Show LONDON IS EXCITED S OVER CARPENTIER- CARPENTIER SMITH BOUT r Two Fighters Will Step Into Ring at About 2 30 Salt Lake Time LONDON LONBON July 16 Thero 16 There wa was a great groat Influx of sportsmen from Franco and other continental countries today to attend tho tight light between Gunboat Smith the American heavy weight champion down for decision de do- cislon tonight in th the tho arena arona at Olympia Among those who arrived were many Americans desirous demons of seeing their countryman countryman coun coun- tryman in action against the tho popular Frenchman Many who came to today l and who had failed to book th their scats Beats In advance were vere doomed to disappointment as es scats were 2 selling n at t a n. l' l premium Even the poorest on ones ons s. s yards away from the tho ring ring- f tide H were evicted a at from rom 15 to fO 20 O. O while Whilo In the vicinity o of tho the ropes were not obtainable at an any price The The- n tight fight ht has created more mora Interest tern hero than an any pugilistic encounter since that between Peter Petel Jackson Jacklon and Frank P. P SlavIn about a a. quarter of or a century ago ngo although no worlds world's championship Is la at stoke today was nR still a favorite In Inthe Inthe Inthe the b betting Smiths Smith's backers were ready to accept even e moneys money but the Fr French Frenchman's Frenchmans r mans man's followers seemed willing to place their lr mone money at any odds It was difficult cult to estimate the amount wagered on the event ns itS no central pl co o for makIng making mak mak- ing lug bets C exists In London Loudon but it was known that practically everyone c in the leading clubs and hotels had bad some monc money at I Y Yesterdays Yesterday's box office rec receipts exceeded exceed exceed- ed making makIn tho the total advance ad talc ale approximately tel 1000 Th The probabilities ar arc arp that enough h extra seats placed on the this floor of or the tIe arena will be sold soM to ho total tala I gate a above Betting Betting Bet Bet- ting on the contest has been vcr very light the general Impre Impression Smiths Smith's k supporters heln being that the odds on the tho Frenchman Will be as good as RS S 8 to E C at atthe atthe the thc ring ringside whereas backers back back- ors ers last night were nJ asking even money Jim Coffroth line has cabled to Jim Buckley Buckle to place on Smith Buckley has 60 1 OOl more from another American sportsman but tried vainly all l day to anybody to take tako It at 6 5 to 1 j The promoters of oC this contest will apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap make a considerable profit on their enterprise andt hat will be corn com it I Is thought for the deficiency In recent fight for or the light weight championship cham cham- of the thc world between Freddie Welsh and Willie Ritchie |