Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-09
TITLE PRIZE FIGHT
GOES TO NEW JERSEY.
SATURDAY, JULY Z
Atlantic City, Jersey City or New
ark Will be Chosen for Demp-
sey-Carpentier Battle.
TICKETS FROM SIS TO $50
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York April 9.--Iack Dempsey
and Georges Carpenter will battle for
the worlds heavyweight pugilistic
championship within the state limits
Of New Jersey on Saturday July 2.
The exact location Of a specially con-
structed arena will not be announced
until later but selection Of the site will
be confined to Atlantic City. Newark
or Jersey city.
This was officially announced ere
this afternoon by Tex Rickard. who
viii have sole control Of the arrange
ments and presentation Of the match.
Rickard will inspect sites IN all three
cities during the next few days and de-
eide on the ono which offers tho great
est advantages for handling what is ex
pccted to IL, tho largest assembly of box
ing enthusiasts which ever witnessed
a titular bout IN any weight class.
wherever located. the arena. which will
scat al least so .n00 spectators. viii he
within a short distance ~ New York
and accessible by all means Of trans
portation
Dempsey. as heavyweight champion
az the world and Carpenter in the role
of challenger and European title hold
or. viii compete for sixty per cent Of
the gross receipts. which will he divided
on a basis Of sixty per cent 10 Dempsey
and forty per cent 70 Carpenter.
J-ndcr the New Jersey state boxing
law the bout cannot exceed twelve
thrce-minute rounds. and should both
boxers be on their feet at the termina
ton OF the match no official decision
can be rendered.
A referee yet 10 be selected will be
in the ring with the principals but his
sole duty viii be TO see that the rules
governing such glove contests are
strictly observed He will have no au-
thorIty 10 indicate the winner except in
case Of foul or a knockout.
The arena which will cost approxi-
mately 800 900 will be constructed Of
lumber and will be octagonal. The
sides viii rise to n height of about fifty
feet and the completed amphitheatre
will seat at least $4,000 spectators The
angle OF elevation Will be sufficient TO
bring the head and shoulders Of each
spectator above those OF the person
seated in the row in front, providing
an unobstructed view of the ring from
every section of the arena
Prices of seats will range from $50
for a ringside chair 10 s. for a bleaeher
coupon along the extreme edges of the
structure.
Seats will be placed on sale about
May in every city in the eastern.
southern and central sections of the
+ country Where special train parties
are formed at distant points to come to
the scene Of the contest il viii be possi-
BILE to purchase transportation accom-
modations and seats under one payment
with special rates for large parties
The amphitheatre will be three times
the size of the arena constructed for
+ Rickard at Reno where he staged the
+ Johnson -Jefries bout on July e. 1910.
but not quite large as that built at
Toledo for the Dempsey Willard match.
i An elaborate system OF fences and wire
/ barricades viii prevent congestion at
the various entrances and avoid the
possibility Of holders of cheaper sec
ton tickets encroaching upor the ring
side
/ Both pugiIsts have been instructei
! TO conform their training plans To the
announcement made today Dempsey
will leave Seattle for this city on sun
day night and after attending 10 some
personal business will settle down Ia
( serious conditioning.
Carpenter will SAL Tor this country
early next month ami will devote n;
least six weeks 70 hard training.
The location Of the two conditioning
camps viii be left entirely 10 tho dis
cretion Of the boxers. 1t appears to be
the general impression that the camps
/ will not be near the saene Of the bout