The Washington times., 1930-05-29
IS ONLY.
TWO WEEKS
AWAY

HWHI
! Today, a Federal and District
government pay day, found the
Schmeling-Sharkey fight almost
! being fought two weeks ahead of
schedule over at the Pennsylvania
Railroad ticket office, 613 -Four.
| teenth St., where the seats for
the battle two weeks from tonight
are on sale, together with the
all-expenSe trip being arranged
for the members of The Wash
ington Times fight expedition,
June IL.
! While some of these Govern
ment workers already had their
precious paSteboardS, the ma
jority had waited until today,
when they would have all of the
money covering the trip, and as
early as lunch time the Govern
ment employees were lined up at
/ the ticket counter, battling for
the best seats still available.
The original allotment of
seats will be exhausted by
Saturday at the close of busi-
| ness, according to indications
today, but others will be in
from New York Monday
morning, although they will
hardly be so. far up front as
those which have been on
sale in Washington now for
one week.
The railway office will not be
open tomorrow, but it will be.
open Saturday up to 3 o'clock,
and those who are unable to pick
up their tickets and transporta-
ton today will do we'll to get
them no later than Saturday, as
the second allotment of seats
coming to Washington Monday
from Madison Square Garden
cannot be expected to be so de-
sirable as the first shipment.
So many fans have said the
cost of the better ringside and
grandstand seats is so much
more than they can afford them,
that The Times has arranged to
provide some of the reserved
$5.25 seats for them. to be dis
tributed when the train arrives
in New York, as these seats do
not go on sale in New Yorw until
the day of the fight.
Those desiring to take their
field glasses along with them
and occupy these bleacher seats.
or those who wish to go without
fight tickets and buy the S2.1O
admissions find standing room in
the rear of the Yankee Stadium
| grandstand. are welcome to take
advantage of the other features
of the trip, including all expenses,
with fight seats included or not,
as the individual chooses.
Patrons of the S5.25 seats
need only advance the money
for those seats to the rail-
road company at the time
of purchasing transportation,
get a receipt or a claim
check and present it to the
man in charge of the trip at
New York, who will have the
S5.25 seats there when the
train arrives.
Thus, there are few in. any
financial condition who cannot
enjoy the sensation, the crowd,
the thrill, the color of a heavy
weight championship fight. Those
who wish to ride in day coaches
and those who wish to ride de
luxe, are equally welcome to join
The Times party.
This fight special is part of
the service of The Times sporting
department to the sporting public
OF Washington. and there are no
restriction or limitations outside
OF those mentioned above.
The four types of trips arranged
for The Times party include:
Ringside seat, supper, chair
car to New York and lower
berth returning, S45.7S.
Ringside seat, coach trans
pOrtatiOn and supper, $4O.15.
GrandStand seat, supper,
chair to New York and lower
berth returning, S33.1S.
GrandStand seat, coach
transportation and supper,
$27.55.
All trips include bus transporta-
tion from Pennsylvania Station,
New York, to Yankee Stadium
and return.
Upper berths returning to
Washington may be arranged at
saving of IS cents, and all
transportation is good leaving
New York until p. M. Eastern
standard time, June ID. Pullman
reservations for members of the
party returning later than the
train leaving at 2:2O a. m. June
13, may be arranged for before
the trip or may be deferred to
the convenience of the individual.