Show Rain and Preamble for Fans At Big Scrap Scene BENTON HARBOR 6 G.- G. Facts about tile tho WK big fight starts at 2 p. p m. m central time lime Main bout round Ten Ten round affair between between be bo- tween Worlds World's Champion Jack Dempsey and Billy BUly Misko o of at St. St Paul Six Six rounds between between be be- tween Harry Greb of ot und Chuck WJ Wiggins of ot Indian Indian- apolis First preliminary SL rounds between Sam Bam am Langford Langord and Bill Tato both negroes Estimated gross receipts Arena Punch Arena Punch bowl shaped with seating scaling capacity of ot Built Into tho the sand with top row of ot seats only few feet above level Jevel of or ground In case of ot rain arena will be ho covered with Immense canas canvas canvas can can- vas as t tent nt Weight Weight Dempsey 18 Referee James James Dougherty of or Philadelphia Promoter Floyd Floyd BY L. L R. R BLANCHARD United Press Staff Correspondent t ENTON HARBOR Mich hitch Sept 6 BENTON Jack Dempsey faced aced trial at heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- b weight champion of ot tho the world here hereto to today aY He was to meet billy of St. St Paul before 4 Tho The weather auguries not the best Rain started falling failinG last Jut night just at dusk and Benton Harbor was wasa a mud puddle In Il an hour The Tho city's power plant wont went out of commission shortly after the storm started and the tho usual night before beCore tho ho tight were wore conducted under palo gas and candle lights Except pt for Its effect on on automobile fans rain was wa not expected to Interfere with tho the attendance The Tho arena can bo be covered co with a D. huge huse canvas bought for tor such an emergency If It the ho sun were to como come out early the sandy floor Ioor of ot the tho punch bowl aront arent could dt dry out quickly One of ot the most popular bets last Jast night was on tho the weather Bets Beta on the fight t generally wOre were arranged In secret bu Lu there was open activity b by holders of or rolls roUs who wanted to bet the sun would shine The Tho fighters followed practically practically identical programs In lIt the last hours before etor etor the tho fight MIke climbed Into Inlo the ring for tor two rounds of ot boxing with Jack Heinen while Champ Jac Jack devoted de himself to lighter exercises Last night all but members of ot tho the training camp were excluded from training tra and the fighter wont to bed early This morning they were at 7 a. a m. m had light breakfasts and took a brisk stroll Mike will put a big meal under his belt at 11 a. a m. m featured by chicken The time after th morning stroll stroH was spent In lolling about camp No visitors were admitted Tho The men mon closed the tho training period last night ready for tho the fight Demp Dempsey e was a a. trifle more surly than usual usua despite his habitual grin erin was on edge He snapped at his companions Doth Both realized that they were hardly normal and mentioned It al apolo apolo- olo- olo clean shaven and dressed nattily ly l. motored Into Benton Denton Harbor during durin the evening e to meet his wife who will see seo the thc fight Dempsey than ever with a aday's da days day's black blEik beard roughening his remained In itt his quarters Ho Io was cordial jo tho the few visitors admitted admitted admitted ad ad- early rl o In tn The evening even In joked re regarding regarding re- re garding the possibility of or losing his first battle as a champion and ana all the tho time lime I shuffled and reshuffled a n. deck of cards As the guests said laid good night Dempsey was absorbed in a 3 game of or be before before bo- bo fore foro thc they had more moro than turned their backs The Tho advance nd cro crowd d was sufficient to overflow o all an eating and housing accommodations and prices soared with de do- do mand Klondike prices for eatables and taxis taxi had a price of or 2 and no sleeping room was to be bc had at Lt loss than han cost coat of a presidential suite Arena gates tes were to open at 10 Late yesterday there were wera signs of an anI drove the I early cArly bread lino tine but rain enthusiasts of off orr f. f The first preliminary preliminary- ry on the all all- championship card was a six-round six bout between Sam Langford and Bill BIJJ Tate for forthe the tho colored heavyweight champion champlon- ship Tho The next was to be for the light heavyweight championship and lay b between Harry Greb of or and Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis It was to be for six rounds The prelims were ore scheduled to start at 2 3 o'clock central time Seconds for Misko were Jack Reddy chief adviser Jack Heinen and Johnny TUlman Tillman I Jack Kearns was WS to head Dempsey's i seconds with Bill Dill Tate Teddy Hayes Haes I und and Ben Smith assisting Dempsey DempSe continued to be bo the tho big fa- fa vomit In betting There was little little- open I posting post of cash but there thero was as a 3 constant constant constant con con- I stant buzz of ot money talk t. |