Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-01
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~ AB C Of Arena, Seats and
I other Directions That Will
Be Needed
EASY TO REACH SCENE

Carpenter obo;cest and cheapest seats,
ron 90 get there, and other pert
Row /" ,het they would doubtless like
auerts answers TO the questions.
mn ma arena Is easy to reach; u 3
Ing r. couldn't be better. II mas
great lament necessary for safety. com
every eve, y.oS r,sDib visibility, and here is the dope
about 'nv ~ n see clearly and distinctly
Iou nlace In the vast, eye stag.
from 'n actoeon, even from the very last
gerlns tbose Al. 80 benches at the ex-
io.,,s low =, edge Of the inclosure.
reme es san yrbo Is hesitating about IN
W. b;s modest $3.50. SO or SD
.es'Is he will be so far away from
icr ,y .;no that he'll need telescope,
tne fs hsss;tate no longer. The lower
neeu coats are entirely good and any
( pllSu .,;th normal eyesight will be able,
man .he cheapest Of them. to see the
ron frrs, w every action. He won't be
nsn". catch the expression of their
sois !. ~ course, but he will see what
ia,nt. faces, y m see-the good old wallops.
ne W Ta coats, except the $3.50 ones. Will
~, saie at Madison Square Garden
% y" ,nst before the fight starts, and
um'' m ,,,tb j the single exception Of the
~, ,,st are reserved. The S0.0O
en.spil .I ril, he sold from circus wagons
se.; .;as The arena, beginning at 8 A. Nj:
esn.nrrow. cu.. There will be about 5000 OF
uan. .v.vd and IT'S a case of first come. first
Sed .ned They extend in four great rows
sho,t the outer edge of the Octagon.
r.,y to Reach Arena
A. regards the time it takes to get
..am m his city to Jersey City. The
~. hv Who leaves on the special trains will
10 taA IN Jersey City an hour and a half
sSar leaving. From the station in
I.rssv CITY to the arena 1t takes exactly
sonrtsen minutes. according to one OF
tSs sarly pilgrims. With the tremen-
dous lam that will be on hand tomor-
row rvu 4 will take more time than four
tssn minutes to make the trip from the
station to the arena. However, assur-
onces have been given that sufficient
trolley cars and jitney busses will be on
hand TO accommodate the big throng.
n unable to board a trolley or bus,
try walking. 1t takes exactly twenty
sisht minutes from the station.
II Is advisable to get over into Jersey
CITY as early as possible to avoid the
rusb and to get placed in seats before
Xhe fight starts, IL the fan is desirous
Of seeing every minute of the battle.
The seating of almost 10000 persons
will take considerable time, and it will
be the early bird who sees all. The
preliminaries are all good, and any real
dyed in the wool fight follower will
find enough to interest him in them 10
keep bis mind off the heat.
Bring Cold Drinks
The carrying along Of thermos bot
tle filled with iced tea or ice water or
auy iced drink will afford the spectator
ali sorts of relief during the fight. 1t
will be difficult to secure anything cold
10 drink after the fight gets under way
and with the expected hot sun beating
, down cold drink will afford consider
)le relief from Old Soils rays. Then it
Aust be remembered that out at To-
kdo, two years ago, the fans were un.
lble to get any cold drinks, the ice
running out long before the fight
started.
The first view a stranger gets Of that |
jarena hands him an actual shock, almost |
like the one that comes from looking at |
Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon or
Mount Rainier for the first time. The |
immenSity of the place is really dazing. |
To begin at the ring. This is in itself |
remarkable piece of work. 1t is at |
the very center of the arena. pitched |
four feet above the fiat ground. 1t is |
Of heavy boards, built upon steel grid
ers, which are supported by eight five-
inch steel columns.
In the space between the ring floor
and the ground are hundreds of electri-
cal connections for telegraph and tele-
phone instruments, from which will
radlate to all parts of the world the
news OF the contest as 1t progresses.
Right up against the very edge of the
ring Is the first Of half dozen rows of |
press desks-slanting boards, about
eighteen inches wide, upon which the re-
horters will write. They are almost
ieyrl with the floor of the ring.
lwelve feet away from the edge of the
ring IS the first row of $50 seats. These
aretoldng chairs and they are all wired
IN place and wired together so that they
cannot be moved.
as everybody knows by now. the seats
s.thd out from the ring, in fan shape.
~ ssnt sections, lettered from A to If.
"nn tne narrowest part of the fan, of
'Ourse' closest to the ring.
Forty. two Rows at $50
1. inere aFe forty two rows of $50 seats
~, eaeh section. The first twelve rows
he. on nat, board surface, but after
Rah t mere is gentle upward incline.
nu ana lhe forty second row of seats-
ba approximately 1000 feet away from
\ r,hg edge-are two rows of boxes
yor yousg completely around the octs-
chat some of the boxes hold eight
An atc.,I ,TIthers ten, still others twelve.
littls ,ent ur;st view may be had from these
"i1s private Enclosures. '"N''
wav ~. Vi the boxes a five foot patb-
then ISIehus hotius all about the octagon and
beprbos "'nr ~, thls some twelve rows of
seats ~, ihrse ara tho $40 and S3O
ordlnornn nney hHye no backs. They are
one anS benches: but solidly built of
seats 'aa a one'half inch planking. The
only hr h' tSeparated one from the other
deed H. Dlack painted lines-and in.
out al, S =. system is followed through
This No ,ne rest of the reserved sections.
feet 5 ar.'cular section is about thirty
about t'YsR' Yep making the furthcst seats
Then 700 o leet from the ring edge.
Way ana ,o,IeS another five foot path
aant 'nu then, with sleeper upward
deem n, space about seventy five feet
rcarmoa, "ls contains the $25 seats. the
iron1 1'Ho tho Of Of which are perhaps 200 feet
Autior "e ,,l ring, But because of the ole.
se h cle0wv,nllch which these nave. spectators can
Bsol Bglarly and distinctly. ''
way ana vi ms space is another path
fot AK q"u then narrower belts of seats
those so ana $40, with-atop of all
ssat Is Sp sSo rows for $3.50. The last
Here;Sso r. QUO feet from the ring. '"''
You Sor!. up for the $3.50 spectators
chance need glasses, but II Won
opera vl",. !" nave an ordinary pair Of
theatre s'asSeS, such as you use in rho
can sot ;h Eon II be more comfortable, You
u the AN Ic very changes of countcnanco
youII snshters, If YOU want that Rut