Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-27
400 POLICE At
BIG FIGHT arena
Arrangements Similar to Those
in Force During Dempsey
Carpenter Battle
pLAIN.CL0THES MEN THERE


Of the vast throng that will witness the
bout between Benny Leonard and Lew
Tender at Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey
City, tonight have been completed by
the poice officials there. Approximately
300 uniformed members Of the police and
hre departments will be on hand within
and in the vicinity of the gigantic
arena to maintain order. The arrange
mcnts have been made along the same
lines as those that were in force during
the heavyweight championship battle be-
tween Jack Demp ey and Georges Car
penticr last July.
The streets leading to the stadium
will be heavily fankcd with policemen
who, in addition to handling pedestrians,
will have the assignment of directing
the heavy automobile traffic. The auto
mobiles will be diverted to various
parking spaces near the arena, and those
streets in the immediate vicinity of the
scene of the bout will be kept clear Of
vehicular traffic. The autos in the
parking spaces will be faced away from
the arena in order to facilitate their
movement and to avoid congestion after
the fight.
The police lines will be established
at distances varying from two to four
blocks from the arena, and only those
holding tickets to the bout will be per-
mitted to pass the lines. Street cars
and all vehicles that do not intend to
park in the provided spaces will he re-
ouircd to discharge their passengers at
the police lines. Holders of tickets will
be directed to the entrances nearest
their seats to avoid unnecessary con.
fusion within the stadium.
Within the Arena
In addition to the 300 policemen in
command of the situation outside the
arena, there will be force of about $50
policemen and 100 frcmen on duty
within the huge wooden stadium. This
array of uniformed men will assist the
army of ushcrs in hurrying the fans
TO their seats, besides maintaining order.
The guardians of the law will be sta
toned at every point of vantage within
the arena and will receive orders to
keep the various aislei as clear as pos
sible under the circumstances and to
prevent fans in the lower priced seats
from moving toward the ringside.
Squads of policemen under the COM
nnnd of superior officers will be sta
toned at various places in the arena to
vide against the possibility Of fire. Il
number of uniformed men will be posted
under the various sections of the in
closure.
Besides the array of men in uniform,
which will include every available pO-
fccman and fireman in Jersey City. as
we'll as some from Bav0nnc and HO-
bokcn. Il squad Of detectives will operate
both within and without the Aca. These
men will have special instructions to
b. on the lookout for pickpockets, who
are expected to flock to, the scene.
The polio" arrangements Will be In
charge of Chief of Police Richard II.
Rattcrsby. who directed the handling Of
the crowds at the Dempsey Carpenter
battle. In speaking of the fight yester-
day. Chief BatterSby said:
I'VE are prepared to handle the i'm
mensc crowd that will flock to Boyle's
Thirty Acres. and we anticipate no
trouble in maintaining order. The police
arrangements will be quite similar to
those that prevailed during the Dcmp-
sey- Carpenter bout last year. Every
man that can be spared from duty in
other parts of the city will be on hand
at the arena. In addition to our own
large force we will have the help of II
number Of men from Rayonne and IIo-
DOh'n. our squad or uptctIlNcS Will
b. aided by n number of plain clothes
men from New York. Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh and several other cities. We
are ready to handle Il capacity crowd if
ncceSsary.'
Wolfe in Charge
Inspector Thomas +. Wolfe. of the
Jersey City police. will be in active
command of the army of uniformed
men.
Fred Gcrmain. chief field deputy of
the Internal Revenue Department. Fifth
District of New Jersey. has arranged
10 assign forty experienced deputy col
lectors to check admission ut the fight.
These deputies will Operate with the
ticket takers assigned by Promoter Tex
Richard to the twenty entrances to the
arena: The deputies will receive in
structions to see that every one except
Ing policemen and tiremcn in uniform
attempting to enter the stadium has a
ticket of admission.
This policy was decided upon at the
request of Rickard. The promoter stated
TO Chief Germain that when the Dcmp-
Sey-Carpcntier bout was held at the
arena, friends of officials and others
wearing badges We're permitted to enter
without ticket. thereby causing loss
OF revenue to the Government as well
as to the promoter himself. Richard
mas made the request that the deputy
collectors refuse to recognize persons
wearing badges or friends of officials
unless they can present regulation
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