Evening star., 1926-09-23
WASHINGTON FANS
IN MIGHTY THRONG
ON FIGHT TRAINS
$500 in Last Contingent.
High Federal Officials Are
Among Crowd.

with the tenaclty OF drowning HAIi
holding to a straw, the final con.
tingent of Washington fight fans bat
tied their way through the gates OF
Union Station at 3 o'clock this after
noon, swelling the total of District
representatives to the bout of the
age" to what has been estimated from
5000 to 10000.
Although liberal allowances for
a. last.nlinute rush had been made
by Washington Terminal officials, 70
additional Pullmans and coaches were
hauled off sidings and attached to
hourly outbound trains whlcn
brought the total 'eXtras" for TO-DAY
TO 70. Averaging so persons to q
car, this would give at least $500
who made the trip in addition to the
countless numbers who squeezed into
the ordinary trains that run DAY In
and day out between the two cities.
1900 Tickets Sold Here.
While every indication pointed to
many thousands who went by ar
5 plane. automobile and railroad, the
only tangible clue to the number who
purchased tickets for the fight comes
from the sales agency here winch
estimated 5000. If 10000 actually
departed for TIE fight with admission
tickets that naturally would leave
1000 who ordered their tickets direct
from Mr.. Richards ticket factory Ill
Philadelphia and q quite possible 1act
It is. oo
Whether there were 5000 or 10000
should make not q tremendous Olter-
ence in the long run, considering the
sacrifices willingly accepted by those
who elected to be able to say in later
years that, well when l saw Jack
Dempsey fight Gene Tunney, etc,
ETC." Mr.. Dempsey and Mr.. Tunney,
no matter what viewpoint they have
toward their fellow men at this very
moment, owe a solemn obligation to
these WashingtonianS who rushed
from their work, rushed to the train,
rushed for a seat and maybe got
one; rode for 312 hours or more,
fought their way down Broad street
TO the Sesqui; fought to get into the
Stadium, found themselves what
might appear to be 10 miles away
from the ring. although the ticket
called for ring side; sat for 80 or
less minutes in glorious suspense,
fought their way out to Broad street
again, boa arded their or 3:44 o'clock
train and will arrive here in the
early hours feeling like the very old
Nick himself.
Genuine Fight Fans.
AS the last group squeezed through
the gates to the three trains which
departed at o'clock. almost every
fight ticket holder bore look upon
his face that bespoke the fact he was
a man who adhered to principle;
he was n slave to custom, or better
still, he was a genuine fight fan and
no obstacles could come high enough
between him and a good, bloody, CORY,
slashing, knock-down- -drag-out fight.
The spirit of the carnival, of the
country fair or the world series did
not prevail among this crowd. 1t
was long way to Philadelphia and
once there, a longer way to the foot
of Broad street and the Stadium.
They thought Of these things and
of how long they would have to stand
in line while 10000 persons tried to
push through a few small entrances;
when they would eat, if ever, and
above sall, would they get a good view
of the greatest fight in the world.
After the decision. well. laissez faire,
as the French say. which sometimes
is translated as meaning, "let we'll
enough alone"
President Coolidge was the ranking
stay-at-home citizen today and he did
not indicate If he would hear the re-
turns by radio. Many high in Off
cial circles, however. made early de-
partureS for ring side.
Many Officials Listed.
In the stadium tonight, as represent
atives of the Capital, were among
others:
Assistant Secretary of the Navy T.
Douglas Robinson, Assistant Secre-
taries of War Hanford MacNider and
+. Trubee Dawson. with Mrs. Nc
Nider and Mrs. Dawson; Garrard B.
Winston. Undersecretary of the Treas
ury: Charles S. Dewey, Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury, and Mrs.
Dewey: Brig Gen. James T.. Fechet
and Brig. Gen. William l.. Gilmore,
assistant chiefs of the Army Air
Corps: Cant Emory S. Land, assistant
chief of the Bureau of Aeronauttcs;
@. =. Hopkins, acting director OF the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce: John II. Edwards, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, and William
J. Donovan, assistant TO the Attorney
General.
From the diplomatic corps the fol-
lowing attended: Don Miguel CRU
chara Tocornal, the Chilean Am
bassador: Leander Mccormick Good
hart. commercial secretary, British
annha ssv: Emil Wiehl. first secretary
of the German embassy: Jules henry,
first secretary of the French embassy;
Alberto Salomon. special counselor,
Peruvian embassy; Don Manuel Mesa.
attach, Mexican embassy; Conrado
Traverse. first secretary, Areehllne
embassy; Wenceslao EScalante. an at
tacbe of that embassy, and Capt. En-
r;oue prieto. Cuba II smilitary attache
Others listed as being in attendance
era. Mai. ". Woods of the war loan
s,aff Treasury Department; joseph
Nu,nhv. assistant chief of the Secret
service: H. Keith Weeks, Federal
s,neryisor of wine control; III. IL.
White of Texas, w. +. Rhlnow Oh
Minnesota, and Elias MarsterS OF
Montana, three prohimtion admlns-
traitors now attending conference
here. and l.. c. Lachance, secretary
to Gen. Lincoln c. Andrews.
Civilians Also Included.
Various other individuals includes:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund d. Rheem, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Cissel Mrs. Gladys
Wright Church, Harry A. Kite, Frank
p Morse. Harry Wardnan. James ID.
Hobbs. DR.. John r. Briscoe. Daniel
THEW Wright, George n. Ray, Donald
Woodward. Maj ]. J. Phillipson, Col.
Douglas Potts. John Lewis Smith,
William b. Williams. Leo c. May, l. j..
Roberts. f. II. Batson, William 7.
Peake. Hilleary Hoskinson, Roy J.
barnett. Frank j. Hughes. William
=. I.eahy. Newton Brewer. Elisha
Hanson, DR.. Richard Lee Sylvester,
Thomas Bones, Thomas Bones. Jr.;
+. {. A. Reed. Dr. Thomas r. Neill,
DR.. A. Y. p Garnett. Charles E. Hag-
ner. Melville Church. Franklin L.
Fisher. II. L. Rust, jr.; John Oliver
La Gorce. c. V. Wheeler. Wallace j.
Chiswell. George ". Hutchison, DR..
Allan Scott Wolf. Joe Howar. John
D. Black. NJ. j. Tennes, Jack LAMB,
Adgat Lipscomb, Glenn Phelps, Philip
A,.tln EalSnr Eriffit b