The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-01
ONLY CLOUDBURST.

| $1,000 even that Dempsey wins in the
| fifth by knockout.
Several houses report having Car
pentier money, odds of to / being
hackers were holding out for 2 to 1.
The last move of the Reform league
| to stop the fight Will come today
when its complaint will be presented
to the Hudson county grand jury.
Promoter Rickard was not worrying
this morning and indicated it as his
belief that the grand jury will not
take any action. The Hudson county
prosecutor has stated that he will not
make any recommendation in the
matter but will simply file the COM
plant with the grand jury. Governor
Edwards has handed down his last
word, which was to the effect chat
,, there will be no interference with .he
fight.
Many Women to Attend. +
From the advance ticket sale 1t is
known at least 5000 women will be
among the spectators. 1t is believed
there will actually be several times
that many. Miss Anne Morgan. Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney and Mrs. Mich
olas Longworth formerly Alice
Roosevelt) are some of the leaders in
the feminine list who will be present.
The fistic world will be well repre-
scented. Practically every present day
champion, with the exception of Benz
ny Leonard, will be on hand as a
guest of Promoter Richard. Leonard's
absence is due to the fact that he de-
tends his title July 4 in Benton Har-
Dor, Mich.
OF the past heavyweight champions.
James J. Corbett probably will be the
only representative. He will be at the
ringside to report the battle for the
International News Service. He was
also invited to be guest of the pro-
oil ar ne eff M
pions Jeffries declined. as he could
not find time to make the trip. Will
lard also replied that he was too en-
crossed with business affairs. Jack
johnson wanted to come but his SEN
on hasn't expired and the attorney
general refused to take any action to
bring about his release ahead OF time.
An Army Of Reporters.
Richard set aside TOO tickets for
active working newspaper men.
| There probably will be that many
more also actively working who
| bought tickets when they found out
the free supply had run out. Wires
at the ringside will flash the results
all over the globe. The cable COM
| panies have arranged to put fight
| flashes ahead of everything else and
! the result of the fight will be known
| in London and Paris one minute after
I
of the globe almost as quick.
| About TOO ushers have been en-
pioyed to guide the ticket holders.
These ushers were assembled in the
, Jersey City hall last night and given
their final instructions how to act. A
Jam Is expected at the gates as 1t is.
known that hundreds of spurious
tickets have been circulated. Rick
g I'd has advised every one who is in
! doubt about the ticket they hold to
! IL at 10 70 a der,
today and officials there will examine
and advise whether 1t is genuine. The
| engravers who made the genuine tick
cts will be on duty at the arena ana
whenever two tickets are presented
for the same seat. they will be called
Uron to determine which is the genu-
| inc.
! A dead line" will be drawn four
blocks around the arena early tomor-
row, and no one will be passed inside
that line without a ticket. The gen.
era1 admission gates will be thrown
Eopen at o'clock. Richard hopes in
that way to get great many seated
before the big rush begins about noon.
Ban Placed on Hot Dog"
| Precautions taken against the pos
sibility Of fire virtually eliminate such
danger. The gates of the arena have
been closed TIC the celebrated hot dog.
fiend of the hungry fight fam"
Equipment necessary to cook the
edible Is feared as a cause of fire.
Newspapers must be left outside the
deadline, due to the danger of ignition
from cigar Or cigaret. Sandwiches and
cold drinks will be the recognized
menu staples. Two hose companies
and four hundred firemen will guard
against fire.
Even medical officials have been en-
listed in the campaign for public
safety. An emergency hospital will be
| established a few hundred yards FROM
the arena with equipment to handle
adequately'all cases which the heat of
the day and numerous other emergen-
| cies may deyelnn