Evening star., 1923-07-24

Well, anyway, II was great spec
tacle. 1t was worth at least part of
the money that the fight wasn't
worth-which. by the way, was no in
considerable sum. Take more than
:iXty thousand men and women. pack
hem into an inclosure sunken in
night, spray some electric liGhtS over
hem and you get something worth
while.
Cosmopolitan Crowd.
The crowd came in the cool of the
evening when the afterglow was fill
tering over Washington Heights
strangely assorted throng ranging in
its component clements from the
gang man to the captain of industry
and the young social exquisite. And
n dress one readily followed the sar-
torial gamut from the cheap summer
fustian of East Houston street and
Rutgers square TO the Scotch tweeds
and English flannels of Murray Hill
and environs.
L was old home night in the big
Gown. sure enough Every one was
and those who for good and proper
reasons shrank from il. One saw
judicial luminarieS seeking recreation
N watching issues settled abruptly in
primeval manner rather than through
the dilatory and dusty courses of le-
gal procedure. And tired business
men. actors. pugilists, politicians,
financiers, bookmakers, jockeys, au-
thors. painters-oh, everybody.
Darkness fell as the human food
surged into the great inclosure, and
when the last round of the second
preliminary bout was ended night
was established and all the thrill
ing mystery of this nocturnal scene
was before us. \ curious transforma-
ton from sharp details to vague i'm
presSions The ring alone stood out
in its greenish glory. while elsewhere
the eye encountered d multitude of
Impressions cluster of pallid faces
and white -shirted forms tricked out
in a splash of electric Illumination.
and then huge SegmentS of blackuess,
in which the vague suggestion of
movement, volumes of raucouS sounds,
gave the only hint or the host of
humans therein concealed.
Boxers Are Thrifty.
In a setting SO impressive, so in
scrutable. began and tamely ended
the mastodonic dollar for dollar con-
test between two eminent young bus
iness men, who. in sparring for an
opening in the first round. waited
their gloves to and fro at price to
be estimated at 10 cents Il watt. Then
suddenly, after an interchange of
fisticuffs appraised at the highest
reckoning at IS cents per cuff, Leon
ard, in a spendthrift mood. let drive
a 81 right. which landed accurately
upon Tenders jaw. I.ew's instincts
revolted at such odigality. and his
look of reproach brought Benny to q
realizing sense of the truth of the old
addge that Il fool and his money are
soon parted. Thereafter he was care
full to confine his expenditure 10 50
bin wallops, which are unlucky to
have about one anyway.
In the third round Tender forgot
himself. and, abandoning his miserly
habit, rushed at Leonard. distributing
ten-dollar punches everywhere ex-
cept upon Benny's person. 1t was pre-
cisely like an intoxicated citizen seat
terinE money over the cobbleStones
Not to be outdone by a crazy spender.
Benny disbursed several wallops that
had maZuma written all over them
But that was burst of generosity
and soon ended.
One Twenty-DoIlar Blow struck.
In the seventh Leonard, evidently
thinking, Hang the expense" socked
Lew with a tWenty-dollar slap, the
one twenty-dollar specimen of the
evening-that Jared not only Ten
foundations the Philadelphia bank
where he keeps his money. Tender.
in the thirteenth, went down to
knee, but when he got up Benny
strewed him with Confederate shin
plasters. And in the fifteenth Lew
got Il blow that momentarily set his
brain dancing with dazzling dollar
signs whirling and turning upside
down. But that was all.
AS for Tender. he was niggardly
throughout. He dealt out lead nickels
and counterfeit bills, promissory notes
and sight drafts mainly. Recapitulat-
ing, one might say that the crowd
received perhaps $685. worth OF
punches in return for its $500, 900 out
lay. Which is fair enough as these
title bouts have been going.