Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-01
ALL SET NOW FOR
K. 0. TOMORROW
With Arena Completed Today,
Dempsey and Carpenter
Await Opening Bell
FANS ARRIVING ON SCENE


ness for the big blow-off in the mon
ster arena at Boyle's Thirty Acres to-
| morrow afternoon. when Jack Dcmp-
sey. the champion. and Georges Car
pcnticr, the invader. attempt to knock
each others block off. Because Of the
heavy rain Of yesterday finishing
touches on the arena were not COM
pleted until today.
Issuing of the permit to the New Jer-
sey Athletic Club and George L..
c'Tex'D Richard. promoter, by Chair
man Robert l.. Doherty. of the New
Jersey State Boxing Commission, for
the promotion Of the big international
extravaganza has been made, so that
nothing more remains other than the
Knockout punch. as it were, if one is
to be delivered.
Hundreds of fans who are going to
attend the championship contest tomor-
row already have streamed into the city
They are coming over in droves from
New York, where most of the 90, 900
expected to see the battle are congre-
gated until starting for the scene of the
match along about noon tomorrow
The advance sale of seats for the bout
already has yielded gross receipts of
approximately 81 $50, 900. as an
nounced today by Rickard. The an
nouncement was based upon sales up TO
10 4. NJ. today.
With the sale of s. seats tomorrow
and continuation of the present rate
of reserve seat sales, total sales were
expected to pass the million and a half
mark.
AviatOrs today We're put on their
honor not to fly over the arena during
the Dempsey Carpenter fray.
The Aero Club of America unofficial
~ requested its members to take no
chances. As Jersey traffic laws do not
extend to the air. the Jersey CITY police
requested airmen to give their word to
keep away from Boyle's Thirty Acres.
At one time, the Jersey officials con-
templated posting a sky cop to shoe
away, ambitious flyers, but this was
found impracticable.
Following conference today with
tickard and Police officials, Mayor
Hague stated that $50 non resident
ticket spectators had been refused per-
mission to sell tickets outside the arena.
Only men licensed by this city will b.
allowed to sell tickets.
Most of the counterfeit tickets that
have been sold, the Mayor said. were
for the two sections reserved for guests
of the Governor and the Mayor. Each
section has $50 seats. Governor Ed
wards will have as guests members of
his staif, State Judges and officials.
while Mayor Hague will entertain
Mayors of surrounding cities and county
and city officials.
About 800 ushers for the contest are
gathered here for preliminary instruc-
tions in seating the big crowd tomor-
row. They held dress rehearsal in
the arena when it was completed today.
New Counterfeit
Rickard. standing at parade rest with
Il Soggy umbrella In his hand yesterday
afternoon, was getting double thrill
out of the line of people purchasing fight
tickets. nervous man approached and |
asked him to pass judgment on four 500
tickets that he had purchased from
speculatOr on Broadway.
Rickard thumbed the back of the |
cardboard tickets and pronounced them |
legitimate authorizations of admission.
Then he changed his mind and pro-
cured ticket from the box office. There
was a slight difference in the feel"
An engraver declared the four tickets
were clever fOrgerics. The backs had
been roughened by having resin baked
On them after printing. Detectives
started of hot foot after the seller of
the tickets and Rickard issued this
i statement
Especial attention is called to pros
1ective $50 ringside purchasers for the
Dempsey Carpenter contest at Jersey
ity tomorrow to marked difference
between the genuine and counterfeit.
"On the face Of the genuine ticket
marked 'ringsidc' the sentence under
he date and time reading If postponed
his coupon will be honorcd On the post
,oned date only measures = t2-16
inches, as compared with ZIG inches
N the counterfeit ticket. There is
,criod mark at the end of the sentence.
'ut this Is missing on the bogus ticket.
'On the seat check stub In the sen
cnce reading: If postponed. etc. the
yord date on the genuine is printed
With capital % whereas the same
word on the counterfeit is with small
4. :"
No Interference
The American Peoples League.
lhwly formed anti -bluc law organiza
ion gave u dinner last night 10 Tex
iickard at the Hotel Commodore. ut
which both Governor Edwards. of New
Jersey, and Mayor Frank Hague. of
Jersey City. assured Mr.. Richard that
lC meddlers would be permitted to in
erfr with tomOrrow's fight.
"When Tex Rickard decided to build
lis arena In Jersey City, said Cow