The New York herald., 1921-05-27
CHICAGO LADS HIKE
TO DEMPSEY'S CAMP
Two University Students Foot
1t From Illinois to Witness
the Big Fight.
BY CHARLES r. MATHIsON.

Special Despatch TO THE Ngw YORK HERALD.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May 28.-If
"One Eyed" Connolly, the peripatetic
patron Of pugilisrn, who witnessed every
championship battle OF his time. without
cost TO himself. either for transportation
or admittance TO the arena. were alive
to-day he would doubtless be Interested
in the performances or a number OF per-
sons intent on seeing the combat be-
tween Dempsey and Carpentie,.
Two OF the large number of pilgrims
making their way eastward in order to
be present when the great event is staged
IN Boyle's Thirty Acres. are students at
the Chicago University, and they reached
this city to-day on foot after hike that
started from the Windy Citey May /. This
announcement would have brought
plying smile to the sardonic counte-
nance of "One Eyed Connolly, for he
never walked. even II he had to pawn
his glass eye in order to make the
next station on schedule time.
But w. Russell Bronson and A. J.
Davis. Jr.. preferred pedestrianisrn to
the break beams and walked the dis
tance. They were a bit tired and dusty
when they reached this city. and were
glad to accept the kindly escort of John
resort, who conveyed them to the Y. NJ
C. A. headquarters. where they will re-
main tonight. Nash will pilot them
to Dempsey's quarters tomorrow. and
they Will then be pg1r.f u nth work to
fll out the time pGt,,~~A now and the
fight
After the contest Bronson and Dayi !,
who are of the intellectual type of col
lego men, will return to Chicago on foot.
The collegians wore on their backc
placards reading: Walking from CHI
cago,' and a sarcastic New Yorker de-
clared that even hoofing 1t was better
than remaining in the Illinois village.
This Man by Freight.
Another long distance arrival yester-
day was Bill McClain, a printer. who
came by freight from San Francisco.
and has been engaged as proofreader
on the Press OF this city. McClain wa
present at the Sullivan-Ryan tight IN
Mississippi City February Z, 1882, and
he has seen nearly all the other bia
battles for the title. McClain was In
freight car seven days on the Santa F.
road on his trip across the continen
and he said he was 50 crowded by boxer
of merchandise that he couldn't move h :
feet, with the result that there was
etoppage of blood circulation In his ex-
trenities. causing much annoyance When
he finally tried to walk.
Thousands of persons are arriving
daily to see Dempsey train and then at
tend the fght. They come by trains,
automobiles, boats and on foot and there
promises to be the greatest crowd her"
In another week that ever congested this
popular resort.
Dempsey was to-day launched on a
,.o,t4tcal 90 -oe- Ea Vas iuducted into
the Chelsea Union League as an homo
rary member, and Jack Kearns was
similarly honored.
One thousand persons fled Into the
training quarters at Airport to-day ana
saw Dempsey go through with his e1er-
cises. The champion boxed with Jack
Renault, Larry williams, Alex Tram
bitas. and, as the air was cool, Dempsey
worked vigorously in an effort to warm
himself and his sparring partners. his
tactics were regarded as too heating oy
his opponents. who were overjoyed when
they got out OF range.
Bull" Montana was one OF the spec
tattors and Dempsey invited him to
come UP and do bit OF graphing. but
the wrestler said he had no costume.
Martin Burke, the New Orleans light
heavyweight, arrived here to-day, but
as he fights Tom Gibbons at Ebbets Field
next Monday ne will not take a chance
on Dempsey's punches In the Interim.
IL was reported that Harry Greo would
,oin the camp, but Kearns said he knew
nothing about II, but ne would be glad to
have Greb come IN and work with the
champion.
Kearns received word from Tex Rick
ard to-day that the total sale OF tickets
to date amounted to more than S5oo'oVo'