The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-30
IOIEDO FACES JOB
)F HANDLING CROWDS
Eraekzca Companies, TAI1a, Aosofoos's
AhySAtag on wheels VIII C@E'

4 rsfSf EDO. O., June 29.-To carry So'-
; a;,sl sirnnat,ent fight fans from the heart
~ 1e,Yedo to TEX Richards $4,000 arena
3[,,s. r,Iles away in five hours Is the
ssr.,ktarn which will face traction OIL
ts.lafa and eaxicab companies when Jess
NFfliard and Jack Dempsey meet In 'he,t
eherupIonship contest here July ., 10
polye IL, everything on wheels Will DC
press4d into service.
The chief medium OF transportation
10 Bay View Park. the site OK the arena.
Viii be street cars. Fortunately .he ItSs
a,as 4 saouble track from the heart OF the
& siSys 10 the park, and. by running cars
.So{sf On one track and returning on tho
aSkar can move approximately 5000
: persons an hour. To accomplish. inns IL
wItt be necessary to tap other city INES
fbri additional equipment. OfticlaIs OF
ahAl sroiedo Rail & Light company. the
tfartion operating systemAplan TO oper-
sHke re cars an hous-one every hait
4 AiiHste--to the arena. which is at the
( end OF Summit street, pne OF the main
tkcroughfares OF the city.
etoEnobiles Of various sorts Will give
nff3hS cars a close race in moving the
SSssgtis. In addition to the regular taxi
ear service, every automobile truck Will
"a into service for the day, and HUNDREDS
kGf eolId. citizens will hang q For Kent
stxn on the family car.
Prices for the trips TO and from the
Arena have not been established. nut IL
Z 4 assured there will be no seats in au-
forrubiaeS bringing less than one dollar
3ors tho one way ride.
81 Those coming to the contest In special
kfafna win be within walking distance
81 kheir seats. Railroad officials nave
3 nrrs1xed to park hundreds OF sleeping
- A. oh along the MALI
S,ice river only few minutes walk from
Z Bay View Park. This will relieve the
s TRANSPORTATION problem BY several thou
Hands.
TIE gates Of the huge arena will be
sxhFown open at . o'clock on the morning
8 OF the contest. but Willard and Dempsey
\ viii not climb into the ring until
= O'clock that afternoon. II is safe to say
i thkt approximately half the crowd will
Sos teated early as the first preliminaries
will be- started at 10 o'clock and the
more eager of the fans will demand to
bA,in the monster wooden structure 70
4 see the first gloves fly.
Toledo itself doubtless will send 49,
ttn0g 70 &C, 900 citizens 10 the arena. aid,
{. 81 tho day is not too hot. these will coy
fffsfhe distance on foot. providing they
y &h<e no automobiles. In the light Of
past experiences. il is probable that the
&etcwds& will start 20 assemble outside
tire Four grand entrances 10 the arena
<3tskhe cool Of the morning but the rush
/. and crush is expected 10 occur near noon.
Another method of getting to Bay
View Park. which ia more novel than
s practical. Is a fleet of small motor boats
which will ply between the downtown
I section and the park Tho stadium is
within few hundred feet OF the Maui
nee river a%i Haumce hay and these
boats could hC made faCter in the
Transportation provided enough of them
opsrate. The throngs. however. will
choose street cars and automobiles with
the Inevitable crush. rush and jam Incl
sdent.to. such an occasion.