Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-02
COIFFURESAND
HAIRLESSPATES
DOT BIG ARENA
Wave Of Humanity Rolls
In When Gates Are
Opened

RING SIDE, JERSEY CITY, July
/ 2 {By Associated Press) The gates
to the big fight opened at 9:45 this
morning and in popped the crowd
Through the entrance on each side OF
the big wooden octagon poured the
men and women who today were to
witness Jack Dempsey, of America,
and Georges Carpenter, of France,
do battle for the heavyweight honors
of the world and the plumpest purse
in history
Soon the saucer of yellow pine,
which when the sun was out glistened
like giant bowl, was flecked with
humanity. But unlike an ordinary
saucer it filled from the brim down
instead of the bottom up.
Gradually, however, the wave of
humanity rolled down to the ring
side, as the more plutocratic ticket
holders reached the stadium.
Unlike the ordinary show, today's
performance, advertised as 'The Bat
tie of the Century" had no exclusive
baldheaded row. Harness pates in
many cases were replaced by coiffures
par excellence, for women who re-
Gently had espoused the boxers art
had turned out in full force for to-
days carnival of blows.
The early comers sat down to wait.
| They found just three things to do
debate the weather prospect, which
in the morning appeared dubious, ad-
mire the worlds greatest arena, and
chatter
A sultry day had followed a humid
night. The sun tried to pierce the
screening clouds that gave con-
| slant thrsat of rain, then gave up the
attempt after brief and unsuccessful
effort. 1t was an ideal day fog the
| spectators, for no one longed fos the
scorching sun and no one wanted it
to rain.
Prince and Pauper There.
But the crowd had many things to
talk about. Every one had something
in common-fear of sunburn and in
terest in the slight unpleasantness
which later was to occur on the cam
vas-covered square in front of them.
This led to conversation even among
men and women as far separated as
| Fifth Avenue and the Lower East
Side, New York and Chicago, Amer
lea and Europe; as foreign to one an
other as prince and pauper; with in
! terest as varied as those of lawyer
and ditch-digger. They are all here
society women and shop girls, the
merchant prince and the $25-a-week
clerk who works for him, the man
who lives by his brains and his fell
low without a profession, and sports
men from five continents.
1t was a case of fight to see a
fight. The crowds coming to Jersey
City struggled on numbering along
over the cobbled streets of Jersey
City, and the numbers who every
minute stepped in for Mr. Richards
outdoor party proved that, however
many have fallen by the wayside,
others had taken their places. They
came like pilgrims, equipped for any
thing, even trip to the moon.
Tex Rickard was on hand early.
When they wanted him they did not
send, they just told the amplifier
about 1t and Tex showed up.
/ There We're no signs of betting at
| the ringside, but late arrivals re-
ported the odds still favoring the
champion.
Early indication were that specu-
lators were heavy losers. The crowd
went only to the booth to buy tickets
and the Spectators were jeered as
they Offered seats for sale.
There were comparatively few per-
sons turned away for presenting
counterfeit tickets.
Hudson tube officials estimated
that $4,000 more passengers than
usual had Travelled through the tubes
between 6 a. m. and p. n.. Not
all the passengers were fight fans,
however, DIS there was large traffic
in weekend excursionists to New
: Jersey railroad stations.
BY noon all SIS seats were filled
and all standing room about the outer
rim occupied The higher priced
seats also were nearly filled.