Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-02
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New York. July 1.-Pugilistid
history will be made in huge
pine board arena in Jersey City to-
morrow afternoon when Jack
Dempsey defends he heavyweight
championship against the fistiG
challenger Georges Carpenter. 1t
will be an international glove con-
test in the broadest application of
the term Every section Of the
globe will await with keen interest
the outcome of the battle between
the American holder Of long rec
ord of ring victories. and the
Frenchman, noted, equally for his
prowess in the squared circle and
on the sterner battlefieldS of the
world war.
Last Obstacle Removed.
The last legal obstacle to the
match was removed late today
when the Hudson county grand
jury refused to return an indict-
ment charging the principals and
promoters with conspiracy to hold
prize fight in violation of the
New Jersey state law.
The setting for the bout will be
in keeping with the magnitude OF
the affair Seats have been pro-
yided for more than 900 specta-
tors and major portion of them
have been sold A purse of $780,
600 has been given by Promoter
Rickard OF this huge sum, an
amount far in excess of any imam
feiaI compensation ever offered
pugilists in the past. Dempsey Will
receive 100000 and Carpenter
5000, 600, regardless of the out
come.
Good Profit For Richard.
Advance ticket sales up TO an
early hour tonight amounted 10
nearly S1,500,000. Regardless OF
the enormous expense attendant
upon the venture, Rickard is GER
tain to clear a net profit seVeral
times larger than that from his
previous efforts. 1t Is estimated
that the purse, cost of arena ana
numerous overhead expenses Will
amount close to $1,000,000.
Rickard, Dempsey and Carpen-
tier will not be the only persons TO
profit by the battle of the cen"
tury," as the contest has been aptly
named. Uncle Sam will take close
to $500, 900 under the income tax
laws.
Trains Bring Fight Fans.
In the past forty-eight hours yir-
tually every incoming train has
brought it's quota of fight fans
from all sections of the United
States, Canada and Mexico, Trans
Atlantic and coastwise steamers
have added hundreds more to the
crowd that will descend upon Jer-
sey City tomorrow. France. the
home of the challenger; England
where he is almost equally popular;
Spain and other continental coun-
tries, South America, and the rar
east-all will be represented.
Pdst Impressions Fade.
All past impressions of huge
fight crowds and the attendant
pictures 'of interest and enthusi-
asm retained upon the mental re-
tina of veteran boxing authorities
fade before the magnitude of pres
ent scenes. Reno, with its gather
ing for the Johnson -Jeffries CLASH;
Havana, the site of the Willard
johnson battle, and Toledo, where
Dempsey wrested his present title
and ring honors from Jess Willard
offered nothing that compares with
the night before scenes on the
Dempsey Carpenter battle.
Money Is Attached.
In an attempt to tie up the sew
eral New York bank accounts of
Jack Dempsey, as well as the
$500. 600 the champion will re-
ceive for his contest with Georges
Carpenter tomorrow afternoon,
Frank r, Spellman Of Batavia, N.
Y, today caused the issuance of
writ of attachment by Supreme
Court Justice Thomas f. Donnelly,
Spellman alleges the pugilist owes
him 100000 for commissions on
motion picture contracts.
The writ was served on three
New York banks in which Demp-
sey is presumed TO carry large ac-
counts and on Tex Rickard, pro-
moter of tomorrow's bout.
| Outcome of the Battle.
The outcome of the battle, which
appears to be the one and only
subject of discussion among mill
| lions OF persons who normally take
only slightest interest in matters
lpugilistic.
Sentiment appears to lean
strongly in favor of Carpenter.
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