Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-14
CARPENTER AND
BATTLING SKI
MEET SEPT. 10
A Huge Permanent Arena
Seating $4,000 Specta-
tors Will Be Built; Chill
dren Are Given An Outing

(By The Associated Press3
Paris. Aug. 10 (by the Asso-
eiated Press. 1.-The promise made
by Napoleon to Marshal Ney, ~
years ago has just been fulfilled
by the commission governing the
Saar valley, under supervision Oh
the league of nations. The COM
mission has authorized the instl-
tuition of Il supreme court at saar
Louis, the celebrated marshaFs
birthplace.
1t is q town OF less than TO-
900 inhabitants, which was the
old capital and military strong
hold when the Saar was french
province.
When General Mangin passed
through the Saar with his troops
on the way to the Rhine some
of the old inhabitants who re-
tanned Frenca sympathies re-
minded him of the emperors
promise.
"But I'm not Napoleon's sue
cessor," General Mangin replied,
land the judiciary is not my line.
Will pass On lile lcduSSt W ''
proper authorities"
General Mangin was relieved OF
his command in the Rhineland
before he could take steps in the
matter but the Saar commission
found no objection to the project
since 1t was not only gratifying
to the town of Saar Louis but
was considered of real utility.
Four hundred children from the
French devastated regions last
week disported themselves royal
lily where royalty did before the
war wrecked so many thrones.
They were on an outing at the
magnificent chateau at Urville,
near Metz, which belonged to
former Emperor William and
which now is part of the national
domain of France.
This chateau was one of the
former emperor's favorite dwell
ing PAGES. 1t formerly contained
rich French tapestries, which
which were removed just before
the armistice, along with most
of the furnishings. The chateau
will be devoted to the recreation
of children from northern France
during summer seasons.
The fight between Georges
Carpenter, European heavyweight
boxing champion, and Battling"
Sikh, the Senegalese aspirant for
h e.avyw gh t honors, sched-
uled for September 10, may leave
unsettled the much discussed
question of Carpenters ability as
q fighter but already there is
assurance that it will confirm
his own keen business sense and
that of his manager, Francois
Descamps,
A huge permanent arena seat
ing $4,000 spectators, will be
built for this event. Carpenter
and Descamps each hold 100000
rfancs of the stock in this enter
prise. Together they hold 40 per
cent of all the stock, and Des-
camps is one of the directors. -
Carpenter has been guaranteed
100000 francs as his share of the
purse. in addition to 20 per cent
of the gate receipts which he
will receive by virtue Of being a
shareholder.
The arena will be used not only
for boxing bouts but for bicycle
and foot races. 1t will be known
as the buffalo" because the
manager formerly acted in the
same capacity for the Buffalo
Bill circus on its French tours
years ago.
Georges is still busy being film
ed in England and has not begun
training for the bout. He does
not expect to be free before Au-
gust 20.
Battling Sikh, who possesses
wonderful natural strength but Is
rather awkward with his fists, has
been spirited away to Brittany by
Manager Hellers in order to get
him away from seductive glare of
brightly illuminated cafes in Paris,
with their gay company.
Six hundred thousand persons
since the war have visited the Grot-
TO at Lourdes, attention to which
was called by the recent accident
of two trains filled with pilgrims
to that celebrated faith healing re-
sort.
A great many of these visitors
are American tourists who run
over from Pau to witness the
unique spectacle of thousands of
pilgrims with candles forming a
procession to the Grotto, singing
"Ava Maria" Ten thousand peo-
pie at one time chant the credo,
while dozens Of crosses and fig
ures of the Virgin Mary are light
ed up on the mountain above the
famous cathedral.
The entrances to the chapel and
to the spring Of healing water be-
low the cathedral are almost
blocked by piles of crutches that
have been cast off by cripples who
have walked away from the Grot-
to unaided.
Several trains, each carrying
from 600 to 1000 persons are now
arriving at Lourdes daily.
A movement is on foot among