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EIRPO llRE

BUTH SAVAGE IN THE RING

2444*

d sprint* _S1109 ililieousli’ :EPO Ac ,on when They See the Effect of a

Y0m2"5;pt. 5.-Crowd

whiz," llirsgy (litY.l will

i will be any

Mdnot'o1ETiTlltylactot‘ in llllf an liiulilmg [ight with Luis (0 niiit=riran Blililt

thc il

brht. iipet-tntor~<. l"ll`lJU _,pig to iiiid<-i _siaiill ani’ . _ _ ,I K It i might. bt toss-tl

bmw mi use. nntl llcllill'

"om (,l;|Hv,.\‘;i darn it' |10 lf*

Emil-'ct lh.\iiips»»y will not "slby ,he I-,-i-eptloti tiiiit

f iii- should l»¢“l ill"

Ipit lie will tight i\1Hl H

fight ai tri-iiiendonsly

won Llio viiniii]Ji~nishlp ,less Willard in 1013 at

but the raucous

razz hart- bueii dirnct- Sliii-kvi' l‘linI‘lsl‘S Wfilill'

what lic- did, or didii't do. the wiir and the lit-.ni'y Yin- (ieinaiids he exat't<~tl for ltis

have bade ltiiii intensely

this spirit ol nnitiiosity

pm-1 of iiii- puhlit: is just, is thc point. The iaci. is that i,i»t»iir:i1.z\-ii er(-ry time he

to the iiluriiiciition oi (illi-

irtis iiilroiiiit-ctl si-coiid at Jor-

aiid iiticr ht-arin' thc

iii1liel'liiled btztics

s tii.iiiipioii~.llip t 'ill, ll(-nipscy rcznain-

' '_,»,f

AS Wolikigs TRUTH AND .iusrrice -:-

' -4-

%i‘

Blow Registered. +

aiiport ol' the latest S-portiiig~l°.

¥‘

_ . l uve. _ ‘

which ixflgcteélyils .lack *ll _ ` " ' il1ll“"’;'“gm uPm.g,.,, ;i~1 iii-i-essai'ily pu-bllslted. -.~.

South-itiier lioxer sliotlld and that is what counts. “rm I ttittifle taken Deiiipsey has appeatcil so ninny

_ _ 1 . _

Klwillgsiis llint 4-nine after hc. incnsc crowd, bitt neither Dcnipsey

.,',,,,.,,|,.ii to the tlircing nor Firpo should have any such a

tyli -ilrniigc sounds ni Both the chuinplon and the South “clit-er should come to' American are iinturully very ner-

ms nW,,,,,.,.n,.,. in i|,,. I-i,,g_`i'iiites. lic explained, however that

was iiioiiglit so liilit- oi’ by thi-1 he likes to fight ol‘i’ the ropes, anti

aroiuid Slit-lliy lliat the :in-X ll lint* biifi" i\0ll¢@‘l 9ll“"‘- UN'-Yi mill *lé l~l< T-iz l-in Fli 1+ ri-_ I+. rk -ii §i- ahnw fargo, N, ini,-,),|,|f»_,.,lic purposely carries u fight hack

iiilvi- lie had ilvrott-ti sevi-i‘lil lil him-

” . .

url-r l',iveii io a Ol "--

lwi- iiiii ii ii- \\.i» in the liiil i itan tleiliitleil --

Zhsiiiiiiiliili liiiilli-rl at li:vt(i'4t.'at_itog

I 4 I l Al ‘ l _ l \V ,

Stunt; tt-rriiiiy its hcl New York _...___ ..._ 'it aroiiild the lie:\rt.‘ Cleveland _ __ _ _ _

trout out anti did hisl ill-.trolt _ . _ _ alter wiiiiiiiii.: it \vas_ St. Louis _ __

piiti'iots that liars. been Dcliipscy and pcrliaps \\'ill lool; upon and sup-

as thc .-\iiierlt::\ii rc- lnzulnst 1| goi---ii.:ner_ irroviiriiilr i'ror.i tho shock

lioulll at:--nri ai rcnl good ic-

ul-ls it lletiit-it-_v proli-

iillu its li, list. r fiiugiii

has had some experiences 'Hilti-i~i'.v. ii-= got it iittio

with .less Willnrtl.

dunk d was intense- lh " ns n chant- evoid crowd instinct of blfiilfs first" asserted it-

andlglilluiwl niude tt strong

9 .illoh rose to its feot

on Jess! Conte on Joss!" tiliiil`t ktiow wlint was he- llllt his fiiee foil when he

mln his corner after the l- Palisi- oi' thc denioiistrii-

s uggvgriil of itis other tippeur- |u'0[ hnsimili Aiiicricuii felt the “mo h it toilmlos.

' °Wi‘\’l’l‘. knows that it is

l - . uilfllli'-ll tliai ii torelgn fighter

| “°ll1l.‘\ipionrionsly i~ei:»il\;etl

ill . _ o rang” “’"“liY ‘le is smart

onli? W rl-alize tinrt Die-tiiiiscy ...t ljglllbllf clit-er(-tl ovcr him in

a@FlL'li and lic feels that B w 50"* H Sfluaro doul

hu reieree and does not have

for the money aloiic.l

the war rt-cord that (‘.'ir-i _\:(»“- york _ ,_ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ lo eiiilear liiiiist-it' to thi-i

fled at him, that ho cannot

si\\'tiy.~i lioen treated (girly

mdl’*;i;lill1l'| in iliis country." Fir- mlnd Mit t ituiiiiiig caiiip. "l I mn l““thll“’Y shout. at nie

ii Ylils. because I

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OPEN T0 REASON

il-

All coiitrilbntiuns to this

page relative to sport, must lie

;i- addressed to the iSporls Editor 516 with uante oi' wri-ter accom- Sie' panying contributions. ’l‘he Ek idea t_t` this page is not only to Rf' 1~i-L promote and iurtlier the inter- +L

esis ol” good clean sport, but to

:li

give a clear and intelligent rc-

' ne-ws both at home and abroad. (Natnes til correspondents not

iri-_ .l~. ,i-:.“.+,l‘..-i:_i~r'r-1l‘.?.~%

\vo\ildu‘t hear it even ii' I could iinderstuiitl. Everyone has in-on nice to nie inside and outside the ring,

times in front. oi huge crowds that lie will not be overuwed by ti vast sea. of htitiianlty uronnd hiiu, and Firpo, also in his fight with Willard in Jersey (lity, had an opportunity to reinovc the danger ol' crowd shy- ness. 'I‘het‘e are many boxers who lieconie stugestritck when they are called tipon to work before nn lin-

ltnndicap. ‘

vous. Firpo registers almost fright from his eyes, and Dempsey always gets nearly to the poitit ol the "Shakes" before the gong rings. But. in both cases the outwai'd litan- itestution ol' nervous strniu mean uolliiug after they get into action.

They are botlt savage fighters.

both scowl us they work and bolli spring spontaneously to action when they see the effect ot n blow registered on their opponents.

Until he explained his reasons, it

was thought tltat Firpo was rather timid under an assault as ite show- ed an inclination to buck to the

Dempsey always docs his best

American League

64 58

.525

il lillllii he ever got. ,\\'usliiiii;to'n ._ 60 _/liti ll

nl' iioxing lwiiuvei (‘.liit-ago _ _ _ _ _ _._ 50 "

iii- the ;-npiilar, l’liil:i . _ _ _ _ _ _ ._ __

iii- :ippcai'.~i i'oi' hlsi liogtiiii ,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _,___ 48

Firpo. 'i'ii<- South .\nici‘i-f Gam" Ycstgrday

held up as ii peiiiit'ious' Naiigmai Ligagug

(iT 'Il 'T3

_-lou .423 ,306

Jn _-if

\V. I.. P.C. 82 50 .621

(‘iitclnnati 70 Fil .595 Pittsburg 74 511 .583

.546 ,500 .476 .336 .1133

71 65 (i0

59 65 (ill 85 8-1

(lliicago _ St. Louis- Brooklyn lioston i’hila

BASEBALL

-iii 42

HOPE RIVER 12-EMERALD 5 A snappy gnmo of baseball was

played on llope River Diamond which resulted in -it victory for llope River. Tito bnttcrlcs were as follows. Emerald E. Bagan and M. White, Hope River. W. llagan and J. llugiin. (load fielding was done by E. Perry lor the visitor-i while P. Walsh pulled down many good ones. _

lh' l-‘li-ining unipired to the

satisfaction of till.

liopc River Emerald Catcher J. Ilxlgau M. White Pitcher W. lingua E. Bagan

lst Base

W. McGuigan J. Allan 2nd Base i’. Walsh A. llowntt 3rd Baao C. Ii. McGuiguii B. Murphy S. Stop .l. T. Reid E. Perry L. Field A. Iloigcr E. Power C. Field J. I.. Mctlnlgnn J. Traiuor R. Field I.. Trniiior P. Murlilly

At thc picnic nt Emerald Jet.

Wednesday Aug 21 0. vory in- teresting gante oi’ base-ball was played between the Kensington base-ball tennt und the Emerald Stnrs the score was ll to 4 in favor ot the Emerald players. Good playing was witnessed on both sides.

The game was handled very

t-ntisiitctory to all by Messrs J. Kc-etc. W. Mactiuigan & W. Kelly.

Line-lip.

Emerald Kensington

Catcher

ii. Cameron G. Sutherland Pitcher E. Doyle C. Kennedy

lst. Base

J. W. Allen B. Mountain - 2nd Base M. Whlto A. Murphy 3rd. Base ll. Murphy ll. McDonald

S. Stop 1

J. H. Connick L. Taite C. Field

J. Trainer W, Jardine

L_ Field

B. Delroches Pidqon

R. Field

Coinlt llugle, ~lir.g. (Wliili») !\iar_\' Kenna, b_iii_ (li':.i'aui

Merriman, b_g_ (-Cox) ._ Peter Bradlord, b.g. (Benyoii) John Pershing, ib..L’.. (Snow)

June -Marie, b.tii. (-Dickersoii Serene Mziry, ch.m. (Cox) Etta Axwortiiy, cli_g.(.Briisii-) -l -i

rl-‘. *ir

work with his opponent hacked tofk

(ite ropes, and ii’ F‘irpo likes thzitfgg style of fighting he will get plenty|__{;

éi-l

_'lf ‘lr k

-i.

_ i., Pr.

:iz -is .sas tio so .552 Q

:iw

its no .512 1”

fi' " , H 5-: l‘nlrick‘s Day, blit has iiianag- fl:

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3- 4' -l-_ I-l-L1-'rl Ek §rhvi“l5i~:?I*.ri~+-.I~ll~lrl-L-F. Eiéil-

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il Hililllllili FADE 5TilHTEH

lintries to \`it'tor_\'-- Yolo (‘liimet-i in llnril Luck

HAI`t'l‘I~‘()RD, Conn.. Sept. 5, ___

Small iields tact-d the starter lti the three -races on yesterday's Grand Circuit cai‘d at Charter Oak

Park. only thrcc ltcltlnl-I the woi‘d in the 2.09 trot and thc 2.10 pace

and four in thc 2.14 trot. Walter (lox won two, driving -.\lr. lil-nt (o

the top ni’ the sumniary in the last trot and 'handling the i~‘rbhoti.~i on i\lurpliy’s .Meri-iinan, that wen the

-l)i\C(l.

Volo Chimes, niiother oi llic Mur-

phy stable, driven by lleuyon, wun the first two lieats or the 2.1-i trot

but -lost thc t-liird through ai break neur thc, wtlre, ’1‘hc stiiiiiiiaigrz

_ 2.09 Trot, 3 Heats. Purse $1,000

Mr. Ke-nt, ib.li_, by llillon .-\x»

woi‘lliy (-Cox)

1; ::`_-

lili-A

Cl 'S .-1

Time: 2.00'/Q; 2.00%; 2.Uti‘..”i.

2.10 Pace, 3 Heats. Purse $3,000.

o:t\:- :.:i:.»- Lats.-

'I\inie: 2.05; 2_05‘,(_»2 2.05%.

2.14 Trot, 3 He:-its._Purs¢ $i,000.

Volo Cliiiites, 'b_g., thy Peter

'wield

___wt=.- _'iw-r.:

Volo (Iienyon) ..... ._

Time: 2.07%; 2.071/4,; 2.118%.

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BATTLlNG SiK| #li

iN NEW YORK :ii

l~. --_ dr.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.~-Louis ri:

L Fall, better l<no\\'ii as Battling' if

Siki, a.rri\'cii in New York on vi- Saturilny on board the Cunard il: liner llerengaria. Siki is thc -Senegulcse prize .fighter who df won sudden tunic by knocking _+ otit Georges Czirpetltiett and I-i-' winning t-hereby the \\'oi'l\l'S light-licavywcigiit r'li:iiii|iioii- -Z- ship. Ile evcnttiaflly lost the `-Z: title to .\llko .\-lcTignc in it dc- -I-

~ cision bout. at Dublin last St. '-1'

.{.

.C ed to rt-inain in pu-blic eye by -if

virtue oi some ol' his eccentric 'li actions in Pnris. indeed. the ll- Senegnlcse earned t'.>r liinls0ll` fr the sobriqitet of “thc wild _'lf itian ot' the ltonlevards," lint `-if

if recently, hy his own adiiilssioii, -'

he has settled down and thc- -coine a genticitinit. Fi-

'x' T

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élna/urzlgt

eigancé

2°

(BIIDD ~ ,t

JAs.Coins11ro: t<Cu.liiiiri:i>lioim1£Ai.

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l'."§."t__"T #E4

\\'nlt'ci' (‘ox Drove 'l‘\\'o|

The Madison baseball aggregation is to be coiiluatiiltitcti on tin-ir

line showing this season. The brand ot' ball lianticri otll to the fairs by this team, with the exception ot li conplc ot' gutiies, was oi' n high.

class calibre. Starting oft’ at the iirst ot' suiiiuier as ii new. orgiiii-

ization they soon got into shape through hard alid t`rt-iiiient ti'ainiii:.; with the result that tlie_v won the ('ity Ll-ngiie :li-ri..,,‘ mul ,,,,,i,.,| ,H by glazing _the _Island Championship not-it to ini- city.

The last series between the Madisons and Siiitiiitei'sitit- All-Start:

for the (‘liuntpioiii-ihip was hard fought tlirougliotii, and iiiilii the last inning ol’ the ili'tli und deciding gunii- it was iiiiyiiody’s trophy. it is sntc to say that only l`or thc tinturai nliility thc locals had lor liaiigiiig the pill, the flhaiiipioitsliip would hc resting in the Wcstcrii capitil

ioiluy. As it was tho Siiitiiiiersltlc boys gave the liard-hltliii|.; .\indi :-nina a i'un for their iitoiicy_

'l‘n lose n cliaiiipioiiziliip by one loin- tally lroiii n siinppy leant

like tho "Siiiokea" is certainly nothing to lic nsiitiiiit-d of, and tho Alia Stars are to he coniiiit-iidetl as it team oi good lost-rs who, allliougli fore(-tl to “coughlnp thc glioiit" this year. will bo i`oiiiid when iii.-xt uoason comes again. hack into the iight und playing just as good or perhaps better ball than ever. Stttiiiiii-rsilie hall (ans should wt-li fm-l

proud of their sninrt yoniig team.

A word might lic said in nppri-t-intioti ol` thi-_ i»;et~\/ii:l»s of iiuipirt- lrmu Q ‘Lg (Burrm 3

Jack Mt-Aleer, who acted ns chief oiliciul tliroiiglioiit tin- local si-i-ics and ` ` '

as one ot' the uiiipircs during the island chniiipioiisliip gaiiics_ lt is sonietlnies wontlt-red it' the fans and bail players realize what u big

thing it is to get out there behind thc catiflicr, do your diit_v act-ordiiig to rules rind regiilntioiis und ut the sainc time ninke your decisions pleasing to all conceriicd. 'i‘hc job ot' an umpire, especially wh--n it is a "thunk yuu" affair, is one not to lic i-nvled. i\lcAli-er coiidiit-ll.-tl himself as a gentleman und n hard working otiicial this season and no doubt the ball players, both of Suinnierslde and Charlottetowii are

heartily appreciative.

____?__..i_

Among the number oi young nit-ii who have sliotvcd spit-ndid

cooperation this snniiiicr during the bas(-hall scrics, is "Ed," Acorn

proprietor oi the Acorn ltcsianrant, Groat (icorgc Street. Mr. Acorn supplied the boys free of charge with cooling refresliiiieiits throughout the rnintticr. This gencroiis act is only one of the tiiaiiy that goes- towarii turtltering the interests of amateur sport, and the dieh`rctit players both of Snniiiierside and Cliarlottetowii wish to thank “Ed."

for his tlionglitfliliiess and integrity.

Bringing Up Fatltc

' (grounds. There was favor-

llhiiiitiiie, li_iit. (Cameron 4 2

.2_24 Price-Purse $8.00. |i'eter Stilwell, li B (Nev- l Norciicn l‘l~‘ieniiiiiiigi 1 1 1

`l’Ueter Stilwell, li g (Nev

l‘i'1-3

lllaiiit-i Swlgert. b g (Wil-

l ming 1

'TAKES ITPENEH

;l"onr Tlioiisaiid People i .\tien(l ()p(-ning Daly

of the .\'oi'ilierit

- Maine Fair

_ l’illi~}SQUiiC ISLE. Sept. 5. »-The ';i»~ mice in .the l'iiited States rl

‘.\'ot'liierit Maine l"alr opened yes- _ii-riiay 'with 4,000 people on the

able weather, a good :track and some line racing. -“lliliy" Pleiiamiiig, the Hay State 't-irrnit driver, appciired with two Nitiissacliiiscitts lior.-ies, which show- i-tl up well with t-he Aroostook and (‘:iti:zdi:iii spot-ii. llarry -Nl-vers, ioi’ iioiillon. drove two winners.

l The siininiary:

i2.18 Pace-Purse $8.00.

i l'eter 'l`:inla<‘, li_g. by

l Peter thc (ireat (Nev- -i-mire-Z--2 I I 1 .liiss Sliitossle, blk m bv

ilrngt- (Willard) -l

:eu

5° Inwa- `Q ‘T woo.;

'l`llii\.~f2.l4 Hi, 2.13 1-fl,

2.141/; _

i 2 Z '2

lardi . 3 3 3

Kara K, b ni (Caimeron) 4 4 4

'l`liiie--2.1714, 2.191/z, 2,18’/2.

2.18 Trot-Purse $1,000.

Bonnie (iirl, t-li in, by llcnry Setzer (Nev- f-ins) 1 1 4 1

Vit-tory Loan, ch g, by Peter Scott (Flem-

4 3 2

Baton, li g (Burrlll 2 2 3 3 -(‘oi. Axworthy, li g

ilirickley 3 4 'i`liiie-2.16’/i, 2.10%, 2.161/g,

il.

2 4 2.13

.ff--*_-~' -ii--*-*-'“-.l

w , -//

Ns-

_ More sold

than all other brands combined

Beaufifulfy C’ooI and

_ ._ _:__ i

" '.,».`,f` "g_.,,4_

1"#

"$`uper- ya/ity”

...\

RETTE

/0 /of-18g 20 " 55-

and in tins of

f 50 and 100

'i, .P

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AT THE |5lE

r -1|, :_ -- l lliitntia ` ' ' ' " --

7" l" 7 E

AND T Ellllilll T|ElllE 0 sporting comment ||iP_TE|l TiNlll|] 80,000 MAY WITNESS IJEMPSEY

F|llPll Bll|iT SEPT. T4Tll

‘ ` IO;

>s -i-

£15.000 FEE ASKED

BY STEVE DONOGHU

LUNDON. Sept. 5.~ Steve

lJoiiog'hue, the leading Englisii :h jockey, who rode Papyrus in - vi- the recent winning ot' the Ep-

som lx-itby, has asked a ie? ol' .£15,000 io ride the Derby win- ner un his ioriliconting appear-

|11

fl-*-i‘f'

?l%?.“- 5*.

ri-L against thc clianipi.n three- - :lr year-old oi’ that country. 1'.-lrl~:~l‘.él-.&i>f'.-ii-.rl4-‘l~1>.“,-»i-._-l-'nk' '

iiiiiii iiiiii iiii .iiiix ii I iisniii

(Associated Press.)

ot' the Azuba Middle School base ball teain believe they have dis

their ganies lately. -

’l‘liey decided they wanted base

Ainerican teams. They saw a pho

a tailor and told him to (make utii

the ".indians." - E _ . . the Aztrbas began to lose. A ia

denied they were in mourning and isaid they assumed the black band ‘-was art ot' the uniform

the Cleveland team was taken wliiie its nienrbers were in mourn- -ing for batter Cltapiiian wlio died alter being hit on the head by a basil. _

_____<g>-i

HHPIT5 5HllllE ;$lil|i_i|ll[| WIN llil lU5E

(Associated Pressl)

.\'iDW YORK, Sept. 5.--~'Piigilie'iit‘

,anitalis record ito more iiteteoric rise to _tame than that ol' Luis An- gel Firpo. swat-tliy .»\rgcntiiie, who has climbed in IS months from oli-

,scurity to cliallciig,'er for Jack lit-itipse_v's title in ii 1='i-round match at the Polo (lrtiiinds Sept. 14. _ A your and a half ago Firpo -_ crude, awkward and at third-rater in the lieavyweight scale--got $300 for his llrst bout in the United States. When he liatfles Deniiiscy lie will reap at golden harvest oi' at least $100,000, win or lose.

in the last six ntonths alone I-‘irpo

has added more than $150,000 to his bank accouitt. 'He received $10,000 for knocking out iBill Breit- tian, $25,000 for disposing of .lack Mt~.»\iilil'fe ll., and appt'oximat.ely $80,000, iris largest purse, for his victory over .less Willard. ln ad- dition .lte has proilted from exhibi- tions, niotloii picture rights and other ventures.

-<-<o>----

Canadian Press '

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Eighty-

four days otit oi Gibraltar, al-one in a 'battered 35 foot sloop in heavy seas about 200 miles off Nantucket l-ight, F. Gerbnult, u Freiicli scnnian, on Wednesday refused a tow to port offered -by the Greek liner Byron.

The lookout on tho Byron saw

(lerbanlt, standing clad only in un- derwear desplte the ibitter cold and rolling -seas on the deck ol' his dim- inutive craft, waving his arms and shouting in French. Alter explain- ing lie was crossing the ocean on ti bet of 500,000 francs hound iorNew York, .the hardy Frenchman asked that his empty water kegs and food bins the _flllcd, (lien took ltts bear- ings as iitrnlslicd by the tlreek nav- igator, refusing the offer ol` alll. Mill

515 5? 71% 7‘l‘. Tl* 'E1 ‘T ri= .'l~: -li :I4

+ - i;-..=-;> + rf'

-r

,- n-_ -r;~l1".-'r"lr

TOKIU, Sept. 5.-~~’I`li¢ iiieiii-lie-i's

ourcreil why they iinve been losing

.bail uniforms such as are worn by

tograph oi' the Clevetland American team in a magazine and took it to

|t'orins for them jtist like those oi

'l`lt nnilorins were inade Then

H ure was exceeded at the recent

from America saw the Japanese playing and asked them why each ot' them wore a band -of crepe around his lelt arni, The Japaiiese

p _ _

l It was it-nrneti the pliotographoi

Polo Grounds, Home

of New York Giants and One of

the Biggest Base-

ball Plants in the Country Will be

‘ Scene of Scrap.

(Associated Press.) g .\'l'}\V YORK, Sept. 5.-When .Jack Deinpsey, world's heavyweight ‘<-liaiiipioii, .ind |.uls Angel Firpo ‘collide in the sciit-llulud 15 round contest at the Polo (lrounlde Sept. I4, Tex ltickard, promoter oi the nintcli, expects the second largest crowd that ever witiiessed u glove t‘oiitt~¢~it to he in attt-iidaiice.

’l‘lic Polo (iroiinds, home of tho

New York (iiaiits, and one of the iiiggt-st iiiisehall plants in the ciiiiiitry, will be converted into a. iiiasstvs arena, with a seating cap- acity oi’ approxiinately 80,000. The playing ileld will ‘lie covered with iteiiiporziry seats round the ring, which will be ere(-.told in the Centro

' ot’ thc dizunond. »

i The greatest crowd that ever ,mir it hoxing coiiteet gathered in -‘the pine bowl on Boyle's Thirty

Ai-rt-s iii Jersey (lity, NJ., July 2,

- 1921, to see lletnipsey defemf his

tithe against (leorges Carpentler. (‘los(- to 93.000 persons were jam-

. int-'J into the great spaces of the

Iliowl that day. The total receipts appi'oxiin;ilc<i $1,000,000. ' l (‘laiin,-i were made that this iig-

Wlllard-Firpo light in the Jersey Pity arena, Rickard estimating the ,attendance at 100,000, but revised [figures showed that the paid atten- idancc was only 75,000 and 1.-he re- iceipts $420,920.

The championship bout between

}Denipi;e_v nitd Willard ut. Toledo on ,July 4, 1919, although seen by only

ll9._li5(_l spectators, drew a gate of ‘S-1.123122. ,This enormous rate was intnde- possible because of thehlgb ,price of t-lic tickets. Ringsido lsr-:its sold for $60, while the chéap- fest beaches brought $10 each. i -rite iioiiis item nfthe Yankee lStadiuni .\lay 12, of this year, for ithe licneilt ot` the New York Mill( 'Fund attracted 63,000 pen-ions,who paid $3i\0,ti00_ ln the principal iiiouts Firpo knot-kcd out .lack _‘Mc- l.~\iillft`e ii., Willard knocked out §l”lo_vd Johnson. and ‘Fred Fulton lost to _ist-li Rt-nniiit nn a foul.

'l`lit> first ot' the t-wo contests hé-

Itwi-t-ii ‘Beatty -Lconard, world's liglitwciglit chainipion, and Lew iTeiitller, held at Boyle‘s Thirty _.l\t~i'es in 1922, was witnessed by ‘$5.000 with at gate of $367,852. But all ret-or<l.< lor a lightweight cham- ipioti~'liip were broken when the t-nnie men inet in the Yankee Star

Iiliuiii tivo months ago. it was cs- ,timaicd that about 60,000 persons ‘paid close to 5400.000 t.o see Leon- ard tieicnd his titlc.

'l`lic fanious battle of Reno, Nev.,

‘of July 4. 1010, in which Jack John- isoii negro holder ol' the heavy- iwoiglit title, brat .lim Jeifriee into lstihnii-ssion in 14 rounds, was Wit- iitisst-tl by 20,000 persons. Un- its-ually high prices swelled tho gate receipts to $270,775. , ‘l'lie l'oni'tii ot' .luiy hottie between ibenipscy and Tommy Gibbous. fought in the boon town of Shelby, .\'iont., July 4, was perhaps the big- gest. iiitaitcial failure in the history ot' cliaiiipioiisliip glove lights. Dua to the last minute turn of events. when liie guaraiitee due Dempsey was not forthcoming, causing ru- mors than thc battle 'would not ba iield, the att(-ntinitce was held to npproximat(-ly 12,500 with estimat- ed receipts of $201,485. Dentpsey’s proinlscd share alone was more than this slim.

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