The Washington times., 1923-09-14
FANS WAIT
ALL NIGHT
IN LINE.
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tnom Tell INTO the AanQS OF Sp6Cu.
lators, who are reaping q rich har-
vest. In some cases, $3.50 Is being
asked and accepted for ringside
seats.
Seemingly, only the capacity limit
OF $4,000 at the Polo Grounds will
prevent the crowd from exceeding
that which watched Dempsey ap.
ply the coup de grace to Carpenter
at Jersey City two years ago. The
receipts cannot hope to run a.
large as they did on that occasion
for the reason that top prices then
were double what they are for to-
nights attraction.
The first preliminary will begin
promptly at o'clock, weather per-
hitting. BY that time it is ex-
pected that every general adnis-
sion seat will have been sold and
the reserved sections well crowded.
Although many critics Of boxing
form have declared, unequivocally,
that the champion will retain his
title without trouble. interest in the
fight is tremendous. On every
corner, in subway rains, in office
buildings and at home, citizens are
discussing the impending event with
tireless interest. Many OF the lay
men seem to be inclined to give
Firpo an outside chance and some
actually declare that he win win.
Betting on the fight, which has
been brisk, places Dempsey as the
6avorite at odds Of to 1. The
brokerage house Of ]. s. Fried and
Company estimate that $250,Oo0 is at
stake on the outcome In the Wall
Street district alone. One bet re-
ported by this firm was for $1,000
h0f mAk
the bell for the ninth round. An
other was for 81, 1000 against $1,000
that Firpo viii win by q knockout.
On good authority, Il 10 reported
that Jack Kearns. manager Of Demp-
sey, had laid $4,000 against a Wall
Street mans $4,000 that the cham
pion would win in five rounds. 1t
Is also reported that Kearns had
posted another 5000 TO bet against
the best odds that Dempsey would
win in single round.
Champion Il Resting.
The champion spent restful night
1t the Hotel Belmont and remained
there this morning, surrounded by
Kearns and his handlers. Jack re-
tired early and IL said to have slept
like a baby. He seemed In excel.
lent spirits this morning and reiter-
ated his belief that he would win by
q knockout.
The challenger also went 20 bed
early at his Ninety-fourth street
apartment and declared this morn.
ing that he had spent q restful
night. He sat around the apart
ment this morning. reading the
newspapers and convereing In
guarded t0nes with his country
men. They seemed to view the
Impending issue with due gravity,
but were outwardly confident as
was Firpo. He will be handled by
his friend and adviser. Horatio
1avalle, acting a. chief SECOND, and
with a single exception win have
nothing but Argentines In his cor
ner. The exception is Hugh Cart
land, who managed Firpo's recent
tour Of the country.
Special Trains For West.
Acc ording to officials Of the New
York Central. the Twentieth Cen.
tury Limited. arriving from Chi
eago; the New York Limited from
Cleveland and 1.-The DetroIter" viii
each arrive in three sections, bear.
ing fans from the Middle West.
The last two named each had two
extra sections yesterday and the
first named three. THE Wolver-
ine," another Western limited. will
have thfee sections today.
Fifteea or more special trains,
In addition to those on the regu-
lar schedule running in sections,
will coFGe in over the Pennsylvania
system. II was announced. Officials
said today they were preparing for
the heaviest passenger traffic in
the history Of the railroad.
And what is the occasion for
this abnormal influx? Fistic ex-
perts declare that the occasion does
not exist. or at least Is not Justi-
fled in proportion to the value Of
the attraction.
1t ID Firpo, the primitive, the pic.
turesQue. the man with a club for
q right fist and a coat Of fur for
chess, who has caused America
TO dreb everything else to watch
a prtIe fight. The unorthod X
challeGBer has fired Americas in
terest not only because he 10 q
foreigner from far off shore, but
also because he il absolutely unique
IN everything he does, even In the
manner of his winning.
A crude performer at best, a one.
hand puncher. he Is wide open to
attack from every angle; yet he
has rushed at his victims and
dubbed every one of them insen.
etble or seemingly so, with a punch
from his right hand. The list In.
cludes Jack Herman, Joe McCann,
Sailor Maxted, Bill Brennan.
Charley Weinert. Jack McAuliffe
I'd, and Ex-champion Jess Willard;
In fact, nearly every man he has
faced in America.
FfrpO Earns Fortune.
This feat was accomplished in a
trttle more than e single year, a
year that saw Firpo come TO Amer
lea as an unknown, ragged, penni.
less and almost bereft of friends,
and remain to become the second
most important figure In pugilIstic
circles.
1t Is slight wonder that only the
restrictions of ticket prices and
seating capacity prevent the bout
from playing to a crowd of $50, 900.
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