The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-24
FIGHT FANS DON'T PICK BLONDES
Cozcds Cheers at Chicago We're All for Bck-aed Dempsey

CrOze,d,S Chee7
BY FRANK ]. PRINCE
E--a E arrive at Soldiers field for
XJI our glimpse of the battle of
AN three millions"
Aver showing the precious paste
board to some thirty or thirty-one
policemen our taxi is finally per-
mitted to enter the sacred confines
of the battlefield. This irksome
duty is softened somewhat by the
fact that none of the coppers soiled
the ticket, part of their regalia be-
Ing spotless white gloves.
And you never saw so many off,
Gals.
First an engraver carefully scru-
tinizes the ticket. He wears an
identification tag and had an arm
band saying that he was an en-
graver. If he passes you then
Another official tears the ticket
in two and returns the half Of it.
Ali you have passed gate. Then
another group takes you in tow
there we're so many that it was i'm
possible to tell just what their func-
ton is. But they are polite.
Then Zone Major tells you
where to go, and after you go a
few steps Zone Captain repeats it
all very kindly and nicely-then
a Zone Courier comes to look after
your needs and help you.
$50
RI INALLY your seat. 1t was
+ like being ushered to the
IL opera. And why not, aren't
the seats more expensive?
1t is still early and but few seats
have been filled. Ours is near the
northwest corner of the ring and
slightly elevated. Much better than
right at the ringside because those
reporters will have sore necks in the
morning from craning.
The loud speaker is paging an
electrician. And now it is police
captain that is wanted.
Cameramen and photographers
have taken their places on elevated
platforms to the north of the ring.
They send their plate holders up
and down on strings and then the
hustlers forming wedges push
through the crowd to get them to
the Office.
The ring Is not in the center-fact
is 1t is almost two-thirds of the
way to the south end. Folks sitting
in the lower priced seats in the
north end look like children from
where we are.
" LULL-one wonders what I'M
pressario Tex Richard will do
LII with all the lumber used in
building the temporary seats.
One takes a little walk to shake
off the chill of wind coming off
the lake.
Delos Avery, reporter on a Chicago
paper comes with a telescope and
portable radio-he will write a story
from SIS seat.
1t grows dark here, but you are
eating your supper in Indianapolis
and the giant flood lights are turned
on. Everything is orderly and
almost perfection.
The boys in the press seats are
turning out yards of copy and you
are wondering who will win.
Seven thirty and the crowd be-
comes much thicker-the crowd be-
comes more Kentucky Derby like, If
YOU know what one means. The
smartly gowned and tailored begin
to make their appearance. Some give
evidence of having dined too well.
ULTURE and conmonalty
IL begin to rub shoulders
- cheers and jeers come alike
from hoi-polloi and the elite. High
brow and roughneck all sit to-
gether.
1t is the most cosmopolitan crowd
ever gathered in Chicago.
Sporadic flashlight explosions will
omorrow-perhaps tonight-show
an eager public their favorites at
tending the battle of millions.
There are no stars tonight-smoke
from countless cigarets and cigars
seem to make a canopy over the
massive structure and enclose it.
The ladies-God bless 'en-light
up, too.
The burning of so much tobacco
seems to have raised the tempera-
ture considerably. 1t is not nearly
so cold.
There is no music and no one
seems to mind. Fact is, it isn't no
ticed until one Of the intelligentsia
among the reporters mentions it.
In his blase manner he thinks latter
all, why should there be at a hang
ing?" He hadn't been able to get
a table at his favorite club.
~&@
Hl a journalist approaches to
IA sit near our group. How do
LII we know? .Spats, a cane,
pince nez with wide black ribbon
and flowing tie. Remember what
Ebert Hubbard said a journalist
was-a newspaperman out Of job.
Two white sweatered mermidons
climb into the ring, test the ropes
and sprinkle resin on the padded
floor.
Five minutes before scheduled
time the first preliminary boys
climb into the ring. Their new red
gloves look like ripe tomatoes.
One sees immense blocks OF empty
seats that have not been sold.
Scalpers Of tickets won't get rich
of this fight.
City Controller Claude Johnson,
accompanied by A. v. Good, &C
countant at tho city hail.. are ush-
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