New Britain herald., 1923-09-11
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 bsmpsey-FiFpe fight Friday night. Come early te get your place on vantage in Church street.
 For any who plan to motor to New York to the fight. the following traf- ne rules should be memoFized 10 avoid trouble.
 Police lines will be established at p, m. No person will be allowed through the police lines unless he holds ticket of admission. Parking will not be permitted on Seventh ave- nus, Eighth avenue. Bradhurst avenue and Mecombs Place. on is2d, issd, 18th and issth streets after { o'clock.
 Aorthbound traffic will not be per- mitted on Seventh. Eighth or Brad hurst avenue or Mecombs Place after p;ah ?. m.
 Reports from the metropolis say that spectators already are asking tio0 for tickets in the first ten rows.
 Facts Of interest about the big show are.
 Date-Fridsy night. Sept. it.
 Plaee-Polo Grounds. home of New York Giants.
 Limit-ib rounds; judges decision.
 Time Of bout-i0 ?. m.s Eastern daylight
 Purse-Dempsey to receive 37 i-2 per cent Of gross receipts. Firpo. is i-2 per cent.
 Referec-To be named on day of fight by State Athletic Commission.
 Attendance testimated) )-ss5,0 900.
 Receipts -testimated-si,2bo.ooo.
 semi-fnal 'bout-Gene Tunney. American light heavyweight cham pion. ys. Leo Gatessof New York, ic rounds.
 Preliminarics-Jack Burke of Pitts burgh vs. Bill Reed Of Columbus. O., 1 eight rounds; Al Roberts ys. Mike | Leo Brown Of Australia ys. Dan l Bright of England. six rounds.
 Prices Of tickets-$33O to s27.50.
 Last week in Il state bowling match | Bill Brennecke was high man. This ! week Bill Is to give himself a treat in | payment for his stellar work. Will Lam has boughf ticket to the Dempsey Firpo bout and If none of his friends invite him to ride down with them and if the flivyer is not hitting on all four. Will probably will invest in round trip railroad ducat.
 The Besse- Leland nine will practice tonight at 6:3O o'clock at St. Mary's field.
 The Corbin Red Sox will practice at St. Mary's field tomorrow evening ard again on Friday evening.
 Mrs. Mallory now has worked her way to the third round match in the middle states tennis title meet.
 The Robins yesterday took their fourth straight game, 7-1, this time from the Phillies.
 Harold Weir. well known local baseball star, left today for Vermont, where he has enrolled at the Troy Conference school. Good reports should be heard from him in the ath- letic circles there.
 He was captain of last years High fav captain for next years team has been chosen. Both Beagle, star first sack : CT, and Gray. sterling twirler, have been mentioned Each is indispens- able to the team, and owing to fra ternity factions at the school it is not improbable that no captain will be elected, thus avoiding friction and making it sure that each man will be ,, on the squad giving his best next spring. This was the method followed on the basketball squad last year when rat troubles threatened. Hjerpe, third sacker on the High ;chool team, accompanied Weir to the z Vermont school today. Now is the report that the Cards I, nay sell Rogers Hornsby and several = other players, building up new team lext year. This report follows that 7, If the clash between the star slugger ' nd Hickey. X Stoneham of the Giants denies he las been asked to sell. The National league also has a :" retty race for second~ place. Today he Pirates are there by virtue of S trimming the Reds. ' The Shamrocks will practice this T, vening at St. Marys field. All can idates are asked to report to Uncle" !. onley and George Leghorn at ' p. m. =.