The Washington times., 1923-09-11

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Broad street. This firm has laid
commissions of $500 against $4,000
that Dempsey will win. The short
end Of the bet was cabled from
Buenos Aires by a large bank in
Argentine and Is supposed to rep
resent funds of South American
syndicate.
j. 8. Fried and Company Of No.
30 Broad street, is reported as
holding unplaced commissions on
Dempsey amounting to about
$4,000 to be placed at IA to /.
Many small wagers are predicted
on possible knockouts and the
round in which the fight will end.
Few think 1t will go the limit Of
fifteen rounds. Dempsey is a
favorite to win any time in the
first four rounds. but after the
sixth round he is only even money
20 stop his man.
The beginning of the week of the
million dollar right between Jack
Dempsey and LUIS Angel Firpo
finds interest at fever heat and
ticket scalpers getting unprecedent.
Cd prices for ringside seats.
estimated at 100000 by Promot n
Tex Richard last Friday, is near.
ing the $1,000, 0UO MARI 1t prob
ably will not go much higher, as
some sections will not be reserved
4 capacity attendance of $4,000
ct box office prices should yield a
gate" Of approx mately $3.50, 900.
But in thy instance box office
prices and the demands of specula
tors are Two different things.
An experienced box office man
yesterday estimate that Old Gen
eral i;biic win pay nearer
100000 than s1,00U,vU0 to see
Dempsey defend has title against
the South American challenger.
Under the regulations Of the
Boxing Commission" said this man,
"Rickard could not fix the price Of
his rings:de seats any higher than
$25. But nevertheless it is a $50
fight. The demand. not the box.
Ing comm ssiDn. regulates the price.
The difference Ia going into the
pockets Of scalpers. Rickard could
JUST as easily have charged $50 and
the demand would have been the
same. People are falling all over
themselves to get seats. It's al
most a panic now. Out Of town
fans just arriving are prepared 10
pay any price.
"My guess IL that the scaIpers
will clean up at least 500, 900
and yOu d be surprised to know
how few Iicketes they must han
die to 40 tnat. But they must be
good tIckets.'
It is common talk along Broad
way that spectators are getting
500 for reservations in the first
ten rows. Choice seats In the first
four rows are held at 5000, and
some are said to have brought $3.50.
That is exactly ten times the box
office price, minus war tax. No
such advances were ever heard Of
before.
With the departure of the Giants
for other fields, the Polo Grounds
yesterday was turned over to Tex
RckaFd; who will transform 1t into
O huge boxing arena within the
next five days.
AS Richard expects to provide
seating accommodations for $4,000
persons next Friday night. consid.
cradle work must be done In a short
time.
The Polo Grounds stands seat ap-
proximateIy $1,000. The other as
900 will be placed on the field. The
erection Of temporary bleachcrs,
which Will be thrown up In center
f1eld, begins today. These eeats
will be elevated or banked" suf-
ficiently to permit spectators to
obtain good views over the heads of
the ringsiders. Back Of this section
viii be the baseball permanent
bleachers where general admission
will be IS, the cheapest seats in the
arena.