THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG rRioay, surTEMBEER 14, 1988. & ® mmm LATEST LOCAL SPORTING STAGE SET. FOR TO-NIGHTS BIC BATTLE ~ WITH DEMPSEY AND FIRPO PRINCIPALS Experts All Over Differ As to Outcome But Dempsey Favored By Most Fans On His Past Fight Records. New York, Sept. 14.--A system of price graduation seems to be in vogue among the speculators hand- liag tickets for the Dempeey-Firpo fight at the Polo Grounds to- night, for among ten who were ap- proached last night in the neighbor- booed of Broadway and Forty-second street the amount demanded for a $27.50 ringside seat within the rows of the ring was $76 in almost every instance. Other seats, as far back as forty-five rows, at the same price, are oifered for $50, while $22 tickets are bringing from $35 to $40. A careful canvass of barber shops, stores, stands and bona-fide agencies offering tickets developed the fact that seats are plentiful, at least as far as the speculators are concerned. That the boxing fans are not rushing to the speculators, demanding seats at any price. was also evidenced by the manner in which prospective pur- chasers were received and the huge bunches of tickets immediately pro- duced for selection. : The most popular offer in all of the agencies is the $16.50 ticket for a seat in the lower stand and in the semi-circle between first and thirk base. The advance on this seat is nominal, as $22 seems to be the priced dgreed upon except in one in- stance, when $25 was asked. The $5.50 tickets are said to be popular, as they are selling at $8.70, the speculators claiming to have paid as high as $7 for them. There is also a demand for $11 tickets at $16. The regular \scale of prices, in- chiding tax, is as follows: Generai SERVICE AND SATISFAOTION We conguet sales in Kingston and EW JcksmkSon, admission, $3.50; reserved seats, $6.60, $7.70,%811, $16.50, $22 and $27.50. Jack McAuliffe is one of very few New York-critics who pick Firpo to win. But no man has come out so cmphatic as did the undefeated ligit- weight champion in his story of, yes terday. Jack, having fought many battles In the ring, during his box- ing career, is perhaps a more capable judge than some of the other writers, but whether he is right or wrong in his predicticns, he must be given credit for not trying to '"beat around the bush."--Hamilton Spectator. Buenos Aires, Sept. 13.--The state of the cattle market, wheat crop prospects, foreign exchange quota- tions, next Sunday's winning race horse, Europe's troubles, domestic politics--topics that ordinarily oc- cupy public attention in Argentina-- all seem forgotten in the almost fev- crish excitement of the public mind cver the Firpo-Dempsasy bout. Ex- pectancy pervading all classes had ncreased to such a pitch as the day of the matoh approaches one would almost think that some national in- terest was at stake, which the vic: tory or defeat of the Argentina champion would decide. Public confidence that Firpo wil win does not seem to be affected by reports from the United States em- bodying the predictions of the sport writers and experts of that country that Dempsey will carry off the vie- tory. Even though some misgivings are expressed !n local sport circles that Firpo' may not win, the general public seems to be in a spell of pat- riotic exultation which will brook no pessimistic prophecies. The manner in which the event is given international _signtficance here is demonstrated by Interviews with prominent personages, in which they express hope for 'the triumph of Argentine brain and brown," as well as a score of messages which various organizations are calling to Firpo ap- pealing to him to box "for Argen- tina and our race." ---- Announcement was made of the men who will handle Dempsey Fyi- day night. Manager Kearns, of course, will be chief second. Others in the champion's corner will be his brother, Johnny; Trainer Jerry Lav- adis and Joe Benjamin, Pacific coast lightweight, who arrived at Saratoga Springs this afternoon to make the trip to New York with Dempsey on Friday morning. Bernard Dempsey, older brother of the champion, originally was intended to ocoupy a Place in the corner, but because of his inability to get a second's Mcense he has decided to attend the bout in the Tole of spectator. Dempsey will overthrow a jinx v* "THEM DAYS IS GONE FOREVER" You not only read It, you sing it. Try it on your plano. Watch nightly for this big comic hit. GENERAL REVIEWS FRON THE OUTSDE--LOOKNG IN. | * By the time we go to press again Luis Firpo's for the heavyweight title will be settled or the world will have a new There are few indeed who will champion. out any qualifying phrases, Limestones had another good turnout last' night and the squad is coming along fast under the tutoring of Major Lawson. shortage of candidates and those who intend trying out should report at The first game is but two weeks off. # once. This afternoon the second game in the finals of the Frontenac Girls' Soft-ball league was to be played at Sydenham and is probably under way as this is printed. Wilton, after winning an exhibition game with Bath, will undertake to play the crack Sydenham team with every confidence, Belleville will have its last baseball chance of the year when the Grand Trunks meet the Royals on home ground. is not extra promising for the C. O. B. L. winners but upsets are comimol in every sport and their supporters are far from down hearted. Football's official opening is but two weeks Kingston R. M. C. and Limestones will meet. Hamilton plays Argos in To- ronto and Ottawas will journey to Montreal to meet M. A. A. A. After all the conflicting opinibns of supposedly sure-fire boxing "'ex- perts" most fans will bet on Tex Rickard to win in the Firpo-Dempsey battle tonight. immediate hopes prophesy the outcome with- lis § 0 There is still a tomorrow The outlook 4 from tomorrow. I Still The Most For The Money TIMELY COMMENTS KINGSTON TEAM 1S HARD AT PRACTICE that has beset all world's fistic cham- pions who have fought at the Polo Grounds this season if he succeeds in defending his title against Firpo. Four pugilistic kings have staked their titles so far this year at the Giants' ball park and all four have been shorn of their laurels. Johnny Kilbane was the first to meet defeat. He was knocked from {he featherweight throne early in June by Bugene Criqui, of France, who, less than two months later, was in turn deprived of his newly-won laurels by Johnny Dundee. - Jimmy Wilde, game little British- er, lost the flyweight crown to Pan- cho Villa, the battling Filipino, in June. The last champion to fail hy the wayside in the big arena was Johnny Wilson, who dropped his middleweight title to Harry Greb a fortnight ago. -- Six men were arrested in a Duane street print shop Wednesday and police confiscated $50,000 worth of counterfeit tickets for the Dempsey- Firpo title match. Some of the tick- ets, the police said, had been put in circulation and the men were charg- ed with acting in concert in printing and distributing them. DEFEAT NO OBSTACLE. ---- To Trip of Papyrus to America For International Race. Hamilton Spectator. The defeat of Papyrus tn the his- toric St. Leger will not interfere with the plans to have him come to Am- erica to meet Zev. Yesterday's races was longer than he will be called upon to cover in the international gallop and his defeat does not neces- sarily ean that he is not the best three-year-old in England. His vie- "ENDURE THIS ON YOUR EAR-DRUM." tory in the Derby stamped him as a real high-class colt, and the fact taat he finished second vesterday shows that he is consistent, for the class of roeyeareils on the whole in Eng- and is much better than on this continent. There are but three or four really high-class three-year-olds In America, while there are a dozen or more in England. -------------- BIG FIGHT NEWS. The Dempsey-Firpo fight Is due to commence in New York tonight at 8.30 o'clock and as soon as the first wires start sending the news from the ringside the British Whig will keep fans in touch with the progress of affairs down there with a running story of the battle. This will be bul= letined in the Whig windows as It comes in. Be there for the beginning. GRAND OLD BINGLE G. HAS RED-LETTER DAY At Syracuse, on Wednesday, a red- letter day was chalked up in the annals of Mght harness racing when trotters and pacers of the Grand Cir- cuit, ed by Peter Manning and Sin- gle G., established world's, season and local records in epochal perform- ances. Among the new marks one is a world's record for a third heat in a race, 1.568 3-4, hung up by 13-year- old Single G. in what was called a free-for-all pac. The only other starter was Sir Roche. Single G., driven by Ed. Allen. also made two other records in the same race, pac- ing the one and two fastest single miles of the year. The time for the wonder horse were 1.58 1-3, 2.01 3.4 and 1.68 .3-4, y The mark of 1.58 1-2 made by Bingle G. stands as the great horse's alktime record. Single G., racing eleven years and considered by horse- men as "the greatest horse that ever wore a harness," has completed a gcore of miles under two minutes, but never quite as fast as on Wed- nesday. 'Incidentally Single G. broke his record twice, for he stepped the third heat in 1.58 34. His former record, 1.59, was made first in an exhibition at'North: Randall and later at Atlanta. . Peter Manning, piloted by Tommy Murphy, stepped around the oval in 1.58 1-2, thereby setting a new trot- ting mark for the 1923 season, ---------------- | Wilton Imps Soft Ball. Wilton Imps and, Strathcona Ori- oles met on the Ni grounds for their play-off. This was the third game between the teams. The um- pires were one from Newburgh) and one from Bath, who certainly knew bi It i od i § 4 r 5 2 i at | i is i . B if 2 i ; i: : i : F § BEY £ i ; § : : i 1 I Every Evening Sees Marked Improvement In Black and Gold Players. Every evening sees a marked im- provement in the Limestones and if vrogress keeps on at the present rate will keep Queen's 11 and R.M.C. on their toes to keep up with. The turnout, although not as e as It should be for a good football town like Kingston, is nevertheless en- couraging and there will be no trouble picking a good team from the squad of candidates on hand. Some of the wearers of the black and gold who looked very green when they first started are now showing undeniable ality under the direc- tion of Coach Lawson and both Mne and back division are commencing to look formidable. Panet, who with R.M.C. was usual- ly a line man, though an unusually fast one it muet be admitted, looks good as a backfleld man. His plung- ing runs and good catching mark him as one hard:te stop and he has that same perseverance and immunity to injury on the rughy fleld that mark- ed him on the ice with Frontenacs last winter. His old team-mate, Evans, has been laid up since the in jury he. recei a few nights ago but will be in shape very soon. "Jim" Mcleod | worked out lightly last night and his long high punts attracted considerable attention, while the manner in which some of them were run back shows promis ing material in the hitherto un- knowns. Conspicuous by their ab- scnce'last night were Cherry, "Ken" Douglas and Dungan but if they have any intentions of making the team, they had better get on the job as there is no scarcity of good back division men. ; It was the line that really encour- aged those who have heen watching the progress of the squad. "Jim* Aykroyd, a forgfler K.C.L. player, showed that he has not lost the tricks taught him in the old dave. Chase, the plunger from Hamilton behaved in promising style and Re- velle, a beginner who, looks Hke a coming line plunger, battered his way through on several occasions. The tackling of the wings was amaz- ing for so little practise. The arc lights for later practise are soon to be available and it is un- derstood that the Richardson Bath- ing House will soon be at the dis- posal of the olub also. With steady attendance, and escape from injusies things should go on in good style during the next two weeks. ------------ OLYMPIO TENNIS TEAM FOR CANADIAN PLAYERS At Paris, Wednesday, the entry of a British lawn tennis team for par- ticipation in 'next year's Olympiad was received by the committee in charge, bringing the total entries thus far to five. The other four are the Unfted States, France, Italy and Belgium, The British communication says it is probable that entries of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Sou they should round out a crowd that | Africa will follow shortly. Switzer< land, Spain, Holland and Denmark have announced their intention to compete, but their official entries have not yet been raceived. ------ Jack Dempsey will overthrow a Jinx that has beset all world's fistic chary~ons who have fought at the New York Polo grounds this season it he succeeds in defending his Without Mug] heavyweight title against the a saults of Luls Angel Firpo Friday night, ~ 88 PRINCESS ST. Cut Yourself | A Pieceof (Cake! New Fox Trot and all the latest Re- cords are received and on sale first at Treadgold Spor! ing Goods Co [} PHONE 529, Get the Habit: "For Records Try Treadgold's Fitst.""