The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-05
TOLEDO ALL AST|R
EARLY TODAY FOR
BIG PR|z EF|GHT 7
WILLARD WAS FAVO.lITE IN THE
BETTING THIS MORNING.;
CROWDS HUGE

Toledo, July AT $3.50 O'Clock this
afternoon Jess Willard of Lawrence
Kansas. and Jack Dempsey of Salt
Lake City, Utah. will meet in a IL
round boxing match here to decide the
heavyweight championship of the
world. At their respective quarters
this morning it was stated that both
had slept well and were ready for the
contest From managers and principals
came renewed expressions of conf
dence
Every ybody had a bed last night II
vas stated, largely for the reason that
every Toledoan who could went into
the lodging business for the occasion
EARLY today all We're astir, turning
out of pullmans and vacant stores Civ
en- over to cots, seeking breakfast and
turning their steps toward the great
arena at Bayview Park.
The road to the park WAS alive ana
hustlils with the dawn, nor was it en-
tircly asleep during the night, for no"
and then a truck loaded with supplies
Tor the vendors moved out in the dark
Eess. With daylight, traffic increased.
and policemen and soldiers were early
AZ their stations
In the arena carpenters still We're
busy putting ON the final touches to
the vast amphitheater with its $4,000
seats. Thousands of these still were
on sale this morning Every road
leading into the city saw automobiles
bringing loads of fight enthusiasts
from nearby cities and some from a
distance. Many family parties from
the country come to see, not the fight,
but the stirring, eager crowd attract
ed to Toledo by the event Detectives
from all the principal cities of the land
were mingling in the crowds, While
800 Toledo citizens were sworn in to
aid the city police force in maintain
ing order Two hundred policemen
were stationed outside the arena and
fifty within it. The greatest problem
of the guards it was saaid, would be in
preventing a rush for the gates after
the match. How the vast throng was
10 get back into the city was a prob
.em concerning which there was more
nope than confidence.
At the last moment traffic regula-
tions We're amended to permit traffic
Doth ways ON Summit avenue, but 1t
was admitted that street ears were
totally inadequate to the task of bring
ng the crowd back to town. Two
main thoroughfares were available for
automobiles and pedestrians but great
congestion was anticipated and it was
thought that thousands would have to
make their way back on foot.
The street ear company planned to
operate two ears a minute on one line
Of track but persons experienced in
such matters said it would be impos-
sible to maintain such a delay schedule
as delay to a car anywhere on four
miles Of track would stall the whole
line.
Parking spaces for 81 ,000 cars ut 81
apiece were available outside the arena.
The money goes to the city.
Willard remained favorite in the bet
ting. one man paraded the streets
with a sign ON his automobile reading:
Il will bet this machine against $1,000
on Dempsey" Emergency ambulance
and all police patrol wagons We're at
police headquarters for instant use in
case of trouble of any sort. Fire Of
ficials took every precaution and had
men stationed in various sections of
the arena. Fire apparatus will be sta
toned outside the arena.
All physicians in Toledo We're reg
istered with the police and We're
available for emergency.