The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-02
TRAINING ENDS
AT TOLEDO
Camps Of Willard and Dempsey Lock
Gates Today and Rest Until
Afternoon of
Ecgrth.
TBy H C. Hamilton. United Press
Staff Correspondent

iTBv II. C. Hamilton. United Press
Staff Correspondent
TOLEDO. Ohio, July Training
came to an end today in the camps OF
less willard and Jack Dempsey,
{ heayyweigits schedu' ed TO battle rri-
6ay afternoon for the worlds cham
pion.hip-
Toledo itself had settled TO q period
Of watchful waiting The MASSIVE
arena, built within z hundred yards OF
4 lagoon where Toledo has its yacht
club. was finished. Bare yellow ium-
! berl, $50 900 feet Of it-stands out
IN the center of Bayview park, q glaF-
ing octzgon. laced IN and out Win
heavy timbers TO keep il steady under
the weight OF the enormous throng e1-
pected 10 witness the bout. II Is prac-
ucaIly a duplicate OF the arena Tex
Rickard built ct Reno, New, whsn ne
staged the mill between James J. JET
fries, then the heavyweight champion
and Jack Johnson Ii viii hold many
more people but the architect, James
J. Mclaughlin OF San Francisco. Quilt
IL 10 conform 10 the standards he laid
down when he built the Reno struc-
ture
Tolsdo's transportation system prob
ably viii be so-ely taxed 10 care for
he great number Of persons expected
FOR the twelye-round contest A single
street car line runs from the city
past the park and. while the cars are
large and comnodious, they cannot
hope 10 battle the gang that viii make
It's descent on them Friday. Taxicabs
are numerous, but even these viii not
De equal 10 caring for the crowd.
Many probably will walk from the
city. q distance OF about six miles
from the downtown section
Hotels here for some time have
been sold ont Outrageous prices for
hotel rooms have been charged in
many instances Profiteering, how
events. The average fan OF any sort
has become so used 10 il that mis- old
time bowls have eroEn 70 Dc mere
uaru1rE-
There has been little effort 10 dis
courage ticket speculation Many
New TorEers Of the breed that makes
its living by charging huge prices for
admission tickets TO big events have
been on the ground for some weeks,
buying up AZ many Of the pasteboar1s
as they could get their hands on
These have been offered 10 the pup-
lie in many ways
So many seats have been provided
that Il probably will be possible for
everyone who cares 70 buy seat from
the promoters, but the choicest places.
with the exception Of those disposed
Of by the promoters. to individuals.
are in the hands Of the SPECTATORS and
long prices were being asked today
for them.
Dempsey and willard locked the
gates 10 their camps today and settled
down 10 rest and eat prior 10 the big
test. No one was allowed within the
silent enclosures where the gladiators
were girding themselves. Each was
busiIy making up for lost time in eat
ing of meat and other strengthening
foods TIE drying-out process having
ended. the fighters are now taxing on
weight.
A great deal OF propaganda regard
ing WiIlard's weight has been distri.
buted. but he probably viii enter the
ring, weighing more than 240 pounds.
1t would not be surprising II Demp-
sey's weight were announced as high
as 205. great thing for him if he
can accomplish that without fattening
himself.