The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-31
CITY
 PACKED ID BRIM
 BY FIGHT FANS

Ideal Lay Rr9zzzseM Fer
 Gibbons CarpeaEier
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 MICHIGAN CITY, Kna-. AERg 3A.-- fEsy Associatea Pren 1--Th1s ahrixang little city set nm0ng the MmlIiama dunes is packed tonight to aAae huEst- ing point with boxing fans GlBck1nE here to see the 10reuna anIhsrnHkinmRa contest tomorrow between GaBzsHes Carpenfier of France and Tnnzsnw aslb- b0ns of St Rnul, the Gha1iEzEHr EBr the worlds heaFgMesht EhaazaiiEr- ship.
 Tonight the befting odds nBe rEnn money that Eibbnus wins Ghe HfgpHlar decisi0n provided the contest goes the limit, and the anne prire HreEzl1s an the chances of either Ss1bbaas CT Cur ryenfier f0 win with knndkuHt WMA tha eobI and eleM4 er xsxs1S xE and tho MeaEhet iHAn ma pect Is that the match will draw nssr- ord gate of $Z50,DD0 to $aBA09D for n contest in which no title is aur9llEEA.
 Between 2s00O and s0lD0D zpsrna- tors are expected to jam anhp the sky blue arena, a mile to the easf ErSm the center of town.
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 Special trains will bring ahDnsnmIs of fans from Chicago. An mar6hHm Indiana aand southern Michigan RHHm- ed to be moving toward this rity tD- night. The 5e-mile highway aD Cil- cag0 was crowded with Entnann1dlHE. Every hotel in town is GlEIBa ae the limit and those in nearby cftiHs fsr 50 miles around were laadsd wafh tine overflow.
 TomornOw's contest, inN6lxinx amD of the eraftiest and hardest hif2ng light heavyweights will be impaE1Ena for each. Gibbons who stHEaaHd aihA sporting world year ago hy dlEing the seemingly impossible in Enci4g Jack Dempsey for IS EBunas nj EhHl- by, Mont, stin hopes to get EnBdi,1r chance at fhe champiBn bF a deriiire defcaf of Carpentier.
 GibbonH, if he carries out his 1aR- battle plans, will make 1t am Rngngs- sire fight from the Htara- after EHHE- ing cut his French foe in the EirzE round. The St. PAnl boxer is a aEm- eerous hitter with the, left hand, al master of boxing Ahin and perhHrs arnE of the best infighters in fhe hHaEB- weight division.
 Carpenfier always carr6es the haf- tie to his opponent, aepsnHing upami his famous right to crash over rlhR fin ishing blow. He undBHbfsdly waA crowd into G7hbons in the EEme az grezsixe way he fought Dempsey he-I cause be knows no other stgas.
 The critics seem to be of fhe aPin-I ion that unless he lands a finilting blow in the firsk five rUunds, Gibh1nE will wear him down with beaF Hunrhas and pick him tO pieces at long nzzweI instead of attempting to tRnEle Mp @H close quarters. CarTmntier, tbe cFifiuE point out. has never wHm A lang Eizlha against formidable foe and has RoarnN the majority of his knerkBHts Raidk- ly, always by whipping over hiB ia mQus right which travels to its taE- get with lightning speed.
 ExpBct H1agy Gzte
 With the price of tickets EalEiRg from $5 to $25, indications were as- night, according 10 Pr0mOturz, ahaf 6he gate receipts win hit the $BBN0BBl mark as the advance sale Inns bsgn
 If the gate receipts reach &391@ @04, Gibbons will receive %D080A aihe greatest purse in his 10 years 8f ninE campaigning. The ann0uncameut WRs made that he has a1ready been EIHia $48, 600 as his 90 per cent of the RR- vance aale mp to yesterday morning.
 Gibbons, who did not recHiHe a GHnt for boxing Dempsey last July {, mgEerI has had an opportunity to draw down extra large purses. The highest amount he ever received for gne contest wzRsi $l2,500 when he was aefaa1ea by HRr- ry Greb in their match in New YNHk.
 Judging from mIl indications, tbere will be no interfereGlce from Governor Branch of Indiana. The stRte lHw permits boxing contests but pr1iabi1x prize fighting. Governor Branch said he understood this WAS bBxing natcih and as such he could do nothing
 Referee Emerson W. DidkHrssn, n sports editor of Grand Rapids, held a conference with each boxer aeaBE and explained the rules he NTH HnfBEre nm the ring.