By Richard O. Davies
From the distinguished referee turbines Lane to the problem posed by means of combined martial arts in modern Las Vegas, the tale of boxing in Nevada is a prism for viewing the game. Davies makes use of basic and secondary assets to investigate how boxing within the Silver country intersects with its vacationer economic system and libertarian values, paying precise cognizance to problems with race, classification, and gender. Written in an attractive variety that shifts simply among narrative and research, The major Event may be crucial examining for activities fanatics and historians everywhere.
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It returned him, he later estimated, five hundred thousand dollars over the next four years, much of which he lost gambling or making bad investments in mining claims. 5 The rip-roaring success of the Northern owed much to his reputation as an honest operator. Journalist Rex Beach recalled his first encounter with Rickard in Alaska: “He was a slim, dark, likable fellow with a warm, flashing smile and a pleasing Southern accent. He could be friendly and animated, or as grim as an Apache. ”6 The Northern—at forty by sixty feet—housed the longest bar in the territories, behind which a team of bartenders relentlessly poured twenty-four hours a day.
The relatively new Queensberry rules had created the illusion that boxing was now much more humane and safe, leading many to suggest that the sport now was about enhancing physical culture and developing “scientific” technique. Bare-knuckle matches, in comparison, were considered uncivilized and brutal. Advocates of the manly art 20 The Main Event contended that the use of five-ounce padded gloves and three-minute rounds separated by a minute of rest created a more enlightened sport that encouraged good sportsmanship and skill.
Within a few weeks copies of the film were being shown daily across the United States and in parts of Europe. For many Americans, it was the first motion picture they ever viewed. Showings were originally held in community opera houses and upscale vaudeville theaters, later in rented rooms, county fairs, and even public parks. Admission was initially set at a premium one dollar, but as the months went by and the film was shown in smaller towns with less affluent populations, admission charges were reduced to twenty-five cents.