Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-09
CHAMPIONSHIP
PRIZE. FIGHT
DATE IS SET
Dempsey and Carpenter to
Meet in New Jersey
On July'2.
Gigantic Arena Will Be
Erected to Hold at Least
$4,000 Persons.

ASSw LULA &ApIl Cs7J0NA DCu1poCS
and Georges Carpenter will battle
for the worlds heavyweight pugilistic
championship within the state limits
iof New Jersey on Saturday, July 2.
The exact location Of a specially
constructed arena will not be an
nounced until later. but selection of
the site will be confined to Atlantic
City. Newark or Jersey City.
This was officially announced here
this afternoon by Tex Richard. who
will nave sole control of the arrange
ments and presentation of the match.
Richard will inspect sites in all
three cities during the next few days
and decide on the one which offers
the greatest advantage for handling
what is expected to be the largest as
sembly of boxing enthusiasts that
ever witnessed a titular bout in any
weight clash. ~
will seat at least $4,000 spectators,
will be within a short distance of
New York and accessible by all
means of transportation.
Dempsey, as heavyweight cham
pion of the world, n Carpenter, in
the role Of challenger and European
title holder, will compete for sixty
per cent of the gross gate receipts,
which will be divided on q basis ii
sixty per cent to Dempsey and forty
per cent to Carpenter.
II Rounds Possible.
Under the New Jersey state boxing
law the bout cannOt exceed twelve.
three minute rounds, and should both
boxers be on their feet at the term
ination of the match, no Official de-
cision can be rendered. A referee,
yet to be selected, will be in the ring
with the principals. but his sole duty
will be to see that the rules covering
such glove contests r strictly OBJ
served. He will have no authority to
indicate the winner, except in case of
a foul or a knockout.
Big Arena Planned.
The arena which will cost approx
tmately $4,000 will be constructed
of lumber n will be octagonal. The
eight sides will rise to a height OF
about fifty feet. The angle of eleva-
ton will be sufficient to bring the
head and shoulders Of each spectator
above those of the person seated in
the row in front. providing an unob-
structed view of the ring from every
section of the arena.
Prices OF seats will range from fifty
dollars for q ringside chair to five
h extreme edges of the structure
intermediate sections will sell from
ten to forty dollars a seat, according
to location.
These seats viii be placed on sale
about May l in every city tn the East
ern, southern and central sections OF
the country. Where special train
parties are formed at distant points
to come to the scene of the contest
it will be possible to purchase trans.
~portation, accommodations and seats
under ono ma Vranf witt crocioJ 80 <ee
for large parties.
The amphi-theater will be one OF
the largest ever built for open-a1r
boxing exhibitions.
It will. be three times the size OF
the arena constructed for Richard al
Reno where he staged the Johnson
Jenrtes bout on July 4, 1910, but not
quite as large as that built at Toledo
for the Dempsey-Nilliard match,
To Use Million Feet OF Lumber.
While final plans for the arena
that 100000 feet of lumber will en-.
ter into its construction and twenty
tons of nails and spikes will be need
ed in the erection of the structure
An elaborate system of fences and
wire barbados will prevent con,es.
ton at the various entrances and
avoid the possibility of holders OF
Cne6peI SecLlOn tlcketS encrOachins
upon the ringside.
Both pugilists have been instructed
to conform their training. plans to thu
announcement made today. Dempse,
will leave Seattle for this city or
Sunday night and after attending tt
some personal business. will settl,
down to serious conditioning. Car
pentier will sail for this country earl,
next month n will devote at leas
six weeks to hard training.
It: has not yet been determine,
where Dempsey and Carpenter viii
. do their training.
Tie selection of the two condition
ing camps will be left entirely to tn.
discretion of the boxers and thei
managers. 1t appears to be the gen
eral impression Of those intereste.
that these camps will not. be locate,
At or near the Gene OF the bout
Sites on both the seashore and in tn,