Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 3, 1921, Page 6

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! World Results 4 j By Leased Wire RING : STARS IN SPORT CARDS TO BE STAGED THRE E FIGHT FANS GATHER EARLY TODAY IN HUGE JERSEY CITY STADIUM Both Camps Confident as Fight Hour Drew Near; Two Thousand Police Maintain Order as Army of Fans Assembles for Go by HENRY PARRELL (United Press Staff Correspondent) ERSEY CITY, N July 2.—Jer heav world Tube ns rol der the Hud gon river at 4 ervals were jammed from morning. Fer aries on fast gphedules carried their is of pedestrians hun- smobi Tra from the west du passenger mped dusty, travel stained from adjoining states and e dawn the usual world’s se ries le was presented outside the huge, wooden octagon which Tex Rickard pitched on “Boyle's Thirty Acres” for the big international bat- tle between the American champion nd the French war hero and national idol Thousands of men and women and children were in the lines extending for blocks away i.om the windows where general admission tickets were passed out for $5. The line leaders, most of whom brought stools, camp chairs and lunch baskets, apparently thought nothing of an ail night wait to get a place in the big bowl far back from the ring in which the two contestants would look like two miniatures. Two thousand police, including the Jersey City force, with additions from New York, Newark and the pick of seluths from all the big western cities and mounted state troops preserved order in the crowds and kept the t fic moving on the narrow streets, Ticket holders who had paid from Ameri Frenchr Bets of 4 to 1 cendition privat crowd. police n. would wir with money to wager © place. Few seer ements from both camps lared the fighters to be in perfect » do 12 rounds for a half million dollars or more, Managers both .also expressed their con fidence in winning. ‘The champion is in perfect phys condition and he is not suffer- ing with nerves. We expect to just as seon « manager of the champlon, said, Carpentier is fit and readyto fight greatest battle of his life. We the greatest confidence. The will not last long,” Francois Descamps, manager of the French possible,” . said Weights of the two principals were announced thi morning but xpected t the champion weigh around 190 pounds with challenger around 175 pound: in Atlantic City kept out Teddy Hayes, his chief t said he took his usual morning exercise but he was not seen or at not recognized by any of the No one except a few chosen friends and some ro owspaper me permitted around Dempse quarters. Carpentier remained over night at his training farm at Manhasset, He was to drive over with his retinue |just before the battle and go immedi to his dressingroom. Special precautions were arranged $10 to $50 for a reserved scat also | protect him from the crowds, started filling their places early in the morning stocked with newspapers and magazines to pass away the time. Listening to the talk every place it was hard to believe that the thou- ands, it med almost like millions. had come to see the fight. It sounded more like the fight was over, that the battle had been fought and that the — Jack Dempsey knocked out Bill Brennan with combination of hook to chin and right “rabbit punch;” in 1920. ~~ Mrs. Ella Jacobson is the new mayor course with Speedball Hayden of Col- ment today on the permanent tariff Waterloo, Nob., having defeated, husband for the office Hurran iw: the Fourth of July! Are you fully pro- tected against loss by fire? Boe Ben Really Ge| REALTORS 202 Midwest Bldg. Phone 1480 WYO., JULY 2, 4, 5 ic of Fun and Fi NOTICE The Midwest Barber Shop Will Be Open MONDAY, JULY 4 Until 12 O’Clock (Noon) its olity. Dainty Dances Snappy Songs and SEASIDE SIRENS ALSO “The Pen- Vultures” A Super Special Feature Picture in Five Parts One Hour of Pictures One Hour of Vodvil Prices Always 10c and 40c The coolest Spot in Town St. Clair Meets Speedball Hayden in 12- Round Bout Tonight; Big Program on Monday Afternoon and Night With high class boxing and wrestling matches scheduled to feature a series of sport cards which wil American veterans encampment the most lengthy and in all | probability the best fighting events that were ever staged in the state of Wyoming will result. The athletic part of the entertain- ankles like a bantam and shoulders | ment is in the hands of Promoter Vo- like a heavyweight, has be who has scheduled events which of fighters which have come to Cas- thinks will be of sufficient attrac. to w made in erecting the mammoth cept one His terrific punche with on North Wolcott street to either hand have ended many of the y stage the carnival fights in the earlier rounds Unknown and unheralded Cyclone In Hayden he will be up against a champion had finished the a 6 tol that Der ound no takers iked t to back their judgment on round that it would happen in hman as having « air of On a, who battles Kid’ man of his own cla colored lightweight phenom, in| time. St. Clair has ability for n event of the fight card standing punishment and followers of arena this afternoon, casually money, say predicted last night that he would te can off. St. Clair made prediction without boasting and t way he slammed his training partn’ around showed that he had 5 cleverness and a punch. claimant! of the lightweig} championship of the colored race, win ack Kearns to make short work of Omaha contender for his title. Wi Lee and strenuous 12-ro! assured of real action. Lee-St. Clair fight will be t main event of a card which will staj five husky supremacy. A real purse has been put up for this event and Pro- champion, who moved up to 2 moter Vogel believes the boys will weight wrestling champion of the home here from.his training strive for the money world, will meet Jess Westergaard, Fox, English lightweight) 4 famous character in the wres battle ten rounds to a decision tling game. His backers here say Billy Papke. Papke is an un-!that it was impossible to get a better known quantity here but will have to! man to me be a clever boxer and a hard puncher any man in the world to win from the Englishman The famous negro middb ‘a 0 middleweight, The veteran Kid Bell will fight @ Gorilla Jone: i ford to settle once and for ail thelr with Sailor claims of supremacy. Langford beat forts to get Panama Joe Gans as his Bell about what was reported as one of the most that the negro middleweight cham.| third man vicious fights ever staged there. This pion will come here later. Rattling} sey and Carpentier met tod will be a real semi-windup to the Lee- good preliminaries have been sched- r fight uled for this wee! night ¢ than the afternoon card, if the fight® tein run true to dope. In the night card Eddie St. Clair, local welterweight left Clair, a lanky battier with panacea for all natjonal difficulties.” + €be Casper Dafiy Cribunce 7 See Oa: o0os>oooTr = THE TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF SPORTING NEWS - The Referee be staged here, g this afternoon and lasting through the Spanish- en the class He has wen every fight he has rrant the expenditures he worked in here by a knockout, ex for the first iil be staged at the encamp- Hayden, who are talking in terms of Eddie will get | bn Big Bill Russell, But He fiddle for the fight and Clair in shape for nd bout fight fans ai at 12:30, The opent will be a battle royal in negroes will strive tion until July 4 when another se- es of fight’ cards and wrestling ches will be staged. . Marian Pies , who claims to be the real heavy- Plestina as he can beat will feature the fight -round battle t. Paul, Bf- go with Young Sam Lang-'card of July year ago in Denver in/opponent failed, but it is probable iy moionsh y marshal the heavyweight. chs the world. Ertle is ¢ ‘d, which will start I be even better, TARIFF BENEFITS PREDICTED. at 8:15, w ——— First in News Of Ali Events ; DAYS DEMPSEY PLANS BIG PARTY AT THE BELMONT IN CELEBRATION —Jack Dempsey is going to Jmont tonight to celebrate the and his expected victory i his massive jaws come good working order. “ft all depends on how the old jaw is,” his after-the-fi DOYLE FACES TOUGH BATTLE WITH SHIRLEY Fifteen-Round Battle on Lander 7 Others Matched for Bouts Over State JERSEY CITY, put on a “big party at the Be lending of his long training grind over Georges Carpentier” *—providec out of today’s battle in ” Dempsey said y millionaire tc hours before Brown of Chicago . and his forbe askea about preceded his rise arrived here 1a fans will folle of many of their Casper sport interest the successes favorite battlers who will feature fight other sections ed to leave b ve tomorrow afternoon for Lan Jack Shirley on a fight card July This match was arranged for by Tom Broderick of Lander following a recent 10-round n the two boys here. y Cummings and Luxon Dun Corbbit with heavyweight championship fights from to Dempsey were ended: Lander the following night me management George Coplen will fight Young Jess Willard in a 10-round go at Torring The Torrington card is being pr knocked out ns with right to jaw, ’ 3. with right to jaw, | cighth round; i James J. Corbett wit! e' j Meivien « inatcse oat Corbett with left to stom round; in 1903. Jeffries defeated Jack . referee stopped contest, +s nayor of Torrington real fight card to attract visitors sion over Tom Sharkey, id 1088, @ lo: NEVER FELT BETTER, CHAMPION = DECLARED AT BREAKFAST — referee's decision over Marvin Burns knocked out defeated. Tommy police stopped contest Ith Johnson defeated Jim Jeff- interfering, k Johnson defeated Jim\Flynn, ninth round; in ere on constant test picture of Harry Ertle, n the ring when Demp Jack Dempsey down to a light break private home here, had spent the night. Dempsey’s breakfast two boiled eggs, knocked out Jack it this morn- women among the spectators. returning from 10th round; in consisted of toast and a pot of defeated Jess Will- , latter throwing up sponge after Willard failed to rally dack Dompse; City where the fight was ¥ is Accompanied light-hearted ¢ three rotinds. IINGTON, July 2—Chairman| pf the house ways and means | j,.,¢ will tangle over a 12-round committee in his first formal state ‘ American ind N. M bis, said he did not “herald it as al’ ” at FIGHT AND WRESTLING MEET MARIN PLESTINA CHALLENGES THE WORLD, BARS NOBODY JULY 4, First Event at 2 P.M. There will be Four Fast Preliminaries. Boys RS are win- ners of all preliminaries on July 2 will be matched with boys who will challenge winners at ringside. THE MAIN EVENT WILL BE BETWEEN oor | JOHNNY GRIFFITH 250 Coy OF AKRON, OHIO 100 co | SAMMY TURRIN 500 Inc OF ST. PAUL Staged i JULY 4, 2 p. m.—Box Seats, $4.09.. Ringside, $3.00. : General Admission, $2.00. Tax Paid. Great Aren. of Its Kix the Wo EVERY SEAT IN THE ARENA HAS A PERFECT CLEAR VIEW OF THE RING — People--Durbin St. SHOV e and did not show a ted that its offect upon abor would be third round; in 1919. dack Demps: Miske with. he would be ex before engaging the supreme test knocked out Billy to the house. his whereabouts THE, TRIRUN a Greatest. Ever Held In the State of Wyoming SECOND EVENT AT 8 P.M MARIN PLESTINA WILL GUARANTEE TO THROW JESS WESTERGAARD OF DES MOINES, IOWA; TWO FALLS IN 90 MINUTES. MORTERSON WILL GO TWO FALLS OUT WITH JOHN BARNES OF TENE JULY 4 (8 P. M.)—( WRESTLING CARD Y 4. )—B Ringside, $2.50. General Admission, om Seat $4: $1.65. Tax Paid. JULY 5 Four Fast Preliminaries Now in the Making! MAIN EVENTS: TWELVE ROUNDS GORILLA JONES vs. SAILOR EMKE OF EL PASO OF ST. PAUL m.—Box Seats, $4.00. eral Admission, $1.65. Between JULY 5, 8 p. A and B Ringside $2.50.

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