New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
THE WIDE APPEAL OF
 PRIZITUGHTS

PRIZEETGHTS
 Tha nation was "fght-mad" yes- tsrday; or at least. last night. And not only this American nation, but ethers where the white man reigns were tuned up to a high pitch of interest, News of the fight flash ed into every hamlet between the oceans, to every city and town Of importance beyond the oceans. Never in the history of man was there such a crowd present at ringside where two human beings, tuned 10 physical perfection, pum- n,eled each other. Newspaper edl- tors, trained to know what the public is interested in,' frantlealiy struggled to meet the demand for details - all the details and more beside. Countless thousands lowered around newspaper offices in every town and city; countless thousands listened In over the radio; other countless thousands turned to the telephone and kept the wires lead ing into the news rooms buzzing a ,aturnalia of noise. IL was big time while 1t lasted. And so per fectly developed is our modern means of communication that every person between the Atlantic and the Pacific, having the leas shred of interest in the event knew the result and as much O the details as fl was convenient tt carry around within a ridiculousl5 short time after the last blow wa' struck.
 What makes people in such over whelming numbers interested in heavyweight prizefight? They ar' interested, perhaps less mildly, ir all other pucinstic contests of i'm portanca: but as every editol knows, no story Of public even eIicits the enormous spontaneou' interest accorded to heavyweight encounter.
 The winner of inc battle at tn sesauieentennial stadium last nigh today stands as the one indiyidua who can stand up and knock dow any man in the world, regardles of weight. age or any other details And that is something to appea 10 the imagination.
 William Harrison Dempsey Nh was heavyweight champion 0 the world since 1919, and wh with leaden fists cut down Jes Willard, Georges Carpenter Bl Brennan and Luis Firpo, failed t triumph over James Joseph Tun ncy, a man who was marine dur ing the war, while Dempsey q that timo worked in a shipyard.
 Dempsey paid the penalty C three years Of idleness, soft Twin and advancing years. His ola-tim vigor was gone, After his fr' burst Of cxcrtion hc cavod in - but then 10 go into these detail is the husiness Of the sport writers. We might sum it up b quoting. "Thc Marines have londe and havc the situation well hand"
 The huge attendance - l3@.o' - surpassed anything of the kin ever staged. and considering th' the big bout Of the evening cou not possibly last more than 90 mil utes the vast assemblagc was tremendous tribute 10 inc desire people 10 be present al an histor sporting event. No other kind an event could lure the same { tai of people at the same price f individual seats,
 Now that it is over We are vii ing 10 tender the victor credit f being the worlds most formidah maulcr. ore who combines pun' wnh the ability to place 'cm whe ihoy do tho most injury in tI shortest possible time.
 Financially this fight was q ma vel of banking. The 127.o00 payil customers disburscd nearly s2,oo' no0 in gate receipts -- which W he record for many years,
 doubt. Neither Of the fighters, they are careful, will need 10 VIC ry over finances for some time Dempsey sf5o,00o and Tunn ss60,ho0. Many a man would agr to being irreparably mauled much less. What the promoter [ su.ve and business-like Tex Ric ard lands. is not known at Il
 
 t!n.. but h. is not likely 10 m his pork chops. The Sesquieente