Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-01
Arena Well Protected

Arena Well Protected
Jersey City, July lit will take
veritable cloudburst to stop the
Dempsey-Carpentier fight tomorrow.
} Promoter Richard has made plans
to 60 through with the bout in the
event that only a light rain falls.
He will have covering over the
| ring to protect the fighters and
keep the ring dry. The covering
! will be so fixed that it will not OBJ
scure the view Of spectators in the
| bleachers.
In the event that rain falls all
/ day and too hard to permit holding
the bout 1T will be postponed until
the same hour Monday afternoon.
The big fight is scheduled to, begin
ing time, e p. m. Eastern Standard
time)
Cosmopolitan Crowd
New York. July When Jack
dempsey and George Carpenter
crawl through the ropes to face
each other tomorrow afternoon in
! Jersey City in 'the battle of the
century" the biggest and most cos
mopolitan crowd that ever witness
sed fstic struggle will be present
]. ed.
The gigantic amphitheatre which
Tex Richard has erected is declared
to have seating capacity of 9l,613.
, 1t was fairly certain today that this
vast arena will be filled to over
flowing.
From far away Japan, Australia,
France, England, Spain, South Am
erica and from every state in the
union fight fans have made their
1 way here to witness this struggle
between the champion of Europe
and the conqueror Of Jess VIII
| lard.
Every train that arrived in New
York today brought scores more
who want to be present in Royle's
thirty acres tomorrow. Many Of them
have their tickets. Many more
have not but hope to get the covet-
ed pasteboards when the cheaper
seats are placed on sale early tomor.
row.
The principals in tomorrow's
struggle were in seclusion TODAY.
The champion was preparing TO
make his getaway from Atlantic
| City. He will do only the ligbtest
kind Of work today, simply to loos-
en- up his muscles. He plans TO
spend tonight at the home of a
friend in Jersey City. He will receive
no visitors, even newspapermen he.
ing barred. He will do light sitting
up exercises tomorrow morning then
PROBABLY take a nap while waiting
Eor the hour to go to the arena.
carpenter at Manhasset, was
fven in more seclusion that DENIM.
sey. All shades were drawn at his
cottage last night and no one was
permitted even to make an inquiry
regarding his condition. 1t is NOT
known definitely when he will 20 70
Jersey City. One report had it that
ne VIII make the trip tomorrow on
he private yacht Of one of his ad.
pirers. This could not be confines
Betting continued light. The odds
hnged from 2 to ! to to /.
Fair Weather
Washington, July Fair wealth.
Pr, with increased temperature. il
redicted for the Dempsey-C arpen.
yer fight tomorrow by the United
tates weather bureau today.
The weather forecast for tomor-
bw is:
Generally LII and somewhat
farmer. Moderate to fresh northeast
nd north, shifting to northwest
Finds."
The forecast for New Yor'-. incl,I.
ling the Metropolitan district is.
Generally fair and somewhat warm
r. particularly in the southern
ortion."
Seats Go rast
New York, July l. The seat -sle
or the Dempsey Carpenter light to.
borrow had reached $1,250,00O at 1
'clock this afternoon, Promoter Tex
Richard announced He added t1sf
be expected the Sale to mount 10
b, 100000 by noon tomorrow.
Time Keeper
Jersey City, July John P. Far.
kell, of this city, will be the Off.
jail time keeper at the Dempsey.
rpentier battle tomorrow, it was
nounced this afternoon by Thorn.
Cassidy, secretary of the boxing
mmis6ion.
Jersey City, N. j., July Cover.
i Edwards today scored DR.. Will
+ f. Crafts, superintendent OF the
ernational Reform Bureau, In an
uncing that he would not reply
Crafts letter, asking him to pre-
Mt the Dempsey-Carpentier fight.
THE letter is the work of h rant.
fanatic" he said. land |
swer it or pay any attenti
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