Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-03-24
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had announced that they would ig
more the rebel ban, which was direct
ed particularly at the fight, and put
on the bout Anonymous letters had ap
peared earlier in the Dublin newspap-
ers, protesting against the bout on
Catholic national holiday and civil
guard had been thrown around the
Claremont Hotel, Howth, where Six
was awaiting the day of the fight.
But Irishmen habitually take st. Pat
rick's Day as one Of joyful celebration
and when it dawned this year Dublin,
city already revered by the prospect
of great fight forgot it's alarms and
flor.ked out to make holiday Not so,
;,o,rouo -'+h the responsible authori-
ties Threats of tr. 800 d., tna,,
the crowd, were rememp.. ,n.,,-
and organized and elaborate pl-
ions were taken lest some outrage 18th
in the theatre precipitate terrible
panic.
The Scala Theatre was surrounded
by uniformed metropolitan policemen
through whom those armed with tick
cts were allowed to filter slowly, only
to be confronted at the entrances by
members of the Criminal Investigat-
on Department., who made strict ex.
animation Of every single person who
entered lest some one get in with fire
arms or explosives.
While this double line of pickets
was guarding the theatre and it's i'm
mediate approaches alert patrols
were combing the nearby streets.
ready to quell any attempt at vio-
ience.
5tt was past all these guards that a
crowd far beyond the capacity Of the
theatre, moving picture place
which stands In side Street near the
old ruined Post efica naag its way
nearly every person in it bedecked
with shamrocks, yet momentarily for
getting the importance OF the green
in his eagerness to discuss whether
white or black would win, whether
the evening would end with the
French Jack Johnson once more su-
preme or whether Ireland would be
Boosting a champion.
GREETINGS FOR CARPENTER.
Slowly the ringside seats filled, the
disappointed overflow was banked out
side, as near as the police would a.
low. Then there came the first great
outlet for enthusiasm with the arriv-
al just before o'clock of Carpenter
from Paris to see the man who beat
him last year in such decisive and Dire
matte fashion. He had tremendous
reception from these Irishmen, VINO
can forget for a moment even their
civil war in sport.
Carpenter has only recently fully
recovered from the punishment ne
took when he lost his title. He began
training this week for his prospective
contests which include return
match with Sikh, and his right eye
shows the signs of the damage which
it received.
Carpenter stepped into the ring and
was roundly cbeered as he was intro
duced to the house. He announced his
intention of challenging the winner.
Beckett was next introduced. ami
Frank Moran next; both receiving oya
lions. WA,
Cheers were raised when Postmas-
ter General Walsh and the chief law
agent Of the Free State, O'Keunedy.
took ringside seats.
Then came the contestants, each
guarded as he entered the theatre by
police patrol. First McTigue the chaI
lenger for the Negroes title to the light
heavyweight championship of the
word. There is no need to write of his
reception Although, owing to the lin
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