Kissed them only
when they were rough or uncouth.
think that they are boxing very grace
fully"
Marks had a nose that jutted out like
Cape Mendocino. a big promontory off
the State where he came from. Gold
stein started TO flatten this in the first
and 1t became flatter and flatter in each
round He bled profusely and some of
the new customers reached for the SMELL
ing salts 1t was Goldstein's bout from
the start Marks with that interfering
nose never had chance.
| At o'clock there was an untoward
incident A gentleman in the gallery,
who picked pockets during the day for
4 living, so far forgot himself as to at
| tempt to ply his vocation during the en-
| tertainment. He was seen and de-
1 nounced by some Of his fellow crafts
place. They told him 50, and as an act
| of repentance he hurled the watch from
the gallery. 1t hit a baldheaded man
| three tiers below right on the top of the
head Subsequent proceedings inter-
| ested the baldheaded gent not at all.
Honor Among the Gentry
To the credit of the professional gen.
! tlemen on the lower floor II must be
said that the watch was turned into the
| box Office where the owner can have
same by proving that he did not drop
| 1t personally on the baldheaded man.
Promptly at 9:15 Joe Humphries an
nounced in a hoarse whisper: Mrs. AS
tor and party have arrived in the box
and Mr.. Charles r. Murphy has arrived
in his. The festivities ought to start
| soon"
The multitude became a bit impatient
over substitution in the semi-final
Joe welling. who was to have battled
with Clonnie TAFT, the Canadian light
weight, was reported sick. The house
was full Of native son fighters. reversing
the advice OF Fl. Greeley. and George
Eagle Of California volunteered to
| oblige.
In the first two rounds Eagle was
constantly blocking Taits rights with
/ his chtn. 'Ine fthEle eNlucuds was hoe
particularly skilled in boxing, but ne
was willing TO oblige. In the third round
after catching a straight left for slight
| skidding the Eagle sat on the lower rope.
but fluttered from this perch back into
the ring again.
In the fourth round the Eagle showed
considerable knowledge of the art OF
wrestling. He fastened quite good
imitation OF Stranger Lewis's deadlock
on TAFT and Mcfarland. the referee. had
| to work TO unlock II. Even the ladies
seemed to realize the contest had be-
come a bit droll in this round or they
got their cue from the laughs that
dropped down from the gallery.
In the seventh round Kid Mcfarland
saved an embarrassing situation. The
4 string around Eagles tights broke and
\ the tights began to descend Mr.. Nc
Partland held the tights for Eagle and
permitted the bout 10 proceed.
TAFT got the decision. In the eighth
round Eagles tights slipped again and
ne was ready TO drop from weariness
and embarrassment. Kid Mcfarland
heaved sigh Of relief when II was over.
He was afraid that the tights would not
stay with Eagle.
BY 9.45 Joe Smollen tossed up the job
Of battling at the main entrance and
announced that close to $4,000 persons
had passed In. All. with the possible ex-
\ ccption OF Tammany Young. were cash
customers. Thirty persons who claimed
to be literary gents were canned from
the press seats by Mr.. Ike Dorgan In
person.