Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-06-27
Arena in Which Dempsey
and Carpenters Will Meet
can Seat 10000
Spectators.
ADVANTAGEOUS SITE
Tex Richard Declares One
Fourth of Spectators
Will be Women.
(By The Associated Press. J

New York, June 27.-The greatest
arena Tex Richard has built is ready
to accommodate approximately 10000
spectators when Champion Jack Demp-
sey meets Georges Carpenter in Jer-
sey City, July 2.
Since April %, more than 600 work
men have been distributed over all
sections of the huge Octagonal saucer
which grew daily under their tattoo
of hammers until today, when their
labor was completed. The great re-
inforced structure, covering nearly a
third Of the tract known as "Boyle's
Thirty Acres" awaits the inspection
of government engineers and the in
stallation of telegraph wires through
which millions of persons, compared
to whom the 10000 actual spectators
will be numerically insignificant, will
see the Battle of the Century" through
their minds eyes.
Most Advantageous Site.
Twenty-Five minutes from Broadway
and 42nd street, more advantageous
site for the contest could not have been
chosen. Tube trains under the Hudson
river will carry thousands of persons
to stations near the arena. Ferry boats
will carry more thousands across the
river from Manhattan to trolley CEN
ters in Jersey City within easy reach
Of the battle ground. More than a
dozen trunk line railroads with Jersey
City as a terminal, will bring their
quota from distant places. Several
trans-c0ntinental railroads, with yards
only few blocks from "Boyle's Thirty
Acres" will park special trains of Pull
man cars on convenient siding which
enthusiasts from distant points will
use for shelter during their stay here.
The arena is the largest ever built
by Richard or any other promoter for
boxing contest. 1t exceeds by far
the amphitheater in which Johnson
and Jeffries met in 1910 at Reno, New.
and also the one where Jess Willard
lost his title to Jack Dempsey at To-
ledo. Ohio, two years ago. 1t has been
built at cost of 100000. Two and
half million feet of lumber, equal to
40 miles of boards, laid end to end,
or about 14O car loads, have been used
in the construction.
Protect Holders Reserved Seats.
Better than ever before at boxing
bout, holders of reserved seats will be
protected at Jersey City, ON July 2.
Long experience in the psychology of
fight crowds" has taught Tex Rick
ard the wisdom Of precaution. Fences.
with barbed wire barricades, will mark
the limits of the various seat sections,
to which the crowd will have access
through 20 entrances. Every seat, ex-
cept the five dollar general admissions.
has been reserved, and the holder of
$40 or a $40 seat will enter and walk
to the desired point Of vantage with
as much ease and certainty. Richard
assures. rs the purchaser of an or
chestra seat in metropolitan theatre.
Advance sales have indicated that a
greater portion of women will attend
the bout than has ever been the case in
a title match heretofore. Richard has
declared that nearly one-fourth of the
crowd will be composed of feminine
spectators. Boxes, Immediately in
rear Of the $50 seats, have been con-
structed with the aim of accommodate
ing 'box parties" comfortably.