Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-05
|qIN|ESS DAY FOR
l BATTLE IN JERSEY
o.mpsey Carpenter Weather
Prevails for Downey and
Wilson Match Today -
|rsoWD SLOW IN GATHERING
Ho,o Do,cney and Wilson
compare in Measurements
DOwNEY
WILSON
ponERT w. MAXWELL

,.,,,v City. Sept. 5.-Dempsey- Car
dgsoy gsoyreotier prevailed here today for
genue, .o,,,rn meeting between Johnny
ya, W,,.on and Bryan Downey. middle
Mi,sUb ,rSt r;yais. in the mammoth pine
welss' .,nbiiboatre on Boyle's we'll
6oara Tbirtv Acres. While things
knNsnod knoxsn we're gloomy, the sun was
sins hard TO peek down into the
uyns arena and at noon It looked as
y srtu r. wsatber wouldNno interrupt the
M.Irs. II ,ound argument which was
s.hsdrlca to start at Z. Nj.
po,h tbe champion and the Ohio bat
A.. rsmained in New York until this
un,r;ng ue, Wilson arrived here nDout
,T.an and Immediately registered at n
tti,o Downey came over the ferries
ahortiv apo,i after noon, and he, too. went to
botel Neither planned to arrive at
tbe arena until about 3 30.
Tho crowd was slow in going to the
scene Of the contest Ushers. pollce-
,nsr ticket sellers and ticket takers. as
we'll as A young army of Handy Andes
s,ere @ at the bowl at 10 80. Jersey fans
hegan 10 congregate along about noon.
Sut there were only few hundred
nepole at the different entrances half an
Sonr before the doors were scheduled to
open.
There was little chatter about the
contest along Broadway last night.
What little conversation was heard was
.o The effect that Tex Richard finally
had pulled a bloomer. But the promoter
himself was confident that good crowd
would be on hand when the bell sounded
At 4 o'clock.
This will be the second fistic fuss
pulled by Richard on those famous
acres. where Jack Dempsey wnlloped
| George CARPENTER for row in the
/ fourth round on July ..
No Decision
There will be no official verdict for
the simple reason that referee decisions
are not permitted in the State of New
Jersey. Although Downey is recog-
nized BY the boxing commission in Ohio
a. the title holder. as Il result, of Bry-
ans now historic battle with Wilson
IN Cleveland when Jimmy Gardner dis
qualified the former for an alleged foul,
the Bostonian still rules supreme. In
order to dethrone Mr.. John Panica. as
Wilson is known in private life. Downey
tou y
Rickard said today n dac;sive victorv
Nv Downov would maon tbot Wilson
will have to turn over to the Ohioan
.ns .s ueL; h;oh hoM ~ Ine ia.'e p'sst" S,Io
oi,t. nna Mn,Jn ts ;, H,loJi'''c Vi 'ne i'iiuu'e
"tyIt WILL o'iI,,, .hn p,Tmonip' J,.o AL,
>.,,.a ' e"I "u, tt III Iale vTeo rT ny on
Soi0uss Sis' .to. VIZ J saanJ't 'ts; eN uoGs, Sm
M u,,,i i"ar a,,unJ v,o"u VI 'ess nan "v,
msmmotb o,nnb;tLootrc
RicLard u,an insninoi 4, .h ,,
ton ~ thiS TnidIIom.oi.h. ,"e fni
loving tbo ,rmddIa " Sinr,innI " III %
result ia oxnootod - o,or;s,, ahu ah ne>
tion which Loo ov;otod e;no III" T,,i, 'u %
when Tho Grst nootinr hotmo soo "Sis Rs -,
and W;Ison ondod d,ne q, osowe.h 80" ny
seventh round foIla,r,a. d Pnsa-o" Ha. .se
ner's ruIinn thot thn 80 eieiue uarp
= winror o 20 o'''h mum was
Accord;nn W. ioua ~
lnocLod Jo' :. repolls, powhey han
IN "'I tbs sorO".h uomn 'ne CHAMPION tnree times
Az le .h ss'en'h rouhu' ana wilson was
Gardnon v nooL , at count OF seven when
his onnon ,ulsu mat bryan had struck
W;lspppp w Uppon.n. Whlle Johnny was down.
tsrrisa was sain' mad received a
have benn ImS cnrntoa IRON 1 noWney ana would
NV ,ho oeen . counted out mad 1t not been
"'''o''' Vi 'ne reteree'
Result Is Surprise
Quite n furore wac crootod +, hox,,.
circles. Desnito yiisnn,o ao,u u. ,o,, oDAihs
popularity sinao bo ,'n ,Soh 9ho lack OF
ship on n % onestioroIio o wbh 'hesthamplon- nes;a
MEs 0'DouII o. IIutSE,lonaple .El decision over
upset. a II gave I Dnwnnr [vn.. came asa as ols
become famous @ ovou DoWneE nIe chahce TO
leaping from obsc',ritr ~Cer n,snu; as II We're. @
light Referee oISorGi,S GordnsSr, ,nt1 , ,he lime
reversed by rho 0hio 'St Cor,n,ts1s uteisloh was