Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-02

COST PUT AT $1,OOO,0O0
Knockout or Foul Only Way Decision
Can be Reached-Dims All Other
Pictures

New York, July 2.-Pu2tl!i2:j, his
say Is being made IN huge pine
2crard arena in Jer2ey City this az
ternooa, when Jack Dempsey dafsras
lis heavyweight championship against
he f3st:c challenge CT Georges Car
penaler. 1t will be q n.nusnan.on2
, rlove contest in tine brGadest appi
cation Of the term. Every section Ct
me globe will await with keen intercS.
the outcome of the battle between tIne
American. hclGer of long record Ct
ring victories, and the F>renchmaG,
noted equally for his prowess in tn
souared cjccla and on the Sbarner bat
,.efie!d of the World War.
The las. legal Obstacle to the match
was removed vixen the Hudson ccu!i-
tv grand jury refused to return an n.
;i,ctment chagang the principals and
he ,promoterus with conspiracy to hold
prize fight in violation Of the New
Jersey law.
The setting fcr the bout will be y
keeping with the magnitude Of TIE
.ffair. Seats have been provided fcr
more ja2a 81 900 spectators and ma
iar pura:ca cf them have 1een scrd. a
pla.si. Of S5O0,009 has been given by
Promoter Tex Rackard. Of this huge
sum, an amount far in excess CT any
financial compensation ever Offered
pugiEists in the past. Dempsey WI!
..ace:ve 100000 and Carpenter S2OO,-
900 regardless OF the outcome.
Advance ticket sales up to an early
hour las5 night amounted 20 r'aa:ly
81 ,500,GO0 Regardless CT the e1lcrnl-
| Gus expense a5tertaa': upon the ven
ture. R;ckaad is CERTAIN to clear me-
prof::ss several times larger than any
that has resulted from his previous
efforts in this direction.
White official figures arc net avail
able at this time, it is estimated th&G
! he purse, cost oIr arena and rumeICuS
overhead expenses VIII mcun. close tc
re $1.0O0.0 900 mark.
P.ckard Dnrpsey and Caup2nicr
Will net BE- the cgliy perscrs 10 pref
by the "0atde Of the century" as the
contest has been ar:ly named unc'c
sam, as represented by the in:a:n2,
l'svanca collectors. viii receive large
share cf the proceeds. The promoter,
principals and scores Of others con-
nected with the bout in minor capa-
c1@es will corl5ribu7e under the M
.cmc tax laws total sum estimated
as close to $500,000
! Every nook and Granny Of the glcoc
VIII be represented i'm the vast as
! $emblage of spectators. In the past
4S houns virtually every incoming
train has hacught ITS quota of fight
ii.fans from all sections of the United
States. Canada and Mexico, Trans
atlantic and ccasaw.se steamships
,have added hundreds more to the
crowd that VIII descend on Jersey
City today ito witness the bout. France
| the hcme cf the challenger; England
wtera he is a!mcs. equally popu!a'c;
| Spain and other continental countries
South America and the Far East.
all VIII be represented.
All past Impressions c'f huge fight
lcrcwdS ard the ATTENDANT pictures cf
Interest ani enthusiasm RETAINED upon
.he mental retina CT veteran boxing
authorities fade befcre the magnitude
!, of present scenes. Reno, with Is
esthen;fg for the Johnson JeffMes
clash; Havana, the site of the Willard
Johrson battle, and Toledo, where.
1 Dempsey wrested his present title ami
l':i.rty h;ccifcrs from Jess Willard, offar-
Cd nothing that compares with the
Fn75tht-tefcre sccnes otIthe eve CT th:s:
| iDampsdy- Carpert'sr battle.
| Grea-s as were these haavywe:g'h
'chsimp pE.e1slaip contests ard the assem-
B,'sz that witnessed tjnsm, the cC!7.e5t
! But a few hours away appears to e..
!ic.ea in pugI5stic possibilities, attend
g?2@a and gate receipts, sp3ce7t with al
az roff mystery Surrounding the per
sc.i Of Georges Carpentief; any CT ii 7
!,c,uz:ts fer the 55stie SINCE ths Gay whgl
she iact cd TIE ring J6hn L. sul77STa:l,
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