New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
Ticket Sale of SIS to $50
Almost Certain to Keep
Big Fight Near New York
By w. ]. Macbeth

The fight fans of greater New York
are assured an opportunity of seeing
the next heavyweight championship
battle between Jack Dempsey and
Georges Carpenter without undue in
convenience or prohibitive expense.
Promoter Tex Rickard has chosen the
nelghboring State of New Jersey in
which to pitch the battle ground, and
within few days will decide definitely
among the three cities he is now turn
ing over in mind-Newark, Atlantic
City and Jersey City. Those close to
Rickard firmly believe that either
Newark or Jersey City will get the call
because of greater proximity to this
great center of population.
Another circumstance which would
seem to verify such supposition is
the scale of prices which Rickard has
announced for heavyweight champion
ship battle that has attracted more at
tentlon and stirred up greater interest
universally than, perhaps, any ever be-
fore fought.
The tariff will range from $50 for
ringside chairs to s5 for the further
Dleacher seats. Such comparatively
low prices would scarcely be expected
II 1T were planned to hold the fight in
Atlantic City. People who patronize
thls seaside resort are accustomed
more or less to extravagances, and S.
bill more or less would be q mere incl
dental on top of trip there.
Jersey Courts Attraction
so far as protection is concerned
Richard appears to have chosen wisely.
1t has been known for long time that
prominent New Jersey officials openly
courted the attraction, and now Gov
ernor Edwards has spoken in favor Of
the big sporting attraction. Governor
Edwards sees in the match only the
very best typied in boxing and pro-
poses to make no distinction in class or
division simply because the principals
happen to be heavyweights The Gov
ernor has passed his word publicly that
he will not interfere and will not
countenance interference so long as the
boxing laws of his state are observed.
This assurance is what the promo
ter and principals have been anxious
all along to have. The fact that Gov
ernor Edwards has intimated prefer
ence for Jersey City to be the scene of
the heavyweight struggle will have its
G..
Lewis to Fight Ratner
The opening of the baseball season
at the Polo Grounds Wednesday after
noon will not be the only fireworks of
that date in the vicinity OF l55th
Street and Eighth Avenue
Jimmy Johnston has framed another
hlgh-class boxing entertainment for
the Manhattan Casino that night.
Welterweights will feature the card.
Ted (kid) Lewis, former welterweight t
champion, and Augie Rather will fur
nlsh the ffteen-round wind-up. Rat
ner IS out to avenge a setback at the
hands of Lewis in Montreal some
three years ago, for since that time
Augie has developed great deal.
The Pioneer Sporting Club will also
entertain on Wednesday evening, when
local fight fans will have further op-
portunity of studying the latest heavy
or, rather, light heavyweight sensation.
Tommy Gibbons.
Gibbons, who carries knockout wal
lop in either hand and who has been
knocking out all of the big, tough ones
lately, will stack up against Larry Will
llams in the tfteen-round feature.
Three fight clubs will entertain to-
night-the Star Sporting Club, of 1O7th
otIeet, eue DIodu"ay ENnlDltiOn ASS0-
citation, of Brooklyn, and the Freeport.
l.. L., Auditorium. At the Star there will
be two twelve-round bouts-Marty Col
Inns vs. Jack Hausner and Sol Seeman
vs.. Mickey Brown.
Soldier Bsrtheld and Marty Cross, in
the fifteen-round final, will feature the
Broadway show. On the same bill Bat
Ting Lain and Moe Ginsberg will ap-
pear in the semi-windup of ten rounds.
The two ten-round bouts at Freeport
will bring together Jack Duffy against
Jack Stone and Nero Chink with Bat
tling Holmes
Phil Franchini and Charley Goodman
will feature tomorrow nights show of
the Bay Ridge Sporting Club, Brooklyn.
These boys will box fifteen rounds. In
the ten-round semi-tinal Phil McGovern
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