The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-16
GATE RECEIPTS EXPECTED
TO Be THIRD IN HISTORY
Advance Sale Last Night for To.
Nights Contest Of the Century
Appropriated $4,000.
BOTH FIGHTERS CONFIDENT
I'm Going to VIM" Declared Gun
boat Smith After Brief Workout.
carpenter Expects Decision Be.
lore Fight Has Gone Ten Rounds.

Eohuon, July 15.-with the contest
Sour. o century" less than twenty -four
nouIs away. Gunboat Smith and
Georges Carpenter are hoth h,., III
hight giving out statements that .,oh
VIII win Via the knockout route
Inc tremendous interest taken bv MI
'oauone,s IN inc bout between tn ese two
heavywelghts is reflected In tho news
papers to-day. even the most conserva
i've deVoting several pages to pic
lures and rhetorical essays on thn
fighters and their chances.
To-day's box orico receipts exceeded
SIcoo, making the total advance sale
approximately $4,000. Tho nrobabili
Tics are that enough extra seats placed
on the moor OF the arena will be sold
to bring the total gate above SIS 900.
Betting on the contest has been
very light, tho general impression
among Smiths supporters being that
tho odds on tho Frcnchman will bs IA
good As TO o at tho rings!de, whereas
Carpenters hackers tonight arc ask
Ing even money.
Conroth Backs Smith.
Jim Coffroth has cabled $4,000 TO
Jim Buckley to place on Smith Buck
ley has $4,000 moro from another
American sportsman. but tried vainiy
all day TO fnd anybody TO take IL a.
9 to 4.
Smith. at his training quarters. 81
Harrow htteen miles outside OF Lon.
noon. posed for pictures and punched
the bag for three minutes.
Except for the final roadwork thi.
morning. Smith did no other training
to-day Gunboat appears to DO In tip
TOP condition. and is lively and ~
full OF good nature
I'm going to win" he declared en-
phaticaily I'm not going to try--Trn
going to win. don't care how good
or how fast this Frenchman is. don't
believe any man emaller and lighter
than myself can bother me-"
Carpenter Enjoys Motoring.
Carpenter is all. II anything, rnors
confident than Smith. He has not done
n particle OF training since the day be-
fore yesterday. He spent the after
noon motoring about town and behav-
ing moro like well-grown London
Johnny on holiday than fighter
about 10 battle for $4,000 purse be-
fore tho third largest crowd in the HIS
tory Of the ring. II he feared the out
como OF the contest, his manner does
not suggest II.
Tn sure 10 win before the night has
gone ten rounds" Carpenter declared
tonight II am not underest!mat,nr
smiths punch. but know can beat
him TO X, and he'll never got a chance
| TO land me-"
! One OF the queer feature. of tho
program is that two OF the four pre-
| liminaries" arc to be staged after tho
main bout. Smith and Carpenter are
| scheduled TO enter the ring at s:so
T. 81. Official announcement was made
tonight
Fighting for SIX Years.
| Edward tGunboaD Smith Is an Irish.
American, born in Philadelphia, Pa,
| May s. 1855. He began fighting in the
West six years ago, but did not be-
! come prominent among the white
heavyweight. puGilists until he cana
East In 1912. with the exception of
decision given in favor OF Jim stew
art In 1912. Smith has clear record,
never having lost Z battle since that
time He is OF p lanky build. like Bob
| Fitzsimmons. with n powerful pair of
arms and -,.outders. and possesses q
punching power unlocked for from a
man OF his physique. Two OF his most
effective blows arc an overland right
swing and right-hand uppercut
either of which. when II lands on a
vulnerable spot is Aght-nnisher.
Carpenters ring record dates back
to 1907. but 1t was not until 1912 that
| he began 10 gain fame. His record
for the past two years follows:
Record for Fast Two Years
1si2-knockouts: Lacroix rounds,
Jim Sullivan. .: Hubert Roe, s. Won
George Gunther. 20; Willie Lewis. ~
Lost-Frank Klaus foul. 10: Bill
1
ls13-Knockouts: Mareau. 6: Band.
man Rice. 3: Cyclone Smith. o. Bor,-
bardier Wells. 4: Lurie 3: Lack Ian
caster 8; Bombardicr Wells l. Won
George Gunther. 10; JEFF Smith. 20
| l9l4-Knockouts: Pat OKeefe. .;
George Mitchell, !. Lost-Joe Jean
cite. 20
Smiths record since 1912 follows
1al2-Knockouts: Battling Brooks,
3 rounds; Jack Smith. .; Jack McFar-
land. s. Hugh McGann. @ Andy Nor
rie. q: George Godfrey. 2; Jim Savage,
3: Jim Stewart l. Won-Frank Mo-
ran. 20. No decision--Sallor White. 10:
Perky Flynn. 10: Tom Mcmahon, 10;
AL kubiak, s; Jack tTwin) Sullivan.
| 10; Jim Stewart. 10.
| 1A13-Knockouts: Bomba rider Wells.
2: Fred Mckay. .: Charlie Miller. 3.
Won--Al McCluskey g. less willard,
20: George Rodel. 8; Jim Flynn. 8; Tony
Ross. 10: Sam Lang ford. ~: Carl Nor.
ris on foul. No decision-George RoS
del. 10.
1sl4-Knockout Arthur Pelky. Is.