Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 43, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 July 1921 — Page 12
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League Baseball Scores and News, Gossip of the Ring, Amateurs and Other Sports
ENTIRE WORLD SENDS FISTIC FANS TO BOUT Many Notables Have Reservations at Arena—s,ooo 'Women Among Seat Holders. SWAMP GOTHAM HOTELS FAIR AND WARMER. WASHINGTON, July I.—Fair weather with increased temperature today was predicted for the Dempsey-Car pern tier fight tomorrow by the l nited States Weather Bureau. The forecast for tomorrow In New .Jersey Is: “Generally fair and somewhat warmer; moderate to I fresh northeast and north shifting to northwest winds.” The forecast for New York, including the metropolitan district, is: Generally ’ fair and somewhat warmer; particularly I in southern portions.” I JERSEY CITY, July 1-—Rain was ■pouring in Jersey City early this afternoon. Workmen, clad in yellow oilskins, Be ere bnsy penciling numbers on the Keats. A tarpaulin, rigged like a tent Koverrd the ring. The dressing re"m ■sere completed today. BY BARRY FARIS, Bfntematinnai News Stuff Correspondent. ■ NEW YORK, July 1— When Jack Hlempsey and Georges Carpentier crawl B -ough the ropes to face each other toKiorrow afternoon in Jersey City in the ■ battle of the century.’’ the biggest atiu cosmopolitan crowd that ever witnessed a fistic struggle will be present- ■ The gigantic amphitheater which Tex Blickard has erected is declared to have f & seating capacity of 91.613. It was fairly certain today that this vast arena will be filled to overflowing. From far away Japan. Australia, France, England, Spain. South America and from every State in the United States fight fans have made their way here to witness this struggle between the champion of Europe and the conqueror of Jess Willard. Every train that arrived In New York today brought scores more who want to be present in Boyles’ Thirty Acres tomorrow. Many of them have their tickets. Many more have not but hope to get the coveted paste boards when the cheaper seats are placed on sale tomorrow. iatf. comers to HAVE TROIBLE, Every hotel within a radius of fifty fifty miles of Greater New York reports all rooms engaged for tonight. Judging from the steady stream of arrivals today there will be a great many who will have difficulty In finding places to bleep tonight. , , The principals In tomorrows struggle were in seclusion today. The champion was preparing to make his get-away from Atlantic Citv. He will do only the Ughte* kind .)( work today, simply to loosen up his muscles. He plans to spend tonight at the home of a friend In Jersey City. He will receive no visitors. even newspaper men being barred. He will do light setting up exercises tomorrow morning and then probably take a nap while waiting for tie hour to go to the arena. Carpentier at Manhasset was even In more seclusion. All shades were drawn at his cottage last night and no one permitted even to make inquiries regarding his condition. It Is not known definitely when he will go to Jersey City. One report had it that he will make a trip tomorrow on the private yacht of one of his admirers. This could not be confirmed. Betting continued light. The odds range from 2 to 1 to 3 to 1. One ''all gtree house announced that it had Sl.uw to bet against SB,OOO that Dempsey wiU win by a knockout In the first round; SI .COO against $4,000 that he will win by a knockout in the second; $M>K> agamst S3 000 that he will win In the third by a knockout; SI,OOO against $2.0)0 that he will win in the fourth by a knockout and $5,000 even that Dempsey wins In the fifth by a knockout. Several houses reported having Carpentler tnonev, odds of 1 to 3 being de(Continued on Page Thirteen.)
If Crowd Is Hostile Toward Dempsey, Champ May Turn Into Demon
BT JACK McACLIFFE, R "tired Undefeated Lightweight Champion. KEW YORK, July I—ls Jack Dempsey is worrying himself Into a bad case of nerves, I don't know how to size up a man. I have known Dempsey since he jumped into prominence. I was with him at To- i ledo. I boxed with him when he was training for Brennan and I spent ten days with him at Atlantic City. If the champion has a temperament subject to nerves I don't know him. If the crowd is hostile toward the champion, it will not undermine his morale or spirit. It will put the fires of the demon in him and instead of helping Carpentier, the crowd will speed Georges' downfall. 1 haven't seen Dempsey this week, but I-know he is not worrying. Os course h j will be nervous. Bo will the Frenchman. Another thing about these rumors 1 Francois Descamps is smart He trained Carpentier in private. He allowed stories i to be circulated that Georges could be hit by a left hand, that his left hand was no good. etc. Jack Kerns, however, is Just as smart a manager. He is Just as canny and wily as Descamps. First came the stories that Kearns and Dempsey had split. Then that the champion was over trained and was losing speed. Now comes the choice one—Dempsey is so troubled over everything he will lose fifteen pounds and enter the right lighter than the Frenchman. So it goes. Reformer Sends Orders to Two Governors and Bawls Out Billy Sunday 1 TRENTON, N. J., July I—Dr. Wtlbnr I F. Crafts, self styled “professional re- ! former,” late Thursday made public i letters he had sent to Governor Edwards of New Jersey and Governor Rproul of I Pennsylvania, urging them to remain away from the Dempsey-Oarpentler bout. Governor Edwards has Invited Governor Sprout to attend the fight as his guest. : Crafts, who is superintendent of the International Reform Bureau, also paid his respects to Billy Sunday, who has declavd the fight shouldn't be stopped at this late date. Crafts said Billy had “fired off his month" and it were better if the evagelist "confined himself to his own affairs.” Dr. Crafts now is concentrating his effortful devising way and means by which the participants in the bout may be punished after it is all over.
Big League Stuff
The fast traveling Pirates won two games from the Reds Thursday. The first was a one-aud-one-half-innlng playoff of a protested game of May 28. Grimm won it with a homer in the ninth. In the second game Chief Yellowhorse kept eight Cincinnati hits scattered. Tv Cobb spiked blmseif in the game against Cleveland, but the Tigers won, driving Bagby from the box. Good pichlng on the part of Kolp and Van Gilder gave the Browns two victories over the White Sox. The Giants traded Goidle Kapp. Dee King and Richbourg to the Phillies for Casey Stengel and Johnny Rawlings. PIRATES GET BROTTKM. PITTSBURGH, July 1 - The Pittsburgh National League baseball club has signed Tony Brottera. a catcher now with the Washington Americans, officials of rha team announced. A cash consideration entered into the deal which brought the catcher to Pittsburgh.
HOW IT FEELS BEFORE THE JAM
BY TAD. NEW YORK. July I—Just before the battle, the bravest, biggest and the most talented boxer is likely to have a Jam of nerves that will set him down as weak as a cat. It’s the few days before the big fuss that get tho fighter. Not only fighters, but actors, lovers, or any of us. How many actors do you know, who have flopped at the big moment? The writer was on the stage with George Cohan one night when he was called upon for an encore and he actually forgot the lines of “Give My Regards to Broadway." Was there ever a bigger collapse than the one pulled by Jim Jeffries at Reno? Poor Jeff's nerves went to pieces the day before that fight. He walked the floor instead of sleeping the night before, wondering if daylight would ever come. Jeff was never accused of cowardice in the ring. In fact he was one of the gamest warriors the glove game generally knew, but nevertheless his nerves left him flat. The night before the big Toledo fuss, Jess Willard was awake half the time. Walter Monahan, who slept in the same bouse with Jess, heard the big fellow go down stairs at 3 a. m. to turn out a
France Will Honor New National Hero if Georges Scores Sapoleon ‘Will Be Forgotten ’ Should Carpentier Cop Heavyweigkt Crown. By EDWIN HIY.INOER, Vnited Press Staff Correspondent. FARIS, July I.—Only one name was heard in France today, Carpentier Girls lisped it; boys whispered it; men hopefully talked of the battle; women voiced their confidence that the brave Georges would win the championship. If Georges knocks out Dempsey he will be France's greatest man. The brave marshals and their stalwart poilus will be in the background The immortals will be such in name only. Georges will be the only Immortal and for a time, at
Georges as Legionnaire! PARIS, July I.—ls Georges Carpentier wins the heavyweight hexing championship of the world tomorrow, he will be recommended for the Legion of Honor, accord!rg to widely credited reports here today. He may be cited regardless of the outcome, It was said. Associates of Gaston Vidal, nnder secretary for physical education, did not deny the rumors. Vidal already has cabled Carpentier that the entire French nation is hoping for his success.
least, will displace In fame that other French fighter who died 190 years ago, Napoleon. The celebration—ls Georges wins—will be Armistice day and New Year’s day combined. All the joy and exhilaration of Armistice Day will be combined with the carefree spendthrift spirit of the new year. The cables will bring word of the result late in the evening. Newspapers are preparing for elaborate reports. Theaters will throw round by round descriptions on their movie screens. Theaters will be aided by the Government, which has ordered that telegraph lines shall give fight reports the right of way. Tables at boulevard cases already have been reserved for the great night. Each has Its screen upon which wtl! be projected round by round reports of the fight Georges wages with the terrible Dempsey. Whistles will sound and bells peal if Carpentier is the victor. Airplanes will circle over the city, carrying great lighted signs which will tell the name of the victor In the Jersey City arena.
Jack’s Mighty Left Will End It, Says This Gotham Scribe
By HENRY FARRELL, United Frees Sports Editor. NEW YORK. July I.—Jack Dempsey will finish George Carpentier as soon as he hits him with h'.g left hand. Maybe it will be In the first round, perhaps not until the third. But not later than the fifth. That’s our opinion, after watching both principals up until almost the last minute. it seems that Carpentler's stock has Jumped greatly in the last forty-eight hours. Tales of the worry and anxiety that Jack Dempsey is going through apparently have caused some of his backers to geek lower odds than 3 to 1. We do not underestimate the ability of the Frenchman in picking Dempsey to win. Carpentier is smart, a fast loxer aud can hit— a slow moving man. He will hit Dempsey, of course, because It Is well known that the champion can be hit. But Carpentier cannot hit him with enough power to knock him out. If the Frenchman elects to run, he will prolong his downfall, but Dempsey will catch him. in real ring speed the champion is almost as fast as the challenger.
W HO’LL WIN?
MILWAUKEE, July I.—Ritchie Mitchell, lightweight: "Having worked with Dempsey In Milwaukee and nt the Great Lakes naval training station and he being r friend of mine. I have all confidence that he Is going to win. But taking an Impartial view "of the fight, Dempsey is far superior to Carpentier and should have little trouble In winning.’’
Now We Know
NEW YORK, July I.—Georges Carpentier will knock Jack Dempsey out In fixe rounds tomorrow, his manager, Francois Descamps, told Tex Rickard today. The prophecy was made when Descamps called on the promoter for a final conference.
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Governor Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey says that the bout between Dempsey and Carpentier will be held without hindrance. Reformers have asked for a court order to prohibit the bout, but the Governor says that no law is being violated and that the Reform Bureau Is simply wasting time.
small gas Jet that was burning It seemed to bother Jess. He thought he smelled something burning, Afraid of his life, he got up and put it out. Jack Dempsey himself is no marble statue for nerves. They get him too. The night before he boxed Brennan he went into th ebathroom to wash his hands. He carefully reached up, turned on an extra light, thinking it was the faucet and then proceeded to wash his hands with air. He yelled to Teddv Hayes, telling him the water was turned off. His mind was on Brennan too much. Fred Welsh handed Benny Leonard the best thrill Benny ever got. The last time they fought, the night Benny was crowned champion, the boys met in the center of the ring for instructions, and as the referee was about to send them back to their corners after giving them the low down, Walsh suddenly piped ; “Oh, referee, after I knock Leonard down each time am I supposed to walk to my corner?’’ Leonard says that remark sent chills up and down his spine. The ordinary dime and dozen slugger would have dropped on the spot. Watch for some goat getters Saturday. They're coming sure.
Baseball Calendar and Standings
HOW THEY S T AND. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won. Lost ret. Louisville 42 27 CO9 Minneapolis 40 28 .588 Milwaukee 37 34 f2l Kansas City 33 35 .4bo Indianapolis S'! S3 ,4'S St. Paul 33 30 .478 Toledo 31 39 .443 Columbus 28 42 .400 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost Tct , Cleveland 44 25 .038 New Y’ork 41 28 .594 Washington 37 33 .579 Boston 32 33 .492 Detroit 34 38 .488 St. Louis 31 38 .449 Chicago 28 38 .408 Philadelphia 28 40 -391 NATIONAL LEAOI'E. Won. Lost Pet i Pittsburgh 48 22 .678 New York ..40 26 .608 Boston 35 29 .547 St. Louis 34 32 .515 Brooklyn ft.. 84 34 .50)1 Chicago ... 29 34 .480 Cincinnati 25 41 JST9 Philadelphia 19 44 .302 GAMES TODAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indianapolis at Toledo (two games.) Louisville’ at Columbus. Louisville at Columbus (two games). Milwaukee at Kansas City. (No other games scheduled.) AMERICAN I. EAGLE. Boston at New York. Chicago at St. Louis Philadelphia at Washington (two games). (No other games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGLE. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. New York at Boston (two games). St. Louis at Chicago. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. RESULTS YESTERDAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville 390 001 011—6 9 1 Columbus 000 000 000—0 2 2 Batteries —Knob and Meyer; Haid, Sherman and Wilson. Ksnsas City 001 iMO 032-10 14 2 Minneapolis 203 000 003 — 814 2 Batteries —Ames, Carter and Blackwell; McLoughlin and Mayer. Milwaukee 990 010 120—4 6 0 6t. Paul OX) 000 010—1 4 0 Batteriei— Northrop and Gossett; Hall, Kelly and McMenemy. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Detroit 914 190 000—6 15 4 Cleveland 100 020 000—3 8 1 Batteries- Dauss, Oldham and Basßler; Bagby, Caldwell and Nunamaker, Sewell. (First Game.) Chicago 000 010 000—1 4 0 St. Louis 131 100 00*—8 12 0 Batteries—Kerr and Scbalk; Van Gelder and Collins. (Second Game.) Chicago 000 000 000—0 4 0 St. Louis 010 000 000—1 5 2 Batteries —Wilkinson and Yaryan; Kalp and Collins. Philadelphia - Washington, postponed, raiD. Boston-New York, postponed, rain. NATIONAL LEAGLE. (Replay of eighth and ninth Innings of May 28th protested game ) Cincinnati 000 200 010—3 8 3 Pittsburgh 000 200 Oil—4 7 0 Batteries—Luque and Wlngo; Glazner, Adams and Schmidt. (Regular Scheduled Game.) Cincinnati 000 020 010—3 8 1 Pittsburgh 200 000 30*—5 12 1 Batteries—Luque, Brenton and Wlngo; Yellowhorse and Schmidt. Brooklyn-Philadelphla, rain. New Y'ork-Boston, rain. (Only Games Scheduled.) ' INTERNATIONAL LEAGLE. Baltimore, 9; Reading, 1. Buffalo, 6; Rochester. 1. Syracuse, 7; Toronto, 6 (11 Innings). Newark Jersey City, postponed, rain. (Only games played.) THREE-I LEAGUE. Terre Haute. 3; Cedar Rapids, 2. Evansville, 5; Rockford, 4. Bloomington, 7-6; Itock Island. 1-5.
A Mother’s Confidence
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July L No one can tell Jack Dempsey'# mother that her boy Jack is In danger of losing the heavyweight championship. “I do not see how he can possibly lose,” Mrs. Dempsey declared today. “I know Jack Is in good training, as he keeps In touch with me and he has L aken good care of himself and hasn" wasted his strength,” she added with a mother’s confidence. “I un not going to watch the returns from the tight. It would make me nervous. i am going to spend Saturday working and I know that Jack will let me know the result as soon as the fight is over, lie always does.” Mrs. Dempsey thinks Jack the “only boy In the world.”
College Net Play
PHILADELPHIA. July I.—Piny in the annual intercollegiate lawn tennis championship tournament on the Morion Cricket Club courts. IlavefSord, Pa., was postponed Thursday. The remaining second all the third round matches in the doubles and the semi-finals of the singles wSre to be played today leaving seml-fins|s of the doubles for Saturday uiorninjAand the finals in singles and doublesMiaturday afternoon.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, JULY X, 1921.
SCALPERS DOWN FOR KNOCKOUT Rumor of Counterfeit Tickets Causes Public to Shy at Unknowns. NEW YORK, July 1. —Tickets for the title bout tomorrow aro still moving rather slowly. Agencies report plenty of tickets from sls to S4O with, quite a few of the ringside pasteboards at SSO. The ticket office In Madison Square Garden has a supply of all denominations. The last hour rush may clean out most of the choice seats. Despite all the talk to the contrary. Tex Rickard again seems to have taken a good shot at the ticket scalpers. The counterfeit ticket sale has scared the purchasers so that they will not buy from unknown persons. Some of the bigger operators among the speculators are being swamped with tickets returned by their agents in other cities and it is reported that they are unable to ’dispose of their wares even at prices below the "face value. Some ’•specs’’ were offering SSO seats for $45 today, trying to get out from under, but they found no purchasers. Wail slreet and some of the larger betting commissioners reported a lot of Carpentier money that was waiting for the short end of 3 to 1. The plies of Dempsey money offered last week at the same nrice are not now available. Experienced brokers attribute the sudden reversal to a last minute scare or to an attempt of Dempsey’s backers to bring down the odds. John P. Farrell, Jersey City, was named today by Tex Rickard as official time keejier for the fight. Farrell is supervisor of mental hygiene for the Jersey City board of education.
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The Beech Grove Reds will journey to Hope, Ind., Sunday to stack up against Mattern and his crew. Games will be plajed on the Fourth also A good bit of rivalry exists between the two teams arid real entertainment is on baud tor me fans. The Reds have won two out ot throe of the previous games. A hot battle is expected tomorrow when the K. of P. Ml team meets the Bricklayers In th“ Social Lt-.-gne at the Premier diamond Payne, Elliott or Tr.von and l’ohl will form the K. P. battery. Tho Marion Ramblers will play Maxwell Sunday, Tipton, July 4, arid Cicero on July 10 All players are requested to meet tonight at 2532 College avenue. For games with the Ramblers write M. L. Aker. 325 North Noble street, or call Clrcl# 1272, after 6 p. m. The Indiana Travlers will play at Connersrllle Sunday. This game will open the season at Oinnersvllle and he the first game in the new park of that club. The Travelers are playing a good brand "f ball and any State dub wishing a real attraction write W. p. Adams, 3845 Roosevelt avenue, Indianapolis. The Federal Athletics will play MadtRon, Ind , a series of three games on July 3 and 4 The Federals won tho last series and are expecting to repeat. All players should be at the Union Station at 7 :30 Sunday morning. Owing to th Vonneamt Hardware team cancelling its scheduled game In the municipal league with the Boys Huh, the latter team is without a game for Sunday and would like to h<-ar from some fust team. Tho Boys Club team Ed Smith Declares Georges Holds Even Chance With Champ CHICAGO, Ju’y I—’if Carpentier goes over what may be a decidedly uncomfortable first round he has a rnynl chance of taking down the monev.” Is the opinion of Ed IV. Smith, sporting editor of the Chicago American, on tbs Dempsey Carpentlrr match. "In fact, if the tight goes into the third round I would think that Carpentier is almost sure to win the title "The Frenchman has as good as an even chance to win the title. "I figure that the thing is quite apt to go the full twelve rounds rounds per milted by the New Jersey law, with noth lng but the unofficial verdict rendered, and the better boxer doubtless would have the call."
Hjj^ucS TO STAGE MIMIC HOC \ BENTON HARBOR. Mich., July I. Benny Leonard, lightweight champion here to defend his title against Sailor Freedman of Chicago. Monday afternoon, said today he believed that Jack Dempsey would win his tight by the end of the fourth round. A mimic Dempsey Carpentier bout will be staged here tomorrow with Leonard pretending to be Dempsey. His brother, Charley Leonard, will Impersonate Carpentier. RAIN DELAYS BOUTS. NEW YORK. July I.—Heavy rain Thursday- resulted in postponement of two open-air boxlug shows. The bout between !>>ach Cross and Jimmy Duffy, lightweights, scheduled for Ebbets field Thursday night, was postponed until today. The contest between Bob Martin, A. E. F. heavyweight champion, and Frank Moran, planned for tonight, has been put over until July 14. TAKES DiLLON’B PLACE. EVANSVILLE, Did., July I.—Jack Pcrter <f this city will take the place of Jack Dillon of Indianapolis In a tenround bout here on July 2 with Bryant Porter, who was champion of Camp Custer, .'ltch., during the World War. French Champion Wins! At Tennis, Not Boxing WIMBLEDON, England, July 1 Suzanne Lenglen today defeated Miss Elizabeth Ityan, in the challenge round of the British lawn tennis championships here. Miss Ryan, a Californian, fought hard for the first game, but was overcome by the tireless French champion's rushes. William T. Tllden of Philadelphia, world's singles tennis champion, will meet B. I. C. Norton, the South African expert, In the challenge round of the men's singles in the British turf court championship Saturday. Norton Monday won his way through the challenge round by defeating Manuel Alonso, the Spanish champion, in a five-set match, 5-7, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
King to Take Day Off and Listen to Returns
LONDON, July I.—Nm ticker* Installed In It licking ham palace will give King (io/ge and the royal household almout ringside reports of the Demusey-Carpentier light. I nltcd FreM descriptions of the gathering of the crowds, the entry of the pugilists and the tight by rounds cabled here from Jersey City will be relayed instantly to the palace wire by the Exchange Telegraph. The same arrangements were made for clubs, where army and navy officers will gathes to “see” the battle.
DOUBLE-HEADER BUSIES INDIANS Hendricksmen Step Out With High Hopes in Day’s Twin Bill at Toledo. TOLEDO, July I.—Jack Hendricks’ Indians and Bill Clymer’s Hens were scheduled to go to the mat twice out at Swayno field this afternoon. With the series standing two to one in favor of the Hoosiers they were all primed to step out after both games today and thereby give the folks back home something to talk about other than the Carpentler-Dempsey fight. For choice of pitchers today it was thought that Pug Cavet would be found In one of the games and probably Weaver in the other. In yesterday's contest Jess Petty came through in fine style with a 2 to 1 victory. It -was nip and tuck all the way until the ninth, when Tex Covington crashed out a single in the pinch and tho winning run trotted over the plate. The Indians scored their first marker In the third inning, Shinners scoring on a sacrifice fly by Baird. The Toledo line-up was a patched-up affair, but even with a few of the regulars out the squad flexed In good style. Each team got nine hits yesterday, but the Indians had the shade In the opportune stuff on Pitcher McCullough. Shinners. Covington and Scbreiber each got two for the nendricksmen. Roger Bresnalian handed Catcher Morgan his release yesterday and is busy wiring over rhe country in search of another backstop Morgan is a college player from the South He had plenty of ambition, but did not possess American Association class.
has been entirely reorganized since its entry into the Municipal La-ague aud has a strong lineup. For games call Randolph 6267 after 8 p. m., or Main 1992. Indiana polls •Tigers take note. The Printers and tho Midwest club of the City League will stack up in u double bill Saturday afternoon, at Riverside No. 4 diamond. The regular meeting tonight of tho Printers will be held. Catcher Hudson is requested to call Manager Cooke at Atlas Hotel, Main 5055. Any fast State club desiring n game with a good colored team for Julv 4 should get in touch with G. H. Biggerstaff, Fifteenth and Yandes streets, phone Webster 3240. This club lias lost only two games out of twelve played. The Lawrence A. C sos Lawrence, Ind,, want a game away from home on July 4. Address It. C. Yorker, manager. The Heath Memorial team will practice tonight at Spades park at 5:39. All players are requested to report. Mitchell brothers take notice. The Greenfield American Legion Club desires the services of a good outfielder. Write manager, Greenfield, Ind. Sunday the Reos play the Douglass Tailors nt Garfield park at 3 p. m. 1 layers should report at the diamond at 1:30. There will be no meeting tonight. Hollenbeck Press team will plnv Broad Ripple on Sunday. The Press club will have open dales after Julv 10. Address Arthur Miller, 1820 Shurman avenue, for games. The B. A. C. will cross bafa with the WnolJaigton A. C. at Riverside No. 9 Sunday #* 3:30. Shea and Woitia will form the battery for the B. A C. The manaver of the Washingtons should call Drexcl 4170 and ask for Dave.
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LAST-MINUTE FIGHT FACTS
NEW YORK, July 1. The “fight of the century’’ today became a .matter of hours and minutes. The Jersey City arena, seating 01,000 persons, was complete. The tarpaulin-covered ring was ready for the entry of the gladiators. Nearly 1,000 policemen and firemen went through final drills for the handling of the countless fight fans. Ferry and rail lines rushed up their extra equipment to care for the great jam. V\v York hotels were jammed until army cots were strewn through the halls. I Jack Dempsey was to leave his training camp in secret to occupy secluded quarters in Jersey City until he goes to the arena. I Challenger Georges Carpentier re- ' mained hidden away In his Long Island camp. He will leave by auto tomorrow morning for Jersey City. The betting odds still favored the t champion, 3 to 1, with a slight tendency to decline.
Bagged in Ninth
INDIANAPOLIS. AB. R. H. O. A. E. Shinners, rs 5 1 2 2 1 0 Baird, 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 Covington, lb 3 0 2 11 2 0 Rehg, cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 Klnsella, If 2 0 110 0 Schrelber, ss 3 0 2 2 4 1 Sicking. 2b 4 0 1 4 2 0 Henline, 4 0 1 8 4 0 Petty, p 4 *1 O 0 3 0 Totals 30 2 9 27 17 1 TOLEDO. AB. R. H. O. A. E. Hill, rs 4 0 1 2 0 0 Grimes, 2b 4 0 1 7 2 1 Lamar, cf 4 0 2 4 0 0 Manush, If.. 4 0 3 2 0 1 Luderus, lb 8 0 0 4 1 0 Bauman. 3b 3 0 0 2 1• 0 Sandquist, ss 2 0 0 1 5 0 •Thorpe 101000 Sehuuffel, c 3 114 10 McCullough, p 2 0 0 1 4 0 Totals 30 1 0 27 14 2 •Batted for Sandquist in ninth. Indianapolis 001 (XX) 001—2 Toledo (XX) 010 000—1 I'wo base hits—Manush, Thorpe. Stolen bases -Shinners, Baird 2. Sicking. -Sacrifice hits Baird, Klnsella, Sehreiber. Luderus, McCullough. Left on bases—lndianapolis, 10; Toledo. 7. Bases on balls - -Off Petty, 3; off McCullough. 5. Hit by pitcher—By .McCullough (Covington). Struck out By Petty, 5; by McCullough, 4. Umpires—Johnson and Shannon. Time —1:50.
Protection Against Rain
JERSEY CITY’, July I.—lt will take a veritable eloudbnrst to stop the Dempsey-Carpentier fight tomorrow. Promoter Rickard hx made plans to go through with the bout in the event that only a light rain fulls, lie will have a covering over the ring to protect the fighters and keep the ring dry. The covering will be to fixed that it will not obscure the view of spectators In the "bleachers.” The big fight Is scheduled to begin promptly at 3 o’clock eastern daylight saving time (2 p. in. eastern standard time and I p. m. central time. FORMER SHOOT CHAMP MUD. LAFAYETTE, Ind.. July I—Fred Erb. 83 years old, ex national trapshooting champion, Is dead at his home here, lie suffered a paralytic stroke a week ago, and it caused his demise He was also famous as a trainer of bird dogs. Among bis patrons were the late Col Theodore Roosevelt. John Jacob Astor and a score of other prominent men. He has been living a retired life for the past ten years.
The official weather forecast promises fair weather for Saturday. The seat sale for the big fight, shortly before noon today, reached the total of $1,250,000. The usual “before the battle” statements, breathing confidence, have been issued from the camps of the rival fighters. Champion Jack Dempsey and his manager, Jack Kearns, announced that they “expect to win within a few rounds." Challenger Georges Carpentier, through Manager Descamps, admits that he was never In better shape and says he will win. though he would not attempt to predict how long the battle will last. The experts, too. have had their final say. They have painted both Dempsey and Carpentier as “worried” or “free from worry;” in "excellent condition" or “doubtful condition." They have weighed every chance either man may have, reviewed their records, combed fistic history for comparisons that might be used to size up the rivals and exhausted vocabularies and wits. Like the fighters, they now await the bell.
Georges to Do Best to Give Followers Reward for Money Frenchie Appears at Ease and on Edge for Battle With Champ. By FRANK GETTY, United Frees Staff Correspondent. MANHASSET, N. Y.. July I.—Carpentier’s training brought him today to the eve of the most famous ring battle in history fit and ready to do his part In the bout. If ever a fighter was on edge and ready for the Dell, it is Georges. Those who have backed the Frenchman are going to get their money's worth. Carpentier. indulging in a last little bit of secret training, removed any last possible doubts as to his ability, condition or mental stamina. Every one knows about George’s right, the haymaker that has crashed home so many times victoriously; but in his final private session Carpentier produced from somewhere a tremendous left hook, one which an expert who has just seen Dempsey claims is every bit as wicked as the champion’s. It may prove a p'easant little eleventh-hour surprise for the boys from Atlantic City. Physically, Georges is pronounced perfect. Manager Descamps said today that Georges has improved over his condition of ten days ago, when he was at fighting weight and considered ready to fight. The third point that Carpentier’s frieuds are wondering about is his mental condition. If Georges is worrying then poker, not fighting, is his business. He went about the quiet farmhouse cheerfully today, slept a lot, and no one watching him would ever have suspected that he is under a great mental strain. It may be a bluff, only Georges knows; but it doesn’t look like it. MILLER DRAWS SUSPENSION, NEW YORK, July 1 —Otto Miller, veteran catcher of the Brooklyn Nationals, has been indefinitely suspended by President Heydler of the National League. Miller engaged in a fist fight Monday at Ebbetts field with Boeckel of Boston after the Brave player had thrown his bat behind him while about to run to first base.
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CORBETT PICKS I JACK, BUT HAS BOOST FOR FOE
Jim Says Georges Appears in Better Shape of Two and Therefore Has Chance.
‘BREAKS’ MAY BE FACTOR
By JAMES J. CORBETT, Former World’s Heovywelght Champion, NEW YORK, July I.—“ The battle oj the century"—the biggest international scrap since I met Charley Mitchell years ago—is almost upon us. By tomorrow night we should know whether Jack Dempsey Is still the king of the world’s fighters or whether George! Carpentier, the challenger from acros* the ocean, Is all that has been claimed for him by his friends on the other side, After looking over both fighters carefuliy and watching their work in trkijjji ing: after talking with both of them ana sizing them up physically as well kfl mentally, I believe Carpentier Is in tho better condition of the two. I The Frenchman is easier at mind than Champion Dempsey, for to me Dempsen ; shows the signs of worriment. Whethei’ 1 it is condition that is troubling him, ol : what it is, I do not know. But he look! : worried. As I have made It a point to state sev* eral times, 1 have never seen Carpentlef fight. Yet I am a great believer In clevt erness and intelligence against physical ruggedness and the ability to slug. Despite these facts, however, I believ* Dempsey will win. In the same breath, I want to state that the odds on the champion are wrong Georges is an even bet and as I alway* figure there is a shade between two men; I am conceding that shade to Dempsey. I When you look at the dope on the two | men—the only way you can really judg* ! fairly—you find that Dempsey has been fighting very ordinary men for the mosl part. Look at his five fights with Willi! Meehan for instance. And his showing against Brennan in their last enounter. Such fights as these in Dempsey's record convince me that the champion, although a mighty good man, is far from th* greatest fighter that ever lived. Os course, there are always the “break* of il game” to consider. A fight is Ilk* a game or any other sport in thi* respect. But if Dempsey doesn't get Carpentier before the Frenchman get* started I expect to see Georges make a h-brilliant and sensational showing. Going back to the Meehan fights, for a moment. I want to mention that It Is my ( belief that if Dempsey couldn't fathom Meehan in five bouts, why should any ! one ’igure that he has abetter chanc* against Carpentier, who is probably five times as capable as Meehan? To my mind Jack will find It mucsl more difficult to hit Carpentier than ha ; did Meehan, whom he was unable ta knock out. If I had erer seen Carpentier fight I might pick him as the winnel of tomorrow's battle. I know he is i brainy, quick and courageous, wherea* Dempsey is Just a strong, ordinary slugger. Dempsey is not what one would call clever. He depends upon the smashing, crashing attack to make up what h* lacks in ring science and it is with this attack that he will attempt to batte* down Carnentior tomorrow. (Copyright, 1921, by International New* Service.) WHAT KIND OF MEN? PITTSBURGH, Pa., July I—WUllato Steele, a semi-pro pitcher, struck otit twenty-three men. Fie allowed bis opponents five hits and one base on balls. His team; won, 10 to 2.
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