Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-06

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ten rounds without being knocked
than at any time before, they said, {
which interfered with his work last
sey, Miske has had long rest frol
in the last fourteen months.
Both men in age, weight, height and
reach are fairly well matched. Demp-
sey is twenty-six years old and Mish ss
the ring at about 100 pounds. Demp-
sey is six feet one and quarter
inches tall and the challenger quar-
ter Of an inch less. The champion has
a reach Of seventy-eight inches as
compared to Miske's seventy-seven
They have met twice before. fighting
ten rounds at st. Paul on May 8,
1918, to no decision. and six rounds at
Philadelphia on November % Of the
The forenoon was cloudy and the at
moSphere carried a threat that rain
might fall at any moment.
Crowd of $4,000 Expected.
Floyd Fitxsimmons, promoter OF to-
days fight, expected every one OF
$4,000 arena seats to be sold. The
big circle was IS per cent sold yes
before the blocks of unreserved went
on sale. With all seats sold Fitzsim-
mons said the fight receipts would
approsima.s $1,000 ito to - $4,000 20 ms.
a
cent of the receipts if they are
enough to exceed his $4,000 cut. and
Miske 25 per cent.
Thousands Of fight fans began pour
ing into the twin cities of Benton
Harbor and ST. Joseph at dawn today.
swelling the tide of arrivals which
flowed in through every gateway yes
terday and Saturday. Every train and
boat up to the hour Of the night
brought it's complement.
Down the roads OF half dozen
bluffs that half circle the two cities
by the lake automobiles coasted by
dozens, and long before the fight
there was one of the largest as
the middle west.
In Eid-morning a fleet of giant
seaplanes was looked for to soar over
the horizon. drop swiftly into the lake.
coterie of officers from Great Lakes
naval training station. seventy miles
across the water.
Housing Accommodations Scarce.
The arriving fight fans found rooms
at q premium and even refreshments
hard to get. These summer resort
towns are adept in handling excursion
crowds. but nothing on the scale of
today's thrOng ever before swooped
down on Benton Harbor. Hastily
erected stands lined downtown curb
stones. prepared to supplement the
established restaurants. A cursury
survey Of the signs indicated belief
that night fan trains on hot dogs
A hard shower Sunday laid the dust
and packed more firmly the sand on
which the arena is built. The big
saucer. with it's $4,000 seats. 10 erected
sand. little of its structure being
above the level Of the surrounding
countryside.
With no decision to be rendered.
because Michigan laws prohibit it.
the worlds heavyweight title can
change hands today only if Miske
should score a knockout, or Dempsey
should be disqualified for violation Of
the rules. Should Miske stick ten
ROUNDS and win a newspaper decision
on points. it would not be sufficient
10 give him the title.
Two Preliminaries Carded.
Two six-round preliminaries are on
the card. the first starting at 2 O. clock
central standard time. between Harry
Greb and Chuck Virgins, light heavy
weights. Bill Tate, the giant negro,
who helped condition Dempsey before
the night at Toledo last year, and again
for today's main go. meets Sam Lang
lord. the Boston negro heavyweight. in
the second semi-finaL
Dempsey and Miske were not due to
step into the ring much before $3.50
The third man in the ring, chosen
early yesterday after an all-night ses-
sion, which threatened for time to
send Dempsey and Kearns out of town
in huff. is Jim Dougherty Of Phila-
delphia. Dougherty was the choice of
Jack Kearns. Dempsey's manager.
The practice adopted at Toledo last
year Of having two judges has been dis
carded, and Dougherty will be the sole
Judge. Walter Eckersall of Chicago will
N;nlx
erson Of Grand Rapids. Mich. president
Of the Central League, will referee the
preliminaries.
Dempsey Seeks Knockout.
Dempsey is supremacy confident Of VIC
tory, but expects Miske to give him a
desperate battle.
Il shall try to win as quickly as
possible" the champion said Il have
not made the mistake of believing
that 1 am going to have a picnic
Miske is tough, can take and give
punishment and is dangerous hit
ter. I fought him twice and was
shaken to my heels both times.
have worked as hard for this fight
as / did for Willard and will take
no chance of losing the title They
tell me Miske is bigger and heavier
than when he fought me before. That
means that he will be that much
harder. They also tell me he is in
shape. But he has nothing on me in
this regard"
Miske Voices Confidence.
Miske declared that he was trained
for the fight of his career and con-
fident of winning
Dempsey couldn't knock me out in
our previous engagements and 1 fee
certain he won't be able to turn the
trick today" Miske said. This is the
chance l have been waiting for. l am
bigger. carry more weight and am a
better fighter than l was when 1 met
Dempsey two years ago and will car.
ry the nght to him. But l won't be
careless. l am not going to predict
that I am going to knock Dempse,
out, but l am going to give him the