The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-30

crowded subways, there was
nothing but talk Of the fight.
Increase in betting activity
was reported in the financial
district, where the champion
was still a 3 to / favorite.
Work on the stadium In Jersey
city was progressing rnor- slowly
than expected The contractors
may not DO able to turn the bis
pine bowl over TO Tex fuckard
until late Friday. Tho ring. Is
feet square inside the ropes. WA
completed today under the super
vising eye Of the New Jersey box
Ing commission
THE FIGHTING
WEIGHT
Unless q Sshour re- ahds Q fsw
pounds. Dempsey win fight 1t -,
and tho Frenehman At III. Both
are thru with their training and
viii rest until they enter the ring
Dempsey win spend the eve Of
the hattie In Jersey City. but nc
one has been able TO learn where
he win sleep. Carpenter win ~
main at his Manhasset farm and
motor to the arena Saturday around
noon
Rickarf's announcement that the
stadium had been built TO accom-
modate oi.so0 spectators instead oil
81. 900 MS was FIRST planned. threw
a bomb into the ranks OF the scalp
ers. On many Of the street corners
where the SPECTATORS hold forth.
$50 tickets can be purchased for
SIS. nowhere approaching the 800
and Sfe5 that the specs predicted
they would get Cheaper seats
are stu available.
RECEIPTS OVER
MILLION
Some OF the sharps predicted
that the receipts will be around
s., 500. 600 and that Richard will
come out Of his venture with q
good profit TIE expenses Incl
dental to the staging OF the battle
are estimated at one million dol
lars.
The weather bureau predicts gen
orally fair weather from now until
July 4 with only slight change In
temperature. Rickard Announced
the battle viii be put on unless II
pours all day.
Tho prellminarfes have been c,rt
down to six bouts OF eight rounds,
starting at I o'clock II they arr
not completed at . o'clock they
win be stopped for the main
show" Richard said
By FRANK GETTY
MANHAsSET. N. Y. June 90
Just waiting for the bell." said
Georges Carpenter today.
The challenger has completed his
training. He In In perfect physical
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Nee at short, who tried for the force
at second. Umpire TomAn calling
Cunningham safe. Eldred spiking
home plate Here Pitcher Ross
pulled an Grafton on Toman and got
bounced from the festivities. The
graceful Mr.. Herman Pillet was
ushered In to the mound and the
local hitters greeted him with gusto.
After Tobin had walked, filling the
bases. Harry Gardner. who tends an
onion patch In Oregon when he isn't
manufacturing base hits for the In
dians. drove one thru short and two
counted. Lane also singled. scoring
the fourth run OF the frame. which
closed when Wisterzal popped out
Singles by Pillet and Cenin and
stumprs wild throw TO first after
he had forced Genin at second let In
Pillet for the last Beaver run In the
seventh
Eeattie closed the scoring for NE
day In tho eighth when Gardner
walked. went 70 second on Lanes
lnfield scratch and ambled To third
on Halc's wide peg OF Same. scoring
on a wild pitch
Young Ginglardi. late Of Salt
Lake. made fine debut as a Beaver
Wednesday. cumming up a run by
queer coaching and then letting three
straight strikes sail over the plate
when he went up as a pinch hitter
In the ninth frama.