The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03

entrances on the side Of the big
octagon poured the men and women
who would witness Jack Dempsey
and Georges Carpenter battle for the
honors Of the world and the PLUMP
est purse in the prize ring history
The saucer Of yellow pine, when tAe
sun was out, glistened like gian'
bowl OF brass, was flecked with nu-
manity, but, unlike an ordinary sau-
Ger, it filled from the brim down
instead of from the bottom up, for
the first 70 arrive was the gallery
god with the perisCope eye, who had
cdmped outside ull night for the
privilege of paying Promoter TeS
Rickard tive dollars and fifty cents
Plutocrats First
Gradually however, the wave OF
humanity rolled down to the ringsiae'
as the more plutocratic ticket holders
reached the siaGiCm.
Just before the gates opened, sew
eral hundred ushcrs and police made
g thorough search OF the arena TO
rout all squutters. Scores of boys,
who had secrettd Themselves during
the night in an effort to witness tne
light without eXI ense, were pulled
out Of all sort; Of hiding places and
set scamporinG through the gates.
Streams of water on the inside OF
tho arena to wet down and prevent
L., rossitllity Of :i-e. A few young
les. who had eluded the -Acier
.igiance of the police. were ''rivcn
out of hiding by the deluge Of w.lter
and soon found themselves in the
streets.
Plain Clothes Men on Guard
Several hundred police in uniform
and plain clothes, mingled with The
spectators on the watch for undesir'
able characters who generally make
large crowds their hunting grounds.
All persons arrested with criminal
records in Jersey City were requested
held for 80 days under a state law
that makes such detention possible
This was expected to act as a de
terrent to the criminally inclined.
No "Bald-Head Row"
Unlike the ordinary show, today S
performance, advertised as the battle
Of the century" had no exclusive
bald-headed row. Hairless pates, in
many cases, were replaced by coif-
fures par excellence for woman who
recently has espoused the boxers art
had turned out in full force for to-
days carnival Of blows. The early
corners found just three things to DO
Debate the weather prospects, which
in the morning, appeared dubious; ad'
mire the worlds greatest arena, in
which 10000 odd could nestle just as
cozily as the proverbial sardines in
the box, and speculate on future ring
history.
And chatter it did, this democracy
OF the ringside. The chief topic al
first was the weather.
Day Hot and Humid
A sultry day had followed a humid
night. The sun tried to pierce the
screening clouds that gave a con
stant threat Of rain, then gave W
the attempt, after a brief unsuecess
ful effort. It was an ideal day FOL
the spectators, for no one longed FOL
the scorching sun and no one wantec
It TO rain.
But the crowd had many things tC
talk about. Everyone had somethinl
in common which led to conversation
among women as Tar apart as Fifth
Avenue and the East Side New York
and Chicago, America and Europe, a!
foreign to one another as prince an'
pauper. With interests as vaIie,
as those Of lawyer and ditch digger
Julia 0Grady and Colonels Lady
For they We're all here-societ,
woman and shop girl, the merchan
prince, and the $50 q week clerk
who worked for him, the man VIII
lived by his brains and his felloy
without a profession, and sportsme
from five continents. And fighun
their way out 10 Boyles ~ acres
were coming thousands more all part
OF the great army which hoped thi
Afternoon 10 witness the show Of III
t!cuffs whose result would be flashe
the world around.
Fight TO See u Fight
Ii was case OF fight 10 see
AAkAks AAN AAAfr AIAANA htAN AAa-AaN
river should have bulged with n
mass of excited humans who trie
to battle their way across to n
Jersey side. the ferry boats plyin
their way over the tube trains shoul
hive sunk under the perspiring ca
goes that tried to board them, an
IL everyone who wanted an airplar
at the last minute could have ha
one. the very sun would have bey
obscured.
But, Of course, none Of these dii
things occurred The crowds ju
struggled on. numbering along on,
the cobbled streets Of Jersey CT
and the number which every minu
stepped In for Mr.. Richards outdo
party proved that, however mar
may have fallen by the waysic
others had taken their places.
Pilgrims Equipped for Journey
They came. these pilgrims, equipp
for anything from a trip TO the mot
to a Journey in the opposite direcuo
such as featured by signor Dante.
Travellers who landed In host Ric
ards seventh circle Of seats, rimmii
the amphitheater, came TO the ra
track with glasses to span the vie
Of the ring.
They carried as part Of their re
ular equipment:
sun glasses, one pair. pillows,
many as the old family sofa at hor
had held: sandwiches, legion. far
as numerous as the wings Of {
famous Jersey "skeeters' that al
volpianed today to Boyle's Thir
Acres.
What Fight Fans First Saw
What the fight fans first saw wit
they arrived was a great hollow lin