The New York herald., 1921-07-01
Sproul Asked to Decline
Edwards's Invitation to
City Battle.
BILLY SUNDAY ASSAILED
Dempsey to Reach Scene To-
day-Betting Odds Shorten
10000 Tickets Unsold
Many Specials Due.

Inasmuch as not even the Clergy
mems Community Club of Jersey City
or the International Reform Bureau
believes that the Hudson county Grand
Jury this afternoon will kdict any
body connected with the Carpenter
Dempsey fight. It is fair enough to as
sumo that. barring deluge. fire and the
unexpected demise of one or both of
the champions. the battle will be
staged as advertised.
Pierre p. Garven. Prosecutor for
Hudson county. said yesterday that he
would present the bureaus affidavits
and witnesses TO the Jurymen this af-
ternoon, as he promised. but that he
couldn't hold out much encourage
ment to the anti-fght element.
But" he added, 'if no further facts
are presented to me other than those
now in my possession / shall not
recommend an indictment"
The Prosecutor and the foreman OF
the Grand Jury, Joseph II. Rudidor.
held a conference yesterday and de-
Glazed themselves ready to take up the
matter at once But the bureau was
unable to produce it's witnesses. There
fore the matter will come UP this after
noon. Supreme Court Justice Swayze
said that he did not expect to receive
such indictments when the jury re-
ports to him to-day after which 1t dis
bands for the summer. Most of the
t;-sIra 10 a dDht
Through the police. Tex Rickard told
Mr. Garven that the activities OF the
bureau were working considerable dam
age Western and Southern newspapers.
Rckard saio. had stories to the effect
that the fight was to be prevented. That
was going TO keep many persons away,
Richard feared. Garven promised to
have the matter settled before tonight.
Dempsey Arrives To-day.
Some time to-day Dempsey will be
tenderly nursed into a private compart-
rnent of a railroad coach and conveyed
by his worshipping retinue to Jersey
City, that he may be on hand when Car
pentier appears to receive the beating
that all the boxing reporters seem to be
certain he will get. And Carpenter. be-
ing a fatalist. will remain out beneath
the barn roof In Manhasset until shortly
after noon tomorrow, when he Will drive
his own roadster In to Manhattan and be
ferried across the Hudson Just like
lesser mortals.
The Dempsey management Is taking
no chances with motor cars. The vehicle
may skid or be rammed by careless
fiivver. playing possible hob with the
highly organized person OF the mighty
warrior or visiting discord upon his
high tension nervous system. Guards
will hem him around lest he dash his
foot against stone or have harm befall
one Of his fingers-ingers so heavily in
sured that those OF Paderewski. Kreisler
and Rachmaninoff become blacksmith s
diRets by comparison.
Even Harry Ertle. the referee closed
his training yesterday. and Ike Dorgan
!, Sancho Panza to Tex RiclSard, declared
J himself ready TO undergo the fearful
strain of seeing to II that the 700 re-
porters and other writer's get into the
wooden ampitheatre and remain there In
unity. peace and concord. Never before
have so many correspondents been gath
cred around one ring
10000 Tickets UnsoId.
There is a possibility. but not yet a
probability. that every one OF the 91.613
seats a. the bowl will be occupied when
CARPENTER and Dempsey shake hands
preliminary TO their mutual endeavors
10 knock each other out Of the ring. But
last night there were still nearly 10000
tickets to be sold. including all OF
the substantial. though distant. $3.50
places and a considerable number OF all
other grades. But whether there Is one
seat holder present or si.6i3 OF them.
there Will be fight. barring, of course.
the before cited accidents.
Gov. Edwards, who intends being as
close 70 the ringside as anybody within
the enclosure. received long letter yes
terday from the Rev. Wilbur Crafts, sec
rotary OF the International Reform Blu
reau. In this letter Mr.. Crafts de-
manded that the Governor prevent the
fight. He said that the Governor would
he unwise to attend the contest inas-
much as he thereby would be placing
himself IN the awkward situation OF
being present when crime was being
committed He likewise took occasion
10 take the Governor to task over the
latter's recent attack upon the advo-
Gates of the Blue Laws. saying that the
term was "a babel Of lies about the
patriotic leaders OF to-day"
In his letter to Gov. Edwards Mr.
Crafts said:
''I notice In your Invitation to other
officials to be your guests are invitations
10 view boxing contest" which I re-
spectfully submit is a case Of obtaining
guests under false pretenses The plea
that the promoter OF this fight has spent
0 great sum OF money in erectlni an
arena, we answer. first. by saying ,Iat
protests against the illegal fight beS an
before the arena was begun. and. second.
mat investments in consplracies 10 vio-
late the law in this case are entitled to
no more consideration than moonshine
stills and burglar tools"
Mr. Crafts also wrote letter to Gov
Continued on Tioctfth Pooe.